Lok Sabha Question No. 3750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Funding Pattern for Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3750

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## FUNDING PATTERN FOR ELECTRIFICATION

3750.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  targets  fixed  and  achievements  made  under  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY);
- (b) the details of funding pattern under the Yojana i.e., Central share and State share;
- (c) whether the execution of the Yojana have been found to be very slow in several States of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to issue some advisory to these States for speedier implementation of the Yojana, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : Under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  all  the inhabited un-electrified census villages have been electrified across the country as on 28.04.2018.  Targets and achievements, as on 30.06.2018 under DDUGJY is as given below :-

|   Sl. No. | Particulars                                                                                                                             | Target                                             | Achievement                                      |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Feeder Separation - 11 KV                                                                                                               | 159771 Ckm                                         | 32881 Ckm                                        |
|         2 | System Strengthening - (a) Distribution Transformers (b) 11 KV lines (c) LT lines (d) New sub-stations (e) Augmentation of sub-stations | 409989 Nos 109112 Ckm 122303 Ckm 1825 Nos 1693 Nos | 82741 Nos. 33212 Ckm 62227 Ckm 487 Nos. 699 Nos. |
|         3 | Metering - (a) Consumers (b) Feeders (c) Distribution Transformers                                                                      | 14889629 Nos 29336 Nos 376234 Nos                  | 4869724 Nos. 5185 Nos. 64028 Nos.                |

The  funding  pattern  of  the  scheme  envisages  60%  grant  from Government of India in respect of States other than special category (85% for the Special  Category  States  i.e.  all  North  Eastern  States  including  Sikkim,  J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand).

Minimum  10%  (5%  for  Special  Category  States)  is  contributed through  own  sources  by  the  State  Government  /  State  Power  Utility  and  the balance  30%  (10%  for  Special  Category  States)  is  Loan  or  own  sources  by  the State Government / State Power Utility.  The loan is generally financed by Power Finance Corporation/Rural Electrification Corporation Limited.

Additional grant upto 15% (5% in case of Special Category States) by conversion of 50% of loan component will be provided by Government of India on achievement of prescribed milestones such as timely completion, timely electrification  of  households,  reduction  in  AT&C  losses  &  upfront  release  of revenue subsidy by State Government.

(c) to (e) : Under  DDUGJY,  electrification  works  are  under  progress  except  in some of the cases due to delay in forest & railway clearances, land acquisition for sub-stations, Right of Way (RoW) issues, providing BPL lists, law & order issues including naxal problem and difficult terrain. The progress is monitored regularly in  Review,  Planning  and  Monitoring  (RPM)  meetings  and  ways  and  means  for expediting works are suggested.

A  mechanism  has  been  put  in  place  at  District,  State  and  Central levels  for  effective  monitoring  of  rural  electrification.    DDUGJY  projects  are reviewed  at  District  level  by  District  Development  Co-ordination  &  Monitoring Committee  namely  DISHA  (administered  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development), headed by senior most Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), at the State level through State Level Standing Committees (SLSC), headed by Chief Secretary of  the  State  and  by  the  Inter-ministerial  Monitoring  Committee,  headed  by Secretary (Power) at national level.

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