Lok Sabha Question No. 2329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Supply of Electricity in Remote Hilly Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2329

## ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY IN REMOTE HILLY AREAS

2329. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of efforts being made by the Government to meet the demand of electricity in tribal dominated rural areas;
- (b) the  details  of  various  projects  being  run  by  the  Government  to  ensure supply of electricity in rural areas of Jharkhand during the last four years;
- (c) the details of efforts being made by the Government to ensure the supply of electricity in remote hilly areas;
- (d) whether  any  new  project  to  provide  electricity  in  Giridih  Parliamentary Constituency is under consideration; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c): Government of India, through its various schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram  Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), helped Distribution Utilities to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all households. Ministry of Power implemented these schemes at a cost of over Rs. 2 lakh crore for strengthening the distribution system of the country.

Under  DDUGJY,  launched  in  December,  2014,  rural  electrification works across the country were carried out. 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  were  electrified  under  the  scheme, including 2,583 villages of Jharkhand State. Under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA, the electrification  of  all  villages  and  all  willing  Households  was completed by 31 st  March, 2019 as reported by all State Governments. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified under the aegis of SAUBHAGYA, including

17,30,708  households  of  Jharkhand  State  upto  31.03.2022.  As  reported  by  the States,  all  the  willing  un-electrified  households,  identified  before  March,  2019 were electrified, including those in hilly areas. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Recently, Government of India has launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) 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 has an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 crore and a Gross Budgetary Support of Rs. 97,631 crore from Government of India over a period of five years from 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.  RDSS has a universal coverage and  is  mainly  focused  on  strengthening  of  sub-transmission  and  distribution network of project areas for the benefit of consumers including tribal areas.

Details of projects sanctioned for Jharkhand (JBVNL) DISCOM under RDSS are as under:

## (Amount Rs in Cr)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Project in Jharkhand   | Approved Project Cost   | GoI Grant Sanctioned   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | RDSS Smart Metering Works          | 858                     | 130                    |
| 2.        | RDSS Loss Reduction Works          | 3,262                   | 1,957                  |
|           | Total                              | 4,120                   | 2,088                  |

Currently,  the  DISCOM  is  in  process  of  tendering  and  award  of sanctioned smart metering works.

## (d)  &  (e)  :  Details  of  projects  sanctioned  under  RDSS  for  Giridih  Parliamentary constituency, covering 03 districts namely Giridih, Bokaro & Dhanbad of JBVNL DISCOM under loss reduction are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Items                                  | Units   | Girdih District   | Dhanbad District   | Bokaro District   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | AB Cabling works                       | Ckm     | 1390              | 2529               | 1120              |
| 2         | HVDS                                   |         |                   |                    |                   |
|           | (i)11 KV line                          | Ckm     | 315               | 393                | 200               |
|           | (ii)New DTR                            | Nos     | 160               | 160                | 68                |
|           | (iii)AB Cabling works                  | CKm     | 140               | 136                | 71                |
| 3         | Feeder Bifurcation                     |         |                   |                    |                   |
|           | (i)11 KV line                          | Ckm     | 283               | 95                 | 114               |
|           | (ii)New DTR                            | Nos     | 82                | 257                | 166               |
|           | (iii)AB Cabling works                  | CKm     | 94                | 340                | 236               |
| 4         | Segregation of Agriculture/Mix Feeders |         |                   |                    |                   |
|           | (i)11 KV line                          | Ckm     | 190               | 39                 | 88                |
|           | (ii)New DTR                            | Nos     | 25                | 20                 | 49                |
|           | (iii)AB Cabling works                  | CKm     | 34                | 19                 | 72                |

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