Lok Sabha Question No. 4454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Electrification in Bijnor and Moradabad
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mrs Ruchi Vira

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4454 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION IN BIJNOR AND MORADABAD

†4454. MRS RUCHI VIRA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  villages  electrified  under  the  Pandit  Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Moradabad and Bijnor districts;
- (b) the details of the number of villages and hamlets still deprived under this scheme and the target timeline for their complete electrification;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  released  for  village  electrification  in Moradabad  and  Bijnor  districts,  the  agencies  assigned  for  this  work  and  the  amount utilised on the maintenance; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken to ensure 24-hour power supply in Moradabad and Bijnor  districts,  along  with  the  current  hours  of  electricity  supply,  the  load  and  the electricity requirement in these districts?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : Government  of  India  (GoI)  launched  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  2014.  As  reported  by  the  States,  all  the  inhabited  un-electrified census  villages  in  the  country  were  electrified  by  28 th   April,  2018.  A  total  of  18,374 villages  at  the  National  level,  including  12  villages  in  Moradabad  and  256  villages  in Bijnor districts, were electrified under DDUGJY. As reported by Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL), Uttar Pradesh, there was no village in Moradabad and Bijnor districts deprived under the scheme.  The scheme stands closed as on 31.03.2022.

- (c) & (d) : The  details  of  fund  sanctioned  and  utilised  in  Moradabad  and  Bijnor districts under DDUGJY scheme are as under:

(in Rs. Cr)

| District   |   Sanctioned Project Cost |   Project Closure Amount |   GoI Grant Released | Agencies                                     |
|------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Moradabad  |                    284.58 |                   247.77 |               198.09 | 1.M/s IL&FS 2.M/s Cosmic Enterprises         |
| Bijnor     |                    449.31 |                   412.03 |               314.72 | 1.M/s Vishwanath 2.M/s Satya Sai 3.M/s Genus |

Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject  and  distribution  of  electricity,  including maintenance  of  distribution  assets,  in  States  is  handled  generally  by  the  State distribution utilities, as regulated by respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), and under overall supervision of State Electricity Departments. Accordingly, the details regarding maintenance works is not maintained by Government of India.

Government of India launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to  help  Distribution  Utilities  improve  quality  of  supply  of  power  through  operationally efficient  and  financially  viable  distribution  sector.  Under  the  scheme,  projects  have been  sanctioned  for  loss  reduction  infrastructure  and  smart  metering  works.  Under RDSS,  sanction  has  been  accorded  district  wise  whereas  fund  has  been  released DISCOM wise as per fund disbursement guideline.

The  districts  of  Moradabad  and  Bijnor  fall  under  the  jurisdiction  of  PVVNL DISCOM.

The  details  of  project  sanctions  in  Moradabad  and  Bijnor  district  and  fund released and utilized by PVVNL under RDSS is as below:

(in Rs. Cr)

| District   |   Sanctioned Cost |   GBS Sanction |   GoI Release to PVVNL |   Total Expenditure (till 20 th March, 2025) |
|------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Moradabad  |            679.07 |         280.11 |                 380.86 |                                       844.32 |
| Bijnor     |            847.53 |         226.64 |                 380.86 |                                       844.32 |

The agencies for RDSS work in Bijnor and Moradabad district are as mentioned below:

| District   | Smart Metering   | Loss Reduction   |
|------------|------------------|------------------|
| Moradabad  | Intelli smart    | NCC Ltd          |
| Bijnor     | Intelli smart    | NCC Ltd          |

As  per  Rule  (10)  of  the  Electricity  (Rights  of  Consumers)  Rules,  2020,  the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some categories of consumers like agriculture. The Rules are applicable for all States and for all areas including urban and rural areas.

Current  status  of  electricity  supply  in  urban  and  rural  areas  of  Moradabad  and Bijnor  districts  as  reported  by  REC  Power  development  Consultancy  Limited  as  per National Feeder Monitoring System are as follows:

| Districts   | Hours of Electricity supply   | Hours of Electricity supply   |
|-------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|             | Urban                         | Rural                         |
| Moradabad   | 23.06 Hours                   | 21.15 Hours                   |
| Bijnor      | 22.22 Hours                   | 20.12 Hours                   |

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