Lok Sabha Question No. 4133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Solar Street Lights
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## SOLAR STREET LIGHTS

## 4133.  SHRI B. SRIRAMULU :

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Union Government proposes to provide solar power based street lights at public places in major cities in view of power shortage in the country and to involve local civic bodies and private investors in the endeavour;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Karnataka  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government has released any grants to State/UT Governments for the purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry is  providing  capital  subsidy  for  installation  of  Solar  power  based  street  lights through State Nodal Agencies.
- (b): State wise details of solar street-lights installed under MNRE programme throughout the country is place at Annexure-I

(c)&(d): State-wise  details  of  grant  released  for  SPV  applications  including  Solar  street lights is placed at Annexure-II.

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015 (THURSDAY)

## Solar Street Lights

## SHRI B. SRIRAMULU : MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE   ENERGY SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

| QUESTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| (a) whether the Union Government proposes to provide solar power based street lights at public places in major cities in view of power shortage in the country and to involve local civic bodies and private investors in the endeavour; (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise including Karnataka and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Union Government has released any grants to State/UT Governments for the purpose; and (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise? | (a) Ministry is providing capital subsidy for installation of Solar power based street lights through State Nodal Agencies. (b) State wise details of solar street-lights installed under MNRE programme throughout the country is place at Annexure-I (c) &(d) State-wise details of grant released for SPV applications including Solar street lights is placed at Annexure-II |

Annexure-I referred to Part (b)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 4133  for 13.08.2015 Cumulative state wise details of solar street lights installed throughout the country

| State             |   Solar street lights |
|-------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                  7812 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                  1071 |
| Assam             |                    98 |
| Bihar             |                   955 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                  2042 |
| Goa               |                   707 |
| Gujarat           |                  2004 |
| Haryana           |                 22018 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                 24058 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                  5806 |
| Jharkhand         |                   620 |
| Karnataka         |                  2694 |
| Kerala            |                  1735 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                  9198 |
| Maharashtra       |                  8420 |
| Manipur           |                   928 |
| Meghalaya         |                  1273 |
| Mizoram           |                   431 |
| Nagaland          |                   271 |
| Orissa            |                  5834 |
| Punjab            |                  5354 |
| Rajasthan         |                  6852 |
| Sikkim            |                   504 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                 25150 |
| Tripura           |                  1199 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                170438 |
| Uttarakhand       |                  8568 |
| West Bengal       |                  8726 |
| Andaman & Nicobar |                   390 |
| Chandigarh        |                   898 |
| Delhi             |                   301 |
| Lakshadweep       |                  1725 |
| Puducherry        |                   417 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to Parts (c) & (d)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 4133  for 13.08.2015

State wise funds released under SPV programme including solar street lights during last 5 years

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs        |   Total (Rs. In Lacs) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                  4288 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                  1894 |
|         3 | Assam             |                  1084 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                  1595 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                 17144 |
|         6 | Delhi             |                   102 |
|         7 | Goa               |                  1699 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |                  1810 |
|         9 | Haryana           |                  2144 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                  4873 |
|        11 | Jammu &Kashmir    |                 19011 |
|        12 | Jharkhand         |                  1481 |
|        13 | Karnataka         |                  1942 |
|        14 | Kerala            |                  3781 |
|        15 | Lakshadweep       |                  2903 |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    |                  4884 |
|        17 | Maharashtra       |                  3700 |
|        18 | Manipur           |                  2765 |
|        19 | Meghalaya         |                  1873 |
|        20 | Mizoram           |                  1581 |
|        21 | Nagaland          |                  2692 |
|        22 | Odisha            |                  1420 |
|        23 | Puducherry        |                   181 |
|        24 | Punjab            |                  1973 |
|        25 | Rajasthan         |                 24498 |
|        26 | Sikkim            |                  2476 |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu        |                  7940 |
|        28 | Telangana         |                  2232 |
|        29 | Tripura           |                   606 |
|        30 | Uttarakhand       |                  7378 |
|        31 | Uttar Pradesh     |                  9994 |
|        32 | West Bengal       |                  2608 |
|        33 | Chandigarh        |                   276 |