(a) whether the Government proposes to fulfill its promise of providing electricity to every household in the country;
(b) if so, the number of households that have been provided electricity in rural and tribal areas by March 31, 2019, State-wise;
(c) the number of households still having no access to electricity in Rajasthan by March 31, 2019; and
(d) the quantum of funds allocated and sanctioned to every State till March 31,2019 under ‘Saubhagya’ Yojana?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
( SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal households electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas across the country.
(b) : As reported by the States, 2.63 crore households have been electrified since launch of Saubhagya including those in rural and tribal areas. The state-wise data is at Annexure-I.
(c) : Government of Rajasthan had earlier updated the status on Saubhagya portal that all willing households in the State stood electrified as on 31.03.2019. However, the State Government now have informed vide letter dated 10.06.2019 that 1.56 lakh households are un-electrified and are willing to take electric connections.
(d) : The State-wise details of projects sanctioned and funds released under SAUBHAGYA as on 31.03.2019 are given at Annexure-II.
In addition to this new projects worth Rs.42,676.67 crore were sanctioned under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in the country for rural electrification including Below Poverty Line (BPL) household electrification. Additional infrastructure works of Rs.14,270.33 crore were further sanctioned to help complete households electrification.
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