Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

†3954.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of villages electrified during the last three years and the current year  as  part  of  the  Government's  initiative  to  achieve  24/7  power  for  all, State/UTwise and Year-wise;
- (b) whether  electrified  villages  are  not  getting  adequate  supply  of  electricity and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  gap  between  demand  and  supply  of  electricity  in  rural  areas  of  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the Government  has  launched  GARV  App  for  tracking  rural electrification and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether one of the reasons for poor supply of electricity to rural areas is the problem  in transmission  system  and  if so, the steps being taken  by  the Government  to  improve  the  transmission  system  of  power  in  the  country particularly in rural areas; and
- (f) whether the contracted companies engaged in village electrification work have completed their work in scheduled time and if not, the action being taken against the said companies, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As reported by the States, electrification works  in 15,277 unelectrified  census villages have been completed during the last three years and the  current  year  up  to  30.06.2017.  The  state-wise  and  year-wise  details  are  at Annexure.

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(b) & (c) : Electricity is a concurrent subject.   Electricity distribution and supply of continuous and reliable power is the responsibility of the respective State/Power Utilities. However, Government of India has taken up a joint initiative with all States/UTs for preparation of State specific documents for providing 24x7 power supply to all and adequate supply of power to agricultural consumers as per State  policy.  According  to  Central  Electricity  Authority,  based  on  the  data submitted  by  states  through  Regional  Power  Committees,  the  country  faced  a demand supply gap of 0.7% in terms of  energy  and  1.6%  in  terms  of  peak  load requirements during 2016-17.

(d) : Rural  Electrification  Corporation  has  launched  Garv  App.  Additional monitoring mechanism of household and habitation electrification has been added to the existing platform on the basis of data given by the States.

(e) : Supply  of  continuous  and  reliable  power  is  the  responsibility  of  the respective  State/Power  Utilities.  However,  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram Jyoti  Yojana,  an  amount  of  Rs.9601.87  crore  has  been  earmarked  for  system strengthening to improve the sub-transmission system in rural areas.

(f) : The  electrification  works  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  are  undertaken  by  the  respective  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs) which is decided by respective States. Wherever the performance of contractors is not satisfactory  the  implementing  agency  can  impose  penalty/liquidated damages as per the terms and conditions of the agreement executed between PIA and the Contractor.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2017.

*********** State-wise number of villages electrified during the last three years and current year

(as on 30.06.2017)

| Sr. No.   | State             |   2014-15 | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 (upto 30.06.2017) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |       107 | 174       | 175       |                          17 |
| 2         | Assam             |       190 | 942       | 1,218     |                         132 |
| 3         | Bihar             |       341 | 1,754     | 556       |                          97 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      |        67 | 405       | 294       |                         101 |
| 5         | Himachal Pr.      |         6 | 1         | 27        |                           0 |
| 6         | J & K             |         9 | 27        | 5         |                           0 |
| 7         | Jharkhand         |       161 | 750       | 1,104     |                         134 |
| 8         | Karnataka         |         0 | 0         | 14        |                          14 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    |        86 | 214       | 159       |                           5 |
| 10        | Manipur           |       192 | 75        | 121       |                          14 |
| 11        | Meghalaya         |        43 | 1         | 681       |                          52 |
| 12        | Mizoram           |        47 | 16        | 24        |                           2 |
| 13        | Nagaland          |        10 | 0         | 76        |                           2 |
| 14        | Odisha            |        13 | 1264      | 1,092     |                         169 |
| 15        | Rajasthan         |        70 | 163       | 263       |                           0 |
| 16        | Tripura           |         0 | 9         | 17        |                           0 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     |        59 | 1,305     | 162       |                           3 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand       |         4 | 0         | 18        |                           6 |
| 19        | West Bengal       |         0 | 8         | 9         |                           1 |
|           | Total             |      1405 | 7108      | 6015      |                         749 |

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