(a) the details of the work undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana-Saubhagya in Madhya Pradesh;
(b) the quantum of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised for the said work during the last three years and the current year; and
(c) the details of the number of villages in the country likely to be electrified presently, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh?
THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY
(SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) : Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj BijliHar 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 households were reported electrified by the States (including 19,84,264 Households of Madhya Pradesh) except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh as on 31.03.2019. Further, based on the request of Madhya Pradesh, electrification of 99722 additional un-electrified households, have been sanctioned in August, 2021.
(b) : The quantum of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized for the said work during the last three years and the current financial year are at Annexure.
(c) : Electrification of all census villages in the country including Madhya Pradesh stand electrified by 28th April, 2019.
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