(a) whether the Government have made any assessment of the expenditure likely to be incurred to achieve the rural electrification target set for each State during the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the sources through which the said expenditure is likely to be mobilised indicating the amount from each source?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : The Ninth Plan document has proposed a target of
30,000 villages to be electrified during the plan and
energisation of 20 lakh pumpsets. The major sources of funds for
rural electrification schemes are - loan from Rural
Electrification Corporation, States own resources, funds provides
by the Central Government for different schemes and
bilateral/multi-lateral credit.