Lok Sabha Question No. 3506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Ujwal Bharat
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## UJWAL BHARAT

## 3506. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ujwal Bharat Scheme, which  inter alia ensure uninterrupted supply of power to the rural, urban and remote areas, has been launched and if so,

the details thereof;

- (b) the  steps  taken  and  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve the goals set under this initiative; and
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  revamp  the  existing  funding and execution pattern to achieve the goals and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : No scheme titled as 'Ujwal Bharat Scheme' has been launched by the Government of India (GoI).  However, GoI have taken several measures to provide 24X7 affordable and environment friendly 'Power for All' by 2019, which inter-alia, include the following:-

- i. Electrification  of  18,452  un-electrified  villages  (as  on  1/4/2015):  As  on 20/03/2017, 12,661 villages have been electrified.
- ii. Preparation  of  state  specific  action  plans  for  24X7  Power  for  All, covering adequacy of generation, transmission capacity and distribution system:  24X7  Power  for  All  documents  have  been  signed  with  35 States/UTs.
- iii. Launching  of  scheme  called  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY)  for  rural  areas:  The  scheme  provides  for  (a)  separation  of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders; (b) strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission and distribution infrastructure in rural areas  including metering  at distribution transformers,  feeders  and consumers end; and (c) rural electrification.
- iv. Launching  of  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  for  urban areas:  The  scheme  provides  for  (a)  strengthening  of  sub-transmission and  distribution  networks  in  urban  areas;  (b)  metering  of  distribution transformers/feeders/consumers in urban areas; and (c) IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network.
- v. Operationalization  of  Power  System  Development  Fund  (PSDF):    PSDF shall be utilized for the project proposed by distribution utilities for (a) creating  necessary  transmission  system  of  strategic  importance;  (b) installation of shunt capacitors etc. for improvement of voltage profile in the grid; (c) installation of standard and special protection schemes; and (d) Renovation  and  Modernisation  of  transmission  and  distribution systems for relieving congestion; etc.
- vi. Launching of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY): The scheme has been launched for operational and financial turnaround of Discoms.
7. Measures initiated for reducing the generation cost of coal based power
- vii. projects:
9. (a)
10. Increasing supply of domestic coal;
11. (b)
12. (c)
13. Coal usage flexibility
14. Rationalisation of coal linkages
15. viii 56,232.6  MW  generation  capacity  have  been  added  during  the  period 2014-17 (as on 28.02.2017).
- ix. Increase in electricity generation from 967 BU (Billion Unit)  in 2013-14 to 1048 BU in 2014-15 and 1107 BU in 2015-16, resulting in lowest ever energy deficit of 2.1% in 2015-16. During the current year 2016-17 (upto February  2017),  electricity  generation  has  been  1057.746  BU.  Energy deficit  has  further  reduced  to  0.7%  during  the  period  April-February, 2017 which is the lowest ever.
- x. 73,798  ckm  transmission  lines  and  1,89,948  MVA  sub-station  capacity added  during  2014  to  February,  2017.    87%  increase  in  transmission capacity to South India from 3450 MW in April- 2014-February, 2017 to 6450 MW.
- xi. Implementation of Green Energy Corridor for transmission of renewable energy.
- xii. Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  to  replace  77  crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. This will result in estimated avoided capacity generation of 20,000 MW and save 100 billion kWh per year by March, 2019. As on date, 21.8 crore LED bulbs have been distributed. In addition,  over  5.36  lakh  energy  efficient  fans  and  13.37  lakh  LED  tube lights have been distributed.
20. xiii Street  Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP)  is  being  implemented  to replace  1.4  crore  conventional  street  lights  by  LED  street  lights.  The replacement will result in avoided capacity generation of 1500 MW and save 9 billion kWh per year by March, 2019. As on date, over 18.3 lakh LED Street lights have been replaced across the country.

(c) : The funding pattern for the new schemes initiated by the Government is as under:

- i. DDUGJY  &  IPDS:    Government  of  India  Grant  -  60%  (85%  in  case  of Special Category States; Utility/State contribution - 10% (5% in case of Special  Category  States);  loan  from  banks/financial  institutions  -  30% (10% in case of Special Category States) - Additional grant from GoI on achievement of prescribed milestones - 50% of the loan component.
- ii. PSDF: Subject to availability of funds and admissibility, the quantum of grant towards project cost ranges from 75% to 100% for non Special Category  States.    The  projects  from  North-East  and  other  hill  States, namely, J&K, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are eligible for grant upto 100%.

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