(a) whether the Union Government is determined to provide electricity to all villages in the country under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of un-electrified villages in the country including Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to provide electricity to the remaining villages and the time frame for the same, State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND
NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R. K. SINGH )
(a) to (d) : Government of India, under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), has targeted to electrify all the remaining un-electrified villages across the country. As reported by States, there were 18,452 un-electrified census villages in the country as on 01.04.2015. Only 881 census villages remained un-electrified as on 08.03.2018. It is targeted to electrify all the remaining un-electrified census villages by 1st May, 2018.
There was no un-electrified village reported by the State of Andhra Pradesh as on 1st April, 2015. The State of Jharkhand has reported that there were 2525 un-electrified census villages, as on 1st April, 2015; and all have been electrified excluding 58 villages found un-inhabited. The State-wise details are given at Annexure.
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