List of states and union territories of India by households having electricity

This is a list of the states and union territories of India ranked in order of percentage of households having electricity as the source of lighting. This information is based on 2011 and 2001 data as published by 2011 census of India and 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). In default display, the rankings of 2016 are based on 2015-16 NFHS data. Latest data (April 2019) is based on the Saubhagya scheme portal hosted by Power Ministry.

Between 2010 and 2016, India provided electricity to 30 million people each year, more than any other country, the World Bank said in its latest report released in March 2018. While the percentage of electrified households under Saubhagya is somewhat disputed, it has been acknowledged by various non-governmental organisations that a very huge number (around 30 million) of households were electrified under the scheme.

In 2006, Gujarat became the first state to fully electrify all its villages, followed by Andhra Pradesh in 2016 and Kerala in 2017. Kerala in 2017 became the first state to fully electrify all its households. By 2018, eight other states had achieved 100 per cent saturation in household electrification under Saubhagya: Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana and West Bengal. By 2019, 15 states had achieved 100 per cent household electrification.

Note: The Saubhagya percentages does not count the households who have 'willingly not taken connections' as not electrified. In an interview to the Rajya Sabha TV R.K Singh, the power minister had said that the parts of Chhattisgarh left out are the ones that fall in the Bastar region where the Naxals hold the sway.

List State or union territoryHouseholds having electricity (%) April 2019 (as reported by states) Households having electricity (%) 2016 Households having electricity (%) (Census 2011) Households having electricity (%) (Census 2001)Kerala100 100.0 99.4 97.9Lakshadweep100 99.9 99.7 99.7Delhi100 99.8 99.1 92.9Goa100 99.8 96.9 93.6Puducherry100 99.6 97.7 87.8Chandigarh100 99.6 98.4 96.8Punjab100 99.6 96.6 91.9Himachal Pradesh100 99.5 96.8 94.8Sikkim100 99.4 93.2 92.8Daman and Diu100 99.1 97 95.2Andhra Pradesh100 98.8 92.2 67.2Haryana100 98.8 90.5 82.9Tamil Nadu100 98.8 93.4 78.2Telangana100 98.3 - -Karnataka100 97.8 90.6 78.5Uttarakhand100 97.5 87.0 60.3Dadra and Nagar Haveli100 97.4 95.2 86.0Jammu and Kashmir100 97.4 85.1 80.6Andaman and Nicobar Islands100 97 86.1 76.8Nagaland100 97 81.6 63.6Gujarat100 96.0 90.4 80.4Mizoram100 95.9 84.2 69.6Chhattisgarh100 95.6 75.3 53.1West Bengal100 93.7 54.5 37.5Tripura100 92.7 68.4 41.8Maharashtra100 92.5 83.9 77.5Manipur100 92.4 68.3 60.0Meghalaya100 91.4 60.9 42.7Rajasthan100 91 67.0 54.7Madhya Pradesh100 89.9 67.1 70.0Arunachal Pradesh10088.7 65.7 54.7India10088.267.255.8Odisha100 85.5 43.0 26.9Jharkhand100 80.1 45.8 24.3Assam100 78.2 37.0 24.9Uttar Pradesh100 70.9 36.8 31.9Bihar10058.60 37.50 20.70

See also Electricity sector in India Energy policy of India

References

External links NFHS site Garv