(a) the details of urban electrification achieved under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijali Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) from 2017 to 2018, State-wise;
(b) the details of rural electrification achieved under the said scheme from 2017 to 2018;
(c) the details of urban and rural electrification under Saubhagya in Assam from 2017 to 2018, district-wise; and
(d) the details of funds allocated, funds released and funds utilised under the said scheme in Assam from 2017 to 2018, district-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER
AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R. K. SINGH )
(a) to (c) : As informed by the States, under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya), 8,44,670 urban households and 2.31 crore rural households have been electrified upto 31.12.2018 since the launch of the scheme. State-wise details of urban and rural household electrification under the scheme are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.
As reported by Assam, 13.16 lakh (13,10,947 rural + 5,188 urban) households have been electrified in Assam upto 31.12.2018 since launch of Saubhagya on 11th October, 2017. The district-wise details are given at Annexure-III.
(d) : Funds are released against sanctioned project in installments based on the reported utilisation of amount in the previous installment(s) and fulfilment of stipulated conditionalities. Accordingly, grant of Rs.681.78 crore has been released for Assam under Saubhagya, upto 31.12.2018 since launch of the scheme.
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