Lok Sabha Question No. 4104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Power to all Households
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## POWER TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS

†4104.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  target  of  providing  power  to  every household in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) if not, the time by which the target is likely to be achieved;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide power at the minimum rate to farmers for consumption in farming and agro-industries;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether the Government has engaged private companies in power supply to cities as well as villages; and

(g) if  so,  the  names  of  the  companies  included  and  the  criteria  adopted  for  this purpose?

## 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) : Government  of  India    has  taken  up  a  joint  initiative  with  States/UTs  for preparation of State specific documents for providing '24x7 Power for All  by 2021-2022 in a phased manner.   Providing '24 hours' electricity to all households is the responsibility of concerned State Government/Power  Utility. All the State  Governments  and Union Territories have signed the '24X7 Power For All' document with the Union Government.

(d) & (e) : Tariff  of  the  electricity  supply  is  fixed  by  concerned  State  Electricity Regulatory Commission or Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission.

(f) & (g): Electricity is a concurrent subject and providing electricity to its consumers is  the  responsibility  of  concerned  State  Governments/DISCOMs.    As  per  Electricity  Act 2003, license is given to distribution companies by the State Government concerned.  A list  of  such  private  distribution  companies  in  various  states  of  the  country  is  given  at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (f)  &  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4104 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2017.

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## LIST OF PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN VARIOUS STATES IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No.         | State/Region    | Name of the Distribution Company                          |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Northern Region | Northern Region | Northern Region                                           |
| 1               | Uttar Pradesh   | Noida Power Co. Ltd (NPCL)                                |
| 2               | Delhi           | BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL)                          |
|                 |                 | BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL)                        |
|                 |                 | Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited(TPDDL)              |
| Western Region  | Western Region  | Western Region                                            |
| 3               | Chhattisgarh    | Bhilai Steel Plant                                        |
|                 |                 | Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(JSPL)                           |
| 4               | Gujarat         | Torrent Power Limited (TPL), Ahmedabad                    |
|                 |                 | Torrent Power Limited ( TPL)- Surat                       |
|                 |                 | Torrent Energy Limited -SEZ -Dehaj                        |
|                 |                 | Mundra Port SEZ Utilities Pvt Ltd (MUPL)                  |
|                 |                 | Aspen Infrastructures Ltd (Synefra), SEZ, Vadodara        |
|                 |                 | Jubilant Infrastructure Ltd, Industrial Estate, Bharuch   |
| 5               | Maharashtra     | Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.                              |
|                 |                 | Tata Power Co. Ltd.                                       |
|                 |                 | Mindspace Bussiness Parks Pvt Ltd (SEZ -IT Park Airoli )  |
|                 |                 | Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation(MIHAN Nagpur) |
|                 |                 | Ixora Construction Pvt Ltd( SEZ Panvel)                   |
|                 |                 | Quadron Business Park Ltd( SEZ IT Park Hinjewadi, Pune)   |
|                 |                 | Gigaplex Estate Pvt Ltd(SEZ-IT & ITES at Airoli)          |
| Southern Region | Southern Region | Southern Region                                           |
| 6               | Kerala          | Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Limited (KDHP)      |
|                 |                 | KINESCO Power Utility Ltd, Kochi                          |
| Eastern Region  | Eastern Region  | Eastern Region                                            |
| 7               | West Bengal     | Calcutta Electricity Supply Co. (CESC)                    |
|                 |                 | Indian Power Corporation Ltd. (IPCL)(erstwhile DPSCL)     |
| 8               | Jharkhand       | Jamshedpur Utility & Services Company Ltd (JUSCO)         |
|                 |                 | Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur                            |

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