(a) whether the Union Government has sought information/report from State Governments about the progress of the rural electrification in their respective States;
(b) if so, the details of reports submitted by the State Governments in this regard;
(c) the funds allocated to each State for rural electrification during the last three years;
(d) whether certain State Governments have requested for additional help to meet the target of rural electrification; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND
NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R.K. SINGH )
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.222 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2018 REGARDING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.
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(a) & (b) : As reported by the States, all inhabited census villages across the country were electrified as on 28.04.2018.
In order to ensure close monitoring and smooth implementation, the progress of rural electrification schemes namely Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) is updated by the respective State DISCOMs/Implementing agencies on online web portal www.ddugjy.gov.in and www.saubhagya.gov.in, respectively.
(c) : Funds are released against sanctioned projects in installments based on the utilisation of amount released earlier and fulfillment of stipulated conditions under DDUGJY and Saubhagya. Grant of Rs.21,527 crore and Rs.1,541 crore has been disbursed to the States during the last three years under DDUGJY and Saubhagya, respectively. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
(d) & (e) : Based on the requests received from the States, an additional amount of Rs.11,996 crore has been sanctioned for 14 States under DDUGJY for creation of additional infrastructure to cater to the need of household electrification under Saubhagya scheme.
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