**Policy Summary: Electrification of Households under SAUBHAGYA Scheme and Subsequent Initiatives**
In October 2017, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) with the goal of providing electricity connections to all willing unelectrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas. The SAUBHAGYA scheme concluded on March 31, 2022, with approximately 2.86 crore households electrified during its operational period.
To further extend electrification efforts, the Government of India is supporting states through the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). This scheme focuses on on-grid electrification of remaining households, based on surveys conducted by Utilities. It prioritizes vulnerable groups, including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households under PM-JANMAN, tribal households under DAJGUA, Scheduled Caste households under PMAJAY, and households in remote border areas under the Vibrant Village Program (VVP), wherever feasible.
Under RDSS, works amounting to Rs 6,487 Cr have been sanctioned for the electrification of 13.59 lakh households across the country. Additionally, the New Solar Power Scheme has sanctioned Rs. 50 Cr for off-grid solar-based electrification of 9,961 households as of June 30, 2025.
The Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, provided this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana SAUBHAGYA: A Government of India scheme launched in October 2017 to provide electricity connections to all willing unelectrified households in rural and urban areas.
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme RDSS: An ongoing scheme by the Government of India to support states for on-grid electrification of left-out households.
PMJANMAN Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan: A government initiative to identify Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group PVTG households for electrification.
DAJGUA Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan: A government initiative to identify tribal households for electrification.
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana PMAJAY: A government initiative to identify Scheduled Caste households for electrification.
Vibrant Village Program VVP: A government initiative to identify households in remote border areas for electrification.
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik: Minister of State for Power who provided information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Andhra Pradesh: One of the states where households have been electrified under the SAUBHAGYA scheme.
Ministry of Power
ELECTRIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDS UNDER
SAUBHAGYA SCHEME
Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 5:25PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) in October,
2017 with the objective of providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural
areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country. All sanctioned works have been
successfully completed under SAUBHAGYA and scheme stands closed as on 31.03.2022. As reported by the
States, around 2.86 crore households have been electrified during the SAUBHAGYA Period. State-wise
details are at Annexure.
Government of India is further supporting the States for on-grid electrification of all left out households under
the ongoing scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) based upon survey conducted by
Utilities. This includes works sanctioned for electrification of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)
households identified under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan), tribal
households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), Scheduled Caste households
under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border
areas under Vibrant Village Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. Till date, under RDSS, works
amounting to Rs 6,487 Cr have been sanctioned for electrification of 13.59 lakh households across the country.
In addition, under New Solar Power Scheme, works amounting to Rs. 50 Cr. have been sanctioned for off-
th
grid solar based electrification of 9,961 households as on 30 June, 2025.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply in
the Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
Number of Households electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA scheme including Additional
Households achievement under DDUGJY
S. No. Name of the States No of Households electrified
1 Andhra Pradesh* 1,81,930
2 Arunachal Pradesh 47,089
3 Assam 23,26,656
4 Bihar 32,59,041
5 Chhattisgarh 7,92,368
6 Gujarat* 41,317
7 Haryana 54,681
8 Himachal Pradesh 12,891
9 Jammu & Kashmir 3,77,04510 Jharkhand 17,30,708
11 Karnataka 3,83,798
12 Ladakh 10,456
13 Madhya Pradesh 19,84,264
14 Maharashtra 15,17,922
15 Manipur 1,08,115
16 Meghalaya 2,00,240
17 Mizoram 27,970
18 Nagaland 1,39,516
19 Odisha 24,52,444
20 Puducherry* 912
21 Punjab 3,477
22 Rajasthan 21,27,728
23 Sikkim 14,900
24 Tamil Nadu* 2,170
25 Telangana 5,15,084
26 Tripura 1,39,090
27 Uttar Pradesh 91,80,571
28 Uttarakhand 2,48,751
29 West Bengal 7,32,290
Total 2,86,13,424
*Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme
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(Release ID: 2157549)