Lok Sabha Question No. 4024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Target of Electrification  in  Rural and Urban Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4024 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## TARGET OF ELECTRIFICATION IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

## †4024. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the target to complete electrification of all rural  and  urban  areas of the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the ratio of electrification across the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved the target of 24 hour power supply in all urban and rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if  not,  the  steps  taken/being taken by the Government to ensure 24 hour power supply in all areas of the country along with the timeline set in this regard; and
- (e) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  in  Araria  Parliamentary Constituency  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year  for  various  works  to improve power supply system?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : Government  of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), to help them achieve the  objective  of  providing  quality  and  reliable power supply to all households in rural and urban areas.

As reported by the States/UTs, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the  country  were  electrified  by  28th  April,  2018.  A  total  of  18,374  villages  were electrified under DDUGJY (State/UT-wise details placed at Annexure-I). Further, under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA , electrification  of  all  willing  households was completed by 31st March, 2019 as reported by the States/UTs. A total of 2.86 crore  households  were  electrified  during  SAUBHAGYA  period  (State/UT-wise  details placed at Annexure-II). Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Government of India is further supporting States/UTs for grid electrification of left-out  households  during  SAUBHAGYA,  under  the  ongoing  scheme  of  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July, 2021. In addition, all identified households  belonging  to  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  under  PM-

JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) and tribal households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan) are being sanctioned for on-grid electricity connection under RDSS as per the scheme guidelines. Till date, works amounting to Rs. 4,281 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 9,49,548 households (State/UT-wise details placed at Annexure- III). Further, under New Solar Power Scheme, works worth Rs. 49 Cr. have been sanctioned for 9,863 households for off-grid solar based electrification (State/UT-wise details placed at Annexure- IV).

- (c) & (d) : Rule  (10)  of  the  Electricity  (Rights  of  Consumers)  Rules,  2020,  provides that the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some category of consumers. The Rules are applicable for all States/UTs and for all areas including urban and rural areas.

Government  of  India  has  taken  following  initiatives  to  achieve  uninterrupted power supply across the country:

- (i)  2,22,500  MW  of generation capacity have been added since  2014, transforming our  country  from  power deficit  to  power  sufficient.    The  total  installed  generation capacity is 4,54,452 MW in October 2024.
- (ii)   1,98,970 circuit kilometer (ckm) of transmission lines, 7,53,799 MVA  of Transformation capacity and 82,790 MW of Inter-Regional capacity has been added since  2014  with  capability  of  transferring  1,18,740  MW  from  one  corner  of  the country to another.

(iii)  In  the  distribution  sector,  projects  worth  ₹1.85  lakh  Cr.  were  executed  under schemes of DDUGJY, SAUBHAGYA and IPDS wherein 2,927 new sub-stations were added, 3,965 existing sub-stations were upgraded, 6,92,200 Distribution Transformers  were  installed,  Feeder  separation  of  7833  mixed  load  feeders  was executed and 8.5 Lakh Circuit Kilometer (CKm) of HT and LT lines have been added/ upgraded.

As a result of these measures, the availability of power supply in rural areas has increased from 12.5 Hours in FY 2015 to 21.9 Hours in FY 2024. The power supply in urban areas has increased to 23.40 Hours in FY 2024.

Further,  distribution  infrastructure  works  worth  Rs.  2.77  lakh  crore  have  been sanctioned under the RDSS which would supplement the efforts of distribution utilities in providing quality and reliable supply of power.

- (e) : As informed by the North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd., the details of fund sanctioned, allocated and utilised in Araria parliamentary constituency during the last five years and the current year for various works to improve supply of power is as under:

| Financial Year                    | Fund Sanctioned   | Fund Allocated   | Fund Utilised   |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Last five years (upto FY 2023-24) | 490.27 Cr.        | 262.33 Cr.       | 262.33 Cr.      |
| Current year (FY 2024-25)         | -                 | 23.54 Cr.        | 23.54 Cr.       |

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4024 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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State/UT-wise  electrification  of  inhabited  census  villages  under DDUGJY

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Number of villages electrified   |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,483                            |
| 2        | Assam                    | 2,732                            |
| 3        | Bihar                    | 2,906                            |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh 1,078       |                                  |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh 28      |                                  |
| 6        | J & K 129                |                                  |
| 7        | Jharkhand 2,583          |                                  |
| 8        | Karnataka                | 39                               |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh           | 422                              |
| 10       | Maharashtra              | 80                               |
| 11       | Manipur 366              |                                  |
| 12       | Meghalaya 1,051          |                                  |
| 13       | Mizoram                  | 54                               |
| 14       | Nagaland 78              |                                  |
| 15       | Odisha                   | 3,281                            |
| 16       | Rajasthan 427            |                                  |
| 17       | Tripura 26               |                                  |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh 1,498      |                                  |
| 19       | Uttarakhand 91           |                                  |
| 20       | West Bengal              | 22                               |
|          | Total                    | 18,374                           |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4024 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024 *************

## Number of Households electrified during SAUBHAGYA period

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | No of Households electrified   |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*          | 1,81,930                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 47,089                         |
| 3         | Assam                    | 23,26,656                      |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 32,59,041                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 7,92,368                       |
| 6         | Gujarat*                 | 41,317                         |
| 7         | Haryana                  | 54,681                         |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh         | 12,891                         |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir          | 3,77,045                       |
| 10        | Jharkhand                | 17,30,708                      |
| 11        | Karnataka                | 3,83,798                       |
| 12        | Ladakh                   | 10,456                         |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh           | 19,84,264                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra              | 15,17,922                      |
| 15        | Manipur                  | 1,08,115                       |
| 16        | Meghalaya                | 2,00,240                       |
| 17        | Mizoram                  | 27,970                         |
| 18        | Nagaland                 | 1,39,516                       |
| 19        | Odisha                   | 24,52,444                      |
| 20        | Puducherry*              | 912                            |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 3,477                          |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 21,27,728                      |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 14,900                         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*              | 2,170                          |
| 25        | Telangana                | 5,15,084                       |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 1,39,090                       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 91,80,571                      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 2,48,751                       |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 7,32,290                       |
| Total     | Total                    | 2,86,13,424                    |

*Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme

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ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4024 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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## Household Electrification sanctioned under RDSS

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                                                   | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)                                       | Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crores)                                          | Total Households Sanctioned                                          | Households Electrified as on 22.11.2024                              |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A.        | Additional Households                                                | Additional Households                                                | Additional Households                                                | Additional Households                                                | Additional Households                                                |
| 1         | Rajasthan                                                            | 459.18                                                               | 275.51                                                               | 1,90,959                                                             | 64,368                                                               |
| 2         | Meghalaya                                                            | 435.70                                                               | 392.13                                                               | 50,501                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 3         | Mizoram                                                              | 79.90                                                                | 71.91                                                                | 15,167                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 4         | Nagaland                                                             | 69.55                                                                | 62.59                                                                | 10,004                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 5         | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 931.04                                                               | 558.62                                                               | 2,51,487                                                             | 0                                                                    |
| 6         | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 49.24                                                                | 29.54                                                                | 15,475                                                               | 12,740                                                               |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                                            | 7.47                                                                 | 4.48                                                                 | 872                                                                  | 0                                                                    |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                      | 77.10                                                                | 69.39                                                                | 10,730                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 9         | Bihar                                                                | 238.86                                                               | 143.31                                                               | 35,467                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 10        | Assam                                                                | 785.55                                                               | 706.99                                                               | 1,27,111                                                             | 0                                                                    |
| 11        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 47.11                                                                | 42.40                                                                | 6,506                                                                | 0                                                                    |
| 12        | Manipur                                                              | 214.44                                                               | 193.00                                                               | 36,972                                                               | 0                                                                    |
| 13        | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 316.51                                                               | 189.90                                                               | 63,161                                                               | 0                                                                    |
|           | Total (A)                                                            | 3,711.65                                                             | 2,739.79                                                             | 8,14,412                                                             | 77,108                                                               |
| B.        | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                                     | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                                     | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                                     | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                                     | Under Vibrant Villages Programme                                     |
| 1         | Himachal Pradesh*                                                    | 6.08                                                                 | 5.47                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 20.18                                                                | 18.16                                                                | 1,683                                                                | 0                                                                    |
| 3         | Uttarakhand                                                          | 13.08                                                                | 11.77                                                                | 1,154                                                                | 0                                                                    |
|           | Total (B)                                                            | 39.34                                                                | 35.41                                                                | 2,837                                                                | 0                                                                    |
| C.        | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) | Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyayay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) |
| C1        | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                | Sanctioned under RDSS                                                |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 88.71                                                                | 53.23                                                                | 25,054                                                               | 24,057                                                               |
| 2         | Bihar                                                                | 0.28                                                                 | 0.17                                                                 | 51                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 38.17                                                                | 22.90                                                                | 7,077                                                                | 4,323                                                                |
| 4         | Jharkhand                                                            | 74.13                                                                | 44.47                                                                | 12,442                                                               | 62                                                                   |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 143.39                                                               | 86.02                                                                | 29,290                                                               | 9,445                                                                |
| 6         | Maharashtra                                                          | 26.61                                                                | 15.96                                                                | 8,556                                                                | 9,216                                                                |
| 7         | Rajasthan                                                            | 40.34                                                                | 24.20                                                                | 17,633                                                               | 15,667                                                               |
| 8         | Karnataka                                                            | 3.77                                                                 | 2.26                                                                 | 1,615                                                                | 921                                                                  |
| 9         | Kerala                                                               | 0.86                                                                 | 0.52                                                                 | 345                                                                  | 309                                                                  |

|   10 | Tamil Nadu   |   29.89 |   17.94 | 10,673   | 4,851   |
|------|--------------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
|   11 | Telangana    |    6.79 |    4.07 | 3,884    | 3,884   |

| 12   | Tripura                                                    | 61.52                                                      | 55.37                                                      | 11,664                                                     | 5,329                                                      |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13   | Uttarakhand                                                | 0.60                                                       | 0.54                                                       | 669                                                        | 669                                                        |
| 14   | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 1.10                                                       | 0.66                                                       | 316                                                        | 195                                                        |
|      | Sub Total (C1)                                             | 516.15                                                     | 328.31                                                     | 1,29,269                                                   | 78,928                                                     |
| C2   | Under State Plan                                           | Under State Plan                                           | Under State Plan                                           | Under State Plan                                           |                                                            |
| 1    | Gujarat                                                    | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 6,626                                                      |
| 2    | Odisha                                                     | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 1,326                                                      |
| 3    | West Bengal                                                | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 3,372                                                      |
|      | Sub Total (C2)                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 11,324                                                     |
|      | Total (C=C1+C2)                                            | 516.15                                                     | 328.31                                                     | 1,29,269                                                   | 90,252                                                     |
| D.   | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) | Under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) |
| 1    | Chhattisgarh                                               | 11.98                                                      | 7.19                                                       | 2,550                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 2    | Maharashtra                                                | 2.07                                                       | 1.24                                                       | 480                                                        | 0                                                          |
|      | Total (D)                                                  | 14.05                                                      | 8.43                                                       | 3,030                                                      | 0                                                          |
|      | Grand Total (A+B+C+D)                                      | 4,281.19                                                   | 3,111.93                                                   | 9,49,548                                                   | 1,67,360                                                   |

* Works sanctioned for strengthening of distribution infrastructure

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4024 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024 *************

Off-grid  solar  based  household  electrification  sanctioned  under  New Solar Power Scheme

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs     | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | 1,675                          |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh   | 1,578                          |
| 3.        | Jharkhand      | 2,342                          |
| 4.        | Karnataka      | 179                            |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh | 2,060                          |
| 6.        | Telangana      | 326                            |
| 7.        | Tripura        | 1,703                          |
| Total     | Total          | 9,863                          |

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 4024 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024

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| Sl. No.   | States/UTs     | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | 1,675                          |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh   | 1,578                          |
| 3.        | Jharkhand      | 2,342                          |
| 4.        | Karnataka      | 179                            |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh | 2,060                          |
| 6.        | Telangana      | 326                            |
| 7.        | Tripura        | 1,703                          |
| Total     | Total          | 9,863                          |

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