Lok Sabha Question No. 1908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Strengthening of Power Distribution Infrastructure in Jamui
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1908 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025

## STRENGTHENING OF POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAMUI

1908.  SHRI ARUN BHARTI: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the  progress made in strengthening the power distribution infrastructure in the Jamui Lok Sabha Constituency under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS); (b) the current status of feeder separation for agricultural and domestic consumers in the rural areas of Jamui and the timeline for its completion; (c) whether there is any plan to establish new Power Sub-Stations or to augment the capacity of  existing  ones  in  the  regions  like  Chakai,  Sono  and  Khaira  to  address  low voltage issues and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  uninterrupted  and  quality power supply across the Constituency and reduce Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK) (a) : The  progress  of  distribution  infrastructure  works  sanctioned  under  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in Jamui Lok Sabha Constituency are at Annexure-I. (b): Under RDSS, the Government of India has actively pursued feeder segregation in rural areas where agricultural load exceeds 30%, including in districts like Munger, Sheikhpura and Jamui. The status of feeder segregation works is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Districts   |   Sanctioned |   Segregated |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | Munger      |           25 |           25 |
| 2         | Sheikhpura  |           29 |           25 |
| 3         | Jamui       |           27 |           21 |
| Total     | Total       |           81 |           71 |

The sanctioned works are expected to complete by March 2026.

……..2.

- (c) : Under the RDSS, a new 33/11 kV 2x10 MVA power substation has been approved at Batiya in the Sono block of Jamui district to mitigate low voltage concerns. In addition to  this,  the  following  new  33/11  kV  2x10  MVA  substations  have  also  been  sanctioned under RDSS across the three districts of the Jamui Lok Sabha Constituency:
- i. Indpe Substation in Jamui district
- ii. Garhirampur (Rishikund) Substation in Munger district
- iii. Matokhar Substation in Sheikhpura district
- iv. Gangti Substation in Sheikhpura district
- (d) : Government  of  India  has  undertaken  number  of  reform  measures  to  improve distribution  infrastructure  and  to  bring  down  AT&C  losses  in  the  Country,  including Jamui Constituency. These include:
- i. Electricity (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023 mandating timely reconciliation and payment of subsidies declared by State Governments.
- ii. Ensuring that the tariff and true-up orders are issued in time.
- iii. Mandating proper Energy Accounting and Audit based on machine based data.
- iv. Allowing additional borrowing space of 0.5% of GSDP to State Governments linked with power sector reforms.
- v. Corporate  Governance  Guidelines  to  enable  mechanisms  for  performance improvement and accountability in DISCOMs.
- vi. RDSS is also one such key initiative, which aims at bringing down the AT&C losses  to  pan-India  level  of  12-15%  and  ACS-ARR  gap  to  zero.  Under  the Scheme,  projects  worth  Rs.  2.82  lakh  crore  have  been  sanctioned.  These involve  distribution  infrastructure  works  worth  Rs.  1.51  lakh  crore  which include replacement of bare conductors with covered conductors, laying Low Tension  Aerial  Bunched  (LT  AB)  cables,  and  upgradation/augmentation  of Distribution  Transformers (DT)/Sub-stations, etc. The fund release under the scheme has been linked to performance of Distribution Utilities against various financial parameters, the prominent among them being Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses and ACS-ARR Gap. Execution of these works would also help improve quality of supply of power. Prepaid smart metering is also one of the critical interventions envisaged under RDSS, which would help in improving AT&C losses.

As a result of the concerted efforts made by the Centre and the States, the AT&C Losses have reduced from 21.91% in FY2021 to 16.12% in FY2024 at pan India level.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1908 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2025

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| Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   | Details of distribution infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS in Jamui Constituency (Districts: Munger, Sheikhpura & Jamui) as on 24.07.2025   |
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| Sl.                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                     | Munger                                                                                                                                              | Munger                                                                                                                                              | Sheikhpura                                                                                                                                          | Sheikhpura                                                                                                                                          | Jamui                                                                                                                                               | Jamui                                                                                                                                               |
| No.                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                                                                                                                         | UoM                                                                                                                                                 | Sanctioned quantity                                                                                                                                 | Achievement                                                                                                                                         | Sanctioned quantity                                                                                                                                 | Achievement                                                                                                                                         | Sanctioned quantity                                                                                                                                 | Achievement                                                                                                                                         |
| Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                | Smart Metering Works                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                   | Consumer meter                                                                                                                                      | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 55287                                                                                                                                               | 31280                                                                                                                                               | 21205                                                                                                                                               | 13329                                                                                                                                               | 24869                                                                                                                                               | 18382                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                   | Feeder meter                                                                                                                                        | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 109                                                                                                                                                 | 106                                                                                                                                                 | 57                                                                                                                                                  | 71                                                                                                                                                  | 96                                                                                                                                                  | 103                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                   | DT meter                                                                                                                                            | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 3848                                                                                                                                                | 2779                                                                                                                                                | 1996                                                                                                                                                | 949                                                                                                                                                 | 4166                                                                                                                                                | 3242                                                                                                                                                |
| Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   | Distribution Infrastructure Works                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                   | New Power Substation                                                                                                                                | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                   | (2 x 10 MVA)                                                                                                                                        | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                   | 33 kV HT Line                                                                                                                                       | ckm                                                                                                                                                 | 15.5                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 45                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                   | 11 kV HT Line                                                                                                                                       | ckm                                                                                                                                                 | 629.77                                                                                                                                              | 450.09                                                                                                                                              | 668.91                                                                                                                                              | 463.11                                                                                                                                              | 789.28                                                                                                                                              | 626.1                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                   | LT line                                                                                                                                             | ckm                                                                                                                                                 | 1246.91                                                                                                                                             | 1164.39                                                                                                                                             | 1041.27                                                                                                                                             | 965.32                                                                                                                                              | 1436.21                                                                                                                                             | 1426.36                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                   | Distribution Transformer                                                                                                                            | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 811                                                                                                                                                 | 946                                                                                                                                                 | 924                                                                                                                                                 | 840                                                                                                                                                 | 1265                                                                                                                                                | 1184                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                   | Feeder Segregation                                                                                                                                  | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 25                                                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                                                  | 29                                                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                                                  | 27                                                                                                                                                  | 21                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                  | Addl. Households                                                                                                                                    | Nos.                                                                                                                                                | 206                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1182                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                   |

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