Question : CENTRAL GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOLAR ENERGY

(a) whether the Government have sanctioned Central Grants to the States for Solar Energy; and

(b) if so, the amount sanctioned during each of the last three years and the current financial year, State-wise ?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI M. KANNAPPAN)

(a) & (b): The Central Grants released to the State Agencies for implementation of Solar Energy Programmes during the last three years and the current financial year are given in the Annexure.

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts(a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3917 for 17.8.2000 regarding the Central Grants to State for Solar Energy Programme during the last three years and the current financial year.

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.No.	State/UT	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01 as on 14/8/00

1.	Andhra Pradesh	3.27	187.39	56.52	31.92

2.	Arunachal Pradesh	11.28	31.20	22.57	2.13

3.	Assam	21.6	72.10	23.02	-

4.	Bihar	25	245.54	369.72	6.20

5.	Goa	-	0.85	1.75	80.81
6.	Gujarat	14.70	111.75	88.40	239.70

7	Haryana	105.19	181.72	187.33	126.61

8.	Himachal Prades	72.50	167.23.	333.32	-

9.	J&K	9.75	163.12	335.94	-
10.	Karnataka	7.13	46.30	41.80	50.75
11.	Kerala	9.00	129.93	191.99	66.20
12.	Madhya Pradesh	74.18	199.42	83.72	30.07
13.	Maharashtra	25.18	22.50	23.19	29.75
14.	Manipur	0.59	30.80	44.36	-
15.	Meghalaya	7.50	31.40	8.36	8.30
16.	Mizoram	8.22	18.60	19.91	21.25
17.	Nagaland	-	5.23	21.25	8.68
18.	Orissa	64.0	278.86	302.26	31.86
19.	Punjab	68.56	304.65	408.58	54.53
20.	Rajasthan	135.04	490.44	319.31	141.93
21.	Sikkim	-	7.41	2.66	-
22.	Tamil Nadu	68.56	36.17	56.15	23.00
23.	Tripura	26.19	83.55	66.65	40.80
24.	Uttar Pradesh	725.85	894.81	408.21	81.36
25.	West Bengal	208.94	173.19	348.27	86.48
26.	A&N Islands	-	10.50	10.0	10.15
27.	Chandigarh	3.47	20.61	4.15	0.80
28.	Delhi	1.34	1.30	7.74	-
29.	Lakshadweep	-	55.0	116.90	164.00
30.	Pondicherry	2.59	4.50	5.02	-