Lok Sabha Question No. 840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Power for All
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.840

## ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## POWER FOR ALL

## 840. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  measures  taken  by  the  Union  Government  to  support  the  Tamil  Nadu Government's initiative to supply subsidised power to poor and marginal consumers as the State has already achieved hundred percent village electrification level;

(b) the quantum of funds allocated by the Union Government for the joint initiative called 'Power for All' with the State Government of Tamil Nadu;

(c) the  details  of  achievement  rate  of  the  Union  Government  for  providing  support  to  the Government of Tamil Nadu for enhancing power supply infrastructure and making 24X7 reliable and quality power;

- (d) whether the Union Government has extended any financial assistance to TANGEDCO; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e) : Government of India, Ministry of Power had taken up a joint initiative of 24X7 Power for  All  along  with  the  States  and  prepared State/UT specific action plan documents for providing 24x7 power supply to all households, industrial & commercial consumers, and adequate supply of power  to  agricultural  consumers  as  per  State  policy.  This  initiative  was  aimed  at  ensuring uninterrupted supply of quality power to existing consumers and providing access to electricity to all unconnected consumers by 2019 in a phased manner.

Government  of  India  has  supported  the  States  through  its  various  initiatives  & schemes  such  as  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated  Power Development Scheme (IPDS) to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all households. Projects worth Rs. 1413 crore and Rs. 4531 Crore have been completed by Tamil Nadu Utilities  under  these  Schemes  respectively.  Under  the  recently  launched  Revamped  Distribution Sector  Scheme  (RDSS),  the  State  owned  Power  Distribution  Utilities,  including  the  one  in  Tamil Nadu  are  being  funded  conditional  to  initiation  of  reforms  and  achievement  of  results  under  a mutually  decided  framework,  which  includes  hours  of  supply  of  electricity  to  urban  and  rural consumers.  Projects worth Rs. 28,302 crore have been sanctioned to the State of Tamil Nadu under RDSS, which includes Rs. 19,235 crore worth of projects for prepaid Smart metering, and Rs. 9,066 crore worth of projects for Loss reduction works.

Further, Government of India has also facilitated extending of financial assistance of Rs. 26,426 crore to Tamil Nadu by PFC and REC under Liquidity Infusion Scheme (LIS); and, also allowed  additional  borrowings  by  the  State  to  the  extent  of  Rs.  7,054  crore  under  the  0.5% Additional borrowing scheme of the Ministry of Finance linked to Power Sector Reforms.

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