Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Network Investment and Strengthening
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## NETWORK INVESTMENT AND STRENGTHENING

## 504.   SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  substations  and  Distribution  Transformers  (DTs) planned,  and  installed,  State-wise,  in  rural  electrification  projects  since 2014;
- (b) the  number  of  electrification  lines  under  11  KV  planned  and  laid under rural electrification projects since 2014, State-wise;
- (c) the number of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) projects  sanctioned  since  it's  inception,  and  the  number  of  projects delayed for more than two years;
- (d) the number of overloading and transformer breakdowns since 2014, State-wise;
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of electricity supply;
- (f) the measures taken in tariff design innovation to encourage homebased or small enterprises in newly electrified villages; and
- (g) the number of accidents and fatalities from electricity shock, fires from  electricity short-circuits  since  2014,  State-wise,  the  details  of compensation paid to victims since 2014?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : Government  of  India  launched  'Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram Jyoti Yojana' (DDUGJY) in December, 2014 for various rural electrification works. Under the scheme, 4505 new projects of Rs. 42676.67 crore have been sanctioned. An additional amount of Rs.11,996 crore has also been sanctioned for 14 States under DDUGJY  for  creation of additional infrastructure  to  cater  to  the  requirement  of  household  electrification being  done  under  Saubhagya.  The  physical  progress  of  Sub-stations, Distribution Transformers (DTs), 11 kV lines, as on 30.11.2018, is given at Annexure-I. As on date no project under DDUGJY is delayed for more than two years.

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(d) : As  informed  by  the  Nodal  agency  for  DDUGJY,  no  report  of overloading and breakdown of transformer under DDUGJY  was received by them since 2014.

(e) : The supply of electricity to rural areas falls under the purview of respective State Governments/Power Utilities. However, Government of India has taken a joint initiative with all the States/UTs for preparation of State specific documents for providing 24x7 power supply to all households,  industrial  &  commercial  consumers  and  adequate  supply  of power  to  agricultural  consumers  as  per  State  policy.  All  the  State Governments  and  Union  Territories  have  signed  '24x7  Power  For  All' document to provide electricity to all from 1st April 2019. Government of India  supplements  the  efforts  of  States  through  its  various  schemes including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har  Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  and  Ujjwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY).

(f) : Tariff  for  all  categories  of  consumers  is  determined  by  the concerned  Regulatory  Commission  following  the  broad  principles  laid down  under  Tariff Policy 2016  with  the basic objective to  ensure availability  of  electricity  to  consumers,  including  home-based  or  small enterprises  in  villages,  at  reasonable  and  competitive  rates.  The  Tariff Policy 2016 also provides for the State Governments to give subsidy and suggests  that  direct  subsidy  is  a  better  way  to  support  the  poorer categories of consumers and subsidies should be targeted effectively and in transparent to only needy consumers.

(g) : As per the data furnished by states, the numbers of Electrical Accidents and the compensation paid to the victims since 2014 is given at Annexure-II.

The state-wise details  of  electrical  accidents  during  2014-15 to 2017-18 are given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  504 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2018.

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| DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   | DDUGJY:State-wise details of Subs-station, Distribution Transformers and 11 kV lines   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Augmentation                                                                           | Augmentation                                                                           | As on 30.11.2018                                                                       | As on 30.11.2018                                                                       |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Physical                                                                               | Physical                                                                               | DTR                                                                                    | 11 KV Line (Excl. Feeder                                                               |
| Name of State                                                                          |                                                                                        | Parameter                                                                              | Substation New                                                                         | KV Augmentation                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        | & NICOBAR                                                                              | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | segregation)                                                                           |
|                                                                                        | ANDAMAN                                                                                |                                                                                        | 5                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 59                                                                                     |
|                                                                                        | ISLANDS                                                                                | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 132                                                                                    | 0                                                                                      | 20265                                                                                  | 5232.24                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                         | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 132                                                                                    | 0                                                                                      | 14465                                                                                  | 2826.21                                                                                |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 533                                                                                    | 975.74                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                      | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 472                                                                                    | 758.3                                                                                  |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 23                                                                                     | 15                                                                                     | 5144                                                                                   | 5195.1                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                  | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 2106                                                                                   | 2306.65                                                                                |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 288                                                                                    | 0                                                                                      | 70621                                                                                  | 3077                                                                                   |
|                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                  | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 82                                                                                     | 0                                                                                      | 5804                                                                                   | 416.45                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | Sanctioned                                                                             | Scope                                                                                  | 80                                                                                     | 101                                                                                    | 12894                                                                                  | 6141.22                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                                                                           | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 61                                                                                     | 69                                                                                     | 5832                                                                                   | 3352.73                                                                                |
| DADRA & NAGAR                                                                          | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 14                                                                                     | 37.93                                                                                  |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Achievement/Progress                                                                   |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      |
| HAVELI                                                                                 | Sanctioned                                                                             | Scope                                                                                  | 0                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                      |
|                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                    | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      |
|                                                                                        | GUJARAT Sanctioned                                                                     | Scope Achievement/Progress                                                             | 21 10                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                    | 17466 17239                                                                            | 2309.21 7612.88                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       |                                                                                        | 1                                                                                      | 3536                                                                                   | 1159.8                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 14                                                                                     | 0                                                                                      | 561                                                                                    | 671.48                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Scope                                                                                  | 0                                                                                      | 29                                                                                     | 321                                                                                    | 454.17                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned                                                                             | 16                                                                                     | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                       | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
|                                                                                        | Sanctioned                                                                             | Scope                                                                                  | 40                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     | 2395                                                                                   | 2976.13                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                        | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 69                                                                                     | 23.71                                                                                  |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 104                                                                                    | 131                                                                                    | 64645                                                                                  | 3044.33                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                              | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 28                                                                                     | 0                                                                                      | 17578                                                                                  | 5239.88                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       |                                                                                        | 4                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 12360                                                                                  | 4394.4                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                              | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 2 2                                                                                    | 3                                                                                      | 4949                                                                                   | 4419.45 1281.94                                                                        |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 1                                                                                      | 7 3                                                                                    | 581                                                                                    | 1084.72                                                                                |
| KERALA                                                                                 | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 135                                                                                    | 335                                                                                    | 542 28093                                                                              | 9100.56                                                                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                         |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 47 216                                                                                 | 130 104                                                                                | 10876                                                                                  | 5521.76 5144.26                                                                        |
|                                                                                        | Achievement/Progress                                                                   |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 8985                                                                                   |                                                                                        |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                            | Sanctioned Achievement/Progress                                                        | Scope                                                                                  | 114                                                                                    | 83                                                                                     | 3373                                                                                   | 1822.4                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 315                                                                                    | 324.67                                                                                 |
| MANIPUR                                                                                | Achievement/Progress                                                                   |                                                                                        | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      | 1.5                                                                                    |
|                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       |                                                                                        | 9                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |
|                                                                                        | Achievement/Progress                                                                   |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 1349.53                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                              |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 1053                                                                                   | 0                                                                                      |
| MIZORAM                                                                                |                                                                                        | Sanctioned Scope                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                      | 72 63                                                                                  | 181.7 151.6                                                                            |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Achievement/Progress Sanctioned Scope                                                  | 3                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                    | 115                                                                                    | 237.89                                                                                 |
| NAGALAND                                                                               |                                                                                        | Achievement/Progress Scope                                                             | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 84                                                                                     | 217.83                                                                                 |
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Sanctioned                                                                             | 15                                                                                     | 78                                                                                     | 7527                                                                                   | 7460.34                                                                                |
|                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                 | Achievement/Progress                                                                   | 7                                                                                      | 78                                                                                     | 1273                                                                                   | 1073.08                                                                                |

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|    |               | Sanctioned Scope                      | 0      | 0      | 21       | 48.05            |
|----|---------------|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------|------------------|
| 23 | PUDUCHERRY    | Achievement/Progress                  |        |        |          | 0                |
| 24 | PUNJAB        | Sanctioned Scope                      | 0      | 0      | 1721     | 625.87           |
|    |               | Achievement/Progress                  | 0      | 0      | 256      | 752.77           |
| 25 |               | Sanctioned Scope                      | 208    | 5      | 39084    | 21414.43         |
|    | RAJASTHAN     | Achievement/Progress                  | 96     | 1      | 35207    | 10648.4          |
| 26 | SIKKIM        | Sanctioned Scope                      | 0      | 0      | 143      | 155.2            |
|    |               | Achievement/Progress                  | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0                |
| 27 | TAMIL NADU    | Sanctioned Scope Achievement/Progress | 108 38 | 132 51 | 1257 417 | 1797.4 531.12    |
| 28 | Telangana     | Sanctioned Scope                      | 84     | 0      | 8482     | 2320.64          |
| 29 |               | Achievement/Progress                  | 68     | 0      | 3540     | 797.87           |
|    |               | Sanctioned Scope                      | 0      | 0      | 144      | 95.82            |
|    | TRIPURA       | Achievement/Progress                  | 0 237  | 0 612  | 20       | 55.11            |
| 30 | UTTAR PRADESH | Sanctioned Scope                      | 143    |        | 70227    | 12557.88 3669.54 |
|    |               | Achievement/Progress                  | 1      | 373 0  | 23725    | 2557.15          |
| 31 |               | Sanctioned Scope                      |        |        | 3877     |                  |
|    | UTTARAKHAND   | Achievement/Progress                  | 0      | 0      | 262      | 197.69           |
| 32 |               | Sanctioned Scope                      | 80     | 112    | 26364    | 8126.22          |
|    | WEST BENGAL   | Achievement/Progress                  | 28     | 107    | 3576     | 886.22           |
|    |               | Total Sanctioned Scope                | 1825   | 1692   | 41014 6  | 109835.82        |
|    | Grand Total   | Total Achievement/Progress            | 857    | 898    | 15039 9  | 55039.34         |

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ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  504 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2018.

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## STATE WISE DETAILS OF ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS DURING THE YEAR 2014-2018

| State/UT          | Human Fatal (2014-2015)   | Human Fatal (2015-2016)   | Human Fatal (2016-2017)   | Human Fatal (2017-2018)   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 248                       | 431                       | 82                        | NA                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA                        | NA                        | 0                         | NA                        |
| Assam             | 3                         | 5                         | 4                         | 4                         |
| Bihar             | 86                        | NA                        | NA                        | 0                         |
| Chhattisgarh      | 227                       | 217                       | 124                       | 193                       |
| Goa               | 9                         | 8                         | 4                         | 9                         |
| Gujarat           | 437                       | 432                       | 624                       | 623                       |
| Haryana           | 97                        | 104                       | 63                        | 75                        |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 32                        | 23                        | 28                        | 15                        |
| Jammu and Kashmir | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        |
| Jharkhand         | NA                        | NA                        | 63                        | 45                        |
| Karnataka         | 580                       | 477                       | 500                       | 481                       |
| Kerala            | 309                       | 287                       | 208                       | 242                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 544                       | 563                       | 241                       | 246                       |
| Maharashtra       | 818                       | 864                       | 1269                      | 1273                      |
| Manipur           | 9                         | 6                         | 0                         | NA                        |
| Meghalaya         | NA                        | NA                        | 0                         | NA                        |
| Mizoram           | NA                        | 9                         | 0                         | NA                        |
| Nagaland          | 1                         | NA                        | 0                         | NA                        |
| Odisha            | 115                       | 128                       | 48                        | 130                       |
| Punjab            | 4                         | 100                       | 101                       | 96                        |
| Rajasthan         | 231                       | 431                       | 23                        | 90                        |
| Sikkim            | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        | 5                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 596                       | 730                       | 520                       | 307                       |
| Telangana         | 92                        | 49                        | 241                       | 96                        |
| Tripura           | 0                         | NA                        | 0                         | NA                        |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 123                       | 312                       | 958                       | 1131                      |
| Uttarakhand       | 47                        | 32                        | 34                        | 57                        |
| West Bengal       | 115                       | 117                       | 189                       | 196                       |
| Delhi             | 19                        | 4                         | 132                       | 108                       |
| A & N Islands     | 2                         | 3                         | 4                         | 2                         |
| Chandigarh        | 0                         | 1                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| D&N Haveli        | 0                         | NA                        | 1                         | 1                         |
| Daman & Diu       | 0                         | NA                        | 0                         | 2                         |
| Lakshadweep       | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        |
| Puducherry        | 10                        | 5                         | 1                         | 9                         |
| Total             | 4754                      | 5338                      | 5462                      | 5436                      |

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## Compensation paid to accident victims from 2014-15 to 2017-18

| Year    | Compensation Paid (in Rs.)                                                               |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | Rs.29424890/- ( Only for Kerala)                                                         |
| 2015-16 | Rs.18944520/- (Only for Kerala)                                                          |
| 2016-17 | Rs.19932680/- (Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Kerala)                         |
| 2017-18 | Rs.9044649/- (Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Kerala) |