Ministry of Power
Free electricity connections released to 2.63 crore BPL Households under DDUGJY; a total of 6,015 villages were electrified in 2016-17: Shri Piyush Goyal
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20 JUL 2017 8:06PM by PIB Delhi
Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed the House that under Rural Electrification component of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), 2.63 crore BPL Households have been electrified till 30.06.2017.
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Free electricity connections released to BPL HHs under
RE Component of DDUGJY
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Sl. No.
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Name of State
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Free electricity connections released to BPL HHs (Nos.)
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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2648777
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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51621
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3
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Assam
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1210211
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4
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Bihar
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4339872
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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1149542
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6
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Gujarat
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843104
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7
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Haryana
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198580
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8
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Himachal Pradesh
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16290
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9
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J&K
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69148
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10
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Jharkhand
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1277605
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11
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Karnataka
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987629
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12
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Kerala
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150305
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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1803951
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14
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Maharashtra
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1221350
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15
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Manipur
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70187
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16
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Meghalaya
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104457
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17
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Mizoram
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29710
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18
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Nagaland
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54484
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19
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Odisha
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2845434
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20
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Punjab
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92988
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21
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Rajasthan
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1227216
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22
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Sikkim
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13601
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23
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Tamil Nadu
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502394
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24
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Telangana
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708865
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25
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Tripura
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148368
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26
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Uttar Pradesh
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2110609
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27
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Uttarakhand
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237921
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28
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West Bengal
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2211040
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Total
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2,63,25,259
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Answering to a separate question in Lok Sabha today, Shri Goyal also informed that as per information provided by the States, as on 30.06.2017, there are 3,618 un-electrified census villages left out of the total 18,452. He further added that a total of 6,015 villages were electrified in 2016-17. The details of villages electrified are as given below:
State-wise details of villages electrified during 2016-17
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Sr. No.
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State
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2016-17
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1
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Arunachal Pradesh
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175
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2
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Assam
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1,218
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3
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Bihar
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556
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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294
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5
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Himachal Pradesh
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27
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6
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J & K
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5
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7
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Jharkhand
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1,104
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8
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Karnataka
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14
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9
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Madhya Pradesh
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159
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10
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Manipur
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121
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11
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Meghalaya
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681
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12
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Mizoram
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24
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13
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Nagaland
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76
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14
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Odisha
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1,092
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15
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Rajasthan
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263
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16
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Tripura
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17
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17
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Uttar Pradesh
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162
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18
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Uttarakhand
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18
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19
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West Bengal
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9
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Total
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6,015
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