Question : DDUGJY

(a) whether some States are lagging behind in rural electrification under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of the villages partially electrified and fully electrified so far under the yojana along with the details of the villages that are yet to be covered, State/UT-wise;

(c) the target fixed for implementation of the said yojana in various States and the target achieved so far along with the reasons for not achieving the targets, State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of the proposals received from various States/UTs for loans /grants under the said yojana during the 11th and 12th five year plan periods;

(e) the details of the proposal taken up by the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for electrification of rural areas in each State and the amount sanctioned and spent so far during the 11th and 12th Five Year Plan periods; and

(f) whether households belonging to BPL, SC and ST categories are being given electricity connection under DDUGJY and if so, the details thereof during the last two years, State/UT-wise?

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): As reported by states, 73% of works under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) have already been completed.

(b) & (c) : As reported by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the country stand electrified on 28.04.2018.

(d) & (e) : Under the then prevalent scheme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) which was later subsumed in DDUGJY, based on projects proposal received from states and techno-economic appraisal done by the nodal agency, during the XI Plan, 570 projects of Rs.28,869 crore were sanctioned and a Grant of Rs 22,854.20 crore had been released against these projects as on 31.12.2019. During the XII Plan, 560 projects of Rs.23,735.60 crore had been sanctioned and a Grant of Rs15,950.20 crore had been released against these projects as on 31.12.2019. State-wise details of project cost sanctioned and Grant released during XI & XII Plan are given at Annexure-I.

(f) : Under DDUGJY, free electricity service connections to 36,52,714 and 54,33,999 Below Poverty Line (BPL) households, including SC & ST categories, were provided during the last two years i.e. 2017-18 & 2018-19 respectively. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-II.

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