Question : Implementation of DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA

(a) the status of implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya, phase-wise;

(b) the details of States covered, beneficiaries listed and criteria adopted for the said yojanas;

(c) the details of funds sanctioned, released and spent during the last three years and the current year, sector-wise;

(d) the details of demand received and steps taken by the States thereon, year and State-wise including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; and

(e) the future action plan by the Union Government in this regard?

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 had launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in December, 2014 for augmentation and strengthening of rural sub-transmission and distribution works, feeder segregation and rural electrifications in the rural areas in the country. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified villages as per Census 2011 stand electrified on 28th April, 2018 across the country under DDUGJY. The overall progress under the scheme is 94%.

Similarly, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya was launched in October, 2017 for electrification of rural and urban poor households in the country. All households have been reported electrified by the States on Saubhagya portal, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh as on 31.03.2019. Subsequently, seven States reported that 19.09 lakh un-electrified households identified before 31.03.2019, which were earlier unwilling but have expressed willingness to get electricity connection; and except for 1,855 households in Chhattisgarh and 25,429 households in Jharkhand, located in LWE areas, all houses have been reported electrified as on 28.02.2021. As reported by the States, 2.81 crore households have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya, up to 28.02.2021.

The status of implementation of DDUGJY and Saubhagya scheme is at Annexure-I(i) and Annexure-I(ii), respectively.

(b) : The details of States covered, beneficiaries listed and criteria adopted for the said schemes are at Annexure-II.

(c) to (e) : State-wise and year-wise details of funds sanctioned, released and spent during the last three years and the current year under DDUGJY and Saubhagya are at Annexure-III(i) and Annexure-III (ii), respectively.

DDUGJY and Saubhagya schemes are in the sunset year and are available till financial year 2021-22.

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