The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the status of implementation and coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -"SAUBHAGYA" in the country.
The Minister informed that the Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective of achieving universal household electrification, by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, as on 31.03.2019, all households were reported electrified by the States, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh. Subsequently, seven States namely Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh reported around 19.09 lakh un-electrified households, identified before 31.03.2019, which were unwilling earlier but later expressed willingness to get electricity connection. This was also sanctioned. All these seven States had reported 100% household electrification as on 31.03.2021. A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31.03.2021.
Thereafter, the States reported that some households remained to be electrified, against which, states reported electrification of 4.43 lakh households. Accordingly, a total 2.86 crore households have been electrified. The scheme stands closed on 31.03.2022. As per the SAUBHAGYA portal, a total of 29 states participated during scheme period. The State-wise details of Household electrification in the Country under SAUBHAGYA are as given below.
State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY
Sl. No.
Name of the States
No. of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 as per Saubhagya Portal
Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya
Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY
Grand Total(A+B)
No. of Households reported electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021
Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021(A)
Households Sanctioned during 2021-22
Households electrified(as on 31.03.2022)(B)
1
Andhra Pradesh*
181,930
0
181,930
181,930
2
Arunachal Pradesh
47,089
0
47,089
7859
0
47,089
3
Assam
1,745,149
200,000
1,945,149
480249
381507
2,326,656
4
Bihar
3,259,041
0
3,259,041
3,259,041
5
Chhattisgarh
749,397
40,394
789,791
21981
2577
792,368
6
Gujarat*
41,317
0
41,317
41,317
7
Haryana
54,681
0
54,681
54,681
8
Himachal Pradesh
12,891
0
12,891
12,891
9
Jammu & Kashmir
377,045
0
377,045
377,045
10
Jharkhand
1,530,708
200,000
1,730,708
1,730,708
11
Karnataka
356,974
26,824
383,798
383,798
12
Ladakh
10,456
0
10,456
10,456
13
Madhya Pradesh
1,984,264
0
1,984,264
99722
0
1,984,264
14
Maharashtra
1,517,922
0
1,517,922
1,517,922
15
Manipur
102,748
5,367
108,115
21135
0
108,115
16
Meghalaya
199,839
0
199,839
420
401
200,240
17
Mizoram
27,970
0
27,970
27,970
18
Nagaland
132,507
0
132,507
7009
7009
139,516
19
Odisha
2,452,444
0
2,452,444
2,452,444
20
Puducherry*
912
0
912
912
21
Punjab
3,477
0
3,477
3,477
22
Rajasthan
1,862,736
212,786
2,075,522
210843
52206
2,127,728
23
Sikkim
14,900
0
14,900
14,900
24
Tamil Nadu*
2,170
0
2,170
2,170
25
Telangana
515,084
0
515,084
515,084
26
Tripura
139,090
0
139,090
139,090
27
Uttar Pradesh
7,980,568
1,200,003
9,180,571
334652
0
9,180,571
28
Uttarakhand
248,751
0
248,751
248,751
29
West Bengal
732,290
0
732,290
732,290
Total
26,284,350
1,885,374
28,169,724
1,183,870
443,700
28,613,424
*Electrified prior to Saubhagya and not funded under Saubhagya
This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, August 2, 2023.
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PIB DELHI | AM / DJM
The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the status of implementation and coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -"SAUBHAGYA" in the country.
The Minister informed that the Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – SAUBHAGYA in October, 2017 with the objective of achieving universal household electrification, by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, as on 31.03.2019, all households were reported electrified by the States, except 18,734 households in Left Wing Extremists (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh. Subsequently, seven States namely Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh reported around 19.09 lakh un-electrified households, identified before 31.03.2019, which were unwilling earlier but later expressed willingness to get electricity connection. This was also sanctioned. All these seven States had reported 100% household electrification as on 31.03.2021. A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31.03.2021.
Thereafter, the States reported that some households remained to be electrified, against which, states reported electrification of 4.43 lakh households. Accordingly, a total 2.86 crore households have been electrified. The scheme stands closed on 31.03.2022. As per the SAUBHAGYA portal, a total of 29 states participated during scheme period. The State-wise details of Household electrification in the Country under SAUBHAGYA are as given below.
State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY
Sl. No.
Name of the States
No. of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 as per Saubhagya Portal
Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya
Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY
Grand Total(A+B)
No. of Households reported electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021
Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021(A)
Households Sanctioned during 2021-22
Households electrified(as on 31.03.2022)(B)
1
Andhra Pradesh*
181,930
0
181,930
181,930
2
Arunachal Pradesh
47,089
0
47,089
7859
0
47,089
3
Assam
1,745,149
200,000
1,945,149
480249
381507
2,326,656
4
Bihar
3,259,041
0
3,259,041
3,259,041
5
Chhattisgarh
749,397
40,394
789,791
21981
2577
792,368
6
Gujarat*
41,317
0
41,317
41,317
7
Haryana
54,681
0
54,681
54,681
8
Himachal Pradesh
12,891
0
12,891
12,891
9
Jammu & Kashmir
377,045
0
377,045
377,045
10
Jharkhand
1,530,708
200,000
1,730,708
1,730,708
11
Karnataka
356,974
26,824
383,798
383,798
12
Ladakh
10,456
0
10,456
10,456
13
Madhya Pradesh
1,984,264
0
1,984,264
99722
0
1,984,264
14
Maharashtra
1,517,922
0
1,517,922
1,517,922
15
Manipur
102,748
5,367
108,115
21135
0
108,115
16
Meghalaya
199,839
0
199,839
420
401
200,240
17
Mizoram
27,970
0
27,970
27,970
18
Nagaland
132,507
0
132,507
7009
7009
139,516
19
Odisha
2,452,444
0
2,452,444
2,452,444
20
Puducherry*
912
0
912
912
21
Punjab
3,477
0
3,477
3,477
22
Rajasthan
1,862,736
212,786
2,075,522
210843
52206
2,127,728
23
Sikkim
14,900
0
14,900
14,900
24
Tamil Nadu*
2,170
0
2,170
2,170
25
Telangana
515,084
0
515,084
515,084
26
Tripura
139,090
0
139,090
139,090
27
Uttar Pradesh
7,980,568
1,200,003
9,180,571
334652
0
9,180,571
28
Uttarakhand
248,751
0
248,751
248,751
29
West Bengal
732,290
0
732,290
732,290
Total
26,284,350
1,885,374
28,169,724
1,183,870
443,700
28,613,424
*Electrified prior to Saubhagya and not funded under Saubhagya
This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, August 2, 2023.
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PIB DELHI | AM / DJM