Question : Electricity Connection to Poor Persons

(a) whether a scheme has been made to provide electricity connection to every hamlet and house in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated under the scheme, State-wise including Rajasthan;

(c) whether household connection has not been provided to the poor persons who has submitted the demand note for more than one year;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the total number of hamlets and houses electrified during the last three years and the number of persons in waiting list, State-wise including Rajasthan?

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) & (b): Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas across the country.


There is no upfront allocation of funds for any State under Saubhagya scheme. Funds are released for sanctioned projects in installments based on the reported utilisation of amount in the previous installment(s) and fulfillment of stipulated conditionalities. Under the scheme, grant of Rs. 4541 crore has been released to States including Rajasthan, up to 31.12.2019. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e) : All the States reported electrification of all the households on Saubhagya portal as on 31st March 2019, except few households in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. Since the launch of Saubhagya scheme, 2.63 crore households were electrified across the country up to 31.03.2019. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-II.

Subsequently, seven States reported 19.09 lakh un-electrified households which were un-willing earlier, later willing to get electricity connection, identified before 31stMarch, 2019. Out of these, 10,71,336 households have been electrified up to 31.01.2020. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-III.

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