Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Quality of Electricity to Household
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

## QUALITY OF ELECTRICITY TO HOUSEHOLD

472.   SHRI D.K. SURESH:
2. Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  quality  of  electricity  available  to  household  is  very  poor  in  the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  number  of  hours  of availability of electricity to the household is also very inadequate; (d) if so, the details thereof; whether the Government proposes to take measures to ensure better quality and
3. (e) adequate electricity to energy household in the country; and
4. (f) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : As  per  independent  surveys,  the  availability  of  power  in  rural  areas  has gone up from an average of 12 hours in 2015-16 to 20.6 hours in the year 2020; and in the urban areas, the availability of power has gone up to 22 hours. In May, 2021, the average availability of power in the rural areas was 22.17 hours, and in urban areas it was 23.33 hours. Many States and UTs have reported 24x7 power supply other than the planned outages  and  interruptions  due  to  unforeseen  events.  The  State-wise  details  of  power supply in the rural areas and urban areas are given at Annexures-I & II, respectively.

Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Supply/distribution  of  electricity  to consumers  is  done  by  the  respective  State  Governments  and/or  State  Power  Utilities. Government of India helps 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.

(e) & (f) : There is no shortage of electricity in the country. Against a peak demand of 200 Gigawatts (GWs), the established generation capacity is 382 GWs.  Interruptions in the supply of electricity is generally on account of constraints in distribution network, or financial constraints with some Distribution Companies not having the money to pay for power.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  472 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.07.2021

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State-wise average duration of Power supply in a day in Rural Areas for the month of May 2021

| Sl. No.                                                                                            | States/Union Territories of India                                                                  | Average Hours of Power Supply in a day (HH:MM)                                                     |
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| 1                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | 23.58                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh*                                                                                 | 20.00                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                              | 21.00                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                              | 22.14                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                       | 22.70                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                            | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                            | 20.41                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                          | 19.62                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                          | 20.26                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                             | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 23.50                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                        | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                            | 21.05                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                          | 22.38                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                            | 17.06                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                           | 21.00                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                             | 22.82                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                             | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                          | 22.00                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                 | Sikkim*                                                                                            | 17.50                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                          | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                            | 23.50                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | 17.43                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                        | 23.90                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                        | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar*                                                                                 | 22.40                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                         | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                               | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                    | 15.00                                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                             | 23.00                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                 | New Delhi                                                                                          | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 35                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                         | 24.00                                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                        | 24.00                                                                                              |
| National                                                                                           | Average                                                                                            | 22.17                                                                                              |
| Note: *Data was not provided for the month of May hence, the earlier provided data is incorporated | Note: *Data was not provided for the month of May hence, the earlier provided data is incorporated | Note: *Data was not provided for the month of May hence, the earlier provided data is incorporated |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO.  472 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.07.2021 **************

| State-wise Average Hours of Power Supply in a Day in 11 KV Urban Feeders for April 2021   | State-wise Average Hours of Power Supply in a Day in 11 KV Urban Feeders for April 2021   | State-wise Average Hours of Power Supply in a Day in 11 KV Urban Feeders for April 2021   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                   | State name                                                                                | Average Hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH:MM)                                            |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 23:53                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 22:37                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 23:39                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 23:43                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 23:51                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                       | 23:38                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                   | 23:57                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                   | 23:41                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 23:45                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                         | 22:36                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 23:50                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 23:55                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 23:55                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 23:56                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                   | 23:33                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                 | 23:55                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 23:51                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                  | 22:27                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | 23:32                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 23:34                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 23:52                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | 23:54                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 23:54                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 23:45                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 23:33                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 23:50                                                                                     |
|                                                                                           | National Average                                                                          | 23.36                                                                                     |

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