Question : Electrification in Uttar Pradesh

(a) the number and details of the villages which have been electrified during the last two years in the country along with the number of remaining villages which are yet to be electrified ;

(b) the district-wise details of remaining villages in Uttar Pradesh along with the time by which electrification is likely to be completed there;

(c) the number of people belonging to BPL category in Uttar Pradesh who have been provided connection free of cost; and

(d) the number of villages in Kanpur city and Dehat which have been electrified during the last two years and the number of free connections provided to BPL category?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND
NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), electrification works in 9,751 un-electrified villages were completed during the last two years i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18. The State-wise and year-wise details are given at Annexure.

(b) : As reported by the State, all the inhabited census villages in Uttar Pradesh stand electrified on 28.04.2018.

(c) : Under DDUGJY, cumulatively, free electricity service connections to 32.36 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) households have been released in Uttar Pradesh, up to 30.06.2018.

(d) : As reported by the State, there were no un-electrified village in district Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat on 01.04.2015. Under DDUGJY free electricity service connections to 2,113 and 2,366 BPL households were released in District Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat respectively during the last two years i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18.

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