Question : Electrification of Villages

(a) the number of unelectrified households/villages in the country, State/UT-wise, at present;

(b) whether the Government has drawn up an ambitious plan to provide electricity to agriculture sector and unelectrified rural households in a time-bound manner, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the expenditure likely to be incurred on electrification of all rural households in the country and the manner in which resources are to be generated, State-wise; and

(d) the steps taken to provide electricity in rural areas including uninterrupted power supply for agriculture purpose?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER,
COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )


(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.61 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.12.2015 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES.
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(a) : The details of un-electrified households/villages in the country are placed at Annex-I.

(b) : Government of India has launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders, strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure for adequate supply of electricity in rural areas. The ongoing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) was subsumed in DDUGJY. Under the scheme, all un-electrified villages/habitations would be covered for electrification which would give access to electricity to rural households. All the remaining un-electrified villages are targeted to be electrified by 01st May, 2018.

(c) & (d) : For providing electricity to agriculture sector and electrification of un-electrified villages to give electricity access to un-electrified households, during the 12th Plan, projects amounting to Rs. 63,810 crores has been sanctioned so far under DDUGJY including the subsumed Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY). The state-wise amount sanctioned is given at Annex-II.


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