(a) the number of un-electrified villages in the country, as on date, State-wise;
(b) the target fixed and achieved in terms of village electrification during the Tenth
Five Year Plan;
(c) whether the Rural Electrification Corporation has not achieved the desired result;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the time by which all villages in the country are likely to be electrified?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE )
(a) : As on 31.08.2007, there are 1,00,398 un-electrified villages in the country.
State-wise details are at Annex.
(b) : The Tenth Plan proposed to cover all 62,000 villages that could be electrified
through grid extension. Against this target, the achievement has been electrification of
47,816 villages i.e. 77.12%. The targets fixed and achieved in terms of village
electrification during the Tenth Five Year Plan, year-wise, under various schemes are
as under :-
Year Target Achievement
2002-03 - 2,626 2003-04 24,011 2,781 2004-05 23,861 3,884 2005-06 10,000 9,819 2006-07 40,000 28,706