GSA-II in Aspirational Districts under Saubhagya Ministry of Power Government of India

Household Electrification All the inhabited census villages have been electrified. Next target is Household Electrification. 83% of the HHs are already electrified. Aspirational Districts have household electrification from 40% to 100%. Saubhagya – Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Last mile connectivity and electricity connections to remaining un-electrified households

Saubhagya : Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Har Ghar’ – Universal coverage ‘Sahaj’ – Simple / Easy / effortless Camps in villages / cluster of villages Use of Mobile App/on spot release of connection No upfront fee for availing electricity connection Absolutely free for economically poor households For other households, Rs.500 in 10 instalments Identification of beneficiaries on SECC 2011 data Off-grid solutions in remote & inaccessible areas

Villages Already Saturated Un-electrified Households Gram Swaraj Abhiyan - II : Household Electrification Status States No. of Districts Total Villages Villages Already Saturated Balance Villages Un-electrified Households Andhra Pradesh 3 1779   Arunachal Pradesh 1 15 14 2550 Assam 7 2727 304 2423 479699 Bihar 13 8564 623 7941 983912 Chhattisgarh 10 1869 895 974 80504 Gujarat 2 758 Haryana 299 Himachal Pradesh 70 64 6 33 Jammu & Kashmir 500 184 316 29698 Jharkhand 19 6507 158 6349 1542186 Karnataka 865 40 825 25540 Kerala 48 Madhya Pradesh 8 3044 1186 1858 108588 Maharashtra 4 1707 785 922 37999 Manipur 11 450 Meghalaya 31 2053 Mizoram 21 1794 Nagaland 16 1330 Odisha 2132 75 2057 478544 Punjab 710 Rajasthan 5 1601 197 1404 186156 Sikkim 56 39 17 1102 Tamil Nadu 583 Telangana 656 209 447 22808 Tripura 102 97 24334 Uttar Pradesh 5128 76 5052 1623695 Uttarakhand 694 373 321 30731 West Bengal 4641 1671 2970 19382 Grand Total 115 45,136 10,779 34,065 56,83,088

115 Aspirational Districts – Status of household electrification Parameter Status in 115 Districts (No. of District) Districts with 100% HH electrification 16 (Andhra-3, Chhattisagrh-1, MP-1, Gujarat-2, HP-1, Kerala-1, Punjab-2, Tamilnadu-2, WB-2, Haryana-1) Districts with HH electrification 80-100% 33 (Bihar-3, Chhattisgarh-5, J&K-1, MP-6, Maha-4, Karnataka-2, Mizoam-1, Nagaland-1, Rajasthan-1, Sikkim-1, Telengana-3, Uttarakhand-2, WB-3) Districts with HH electrification 50-80% 46 (Arunachal-1, Assam-6, Bihar-10, Chhattisgarh-2, Jharkhand-8, J&K-1, MP-1, Manipur-1, Meghalaya-1, Odisha-5, Raj-4, Tripura-1, UP-4) Districts with HH electrification <50% 21 (Assam-1, Chhattisgarh-2, Jharkhnad-11, Odisha-3, UP-4)

Per day target: 41,128 connections Experience of GSA-I During Households Electrification under GSA-I, it was found that on an average the actual number of unelectrified HH in field were about 55% of the estimation. Applying the same % for GSA-II, the target unelectrified HHs under GSA will be: 31,25,698 Per day target: 41,128 connections

GSA-I, Karnataka & WB Due to election, Karnataka & WB were not included in GSA-I Now will be done during GSA-II. 873 villages common between GSA-I & GSA-II State Villages Household Karnataka 116 19468 WB 3583 61222

Infrastructure for electrification • Deen Dayal Upadhya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) Access to electricity – Electrification of un-electrified villages and intensive electrification in already electrified villages Quality & Reliability – System strengthening including metering Work already sanctioned under DDUGJY for these Aspirational Districts and under execution.

115 Districts : Sanction under DDUGJY State No. Of Districts Sanctioned (Rs. Crore) Disbursed (Rs. Crore) Andhra Pradesh 3 204.56 64.57 Arunachal Pradesh 1 17.04 8.89 Assam 7 217.75 50.04 Bihar 13 1904.13 333.99 Chhattisgarh 10 458.85 211.92 Gujrat 2 62.84 22.76 Haryana 6.64 2.24 Himachal Pradesh 11.99 1.01 J&K 99.46 8.42 Jharkhand 19 3227.08 539.46 Karnataka 151.20 23.25 Kerala 24.75 7.74 Madhya Pradesh 8 543.08 96.81 Maharashtra 4 172.11 29.95 Meghalaya 19.85 5.76 Mizoram 8.80 2.08 Nagaland 2.15 0.88 Odisha 454.80 107.91 Punjab 24.32 1.46 Rajasthan 5 176.65 23.28 Sikkim 11.55 0.99 Tamil Nadu 24.45 4.38 Telangana 95.57 16.54 Tripura 8.51 0.73 Uttar Pradesh 407.33 104.84 Uttarakhand 273.90 52.15 West Bengal 1257.04 173.41 Total 115 9866.40 1895.46

DDUGJY - 115 Aspirational Districts Parameter 115 Districts Projects Sanctioned (Rs. Cr) 9866 Funds Released by GOI (Rs. Cr) 1895

UJALA Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is the nodal agency for Ujala yojana. During the GSA-I, more than 25 lakh LED bulbs were distributed. Using mobile awareness vans GSA-I at special price of Rs 50 per bulb. Received appreciations for distributing the bulbs in hardest and remotest part of the country. Ujala is a voluntary scheme and it is a consumer/villager’s choice. Depends upon the need and financial capacity of the villager. GSA-II: Proposed price Rs65 per bulb.

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (GSA): initiatives of MoP Workshop with IEEMA, at Kolkata on May 4, for material availability Fund availability is being ensured with the help of Ministry of Finance Relaxation given to state for local purchase, petty contractors, repeat order, procurement at discovered price etc REC deputed officials in states for coordination and support REC is handholding states in planning. States requested to engage more contractors Engagement of retired officials temporarily, if required. HMoP, Officers and REC in regular touch with States to support them

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