(a) whether the Government has received any proposals from various States including Daman
and Diu to provide solar energy under Remove Village Electrification Programme during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?
THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a),(b)&(c): Under the Remote Village Electrification (RVE) Programme, proposals are
received from the State implementing agencies for financial support for creation of facilities
for lighting/basic electricity through renewable energy sources including solar energy in
those remote unelectrified census villages and unelectrified hamlets of electrified census
villages where grid extension is not found feasible by the State Governments and hence are not
covered under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna. Such proposals are sanctioned once
they are complete in all respects and are in conformity with the provisions of the RVE
Programme, subject to budget provisions. The State-wise details of such proposals received
and sanctioned during the last three years are given in enclosed Table. No proposal have been
received from Daman & Diu under RVE Programme during the last three years.
Table
Table Referred to in Reply to Parts (a),(b)&(c) of Lok Sabha
Unstarred Question No. 5120 due for Answer on 10-12-2010
State-wise Details of Proposals Received and Sanctioned for Financial Support under Remote
Village Electrification Programme during the last three years
S.No. State No. of villages & Hamlets covered in proposals
1. Andhra Pradesh 13 2. Assam 1656 3. Chattisgarh 314 4. Haryana 92 5. Jammu & Kashmir 272 6. Jharkhand 44 7 Karnataka 59 8. Kerala 49 9. Madhya Pradesh 201 10. Maharashtra 82 11. Manipur 49 12. Meghalaya 66 13. Orissa 462 14. Tamilnadu 32 15. Tripura 456 16. Uttarakhand 85 17. Uttar Pradesh 105 18. West Bengal 22