MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)
(a),(b) & (c): As per the 2001 census data 1,19,570 inhabited villages are yet to be electrified in the country out of which the number of unelectrified inhabited villages in West Bengal is 6240. The State-wise details of unelectrified villages are given in Table-1. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana of Ministry of Power, a tentative target for electrification of 50,000 villages has been proposed during 2005-06 and 2006-07. State-wise targets have not been set.
(d),(e)&(f): Yes, Sir. The Ministry is implementing Remote Village Electrification Programme for electrification of those unelectrified villages where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective. These villages are being electrified with various non-conventional energy sources including solar power. The State-wise break-up of the villages already electrified and under electrification through solar power are given in Table-2.
(g): The state-wise details of subsidy released under the Remote Village Electrification Programme since 2001-02 are given in Table-3.
Table - 1
Table -1 referred to in reply to part (a),(b) &(c ) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3642 for 16.12.2005
State-Wise Details Of Un-electrified villages in the country
S.No. State Un-electrified villages
1 Andhra Pradesh 48
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1528
3 Assam 6043
4 Bihar 19764
5 Chattisgarh 1212
6 Gujarat 126
7 Haryana 5
8 Himachal Pradesh 604
9 Jammu & Kashmir 116
10 Jharkhand 21713
11 Karnataka 710
12 Madhya Pradesh 1643
13 Maharashtra 744
14 Manipur 272
15 Meghalaya 2766
16 Mizoram 16
17 Nagaland 62
18 Orissa 9866
19 Rajasthan 2477
20 Sikkim 45
21 Tripura 40
22 Uttaranchal 2630
23 Uttar Pradesh 40900
24 West Bengal 6240
Table-2
Table -2 referred to in reply to parts (d), (e) & (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3642 for 16.12.2005
State-Wise Number Of Villages Electrified And Under Electrification Through Solar Power Systems
S.No State 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Under Implement-ation
1 Arunachal Pradesh 3 - 47 9 13
2. Assam 36 - 3 - -
3 Chattisgarh 30 152 53 - -
4. Gujarat - - 2 - -
5. Jammu & Kashmir 90 - - - 50
6. Jharkhand - - 24 - 84
7 Madhya Pradesh - - - - 48
8. Maharashtra - - - - 16
9. Manipur - - 106 - 28
10. Mizoram - - - 7 13
11. Meghalaya - - 24 1 -
12. Orissa 8 10 - - -
13. Rajasthan - - - - 24
14. Tripura - - 16 - 30
15. Uttranchal 139 52 - 132 -
16 Uttar Pradesh - - - - 250
17. West Bengal 245 312 90 39 145
Table - 3
Table 3 referred to in reply to part (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3642 for 16.12.2005
State-Wise Details Of Funds Released Under The Remote Village Electrification Programme
(Rupees in Lakhs)
S.No. State 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
1 Andhra Pradesh 108.50
2 Arunachal Pradesh 108.63 484.00 66.08
3 Assam 88.50 23.00
4 Chattisgarh 241 595.00 332.13 8.00
5 Gujarat 8.61
6 Haryana 83.88
7 Himachal Pradesh 12.00 15.00
8 Jammu & Kashmir 744.30 607.00 511.50
9 Jharkhand 105.80 837.41
10 Madhya Pradesh 109.25
11 Maharashtra 313.63
12 Manipur 730.00 33.00 79.01
13 Meghalaya 322.55 175.85
14 Mizoram 144.75
15 Orissa 42.89
16 Rajasthan 184.50 176.22
17 Sikkim 8.60
18 Tamilnadu 367.00
19 Tripura 93.00 741.50 1062.40
20 Uttaranchal 165.00 344.61 720.05 50.52
21 Uttar Pradesh 199.40 1342.70 0.57
22 West Bengal 150.00 357.00 2388.95 72.05
