Parliament Question: Electrification of villages

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2711 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES 2711 SHRI C. VE. SHANMUGAM: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has targeted to achieve 100 per cent electrification of villages and households in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor including the current status of rural electrification and the measures being taken in this regard; (c) the initiatives undertaken to promote renewable energy sources like solar and wind under various central schemes; and (d) further steps taken by Government to electrify all the villages and the households with at least renewable energy? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK) (a), (b) & (d): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to all consumers, is within the purview of the respective State Government/ distribution utility. Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the States earlier through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) and currently under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July 2021, to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable supply of power to all households. As reported by the States/UTs, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28thApril, 2018. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified during DDUGJY. Under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA, as reported by all States/UTs, electrification of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. Under RDSS, grid electrification works for households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) identified under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM- JANMAN), households belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Village Program (VVP), have been sanctioned, wherever found feasible. Till date, works amounting to Rs. 6,521 Cr. have been sanctioned for grid electrification of 13,65,139 households under RDSS. Further, under New Solar Power Scheme, works have been sanctioned for PVTG and tribal households for off-grid solar based electrification under PM-JANMAN and DA- JGUA respectively. State/UT-wise details of household electrification works are at Annexure. Since most of the left-out households are in remote, hilly and forest areas, the norms for electrification under RDSS have been relaxed and the ceiling limit for cost of electrification was enhanced. Grid based electrification works have been sanctioned under RDSS wherever foundfeasible as per the revised norms. Further, regular review meetings are convened with all stakeholders to facilitate smooth execution of works and early achievement of targets. (c): The Government of India has taken several steps and initiatives to promote and accelerate renewable energy capacity in the country. These, inter-alia, include the following: i. 100% Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025 (with waiver tapering off 25% annually till June 2028), for co-located BESS projects commissioned by June 2028, for Hydro PSP projects where construction work awarded by June 2028, for Green Hydrogen Projects commissioned till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects commissioned till December 2032. ii. Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued. iii. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. iv. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route. v. Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been supported under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power. vi. To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2032. vii. Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale. viii. Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM- KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched. ix. Government of India, in September 2023, approved a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). BESS capacity of 13.22 GWh is under implementation with a budgetary allocation of Rs. 3,760 Cr. under this scheme. Considering the increasing demand of BESS, Ministry of Power, in June 2025, has approved another VGF scheme for development of 30 GWh BESS capacity with a financial support of Rs. 5,400 Cr from Power System Development Fund (PSDF). x. To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance. RCO also includes specified quantum of consumption from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources. xi. “Strategy for Establishments of Offshore Wind Energy Projects” has been issued.xii. To achieve the objective of increased domestic production of Solar PV Modules, the Govt. of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. xiii. 12,723.5 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under construction. Further, 4,274 MW of Hydro Electric Projects are under various stages of planning and targeted to be completed by 2031-32. xiv. Ministry of Power has initiated the steps to promote Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) to support renewable energy integration and grid stability. At present, 10 Pumped Storage Projects totaling 11,870 MW are under construction in the country. *******ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2711 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 16.03.2026 ************* Household electrification status under RDSS Sanctioned Sanctioned Household S. Outlay Households State GBS (Rs. s No. (Rs. Sanctioned Crore) Electrified Crore) A. Additional. Households 1 Andhra Pradesh 49.24 29.55 15,475 15,319 2 Arunachal Pradesh 47.11 42.40 6,506 0 3 Assam 785.55 706.99 1,27,111 16,748 4 Bihar 238.86 143.32 35,467 0 5 Chhattisgarh 166.55 99.93 34,078 9,084 6 Jammu & Kashmir 106.70 96.03 15,359 0 7 Jharkhand 25.16 15.09 4,853 804 8 Kerala 0.33 0.20 40 11 9 Madhya Pradesh 1.13 0.68 196 21 10 Manipur 214.44 193.00 36,972 0 11 Meghalaya 435.70 392.13 50,501 0 12 Mizoram 79.90 71.91 15,167 0 13 Nagaland 69.55 62.59 10,004 0 14 Rajasthan 1,526.94 916.16 3,38,702 91,534 15 Uttar Pradesh 931.04 558.62 2,51,487 1,317 Total (A) 4,678.19 3,328.60 9,41,918 134,838 B. Vibrant Village Program 1 Himachal Pradesh 6.08 5.47 0 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 20.18 18.16 1,683 0 3 Uttarakhand 13.08 11.77 1,154 0 Total (B) 39.34 35.41 2,837 0 C PM-JANMAN C1 Under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 88.71 53.23 24,967 24,925 2 Chhattisgarh 38.16 22.90 7,077 7,160 3 Jharkhand 74.13 44.48 12,442 11,504 4 Karnataka 3.76 2.26 1,615 1,546 5 Kerala 0.86 0.52 345 314 6 Madhya Pradesh 148.83 89.28 30,216 27,202 7 Maharashtra 26.61 15.97 8,556 9,216 8 Rajasthan 40.34 24.20 17,633 16,023 9 Tamil Nadu 29.89 17.93 8,603 7,053 10 Telangana 6.79 4.07 3,884 3,88411 Tripura 61.52 55.37 11,664 11,692 12 Uttar Pradesh 1.10 0.66 316 195 13 Uttarakhand 0.60 0.54 669 669 Sub Total (C1) 521.59 331.57 1,27,987 1,21,383 C2 Under State Plan 1 Gujarat 0 0 0 6,626 2 Odisha 0 0 0 5,203 3 West Bengal 0 0 0 3,372 Sub Total (C2) 0 0 0 15,201 C3 Public Places under RDSS 1 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 25 20 Sub Total (C3) 0 0 25 20 Total (C=C1+C2+C3) 521.74 331.66 1,28,012 1,36,604 D. DA-JGUA D1 Under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 19.12 11.47 4,921 4,527 2 Arunachal Pradesh 8.20 7.38 1,938 1,579 3 Bihar 61.40 36.84 7,117 752 4 Chhattisgarh 218.44 131.06 39,579 15,456 5 Himachal Pradesh 0.49 0.45 93 10 6 Jammu & Kashmir 89.84 80.85 13,824 0 7 Jharkhand 92.44 55.47 19,467 0 8 Karnataka 41.00 24.60 5,288 1,429 9 Kerala 5.73 3.44 1,080 248 10 Madhya Pradesh 305.66 183.40 59,172 15,981 11 Maharashtra 23.60 14.16 6,961 5,228 12 Rajasthan 197.11 118.26 82,842 492 13 Telangana 110.73 66.44 26,525 17,465 14 Tripura 40.69 36.62 7,677 6,678 15 Uttar Pradesh 32.21 19.32 6,867 65 16 Uttarakhand 0.84 0.75 207 157 Sub Total (D1) 1,247.50 790.52 2,83,558 70,067 D2 Under State Plan 1 Odisha 0 0 0 0 Sub Total (D2) 0 0 0 0 D3 Public Places under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 0.70 0.42 182 129 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.04 0.03 9 9 3 Himachal Pradesh 0.05 0.05 7 3 4 Jharkhand 8.25 4.95 1,910 0 5 Kerala 0.15 0.09 17 0 6 Madhya Pradesh 3.32 1.99 650 100 7 Rajasthan 0.70 0.42 195 0 8 Telangana 2.90 1.74 672 0 9 Tripura 2.31 2.08 512 0 10 Uttar Pradesh 0.13 0.08 30 7 11 Uttarakhand 0.08 0.07 19 3 Sub Total (D3) 18.63 11.92 4,203 251D4 Public Places under State Plan 1 Odisha 0 0 0 0 Sub Total (D4) 0 0 0 0 Total (D=D1+D2+D3+D4) 1,266.13 802.44 2,87,761 70,318 E. PM-AJAY 1 Andhra Pradesh 3.50 2.10 811 437 2 Jharkhand 6.141 3.684 1,782 0 3 Madhya Pradesh 0.002 0.001 6 3 4 Maharashtra 6.810 4.086 2,012 361 Total (E) 16.45 9.87 4,611 801 Grand Total (A+B+C+D+E) 6,521.85 4,507.98 13,65,139 3,42,561 **************