(a) the details of the electrification done under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) during the last three years, State-wise including Rajasthan;
(b) the details of the funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred thereunder during the said period in Rajasthan, district-wise;
(c) the status of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY);
(d) whether the said yojana has been discontinued in Rajasthan; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
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) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification by providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country, by March, 2019. All States have declared electrification of all households on Saubhagya portal, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh as on 31.03.2019. Subsequently, seven States reported that 19.09 lakh un-electrified households identified before 31.03.2019, which were earlier un-willing but have expressed willingness to get electricity connection. States have been asked to electrify these households under Saubhagya.
As reported by the States, 2.77 crore households have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya, up to 31.03.2020. The State-wise details are furnished at Annexure-I.
(b) : Under Saubhagya, funds are not allocated or released district-wise. Under this scheme, Government of India, based on the un-electrified household data submitted by the States, had sanctioned an amount of Rs.663.39 crore for the State of Rajasthan. Under the scheme cumulatively, Rs.179.34 crore has been disbursed, as grant, for the State of Rajasthan, since launch of the Saubhagya scheme up to 31.03.2020 and the State of Rajasthan has reported utilization of the amount released. The funds sanctioned, released and spent during the last three years in respect of Rajasthan are as under:-
(Rupees in Crore)
Sanctioned Amount Grant Released till 31.03.2020 Expenditure by Rajasthan
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total
663.39 0.00 102.94 76.40 179.34 179.34
(c) to (e) : Government of India had launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in December, 2014 for various rural electrification works across the country, including electrification of villages. Under the scheme, all the un-electrified villages proposed by the States were covered for electrification, including those in difficult, forest and remote areas. States have informed that all the inhabited un-electrified census villages across the country including Rajasthan stand electrified on 28.04.2018. In all, 19,779 un-electrified census villages were reported to be electrified from 2014-15 till 28.04.2018. The State-wise details are at Annexure-II.
Under DDUGJY (including RE projects and additional infra), Government of India have disbursed Rs.48,342 crore, as grant, to the States for various rural electrification works including electrification of villages from 2014-15 till 31.08.2020 against which a sum of Rs. 47,274 crore has been spent. The State-wise details of funds released and spent as on 31.08.2020 are furnished at Annexure-III.
The scheme is under implementation in the State of Rajasthan and based on the request of Rajasthan State last date for implementation of projects sanctioned under DDUGJY for infrastructure strengthening has been extended to 31.03.2021.
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