GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1581 ANSWERED ON TURNAROUND OF FINANCIALLY STRESSED POWER PLANTS

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1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1581 TURNAROUND OF FINANCIALLY STRESSED POWER PLANTS SHRI KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR: (a) whether it is a fact that there are 34 coal based Thermal Power Plants which have been categorized as financially 'stressed', due to which loans given to these power projects have become NPAs; (b) if so, the details of those financially stressed Power Projects; (c) whether Government has conceived any plan/formulated any Scheme to make them profitable; (d) (e) if so, the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor? (a) & (b) : Government has reviewed the status of 34 coal based stressed Power Projects, as per the list provided by Department of Financial Services. The List of such stressed projects is Annexed. (c) to (e) : Following remedial measures have been taken by the Government for reducing stress in power sector:- I. Fuel linkages under SHAKTI:- Govt. on approved SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing & Allocating Koyala Transparently in India). Under the scheme, coal linkages have been granted to Central & State Gencos at a notified price under B(i) provision of SHAKTI policy. Under B(ii) of Shakti, linkages to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with PPAs based on domestic coal have been granted after bidding discount on tariff...2.

2 - 2 - II. Pilot project for procurement of 2500 MW power:- In order to address the problem of lack of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the country, Government notified the Guidelines and Standard Bidding documents (SBDs) for Procurement of Aggregate Power of 2500 MW on competitive basis under medium term for 3 (three) years from Generators with commissioned projects having untied capacity. Under the scheme, PFC Consulting Ltd. invited bids for 2500 MW of power wherein PTC India Limited will act as Aggregator of demand for purchase of power from the power projects and sell that power to State Utilities. Under the above scheme, all the coal based power projects in the country with untied capacity were eligible to participate. Bids have been received from 7 projects for aggregate Power of 1900 MW. Revenue earned from sale of power by the projects shall be used to service the debts owed by such projects. III. Under recovery due to anomalies in Coal Escalation Index, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission vide Notification dated June 1 st, 2018 has amended 'Guidelines for determination of tariff by bidding process of power procurement by distribution licensee" to remove anomalies in cost escalation index published by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and adopt a new series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in non-coking coal (G7-G14) w.e.f. April, On the basis of the new Notification of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the generators will be eligible for revised tariff w.e.f. 1 st April, 2017 calculated on the basis of new series of WPI for non-coking coal (G7 G14). This will largely take care of the issues of under recovery of the generator s dues. IV. Ministry has issued direction to Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) under 107 of The Electricity Act, 2003 on 30 th May, 2018 that the additional cost implication due to installation of up-gradation of various emission control systems and its operational cost to meet the new environment norms, after award of bid or signing of PPA as the case may be, shall be considered for being made pass through in tariff. V. A new App PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power Procurement for bring in the transparency in payment of Generators) has been launched by the Ministry to bring more transparency in the system of payment of DISCOMS. The Generators are being actively encouraged to feed in their invoicing and payments data. This portal would be expanded to include Transmission as well as Renewable Generators as well. VI. Other measures 1) A meeting was held with various States to impress upon them to make use of the policy of flexibility in utilization of domestic coal (TOLLING) i.e. transfer of coal linkages to IPPs in return for the power generated from such coal. Gujarat and Maharashtra has already tied up 500 MW and 400 MW, respectively, of power through Tolling. This will help boost the demand of power from IPPs who can commence generation of power. 2) Saubhagya is likely to increase demand for electricity in the country. Energy demand is growing at a healthy basis, i.e., approx 6%. *************

3 ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO ANSWERED IN THE ON *************** The list of the 34 stressed projects is as below: Sl. No. Project Name 1. Adani Power Maharashtra Limited 2. Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Ltd. 3. Athena Chhattisgarh Power Ltd. 4. Avantha Power (Jhabua) 5. Avantha Power (Korba) 6. Coastal Energen Private Limited 7. Damodar Valley Corporation - Raghunathpur 8. DB Power Limited 9. East Coast Energy Pvt. Ltd. 10. Essar Power Jharkhand Ltd. 11. Essar Power Mahaan Ltd. 12. GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd. 13. GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd. 14. GMR Warora Energy Limited 15. GVK Industries Ltd. (Goindwal Sahib) 16. IndBharath (utkal) Ltd. 17. Jaypee Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (Bina) 18. Jaypee Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (Nigrie) 19. Jindal India Thermal Power Limited 20. KantiBijleeUtpadan Nigam Limited 21. KSK Mahanadi Power Co. Ltd. 22. KVK Nilachal Power Limited 23. Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited 24. LancoAnpara Power Limited 25. LancoBabandh Power Limited 26. LancoVidarbha Thermal Power Limited 27. Monnet Power Co. Ltd. 28. Prayagraj Power Generation Company Ltd. (jaypee) 29. Rattan India Power Limited(Nasik) 30. RKM Powergen Private Limited 31. Simhapuri Energy Limited (Phase 1&2) 32. SKS Power Generation (Chattisgarh) Ltd. 33. VandanaVidhyut Limited 34. Visa Power Ltd ***************

4 1582. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1582 MODALITIES ADOPTED FOR DETERMINING TARIFF FOR ELECTRICITY (a) whether it is a fact that Government has included Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses while determining tariff for consumption of electricity; (b) if so, modalities adopted by Government while determining tariff for electricity; (c) whether Government is of the view that AT&C is a major issue in determining tariff for electricity; and (d) if so, the details thereof? (a) to (d): The tariff for consumption of electricity i.e retail supply tariff is being determined by the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) of the State as per the provisions of Electricity Act, Section 61 of the Electricity Act, 2003 provides for the guiding principles and the terms and conditions for determination of tariff by the Appropriate Commission. Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses reflect the technical losses and billing & collection efficiency of Distribution Companies. AT&C losses of respective electricity distribution companies have a major impact in the retail supply tariff of electricity for the end consumers. The retail supply tariff of electricity to various class of consumers varies from State to State depending upon various factors such as the actual cost of supply of electricity, tariff norms, AT&C loss level and the subsidy, if any, provided by the State Governments for any class of consumers. *************

5 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1583 SUPPORT TO NEW POWER PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU DR. V. MAITREYAN: (a) the steps taken by Government to support New Power Projects at Cheyyur, Udankudi and other places in Tamil Nadu to match its increasing power demands; (b) whether Government has provided adequate funds and support under Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for Government of Tamil Nadu to mitigate problems that arose due to losses incurred and debts accrued by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) over a long period; (c) if so, details thereof and amount released so far out of the total grants; and (d) status of Private Power Projects initiated in the country in last three years, including Tamil Nadu? (a) : Government of India is supporting the new Power projects at Cheyyur, Udangudi and other places in Tamil Nadu to be developed by TANGEDCO by way of providing domestic coal instead of imported coal, identifying suitable coal block etc. Government has also approved SHAKTI policy on for new coal linkages to be granted to central and State Gencos at notified price. Further Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power has incorporated two wholly owned subsidiaries as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) namely Coastal Tamil Nadu Power limited (CTNPL) as operating SPV, and Cheyyur Infra Limited (CIL) as Infrastructure SPV under the Companies Act for developing Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP). (b) & (c) : The liabilities of State Power Distribution Utilities are contingent liabilities of the States. Government of India does not fund States under UDAY. As per information available, the Government of Tamil Nadu has taken over debt of TANGEDCO to the extent of Rs. 22,815 crores. (d): There is no information about the placement of order for Thermal Power Plant/ initiation of Hydro Electric Project (above 25 MW) in Private Sector in the country including Tamil Nadu in the last three years. However, several thermal/hydro power projects in private sector have been commissioned in this period. *************

6 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1584 SHARING OF POSTS ON THE BEAS PROJECTS AND BHAKRA COMPLEX IN BBMB SHRI HARSHVARDHAN SINGH DUNGARPUR: (a) whether a reference was made by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to Government of India under Clause 7 of the BBMB Rules, 1974 regarding sharing of posts on the Beas Project and Bhakra Complex in the BBMB; (b) whether Government has conveyed its decision on the matter; and (c) if not, whether Government has fixed any time-frame to decide on such type of matter? (a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. The proposal made by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) under Rule 7 of BBMB Rules, 1974 regarding sharing of posts on the Beas Projects and Bhakra Complex has been received. However, the matter could not be decided as no consensus could be arrived at amongst the partner States of BBMB. ************

7 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1585 PROMOTIONAL LED LIGHTS IN GRAM PANCHAYATS SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: (a) whether Government is implementing any scheme to promote the use of LED lights in place of conventional street lights in Gram Panchayats; (b) if so, the objectives and details of the scheme; (c) the difficulties/challenges being faced by Government in the implementation of the scheme; (d) the steps taken by Government to overcome such difficulties; (e) whether there is any improvement in the related indices after the implementation of the scheme; and (f) if so, the details thereof including the State-wise distribution of the related indices? (a) & (b): The Hon'ble Prime Minister, on 5 th January 2015, launched Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) to replace conventional street lights in urban local bodies with smart and energy efficient LED street lights. The programme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), under Ministry of Power..2.

8 - 2 - Based on the experience gained in implementation of SLNP, EESL has entered into a Tripartite Agreement with Department of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation to replace lakh conventional street lights with LED street lights in all Gram Panchayats of Andhra Pradesh. Till now, EESL has installed 8.25 lakh LED street lights in Gram Panchayats of Andhra Pradesh. The objectives of the scheme are to promote the use of efficient lighting in rural areas, to reduce energy consumption and to improve security and safety with better lighting. (c) & (d) : SLNP. No significant difficulties/challenges are being faced in implementation of (e) : The installation of 8.25 lakh LED street lights in Gram Panchayats of Andhra Pradesh has resulted in estimated energy savings of 554 million units per year, avoided peak demand of 92 MW and GHG emission reduction of 0.38 million tonnes of CO 2 per year. The replacement of lakh conventional street lights with LED street lights, as envisaged in the scheme, will result in an estimated energy savings of 1,605 million units per year, avoided peak demand of 267 MW and Green Emission Gas (GHG) emission reduction of 1.10 million tonnes of CO 2 per year. (f) : Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India has requested the States to issue instructions to make LED based lighting mandatory in the buildings of Gram Panchayats and affiliated offices and all community lighting projects funded by Government/Panchayats. The Ministry of Power has requested all State Governments to consider implementing LED based street lights in Gram Panchayats by replicating the model adopted in SLNP. **************

9 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1586 STATUS OF NTPC POWER PLANT AT PUDIMADAKA IN ANDHRA PRADESH SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY: (a) whether the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has proposed to set up a 4x1000 MW Power Plant at Pudimadaka in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh; (b) what is the present status of the above Project; (c) whether it is a fact that NTPC has now dropped this Project to be taken up in spite of State Government providing land, etc.; (d) how much would be the difference if the said Project is taken up with imported coal and if it is taken up with domestic coal; and (e) the reasons for shelving the above Project? (a) to (c): Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) entered into an agreement with NTPC for development of a 4000 MW Ultra Super Critical Power Project at Pudimadaka, Visakhapatnam District in the state of A.P. based on imported Coal. The clearances from Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Defence are available including the land for the main plant. Feasibility Report has been approved for the Project. However, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refused permission for construction of captive port for the project to transport coal. In view of the uncertainties associated with imported coal, viz fluctuation in prices etc., it has been decided that the plant be based on domestic coal. Vide this Ministry s letter dated , Ministry of Coal has been requested for grant of Long Term Coal Linkage of higher grade domestic coal/allocation of Captive Coal Block with high grade coal to meet the coal requirement of proposed Pudimadaka Project (4x1000 MW) of NTPC at Visakhapatnam in A.P. The completion of the project depends on the availability of requisite clearances, coal linkage and date of award of the project. Typically, the completion time for the project is 48 months from the date of award. (d) & (e) : The project cost will depend upon the quality of imported coal/domestic coal made available under the linkage and the fuel cost depends on several factors such as fuel source location, calorific value, transportation cost, price, exchange rate etc. The tariff of this power plant will be determined as per the prevailing regulations of CERC. ************

10 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1587 RETROFITTING OF OLD POWER PLANTS BY NTPC SHRI N. GOKULAKRISHNAN: (a) whether it is a fact that the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has started retrofitting old Plants with necessary equipment; (b) whether it is also a fact that very old coal based Plants may, however, be closed down in a phased manner if retrofitting is not feasible; (c) whether it is also a fact that the NTPC is committed that by 2022, emission levels of all old power plants will be brought to National standards; and (d) if so, the details thereof'? (a) to (d) : Yes, Sir. NTPC has initiated actions for retrofitting its old power plants with necessary equipment to meet new emission norms. The decision for closing down the old coal based power plants, where retrofitting is not feasible, is taken up on case to case basis considering various factors such as policy guidelines of Government of India, Techno-economic considerations, etc. NTPC is committed to meet the new environmental norms as per the timelines stipulated by relevant statutory authorities. ****************

11 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1588 ACHIEVEMENT OF UNIVERSAL HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION TARGET SHRI JOSE K. MANI: (a) whether Government officially claims that every village in India now has access to electricity, the last being Leisang village in Manipur connected to the grid on April 28 last year; (b) whether according to various media outlets, electrification according to the definition of various Central Departments, requires only a fraction of households in a given village to be connected to the grid; and (c) whether despite contradictory assessments between Government agencies and independent NGOs on the extent of Rural Electrification, Government claims that "Universal Household Electrification" will be achieved in India, by the end of 2018? (a) : As informed by States, all inhabited census villages across the country were electrified, as on 28 th April, (b) : According to Rural Electrification Policy 2006, a village is declared electrified if - i) Basic infrastructure such as Distribution Transformer and Distribution Lines are provided in the inhabited locality, as well as to the Dalit Basti/hamlet, where it exists ii) iii) Electricity is provided to public places like Schools, Panchayat Office, Health Centres, Dispensaries, Community Centres etc; and The number of households electrified should be at least 10% of the total number of households in the village. However, it does not mean that only 10% households are electrified in a village. Presently only 2.8 crore households were reported unelectrified on which means 87% of household are electrified. (c) : Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya, with the objective to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas. All remaining un-electrified households are targeted for electrification by 31st March, ************

12 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1589 COMPENSATION FOR LAND ACQUIRED FOR POWER PROJECTS SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU: (a) the details of the policy laid down by Government to grant compensation to the affected people for the land acquired for various Power Projects including Government and Private Power Projects; (b) whether any compensation has been paid to the affected people for the land acquired for various Power Projects in various States including Jharkhand, during each of the last three years and the current year; and (c) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise? (a) to (c) : Land for setting up of Power Projects is acquired by the respective State Governments as per provisions of Land Acquisition (LA) Act/Special Acts of States. The required compensation amount, as demanded by the respective State Governments, is then deposited with the district administrations for further disbursement by them. The details of compensation paid by CPSEs/Autonomous Organizations under Ministry of Power to the State Governments during the last three years and current year is furnished at Annex. ************

13 ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO ANSWERED IN THE ON *************** The details of compensation paid by CPSEs/Autonomous Organizations under Ministry of Power to the State Governments during the last three years and current year is as under: Sl. No. Name of project with State Year Land acquired Compensation Paid (Rs. in cr.) SJVN Thermal Project MW Buxar Thermal Power Project, Bihar THDC Hydro/Thermal Projects 2. VishnugadPipalkoti HEP (444 MW), Uttarakhand 3 Khurja STPP (1320 MW), Uttar Pradesh NHPC Hydro Projects 4 Kishanganga HE Project Jammu & Kashmir 5 Subansiri Lower HE Project Assam & Arunachal Pradesh 6 Teesta-V Power Station, Sikkim 7 Parbati-II Power Station, Himachal Pradesh 8 Parbati-III Power Station, Himachal Pradesh 9 Chamera-III Power Station, Himachal Pradesh 10 Dulhasti Power Station, Jammu & Kashmir 11 Uri-II Power Station, Jammu & Kashmir DVC Thermal projects 12 Raghunathpur Thermal Power Project, West Bengal acr acr acr Ha. land acquired till acr land was acquired before ha ha ha 0.45 (In Assam) ha Enhanced compensation ha 5.56 (including structures) ha ha ha Enhanced compensation acr acr acr

14 Koderma Thermal Power Project, Jharkhand Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) MW, Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP), Tamil Nadu 15 Odisha Ultra Mega Power Project, Odisha NTPC Projects acrs Land was acquired before and compensation paid after judgement acr acr acr acr acr Kudgi Thermal Power Project, acr Karnataka 17 Gadarwara Thermal Power Project, acr Madhya Pradesh acr Khargone Thermal Power Project, acr Madhya Pradesh 19 Lara Thermal Power Project, acr 0.46 Chhattisgarh acr Darlipali Thermal Power Project, acr 4.45 Odisha acr acr Mouda Thermal Power Project, acr Maharashtra 22 Koldam (Hydro), Himachal Pradesh acr acr Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co. Ltd. (Subsidiary), Bihar acr PGCIL Transmission Projects 24 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 45.54acr Bhuj, Gujarat acr Banaskantha, Gujarat acr Rewa, Madhya Pradesh 44.47acr Kala Amb, Himachal Pradesh 11.00acr Pugalur HVDC, Tamil Nadu acr Thrissur HVDC, Kerala 31.11acr Tirunelveli GIS,Tamil Nadu 27.89acr Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 54.73acr Daltonganj, Jharkhand 40.10acr Pavagada, Karnataka acr

15 Bikaner, Rajasthan acr Bhadla, Rajasthan acr New Parli, Maharashtra 66.69acr Dwarka GIS, Delhi 9.88acr (Lease Rent) 39 Tughlakabad GIS, Delhi 6.19acr (Lease Rent) 40 Warora, Maharashtra acr Alipurduar, West Bengal 89.66acr Chilakaluripeta, Andhra Pradesh 96.55acr Jauljivi, Uttarakhand acr Koteshwar, Uttarakhand acr Vadakancheri, Kerala 0.672acr Medinipur, West Bengal 83acr Jeerat, West Bengal 76.5acr Chandauti, Bihar acr Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh 21.33acr 1.83 ************

16 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1590 COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND UAE IN POWER SECTOR SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA: (a) whether it is a fact that India and UAE are considering to extend cooperation in Power Sector; (b) (c) if so, whether any steps have been taken by Government in this regard; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? (a) to (c) : Ministry of Power does not have any proposal to extend co-operation in Power Sector with UAE at present. However, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of Energy and Climate Change of the United Arab Emirates for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy on 18 th January, Further, a General Framework Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Government of UAE on Renewable Energy cooperation has been signed on 11 th February, **************

17 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1591 ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN BIHAR SHRI AHMAD ASHFAQUE KARIM: (a) the amount allocated to Bihar for the electrification of villages by the Central Government during last three years; (b) the amount spent for electrification by the Government of Bihar so far, the district-wise details thereof; (c) the number of villages of Bihar where the work of electrification has been completed and by when rest of the villages deprived of electrification are likely to be given the supply of electricity; and (d) whether electricity connections are being given free of cost, if so, the details thereof? (a) & (b) : Projects of Rs crore have been sanctioned for Bihar under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). Grant of Rs. 2,765 crore has been disbursed during the last three years. The district-wise details are given at Annexure. Under DDUGJY, Government of India provides grant of 60% (85% for special category States) of the project cost. An additional grant of 15% (5% for special category States) is released on achievement of milestones. Funds are released against sanctioned projects in installments based on the reported utilisation of amount in the previous installment(s) and fulfillment of stipulated conditionalities. (c) : Under DDUGJY, including RE component, electrification works in 2906 unelectrified census villages have been completed in Bihar since and the State has reported that all the inhabited census villages in Bihar stand electrified. (d) : Under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya free electricity connection is provided to all remaining un-electrified rural and urban poor households in the country. However, for non-poor in rural area an amount of Rs.500 would be recovered by the DISCOMs/Power Departments from the beneficiary in ten equal installments in subsequent electricity bills. *************

18 ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO ANSWERED IN THE ON *************** District-wise grant released during the last three year for State of Bihar under DDUGJY Sr. No. Name of District Grant release during last three year (Rs. In Crore) 1 Araria Arwal Aurangabad Banka Begusarai Bhagalpur Bhojpur Buxar Darbhanga Gaya Gopalganj Jamui Jehanabad Kaimur Katihar Khagaria Kishanganj Lakhisarai Madhepura Madhubani Munger Muzzafarpur Nalanda Nawada Paschim Champaran Patna Purba Champaran Purnia Rohtas Saharsa Samastipur Saran Sheikhpura Sheohar Sitamarhi Siwan Supaul Vaishali Total *****************

19 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1592 UN-ELECTRIFIED VILLAGES IN THE COUNTRY SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: SHRI RAVI PRAKASH VERMA: (a) whether the work of electrification of un-electrified villages in 2014 out of total 6 lakh villages have been completed in April, 2018 as announced by Prime Minister; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) whether as per the recent internal report of Government, still 5000 villages have not been electrified; (d) (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and whether Government has claimed that all villages have been electrified? (a) & (b): As reported by the States, all remaining inhabited census villages in the country have been electrified on ahead of the deadline. The State-wise details is given at Annexure. (c) & (d): There is no such information available with the Government of India. (e): As replied to (a) & (b) above. ************

20 ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO ANSWERED IN THE ON *************** State-wise electrification of un-electrified villages Sl. No States Villages electrified as on Arunachal Pradesh 1,483 2 Assam 2,732 3 Bihar 2,906 4 Chhattisgarh 1,078 5 Himachal Pradesh 28 6 Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand 2,583 8 Karnataka 39 9 Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya 1, Mizoram Nagaland Odisha 3, Rajasthan Tripura Uttar Pradesh 1, Uttarakhand West Bengal 22 Total 18,374 *************

21 1593. SHRI RIPUN BORA: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1593 HUNDRED PER CENT ELECTRIFICATION (a) whether it is a fact that inspite of Government announcement of 100 per cent electrification, numbers of villages in the country still are without electricity; (b) whether it is also a fact that recently Assam Government has asked for electrification of more than lakhs of villages therein; (c) whether it is also a fact that though villages have connected with grids but still 16 per cent of households in the country have no access to electricity; (d) if so, the average electrification of villages for period and ; and (e) the proposal of Government to achieve actual 100 per cent of electrification thereto? (a) : As reported by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the country including Assam stand electrified on (b) : No such report has been received from Government of Assam. (c) : As reported by the States on Saubhagya portal, there are crore households in the country; of these crore households have been electrified as on and all the remaining 2.80 crore households are targeted for electrification by March,

22 - 2 - (d) : As reported by the States, number of villages electrified under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) including RE Component, during the financial year to is below: Year Village Electrified (No.) Also the remaining villages were generally located in remote/hilly and difficult areas. All the un-electrified inhabited census villages are electrified as on (e) : Government of India have launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Saubhagya with the objective to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural and urban areas. All remaining un-electrified households are targeted for electrification by 31 st March, ************