Parliament Question: Gram Urja Swaraj Programme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 332 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025 GRAM URJA SWARAJ PROGRAMME *332. Shri Manickam Tagore B:

Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of rural electrification using solar and wind energy under the Gram Urja Swaraj programme across States;

(b) the total number of villages achieved energy self-sufficiency through renewable sources since the launch of Gram Urja Swaraj;

(c) the incentives offered to panchayats and rural households to adopt solar rooftops and biogas systems;

(d) whether the Government collaborated with NGOs or cooperatives to implement decentralized renewable energy projects in rural areas, if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of budgetary allocation for the Gram Urja Swaraj initiative during the last three financial years;

(f) the manner in which the Government plan to make renewable energy affordable and accessible for poor rural households; and

(g) the details of progress on setting up solar mini-grids and community-based power plants in off-grid villages? ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (g): The question does not pertain to the Ministry of Rural Development. ***** Page 1 of 1