Lok Sabha Question No. 1205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Funds Sanctioned under DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Tokheho Yepthomi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1205 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## FUNDS SANCTIONED UNDER DDUGJY

1205. SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds sanctionedlreleased under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY); Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), SAUBHAGYA, Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) and Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme(RDSS) in the State of Nagaland since March, 2018 to December, 2022, year-wise; and
- (b) whether the said power projects have been completed and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

- No upfront allocation of funds was done for any StatelDistrict under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and  Saubhagya: Funds were released for sanctioned projects in instalments based on the reported utilization of funds released in the previous instalments and fulfilment of stipulated conditions. The schemes, DDUGJY, IPDS and Saubhagya got closed on 31.03.2022. Year-wise details of funds sanctionedlreleased under DDUGJY , Saubhagya and IPDS are as under:

| Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   | Grant Released (and utilized) to the Nagaland under DDUGJY and Saubhagya   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                    | 2021-22                                                                    | 2022-23                                                                    | Total                                                                      | Utilized                                                                   |
| Saubahgya                                                                  | 34                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | 15                                                                         |                                                                            | 49                                                                         | 49                                                                         |
| DDUGJY (ilc RE and Addl Infra)                                             | 55                                                                         | 24                                                                         | 11                                                                         | 51                                                                         |                                                                            | 141                                                                        | 118                                                                        |

(Rs: in Cr )

IPDS: Under IPDS, projects for sub-transmission & distribution strengthening works (St&d) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) were sanctioned for two (02) circles of Nagaland covering 12 eligible towns: The projects have been declared complete and closed by the State within the sunset timeline of March, 2022. Project-wise details are as under:

(Rs: in Cr)

| Project   |   Project completion cost |   Gol grant based on project completion cost |   Cumulative Gol grant disbursed |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           |                       115 |                                           98 |                               96 |
| ERP       |                        16 |                                           13 |                               12 |
| Total     |                       131 |                                          111 |                              108 |

Year-wise details of sanction and disbursement for Nagaland under IPDS are as under:-

(Rs: in Cr)

| Financial Year   |   Project Completion cost (Cumulative) |   Gol Grant sanctioned (Cumulative) | Gol Grant disbursed   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| FY 2016-17       |                                    131 |                                 111 |                       |
| FY 2017-18       |                                    131 |                                 111 | 8                     |
| FY 2018-19       |                                    131 |                                 111 |                       |
| FY 2019-20       |                                    131 |                                 111 | 74                    |
| FY 2020-21       |                                    131 |                                 111 |                       |
| FY 2021-22       |                                    131 |                                 111 | 16                    |
| Total            |                                    131 |                                 111 | 108                   |

Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) UDAY was launched in November, 2015 for financial and operational turnaround of state-owned power distribution companies: Under UDAY, there was no financial assistance provision from Government of India:

Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) Government India approved "Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: Which is a Reforms-Based and Results-linked Scheme" was launched on 30.06.2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector. The Scheme aims to reduce the At&c losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% and eliminate the ACS-ARR gaps by 2024-25. Under RDSS, Smart Metering works and Loss Reductions works have been recently sanctioned: Details of works sanctioned under RDSS for the State of Nagaland are at Annexure:

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