Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.54 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE

*54. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether his Ministry has received proposals from the Kerala State Electricity Board to improve the transmission and distribution infrastructure in Wayanad;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry has approved the project proposal and sanctioned funds for the same;

(d) whether  the  Ministry  is  currently  executing  any  project  to  strengthen  the power  infrastructure  and  bridge  the  growing  demand-supply  gap  for  electricity  in Wayanad;

- (e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of electricity related projects completed and being executed under the aspirational districts programme in Wayanad?

## 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) to (f) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.54  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.02.2021 REGARDING TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

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(a) to (f) : Government of India approved schemes worth  Rs.2,02,266 crore under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGY); Integrated Power Development  Scheme  (IPDS);  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) (along with their subsumed components) to assist the State Governments to strengthen their transmission and distribution systems and ensure  electricity    access  to  all  households.  Under  the  schemes,  projects worth  Rs.  2786  crore  were  sanctioned  for  Kerala  based  on  the  proposal received from the State Government.

The  Ministry  of  Power  had  received  a  letter  dated  10.09.2020 from the Member of Parliament of Wayanad, Kerala, enclosing a copy of  a DPR of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for improving the transmission and distribution infrastructure in Kalpetta Circle, Wayand district in Kerala. The schemes of DDUGJY and IPDS were approved in the year 2014 and have a sunset date of 31 st  March,2022 and therefore it would not be possible to sanction new projects under these schemes. However, in the Union Budget of  2021-22,  the  Government  of  India  have  announced  the  launching  of  a revamped reforms-based and results-linked Distribution Sector scheme that will  provide assistance to State Governments for further strengthening and upgradation of  their  transmission  and  distribution  infrastructure.  The  State Government of Kerala can propose projects under the above scheme.

Providing  electricity  connection  to  households  is  one  of  the benchmark/aspirational targets which is monitored under Aspirational District Programme  and as per information available on NITI Aayog dashboard,  the  percentage  of  households  with  electricity  connection  in Wayanad district is 100%.

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