Lok Sabha Question No. 2115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Financial Assistance by REC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY REC

†2115. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited has sent a proposal to provide  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  including  Rajasthan,  Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to develop infrastructure;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereof; and

(c) the extent to which it is likely to help in supplying electricity to all houses in remote areas of these States?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) :   No, Madam. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited has not sent any  proposal  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  any  State  Government  including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to develop infrastructure.  However, REC has sanctioned  609  projects  of  Transmission,  Distribution,  Generation  and  Renewable etc.  with  total  loan  amount  of  Rs.61421.37  crore  during  2014-15.    The  State-wise details  are  placed  at  Annex.    In  addition  to  this,  REC  has  also  released  a  loan component  of  Rs.3773.55  crore  under  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY) which will help in providing electricity supply in rural and remote areas.

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## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2115  TO  BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2016.

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## AMOUNT SANCTIONED DURING 2014-15 UNDER REC FINANCED POWER INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME

| Sl. No. State              | No. of Schemes/Projects   | (Rs. in Lakh) Loan Amount   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A T&D                      |                           |                             |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh           | 53                        | 572972.8                    |
| 2 Chhattisgarh             | 16                        | 71334.85                    |
| 3 Haryana                  | 90                        | 165516.11                   |
| 4 Himachal Pradesh         | 25                        | 10181.92                    |
| 5 J&K                      | 19                        | 5143.4                      |
| 6 Karnataka                | 36                        | 110849.9                    |
| 7 Kerala                   | 2                         | 7094.46                     |
| 8 Madhya Pradesh           | 1                         | 15470                       |
| 9 Maharashtra              | 63                        | 202195.83                   |
| 10 Manipur                 | 13                        | 3988                        |
| 11 Odisha                  | 12                        | 19772.49                    |
| 12 Punjab                  | 46                        | 130628.42                   |
| 13 Rajasthan               | 28                        | 133379.09                   |
| 14 Tamil Nadu              | 34                        | 218657.93                   |
| 15 Telangana               | 57                        | 140981.15                   |
| 16 Uttar Pradesh           | 21                        | 397304.33                   |
| 17 Uttarakhand             | 13                        | 51206.54                    |
| 18 West Bengal             | 23                        | 238857.85                   |
| 19 Private (T&D)           | 0                         | 7579                        |
| Sub-Total(A)               | 552                       | 2503114.07                  |
| B Generation Projects      |                           |                             |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh/Telangana | 0                         | 115200                      |
| 2 Bihar                    | 1                         | 237698                      |
| 3 Chhattisgarh             | 0                         | 150521                      |
| 4 Gujarat                  | 0                         | 11674                       |
| 5 Karnataka                | 1                         | 187300                      |
| 6 Kerala                   | 2                         | 20386                       |
| 7 Maharashtra              | 0                         | 132018                      |
| 8 Madhya Pradesh           | 1                         | 61600                       |
| 9 Odisha                   | 4                         | 259383                      |
| 10 Sikkim                  | 0                         | 96800                       |
| 11 Tamil Nadu/Puducherry   | 2                         | 484074                      |
| 12 Uttar Pradesh           | 1                         | 452395                      |
| 13 Uttarakhand             | 0                         | 8782                        |
| Sub-Total(B)               | 12                        | 2217831                     |
| C Renewable Project        |                           |                             |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh           | 1                         | 2445                        |
| 2 Gujarat                  | 3                         | 21658                       |
| 3 Maharashtra              | 2                         | 9689                        |
| 4 Odisha                   | 1                         | 11200                       |
| 5 Rajasthan                | 1                         | 9800                        |
| Sub-Total-(C)              | 8                         | 54792                       |
| D. STL and others          |                           |                             |
| 1 Delhi                    | 1                         | 50000                       |
| 2 Karnataka                | 9                         | 131000                      |
| 3 Madhya Pradesh           | 5                         | 205000                      |
| 4 Meghalaya                | 2                         | 15000                       |
| 5 Punjab                   | 9                         | 132000                      |
| 6 Rajasthan                | 3                         | 430000                      |
| 7 Telangana                | 1                         | 100000                      |
| 8 Uttar Pradesh            | 5                         | 273400                      |
| 9 West Bengal              | 2                         | 30000                       |
| Sub-Total-(D)              | 37                        | 1366400 6142137.07          |
| Grand Total (A+B+C+D)      | 609                       |                             |

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