Lok Sabha Question No. 5015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Electrification of Rural and Urban Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5015 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2021

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

5015.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has achieved complete electrification of all rural and urban  areas  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;

(b) the details of the proportion of electrification across the country, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has ensured 24 hour electricity supply to all urban and rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) if not, the steps being taken to ensure 24 hour electricity supply in all areas of the country and the time frame of the same; and

(e) the  details  of  the  average  hours  of  power-cut  in  the  country  during  the previous year, State and month-wise?

## 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)  :      Government  of  India  had  launched  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  augmentation  and  strengthening  of  rural sub-transmission and distribution works, feeder segregation and rural electrification works  in  the  country.    As  reported  by  the  States,  all  the  inhabited  un-electrified villages as per Census 2011 stand electrified on 28 th  April, 2018 across the country under DDUGJY.

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya was launched in October, 2017 for electrification of rural and urban poor households in the country. All  households  have  been  reported  to  be  electrified  by  the  States  on  Saubhagya portal,  except  18,734  households  in  Left  Wing  Extremists  (LWE)  affected  areas  of Chhattisgarh as on 31.03.2019. Subsequently, seven States reported 19.09 lakh unelectrified  households  identified  before  31.03.2019  that  were  earlier  unwilling  but have now expressed willingness to get electricity connection which were also taken up  for  electrification.    Except  for  1,855  households  in  Chhattisgarh  and  25,429 households  in  Jharkhand  located  in  LWE  areas,  all  houses  have  been  reported electrified as on 28.02.2021.

As  reported  by  the  States,  since  launch  of  Saubhagya  Scheme,  2.81 crore households have been electrified, up to 28.02.2021. The State-wise details of the same are furnished at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d) :    Electricity is a concurrent subject and supply/distribution of electricity to  all  consumers  of  urban  and  rural  areas  falls  primarily  under  the  purview  of  the respective  State  Governments  and/or  State  Power  Utilities.  Government  of  India supplements the efforts  of  the  States  through  its  various  schemes  including  Deen Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY),  Integrated  Power  Development Scheme (IPDS) and Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to help them to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all households.

All  the  States  and  the  Union  Territories  (UTs)  have  signed  MoUs  with the Central Government to ensure 24x7 power supply w.e.f. 1 st  April 2019 onwards. Many States and UTs claim to supply 24x7 power other than the planned outages and  interruptions  due  to  unforeseen  events.    Government  of  India  has  recently announced the launch of the Reforms Based Result  Linked Revamped Distribution Scheme  which  would  help  in increasing operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and help DISCOMs in achieving this goal.

(e) : As  per  National  Power  Portal  (NPP),  the  average  duration  of  power outages in Urban Areas (in 25 States) for the month of March, 2020 varies from 00.00 (MM:SS) to a maximum of 75:16 (MM:SS) per day. The State-wise details of the same are furnished at Annexure-II.

Similarly, as per National Power Portal (NPP),  the average duration of power outages in Rural Areas (in  20  States)  for  the  month  of  March,  2020    varies from 13:48 (MM:SS) to 609:00 (MM:SS) per day. The State-wise details of the same are furnished at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 5015 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.03.2021 **************

State-wise electrification of households under Saubhagya Yojana

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019   | Progress from 01.04.2019 to 28.02.2021   | Total HHs electrified as on 28.02.2021   | Balance Un- electrified HHs as on 28.02.2021   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,81,930                                                     |                                          | 1,81,930                                 |                                                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 47,089                                                       |                                          | 47,089                                   |                                                |
| 3         | Assam               | 17,45,149                                                    | 2,00,000                                 | 19,45,149                                |                                                |
| 4         | Bihar               | 32,59,041                                                    |                                          | 32,59,041                                |                                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 7,49,397                                                     | 38,539                                   | 7,87,936                                 | 1,855                                          |
| 6         | Gujarat             | 41,317                                                       |                                          | 41,317                                   |                                                |
| 7         | Haryana             | 54,681                                                       |                                          | 54,681                                   |                                                |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    | 12,891                                                       |                                          | 12,891                                   |                                                |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir     | 3,77,045                                                     |                                          | 3,77,045                                 |                                                |
| 10        | Jharkhand           | 15,30,708                                                    | 1,74,571                                 | 17,05,279                                | 25,429                                         |
| 11        | Karnataka           | 3,56,974                                                     | 26,824                                   | 3,83,798                                 |                                                |
| 12        | Ladakh              | 10,456                                                       |                                          | 10,456                                   |                                                |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      | 19,84,264                                                    |                                          | 19,84,264                                |                                                |
| 14        | Maharashtra         | 15,17,922                                                    |                                          | 15,17,922                                |                                                |
| 15        | Manipur             | 1,02,748                                                     | 5,367                                    | 1,08,115                                 |                                                |
| 16        | Meghalaya           | 1,99,839                                                     |                                          | 1,99,839                                 |                                                |
| 17        | Mizoram             | 27,970                                                       |                                          | 27,970                                   |                                                |
| 18        | Nagaland            | 1,32,507                                                     |                                          | 1,32,507                                 |                                                |
| 19        | Odisha              | 24,52,444                                                    |                                          | 24,52,444                                |                                                |
| 20        | Puducherry          | 912                                                          |                                          | 912                                      |                                                |
| 21        | Punjab              | 3,477                                                        |                                          | 3,477                                    |                                                |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 18,62,736                                                    | 2,12,786                                 | 20,75,522                                |                                                |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 14,900                                                       |                                          | 14,900                                   |                                                |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 2,170                                                        |                                          | 2,170                                    |                                                |
| 25        | Telangana           | 5,15,084                                                     |                                          | 5,15,084                                 |                                                |
| 26        | Tripura             | 1,39,090                                                     |                                          | 1,39,090                                 |                                                |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       | 79,80,568                                                    | 12,00,003                                | 91,80,571                                |                                                |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 2,48,751                                                     |                                          | 2,48,751                                 |                                                |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 7,32,290                                                     |                                          | 7,32,290                                 |                                                |
|           | Total               | 2,62,84,350                                                  |                                          | 2,81,42,440                              |                                                |
|           |                     |                                                              | 18,58,090                                |                                          | 27,284                                         |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5015 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.03.2021

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| State wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Urban Areas for March 2020   | State wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Urban Areas for March 2020   | State wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Urban Areas for March 2020   | State wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Urban Areas for March 2020   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                              | State Name                                                                                                                           | Avg. Hours of Supply in a Day (HH:MM)                                                                                                | Avg. Duration of Power Failure / Outage (Minutes) in a Day                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 23:55                                                                                                                                | 04:37                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                | 23:48                                                                                                                                | 11:19                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                | 23:08                                                                                                                                | 51:56                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                         | 23:59                                                                                                                                | 00:27                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                  | 22:45                                                                                                                                | 75:16                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                              | 23:57                                                                                                                                | 02:50                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                              | 23:17                                                                                                                                | 42:31                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 23:51                                                                                                                                | 08:18                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                            | 23:33                                                                                                                                | 26:13                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                            | 23:50                                                                                                                                | 09:31                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                               | 23:59                                                                                                                                | 00:07                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 23:52                                                                                                                                | 07:59                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                          | 23:58                                                                                                                                | 01:01                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                            | 23:59                                                                                                                                | 00:31                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                              | 23:40                                                                                                                                | 19:34                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                             | 23:30                                                                                                                                | 29:20                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                               | 23:39                                                                                                                                | 20:26                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                               | 23:43                                                                                                                                | 16:34                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            | 23:53                                                                                                                                | 06:26                                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                           | 23:58                                                                                                                                | 01:10                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                            | 23:55                                                                                                                                | 04:20                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                              | 24:00                                                                                                                                | 00:00                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 23:33                                                                                                                                | 26:01                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                          | 23:24                                                                                                                                | 35:07                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                          | 23:58                                                                                                                                | 01:04                                                                                                                                |

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5015 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.03.2021 **************

| State-wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Rural Areas for March 2020   | State-wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Rural Areas for March 2020   | State-wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Rural Areas for March 2020   | State-wise Average Duration of Power Supply in a day and Average Duration of Power Failure in a day for Rural Areas for March 2020   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                              | State                                                                                                                                | Average Hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH::MM)                                                                                      | Average Duration of Power Failure/Outage (MM:SS)/day                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 23:36                                                                                                                                | 24:00                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                | 21:40                                                                                                                                | 139:48                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                         | 21:28                                                                                                                                | 151:48                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                              | 23:46                                                                                                                                | 13:48                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                              | 16:03                                                                                                                                | 477:00                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 13:51                                                                                                                                | 609:00                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                            | 17:03                                                                                                                                | 417:00                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                               | 21:48                                                                                                                                | 132:00                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 20:07                                                                                                                                | 232:48                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                          | 20:10                                                                                                                                | 229:48                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                               | 22:20                                                                                                                                | 100:12                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                                           | 21:39                                                                                                                                | 141:00                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                               | 21:44                                                                                                                                | 136:12                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            | 20:31                                                                                                                                | 208:48                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                           | 21:59                                                                                                                                | 121:12                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                            | 22:35                                                                                                                                | 85:12                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                              | 19:36                                                                                                                                | 264:00                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                          | 22:06                                                                                                                                | 114:00                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 17:06                                                                                                                                | 414:00                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                          | 22:53                                                                                                                                | 67:12                                                                                                                                |

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