Parliament Question: Electrified Villages in Rajasthan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2004 ANSWERED ON 30.07.2026 ELECTRIFIED VILLAGES IN RAJASTHAN †2004. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of villages declared electrified by the Government in the country so far along with the district-wise details for the State of Rajasthan particularly regarding the status of backward areas;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any survey or inquiry in such declared electrified villages to ascertain families/households still without an electricity connection despite the presence of electricity poles, transformers or sub-stations, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the concrete steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the electricity reaches every household in those villages where some families are still without power; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to initiate any inquiry and verification mechanism in this regard so that electrification on paper translates into electricity actually reaching households and if so, the details thereof including timeline for the same? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (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 (GoI) has been supplementing the efforts of the States through various schemes to help achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable supply of power to all consumers.

As reported by the States/ UTs, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country have been electrified. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014, including 427 villages in the State of Rajasthan (District wise details enclosed at Annexure-I). Under DDUGJY and thereafter during Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) launched in October, 2017, all willing households as reported by the States/ UTs were electrified. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period including 21,27,728 households in the State of Rajasthan. Both the schemes stand closed as on

31.03.2022.Under ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in 2021, grid electrification works amounting to Rs. 6,521 crore have been sanctioned for 13.65 lakh households, based on proposal submitted by the States post survey, including works for electrification of households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) identified under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), tribal households under DA- JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Villages Program (VVP), wherever found feasible (state-wise details are at Annexure–II).

This includes Rs 1,765 crore sanctioned for electrification of 4.39 lakh households in the state of Rajasthan. Out of the sanction at country level, a total of 4.87 lakh households have been electrified till date including approximately 1.31 lakh households in the State of Rajasthan (District wise details are enclosed at Annexure-III).

Government of India is taking all necessary steps to support States for electrification of all households. Since most of the left-out households are in remote, hilly and forest areas, the norms for electrification under RDSS were relaxed and the ceiling limit for cost of electrification was enhanced. Grid based electrification works have been sanctioned under RDSS wherever found feasible as per the revised norms, based on proposals submitted by the States.

Further, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the New Solar Power Scheme (for PVTG and Tribal Habitations/Villages) under PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA which includes electrification of un-electrified households (HHs) in PVTG and Tribal habitations/villages in identified tribal habitations/villages through off-grid solar systems; where electricity supply through grid is not techno-economically feasible.

Under this scheme, as on 30.06.2026, 11,838 households have been electrified through solar off-grid systems in ten states. State-wise details are placed at Annexure-IV. *************ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 30.07.2026 *************

District wise details of villages electrified in Rajasthan under DDUGJY:

Sr.

No. Districts Nos. of Electrified Villages 1 Alwar 8 2 Banswara 2 3 Baran 27 4 Barmer 34 5 Bharatpur 3 6 Bhilwara 2 7 Bikaner 21 8 Bundi 1 9 Chittaurgarh 3 10 Churu 3 11 Dausa 1 12 Dhaulpur 9 13 Dungarpur 6 14 Ganganagar 5 15 Hanumangarh 6 16 Jaisalmer 113 17 Jhalawar 1 18 Jodhpur 43 19 Karauli 8 20 Nagaur 1 21 Pali 11 22 Pratapgarh 20 23 Sawai Madhopur 3 24 Sikar 1 25 Sirohi 1 26 Udaipur 94 Total 427 ******************ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 30.07.2026 ************* Status of Household Electrification Works sanctioned under RDSS Households GBS Sanctioned Sanctioned Total to be Sl. Released Households Name of State Outlay (Rs. GBS (Rs. Households electrified No. (Rs. Electrified Crores) Crores) Sanctioned as per Crores) survey Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS A.

1 Andhra Pradesh 49.24 29.55 8.73 15,475 15,475 15,320 2 Arunachal Pradesh 47.11 42.40 11.55 6,506 6,506 241 3 Assam 785.55 706.99 195.15 127,111 133,284 41,635 4 Bihar 239.14 143.49 39.18 35,467 35,467 352 5 Chhattisgarh 166.55 99.93 0.00 34,078 34,078 16,515 6 Jammu & Kashmir 106.70 96.03 18.70 15,359 15,359 0 7 Jharkhand 25.16 15.09 0.00 4,853 4,853 804 8 Kerala 0.33 0.20 0.00 40 40 11 9 Madhya Pradesh 1.13 0.68 0.18 196 196 121 10 Manipur 214.44 193.00 0.00 36,972 36,972 0 11 Meghalaya 435.70 392.13 106.25 50,501 50,501 0 12 Mizoram 79.90 71.91 0.00 15,167 15,167 1,751 13 Nagaland 69.55 62.59 17.09 10,004 10,004 20 14 Rajasthan 1,526.94 916.16 165.58 338,702 289,033 95,106 15 Uttar Pradesh 931.04 558.62 122.17 251,487 251,487 42,385 Total (A) 4,678.47 3,328.77 684.58 941,918 898,422 214,261 B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages 1 Himachal Pradesh* 6.08 5.47 0.54 0 0 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 20.18 18.16 1.65 1,683 1,683 0 3 Uttarakhand 13.08 11.77 1.07 1,154 1,154 0 Total (B) 39.34 35.41 3.26 2,837 2,837 0 C. Electrification of PVTG Households through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN C1 PVTG Households Sanctioned under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 88.71 53.23 27.61 24,967 24,925 24,925 2 Chhattisgarh 38.16 22.90 11.28 7,077 7,349 7,349 3 Jharkhand 74.13 44.48 22.54 12,442 11,504 11,504 4 Karnataka 3.76 2.26 1.11 1,615 1,546 1,546 5 Kerala 0.86 0.52 0.23 345 345 314 6 Madhya Pradesh 148.83 89.28 51.66 30,216 28,396 28,396 7 Maharashtra 26.61 15.97 7.87 8,556 9,216 9,216 8 Rajasthan 40.34 24.20 11.92 17,633 16,023 16,023 9 Tamil Nadu 29.89 17.93 8.83 8,603 7,814 7,384 10 Telangana 6.79 4.07 2.07 3,884 3,884 3,884 11 Tripura 61.52 55.37 43.86 11,664 11,692 11,692 12 Uttar Pradesh 1.10 0.66 0.21 316 195 195 13 Uttarakhand 0.60 0.54 0.49 669 669 669 Sub Total (C1) 521.31 331.41 189.69 127,987 123,558 123,097 C2 PVTG Households covered under State Plan 1 Gujarat 0 0 0 0 6,626 6,626 2 Odisha 0 0 0 0 5,738 5,721 3 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 3,372 3,372 Sub Total (C2) 0 0 0 0 15,736 15,719 C3 Public Places Sanctioned under RDSS 1 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 - 25 21 21 Sub Total (C3) 0 0 25 21 21 Total (C=C1+C2+C3) 521.45 331.49 189.69 128,012 139,315 138,837 D. Electrification of Tribal Households identified under DA-JGUA D1 DA-JGUA Households Sanctioned under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 19.12 11.47 5.86 4,921 5,302 5,208 2 Arunachal Pradesh 8.20 7.38 3.37 1,938 1,938 1,8663 Bihar 61.40 36.84 16.76 7,117 7,117 1,635 4 Chhattisgarh 218.44 131.06 0.00 39,579 39,579 25,135 5 Himachal Pradesh 0.49 0.45 0.00 93 93 21 6 Jammu & Kashmir 89.84 80.85 9.90 13,824 13,824 0 7 Jharkhand 92.44 55.47 0.00 19,467 19,467 0 8 Karnataka 41.00 24.60 9.03 5,288 5,288 1,714 9 Kerala 5.73 3.44 1.74 1,080 1,080 295 10 Madhya Pradesh 305.66 183.40 89.38 59,172 59,172 32,373 11 Maharashtra 23.60 14.16 6.97 6,961 5,228 5,228 12 Rajasthan 197.11 118.26 37.66 82,842 82,842 19,762 13 Telangana 110.73 66.44 33.58 26,525 26,525 23,748 14 Tripura 40.69 36.62 17.61 7,677 7,677 7,635 15 Uttar Pradesh 32.21 19.32 4.91 6,867 6,867 274 16 Uttarakhand 0.84 0.75 0.00 207 207 165 SubTotal (D1) 1,247.50 790.52 236.76 283,558 282,206 125,059 D2 DA-JGUA Households covered under State Plan 1 Odisha 0 0 - 0 36,335 0 SubTotal (D2) 0 0 0 36,335 0 DA-JGUA Public Places D3 sanctioned under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 0.70 0.42 - 182 182 130 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.04 0.03 - 9 9 9 3 Himachal Pradesh 0.05 0.05 - 7 7 3 4 Jharkhand 8.25 4.95 - 1,910 1,910 0 5 Kerala 0.15 0.09 - 17 17 0 6 Madhya Pradesh 3.32 1.99 - 650 650 251 7 Rajasthan 0.70 0.42 - 195 195 0 8 Telangana 2.90 1.74 - 672 8,208 7,940 9 Tripura 2.31 2.08 - 512 512 349 10 Uttar Pradesh 0.13 0.08 - 30 30 7 11 Uttarakhand 0.08 0.07 - 19 19 4 SubTotal (D3) 18.63 11.92 4,203 11,739 8,693 D4 DA-JGUA Public Places covered under State Plan 1 Odisha 0 0 0 0 548 0 SubTotal (D4) 0 0 0 0 548 0 Total 1,266.13 802.44 236.76 287,761 330,828 133,752 (D=D1+D2+D3+D4) E. Electrification works sanctioned under PM-AJAY 1 Andhra Pradesh 3.50 2.10 0.96 811 811 437 2 Jharkhand 6.141 3.684 0.000 1,782 1,782 0 3 Madhya Pradesh 0.002 0.001 0.000 6 6 3 4 Maharashtra 6.810 4.086 1.860 2,012 2,012 437 Total (E) 16.45 9.87 2.82 4,611 4,611 877 GrandTotal 1,365,13 6,521.85 4,507.98 1,117.11 1,376,013 487,727 (A+B+C+D+E) 9 *Works sanctioned for strengthening existing distribution infrastructure and improving available voltage profile for covered Households * Telangana electrification progress in PIs under DA-JGUA includes Angan Wadi Centres

(AWCs)

Source: MC Minutes, RDSS Portal, REC/PFC ************ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 30.07.2026 *************

District wise details of household electrification works in Rajasthan under RDSS:

Sr. No. District Sanctioned HHs Progress Additional Households 1 Banswara 14,990 9,161 2 Dungarpur 4,189 4,189 3 Naguar 15,615 12,745 4 Pratapgarh 890 890 5 Rajasmand 9,501 9,501 6 Sikar 77 41 7 Udaipur 34,590 22,442 8 Anoopgarh 42,208 207 9 Balotra 18,999 1,797 10 Barmer 26,768 3,602 11 Bikaner 28,269 11,333 12 Churu 42,079 2,009 13 Hanumangarh 13,422 444 14 Jaisalmer 32,348 451 15 Jalore 8,444 3,816 16 Jodhpur 27,791 3,301 17 Pali 1,866 350 18 Phalodi 5,460 1,920 19 Sanchore 2,543 4,587 20 Sirohi 5,747 1,414 21 Sriganganagar 2,906 906 Sub-Total 3,38,702 95,106 Households under PM JANMAN 1 Baran 17,633 16,023 Households under DA-JGUA 1 Ajmer 33 6 2 Banswara 2,506 200 3 Bhilwara 505 10 4 Chittorgarh 4,602 146 5 Dungarpur 1,260 170 6 Pratapgarh 2,388 796 7 Salumber 30 47 8 Sikar 17 12 9 Udaipur 13,051 3,999 10 Alwar 2,132 599 11 Baran 3,735 833 12 Bharatpur 1,248 742 13 Bundi 12,175 2,600 14 Dausa 5,617 1,474 15 Dholpur 5,427 391 16 Gangapur City 3,476 473 17 Jhalawar 1,313 793 18 Karauli 6,420 1,906 19 SawaiMadhopur 1,610 1,008 20 Tonk 430 755 21 Barmer 3,700 2,284 22 Bikaner 109 290 23 Churu 2,894 0 24 Jaisalmer 2,107 0 25 Jalore 648 173 26 Jodhpur 1,311 0 27 Pali 47 0 28 Sirohi 4,246 0 Sub-Total 83,037 19,707 Total 4,39,372 1,30,836 *************ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 30.07.2026 ************* Off-grid solar based household electrification under New Solar Power Scheme S. No. States No. of households electrified PVTG Households under PM JANMAN

(a) Andhra Pradesh 1531

(b) Chhattisgarh 737

(c) Jharkhand 2182

(d) Madhya Pradesh 1193

(e) Karnataka 179

(f) Kerala 88

(g) Telangana 126

(h) Tripura 1703 Tribal Households under DA JGUA

(i) Arunachal Pradesh 3999

(j) Manipur 100 Total 11838 ************