Lok Sabha Question No. 2317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: 24x7 Power Supply
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## 24X7 POWER SUPPLY

## 2317. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up a deadline for providing 24x7 power to all and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the list of States which have achieved 24x7power to all its citizens;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to come up with UDAY 2.0 to improve the health of DISCOMs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any scheme to install electricity meters in all households; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Distribution of electricity to the consumers is responsibility of State Governments and State Distribution Utilities. Government of India has undertaken a joint initiative with State Governments/ Union Territories, with an objective to provide 24x7 power to all households, industry and other electricity consuming entities,  along  with  adequate  power  to  the  agricultural  consumers. All States and Union Territories have signed MoUs with Government of India to ensure 24x7 power supply from 1 st  April 2019 onwards.  The list of States which have achieved 24X7 power to all its citizen is given at Annexure.

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(c) : While electricity is a concurrent subject, the distribution of electricity including operational and financial efficiencies of Distribution utilities is being handled by the States. The Government of India has indicated through the Budget speech of 2020-21, its commitment to continue DISCOM reforms in wake of their financial stress.

(d) & (e) : Installing  electricity  meters  is  the  responsibility  of  the  distribution utilities of the States. Government of India is supplementing the efforts of States to  strengthen  the  distribution  infrastructure  through  its  schemes  including Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). Consumer metering is one of  the  important  components  of  both  the  schemes. The  details  of  consumer  meters  sanctioned  and  installed  under  both  the schemes is given below:

|                   | DDUGJY (incl. Saubhagya) (in Nos.)   | IPDS (in Nos.)   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| Meters Sanctioned | 1,50,22,613                          | 86,86,847        |
| Meters Installed  | 1,35,66,412                          | 80,29,707        |

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2317 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.03.2020.

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As  per  the  status  available  for  the  month  of  Dec-2019  furnished  by  States  in  MIS  of DDUGJY, the achievement of 24x7 Power for all is as below:

| Item                                | Name of State*                                                                                                  |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 24 Hrs of Supply in 8 States        | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal                      |
| <24 to 23 Hrs of Supply in 6 States | Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh                                     |
| <23 to 20 Hrs of Supply in 5 States | Rajasthan, Odisha, Bihar, Meghalaya, Karnataka                                                                  |
| < 20 Hrs of Supply in 10 States     | Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Ladakh |

* Excluding Goa & UTs