Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Access to Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

244.   SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether every household in the electrified villages, towns and cities have access to electricity and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) the average hours for which electricity is provided in villages, towns and cities per day, State-wise;

- (c) the  average  power  consumption  per  household  in  villages,  towns  and cities, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure continuous electricity supply in villages, towns and cities during the last two years?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Electricity is in the concurrent list and providing electricity connection to consumers is the responsibility of the States/DISCOMs.  However, the Central Government  provides assistance to States under Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for creation of necessary infrastructure for rural electrification. Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -'Saubhagya' to achieve universal household electrification. The scheme provides last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all unelectrified  households  in  rural  and  all  poor  un-electrified  households  in  urban areas.  All remaining un-electrified households are targeted for electrification by 31 st  March, 2019.  All States and UTs are committed to supply 24x7 Power for all households from 1 st  April, 2019.

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(b) : As reported by States, the average power supply hours in rural areas is given at Annexure-I.

(c) : The  average  power  consumption  per  household  in  villages,  towns and cities are not maintained by Ministry of Power.  However, as reported by the States/UTs for the Year 2016-17, the total Electricity consumed was 1061182.64 GWh  and  Per  Capita  Consumption  was  1122  kWh  in  India.  The  State-wise  Per Capita Consumption is given at Annexure-II.

(d)   : Government  of  India  has  taken a joint initiative with all the States/UTs for providing 24x7 power for all households, industrial & commercial consumers and adequate supply of power to agriculture consumers as per State policy.  All  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories  have  signed  the  '24x7 Power  For  All'  document  to  provide  electricity  to  all  from  1 st   April,  2019.  In addition,  Government of India supplements  the efforts of the States through its schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har Ghar Yojana- Saubhagya and UDAY.

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  244 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018.

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## Status of Power Supply to Rural Areas

MONTH :  MAY,  2018

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |   Average hours of power supply in a day to rural areas |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                   23.05 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh*  |                                                   14.3  |
|         3 | Assam               |                                                   19    |
|         4 | Bihar               |                                                   18.21 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh        |                                                   23    |
|         6 | Gujarat             |                                                   24    |
|         7 | Haryana             |                                                   13.63 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                   24    |
|         9 | Jammu & Kashmir     |                                                   14.5  |
|        10 | Jharkhand           |                                                   16.77 |
|        11 | Karnataka           |                                                   18.96 |
|        12 | Kerala*             |                                                   23    |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                   23.04 |
|        14 | Maharashtra*        |                                                   23.32 |
|        15 | Manipur             |                                                   22.5  |
|        16 | Meghalaya           |                                                   21.5  |
|        17 | Mizoram             |                                                   10    |
|        18 | Nagaland            |                                                   20    |
|        19 | Odisha              |                                                   19    |
|        20 | Punjab              |                                                   24    |
|        21 | Rajasthan           |                                                   22    |
|        22 | Sikkim*             |                                                   17    |
|        23 | Tamil Nadu          |                                                   24    |
|        24 | Telangana           |                                                   24    |
|        25 | Tripura             |                                                   23.5  |
|        26 | Uttar Pradesh*      |                                                   17.85 |
|        27 | Uttarakhand         |                                                   23.91 |
|        28 | West Bengal         |                                                   24    |

*  Arunachal  Pradesh,  January,  2018  month  data,  Sikkim,  March,  2018  month  data,  UP, February,  2018  month  data  and  Kerala,  Maharashtra,  April  2018  month  data  has  been included.

Source: CEA

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  244 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018.

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| Annual Per Capita Consumption of Electricity -State-wise   | Annual Per Capita Consumption of Electricity -State-wise   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17                                                    | 2016-17                                                    |
| State/UTs                                                  | Per Capita Consumption (kWh)                               |
| Chandigarh                                                 | 1128                                                       |
| Delhi                                                      | 1574                                                       |
| Haryana                                                    | 1975                                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                                           | 1340                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                            | 1282                                                       |
| Punjab                                                     | 2028                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                  | 1166                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                              | 585                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                | 1454                                                       |
| Northern Region                                            | 1003                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                               | 2016                                                       |
| Gujarat                                                    | 2279                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                             | 989                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                | 1307                                                       |
| Daman & Diu                                                | 7965                                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                       | 15783                                                      |
| Goa                                                        | 2466                                                       |
| Western Region                                             | 1533                                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh                                             | 1319                                                       |
| Telangana                                                  | 1551                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                  | 1367                                                       |
| Kerala                                                     | 763                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                                                 | 1847                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                 | 1784                                                       |
| Lakshadweep                                                | 633                                                        |
| Southern Region                                            | 1432                                                       |
| Bihar                                                      | 272                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                  | 915                                                        |
| Odisha                                                     | 1622                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                | 665                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                     | 806                                                        |
| Andaman- Nicobar                                           | 370                                                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 648                                                        |
| Assam                                                      | 339 326                                                    |
| Manipur                                                    |                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                  | 832                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                    | 523                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                   | 345                                                        |
| All                                                        |                                                            |
| India                                                      | 1122                                                       |

Source: CEA