(a) whether the Government has made any performance assessment of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof indicating the number of villages electrified during the last three years along with the number of un-electrified villages in both the States, State-wise;
(c) whether any steps have been taken to electrify the remaining villages in these two States; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND
NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R. K. SINGH )
(a) to (d) : Performance of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is regularly monitored by Ministry of Power for the entire country including the States of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. There was no un-electrified village reported by the State of Punjab as on 1st April, 2015. The progress of electrification of un-electrified villages of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and the current year upto 28.02.2018, is as under:
State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
(upto 28.02.2018)
Uttar Pradesh 59 1305 162 09
The remaining un-electrified villages are targeted for electrification before 01.05.2018.
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