Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

*261.   SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO: SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  villages  electrified  under  the  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of villages yet to be electrified, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  any  targets  have  been  fixed  for  electrification  of  villages during the current financial year;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken to achieve the targets, State/ UT-wise; and
- (e) whether households belonging to BPL and SC and ST categories are being  given  electricity  connection  under  DDUGJY  and  if  so,  the  details thereof for the last two years, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.261 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.

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- (a) : Deendayal Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  was launched  in  December,  2014.    As  reported  by  the  States,  9,481  unelectrified  villages  have  been  electrified  under  DDUGJY  including  Rural Electrification component. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) : As  reported  by  the  States,  there  were  18,452  un-electrified census  villages  in  the  country,  as  on  01.04.2015.  Out  of  these  villages, 9,126 un-electrified villages are yet to be electrified as on 31.07.2016.  The details are given at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d) : 8,360  villages are targeted  for electrification during  the current financial year.  The State-wise details are given at Annexure-III. For  electrification  of  all  the  villages,  a  time  bound  implementation schedule has been drawn in consultation with the States. Electrification process has been divided into 12 milestones and they are monitored at multiple  levels including  Ministry  of  Power  (MOP),  States  and  DISCOMs. MOP reviews the situation every month in Review, Planning & Monitoring (RPM)  meeting  and  takes  proactive  actions  to  handhold  States  for completing the target.

(e) : Under  DDUGJY,  free  electricity  connections  to  7,59,377  and 14,39,144  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)    households  have  been  released during the years 2014-15 & 2015-16 respectively including BPL households of SC/ST categories. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  261  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.08.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES. ***********

State-wise achievement of Rural Electrification under DDUGJY from 01.12.2014 to 30.06.2016

| Sl. No.   | State          | Electrification of Un-electrified villages   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pr.  | 349                                          |
| 2         | Assam          | 1486                                         |
| 3         | Bihar          | 2139                                         |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh   | 461                                          |
| 5         | Himachal Pr.   | 9                                            |
| 6         | J&K            | 30                                           |
| 7         | Jharkhand      | 1148                                         |
| 8         | Karnataka 2    |                                              |
| 9         | Madhya Pr. 308 |                                              |
| 10        | Manipur        | 263                                          |
| 11        | Meghalaya 162  |                                              |
| 12        | Mizoram        | 56                                           |
| 13        | Nagaland 10    |                                              |
| 14        | Odisha         | 1381                                         |
| 15        | Rajasthan      | 287                                          |
| 16        | Tripura        | 9                                            |
| 17        | Uttar Pr.      | 1369                                         |
| 18        | Uttarakhand    | 4                                            |
| 19        | West Bengal    | 8                                            |
|           | Total          | 9481                                         |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  261  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.08.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.

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State-wise number of un-electrified villages in the country

| Sl. No.   | State               | Number of un-electrified villages (as on 31.07.2016)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1253                                                   |
| 2         | Assam               | 1265                                                   |
| 3         | Bihar               | 848                                                    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh        | 633                                                    |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh 24 |                                                        |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir 107 |                                                        |
| 7         | Jharkhand           | 1472                                                   |
| 8         | Karnataka 37        |                                                        |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh 168  |                                                        |
| 10        | Manipur             | 188                                                    |
| 11        | Meghalaya           | 497                                                    |
| 12        | Mizoram             | 35                                                     |
| 13        | Nagaland 79         |                                                        |
| 14        | Odisha              | 2033                                                   |
| 15        | Rajasthan           | 226                                                    |
| 16        | Tripura             | 16                                                     |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       | 156                                                    |
| 18        | Uttarakhand         | 75                                                     |
| 19        | West Bengal         | 14                                                     |
| Total     | Total               | 9126                                                   |

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  261  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.08.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.

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| Target fixed for electrification of un-electrified villages during the current financial year under DDUGJY   | Target fixed for electrification of un-electrified villages during the current financial year under DDUGJY   | Target fixed for electrification of un-electrified villages during the current financial year under DDUGJY   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                                                       | Name of the State                                                                                            | Target fixed for 2016-17                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                       | 1586                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                        | 735                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 1039                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                        | 1377                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 166                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                    | 674                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 1314                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 | 500                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                      | 149                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                    | 246                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 191                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                           | J &K                                                                                                         | 79                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                     | 82                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 34                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 42                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 39                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                        | 8360                                                                                                         |

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (e) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  261  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 04.08.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES. ***********

State-wise  number  of  free  electricity  connection  released  to  BPL  Households during  the  year  2014-15  and  2015-16  under  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana.

| Sr. No.             | State   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|---------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|
| 1 Arunachal Pradesh | 4200    |           | 0         |
| 2 Assam             | 79004   |           | 22077     |
| 3 Bihar             | 190571  |           | 829336    |
| 4 Chhattisgarh      | 62172   |           | 38239     |
| 5 Gujarat           | 1726    | 0         |           |
| Haryana             | 1       | 0         | 6         |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 324     | 0         | 7         |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 5260    | 420       | 8         |
| Jharkhand           | 12022   | 6314      | 9         |
| Karnataka           | 19532   | 2735      | 10        |
| Kerala              | 12329   | 15657     | 11        |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 173281  | 146391    | 12        |
| 13 Maharashtra      | 6702    | 59        |           |
| Manipur             | 40649   | 0         | 14        |
| 15 Meghalaya        | 1063    | 21        |           |
| Mizoram             | 10023   | 0         | 16        |
| 17 Nagaland         | 8300    | 507       |           |
| 18 Odisha           | 22149   | 19477     |           |
| 19 Punjab           | 1206    | 0         |           |
| 20 Rajasthan        | 16755   | 8035      |           |
| 21 Sikkim           | 1622    | 1850      |           |
| 22 Telangana        | 868     | 0         |           |
| 23                  | 1272    | 4435      | Tripura   |
| 24 Uttar Pradesh    | 86750   | 337313    |           |
| West Bengal         | 1596    | 6278      | 25        |
| Total               | Total   | 7,59,377  | 14,39,144 |

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