Lok Sabha Question No. 3856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Development Schemes for Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR POWER SECTOR

## 3856.   SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  development  schemes/  programmes  launched  in  power sector in various States including Tamil Nadu, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the total amount  sanctioned, released and utilized under those schemes during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of households without any electricity facility, category-wise e.g. rural and urban SC/ST and others for each State; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  villages  connected  with  electricity  facility  during the last two years including the current year, 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) & (b) : The  details  of  development  schemes/programmes  launched  in power sector in various States including Tamil Nadu are as under:

- (i) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) : It  provides (a) Electrification  of  all  un-electrified  villages/habitations  irrespective  of populations; (b) Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders, facilitating judicious rostering of supply to agricultural &  nonagricultural consumers  in  the  rural areas; (c)  Strengthening  and augmentations of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering at distribution transformers/ feeders/consumers. An amount  of Rs. 66167.28 crore has been sanctioned  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  under DDUGJY and 13017.05 crore has been released. The State-wise details are given at Annex-I.

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- (ii) Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS): The IPDS is to provide quality  and  reliable  power  supply  in  the  urban  areas.    The  main components  of  IPDS  are:  (a)  strengthening  of  sub-transmission  and distribution  network  in  the  urban  areas;  (b)  Metering  of  distribution transformers/feeders/consumers in the urban areas; (c) IT enablement of  distribution  sector  and  strengthening of  distribution  network  being undertaken under the erstwhile Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme  (R-APDRP), which is  now subsumed  under  IPDS.  Under  IPDS,  projects  worth  Rs.  25,880  crore have been sanctioned for 30 states including Tamil Nadu.

The  details  regarding  sanctions  and  disbursements  made  under  RAPDRP and IPDS during the last three years and the current year are given at Annex-II.

- (iii) The Ministry of Power has been working with the States by implementing schemes  relating to energy efficiency and energy conservation,  namely,  Strengthening  of  State  Designated  Agencies (SDAs); Contribution of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) towards State Energy Conservation Fund; Municipal Demand  Side Management; Agriculture Demand Side Management; and Energy Conservation Building Codes.  The details of funds released to various states under these schemes are given at     Annex - III.
- (iv) The  Government  of  India  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY)  for  the  financial  and  operational  turnaround  of  state-owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).  The scheme aims to reduce the interest burden, reduce the cost of power, reduce power losses in Distribution  sector,  and  improve  operational  efficiency  of  DISCOMs. There are no financial implications on the part of Government of India under UDAY.

Tamil Nadu is participating under the scheme UDAY.

- (v) The LED Programme has two components, namely, (i) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  to  provide  LED  bulbs  to  domestic consumers; and Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) for replacement  of  conventional  street  lights  with  smart  and  energy efficient LED street lights. The LED Programme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of four power sector PSUs viz. NTPC, PFC, REC & PGCIL, without any budgetary allocation from the Government of India.

(c)  &  (d)  :    As  per  census  2011,  there  were  16.78  crore  households  in  the Country and 7.50 crore households were un-electrified.  Under DDUGJY, free electricity connections to 2.5 crore BPL households have been released, as on 31.10.2016.  APL households are required to obtain electricity connections from  the  concerned  State  DISCOM/Power  Department  by  paying  applicable connection  charges  as  per  their  norms.  The  State-wise  number  of  unconnected rural households as per census 2011 and the number of villages electrified  under  DDUGJY  (including  RE  component  of  DDUGJY)  during  the last two years and the current year, are given at Annex-IV.

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