Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Ujwal Bharat
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## UJWAL BHARAT

*123.   SHRI HARI OM PANDEY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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 Union 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) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.123  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.11.2016 REGARDING UJWAL BHARAT.

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(a) & (b) : No scheme titled as 'Ujwal Bharat Scheme' has been launched by the Government. However, Government of India 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 22/11/2016, 10,945 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 for 34 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 utilised 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.
- vii. Measures  initiated  for  reducing    the  generation  cost  of  coal  based power projects :
8. (a) Increasing supply of domestic coal;
9. (b) Coal usage flexibility
10. (c) Rationalisation of coal linkages
- viii. 46,534 MW generation capacity have been added during 2014-16.
- ix. Increase in electricity generation from 967 BU 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.
- x. 50,215 ckm transmission lines and 1,28,403 MVA sub-station capacity added during 2014-16.  71% increase in transmission capacity to South India from 3450 MW in 2013-14 to 5900 MW.
- xi. Implementation of Green Energy Corridor for transmission of renewable energy.

(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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