(a) whether the Government has fixed target to provide electricity to 100 percent households under ‘Saubhagya’ scheme;
(b) if so, the percentage of households provided electricity so far under the said scheme along with the details thereof, State- wise;
(c) whether the Government has allocated funds to State Governments for the said scheme; and
(d) if so, the details of the said allocation, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER
AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
( SHRI R. K. SINGH )
(a) & (b) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya with the aim to achieve universal household electrification by providing electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas by March, 2019.
As informed by the States, 99.53% of total households were electrified as on 31.12.2018 since launch of Saubhagya. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) : Under Saubhagya funds are released against sanctioned projects in installments, based on the reported utilisation of amount in the previous installment(s) and fulfillment of stipulated conditionalities. Accordingly, grant of Rs.2958 crore has been disbursed to the States under Saubhagya Scheme up to 30.11.2018. State-wise details are present at Annexure-II.
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