Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Funding Pattern in IPDS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## FUNDING PATTERN IN IPDS

1437. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) recently;
- (b) If so, the details thereof along with its objectives and funding pattern;
- (c) the number of cities proposed to be covered under IPDS in the country, State-wise;
- (d) whether any time-frame has been fixed to complete the projects under the scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-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) & (b) : Yes, Madam. The Government of India approved the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), on 20.11.2014, with a total outlay of Rs. 32,612 crore and a budgetary support of Rs. 25,354 crore. In addition to this, the  erstwhile  Restructured  Accelerated  Power  Development  and  Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), was subsumed under IPDS and the approved outlay of Rs. 44,011 crore including Budgetary support of Rs. 22,727 crore for 12th and 13th Plans has been  carried forward to the new Scheme IPDS.

The aim of the scheme is to provide quality and reliable power supply in the urban areas. The main components of IPDS are:

-  Strengthening  of  sub-transmission  and  distribution  networks  in  the urban areas;
-  Metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas.
-  IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network being undertaken under R-APDRP.

The funding pattern of the scheme are given at Annexure-I

(c) : State-wise  summary  of  eligible  towns  under  IPDS  totaling  to  4041 towns is given at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) : The  IPDS  provides  to  complete  the  projects  within  a  period  of  24 months from the date of issue of Letter of Award.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1437 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.11.2016. ***********

## Funding pattern under Integrated Power Development Scheme

| Agency                                                                                  | Nature of support   | Quantum of support (percentage of Project cost)   | Quantum of support (percentage of Project cost)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                         |                     | Other than special category states                | Special category states                           |
| Govt. of India                                                                          | Grant               | 60                                                | 85                                                |
| Discom Contribution*                                                                    | Own Fund            | 10                                                | 5                                                 |
| Lender(FIs/Banks)/Discom's own fund                                                     | Loan/own fund       | 30                                                | 10                                                |
| Additional Grant from GoI on achievement of prescribed milestones                       | Grant               | 50% of total loan/own fund(30%) i.e. 15%          | 50% of total loan/own fund(10%) i.e. 5%           |
| Maximum Grant by GoI(Including additional grant on achievement of prescribed milestone) | Grant               | 75%                                               | 90%                                               |

*Minimum  contribution  by  Discom(s)  shall  be  10%  (5%  in  case  of  Special Category States). However, Discom(s) contribution can go up to 40% (15% in case of special category states), if they do not intend to avail loan. In case, the Discom(s) do not avail loan, the maximum eligible additional grant would still  be  15%  (5%  in  case  of  Special  Category  States)  on  achievement  of prescribed milestones. The loan component would be provided by PFC or by other FIs/Banks.

The  funding  pattern  for  the  works  included  in  the  erstwhile  RAPDRP  will remain unchanged.

Note: 100% grant will be provided by GoI towards expenditure incurred on activities  for  bringing  the  missing  links  of  National  Optical  Fiber  Network (NOFN), Training & Capacity Building, Establishment of National Power Data Hub at CEA and Project Management Agency (PMA) as per provision of the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1437 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.11.2016.

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| State-wise summary of eligible towns under IPDS   | State-wise summary of eligible towns under IPDS   | State-wise summary of eligible towns under IPDS   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                           | State/ UT                                         | No. of Towns                                      |
| 1                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                         | 1                                                 |
| 2                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 83                                                |
| 3                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 26                                                |
| 4                                                 | Assam                                             | 88                                                |
| 5                                                 | Bihar                                             | 139                                               |
| 6                                                 | Chandigarh                                        | 1                                                 |
| 7                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 168                                               |
| 8                                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                              | 1                                                 |
| 9                                                 | Daman & Diu                                       | 2                                                 |
| 10                                                | Delhi                                             | 3                                                 |
| 11                                                | Goa                                               | 14                                                |
| 12                                                | Gujarat                                           | 195                                               |
| 13                                                | Haryana                                           | 80                                                |
| 14                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 56                                                |
| 15                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                   | 86                                                |
| 16                                                | Jharkhand                                         | 40                                                |
| 17                                                | Karnataka                                         | 220                                               |
| 18                                                | Kerala                                            | 59                                                |
| 19                                                | Lakshadweep                                       | 0                                                 |
| 20                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 364                                               |
| 21                                                | Maharashtra                                       | 256                                               |
| 22                                                | Manipur                                           | 28                                                |
| 23                                                | Meghalaya                                         | 10                                                |
| 24                                                | Mizoram                                           | 23                                                |
| 25                                                | Nagaland                                          | 19                                                |
| 26                                                | Odisha                                            | 107                                               |
| 27                                                | Puducherry                                        | 6                                                 |
| 28                                                | Punjab                                            | 143                                               |
| 29                                                | Rajasthan                                         | 185                                               |
| 30                                                | Sikkim                                            | 8                                                 |
| 31                                                | Tamil Nadu                                        | 721                                               |
| 32                                                | Tripura                                           | 16                                                |
| 33                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 648                                               |
| 34                                                | Uttarakhand                                       | 74                                                |
| 35                                                | West Bengal                                       | 129                                               |
| 36                                                | Telangana                                         | 42                                                |
| Total                                             | Total                                             | 4041                                              |

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