Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Electrification of Rural and Urban Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Riti Pathak, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.856 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

856. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the target of complete electrification of all rural and urban areas in the country including Madhya Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefore;
- (b) the details of the ratio of electrification, State-wise  including  West  Bengal;
- (c) whether the Government has ensured round the clock power supply in all urban and rural areas of the country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and
- (d) if not, the steps being taken to ensure 24-hour power supply in all the areas of the country including Madhya Pradesh along with the time limit fixed in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b): Yes, the Government has achieved the target of Universal electrification of all rural and urban areas in the country including Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. States have  reported  that all willing households  identified  before  31.03.2019  have  been electrified. State-wise details are given at Annexure I.
- (c)  &  (d):  Government  of  India  have  assisted  the  States  through  its  various  schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) to help them achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all households.

All the States and the Union Territories (UTs) including Madhya Pradesh had signed MoUs with the Central Government to ensure 24x7 power supply w.e.f. 1 st  April 2019 onwards. Many States and UTs are reporting supply of 24x7 power other than the planned outages and  interruptions  due  to  unforeseen  events.  As  per  National  Power  Portal  (NPP),  the average  duration  of  power  supply  in  Urban  Areas  was  23.71  Hours  and  21.10  Hours  in Rural Areas during the month of August, 2021. The State-wise details of power supply in rural  and  urban  areas  as  reported  on  the  National  Power  Portal  (NPP)  are  given  at Annexure-II.

Government of India  have  also  launched  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS) with the key objective to further help the States in increasing the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs besides enabling them in achieving the goal of 24x7 Power for All.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

## States/UTs--Wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme

| S.N.   | Name of the States/ UTs   | No. of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019   | No. of Households electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021   | Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021   |
|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,81,930                                                      | 0                                                             | 1,81,930                                 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh         | 47,089                                                        | 0                                                             | 47,089                                   |
| 3      | Assam                     | 17,45,149                                                     | 2,00,000                                                      | 19,45,149                                |
| 4      | Bihar                     | 32,59,041                                                     | 0                                                             | 32,59,041                                |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh              | 7,49,397                                                      | 40,394                                                        | 7,89,791                                 |
| 6      | Gujarat                   | 41,317                                                        | 0                                                             | 41,317                                   |
| 7      | Haryana                   | 54,681                                                        | 0                                                             | 54,681                                   |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh          | 12,891                                                        | 0                                                             | 12,891                                   |
| 9      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 3,77,045                                                      | 0                                                             | 3,77,045                                 |
| 10     | Jharkhand                 | 15,30,708                                                     | 2,00,000                                                      | 17,30,708                                |
| 11     | Karnataka                 | 3,56,974                                                      | 26,824                                                        | 3,83,798                                 |
| 12     | Ladakh                    | 10,456                                                        | 0                                                             | 10,456                                   |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh            | 19,84,264                                                     | 0                                                             | 19,84,264                                |
| 14     | Maharashtra               | 15,17,922                                                     | 0                                                             | 15,17,922                                |
| 15     | Manipur                   | 1,02,748                                                      | 5,367                                                         | 1,08,115                                 |
| 16     | Meghalaya                 | 1,99,839                                                      | 0                                                             | 1,99,839                                 |
| 17     | Mizoram                   | 27,970                                                        | 0                                                             | 27,970                                   |
| 18     | Nagaland                  | 1,32,507                                                      | 0                                                             | 1,32,507                                 |
| 19     | Odisha                    | 24,52,444                                                     | 0                                                             | 24,52,444                                |
| 20     | Puducherry                | 912                                                           | 0                                                             | 912                                      |
| 21     | Punjab                    | 3,477                                                         | 0                                                             | 3,477                                    |
| 22     | Rajasthan                 | 18,62,736                                                     | 2,12,786                                                      | 20,75,522                                |
| 23     | Sikkim                    | 14,900                                                        | 0                                                             | 14,900                                   |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                | 2,170                                                         | 0                                                             | 2,170                                    |
| 25     | Telangana                 | 5,15,084                                                      | 0                                                             | 5,15,084                                 |
| 26     | Tripura                   | 1,39,090                                                      | 0                                                             | 1,39,090                                 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh             | 79,80,568                                                     | 12,00,003                                                     | 91,80,571                                |
| 28     | Uttarakhand               | 2,48,751                                                      | 0                                                             | 2,48,751                                 |
| 29     | West Bengal               | 7,32,290                                                      | 0                                                             | 7,32,290                                 |
|        | Total                     | 2,62,84,350                                                   | 18,85,374                                                     | 2,81,69,724                              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2021

State/ UT-wise average duration of Power supply in a day in Rural Areas and Urban Areas

| States/ UTs       | Average Hours of Supply in a day in Urban Areas upto August, 2021   | Average Hours of Supply in a day in Rural Areas upto August, 2021   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 23.90                                                               | 23.65                                                               |
| Assam             | 23.72                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Bihar             | 23.52                                                               | 21.08                                                               |
| Chhatisgarh       | 23.78                                                               | 21.61                                                               |
| Delhi             | 23.99                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Goa               | 23.64                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Gujarat           | 23.94                                                               | 23.83                                                               |
| Haryana           | 23.57                                                               | 19.41                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 23.86                                                               | 11.88                                                               |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 22.82                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Karnataka         | 23.79                                                               | 19.13                                                               |
| Kerala            | 23.92                                                               | 20.98                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 23.92                                                               | 23.78                                                               |
| Maharashtra       | 23.99                                                               | 23.45                                                               |
| Manipur           | 23.66                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Meghalaya         | 23.90                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Mizoram           | 23.86                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Nagaland          | 23.27                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Odisha            | 23.51                                                               | -                                                                   |
| Puducherry        | -                                                                   | 21.56                                                               |
| Punjab            | 23.58                                                               | 23.43                                                               |
| Rajasthan         | 23.88                                                               | 22.56                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu        | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| Telangana         | -                                                                   | 21.96                                                               |
| Tripura           | 23.91                                                               | 20.85                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 23.43                                                               | 16.18                                                               |
| Uttarakhand       | 23.56                                                               | 21.40                                                               |
| West Bengal       | 23.78                                                               | 23.13                                                               |
| All India Average | 23.71                                                               | 21.10                                                               |