Lok Sabha Question No. 3029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Electrification of Rural and Urban Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Navneet Ravi Rana, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3029 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

†3029. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the target of total electrification of all the rural  and  urban  areas of the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  electrification  ratio  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Sonipat district of Haryana;
- (c) whether the Government has ensured 24-hour power supply in all the rural and urban areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the steps being taken to ensure 24-hour power supply in all the regions of the country;
- (e) the time by which it is likely to be achieved; and
- (f) the  quantum  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  spent  for  various  works  to improve  the  power  systems  and  supply  in  Karakat,  Amravati,  Singhbhum,  Sitamarhi, Bhagalpur and Sonipat Parliamentary Constituencies during the previous years and the current year?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : The Government of India implemented Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  to  achieve  the objective  of  connecting  every  village  to  electricity  and  strengthening  the  distribution network,  including  taking  up  separation  of  agriculture  and  non-agriculture  feeders, metering  at  distribution  transformers/feeders/consumers  and  the  work  related  to  Gas Insulated Sub-station, Underground cabling and Aerial bunched cabling.  As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28th April, 2018. Haryana state had reported electrification of their villages before the launch of DDUGJY. A total of 18,374 villages of the country were electrified during the  scheme. The state wise details of numbers of villages electrified are attached at Annexure-I.

Subsequently, Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  to  achieve  universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country.

Under  Saubhagya,  all  the States (including  Haryana)  have  reported  100% electrification of all the willing un-electrified households, identified before 31.03.2019. A total  of  2.86  crore  households  of  the  country  including  682  households  of  Sonipat district of Haryana have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya. The state wise details of number of households electrified are enclosed at Annexure-II.

The construction of new households is a dynamic and continuous process.  The Central  Government  in  line  with  its  commitment,  is  further  supporting  States  for electrification of any left-out un-electrified households, which existed before 31.03.2019 (period of  execution of SAUBHAGYA) but were somehow missed out by the DISCOMs, under the ongoing scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Till date, the  approval  has  been  accorded  for  electrification  of  around  4.96  Lakh  left-out households for the State of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The details in this regard are as given below:

| State          | No. of HHs Proposed   |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Rajasthan      | 1,90,959              |                       459.18 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2,99,546              |                       338.46 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,577                 |                        16    |

In addition, all identified beneficiary Households of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups  (PVTG)  across  States,  including  Odisha  and  West  Bengal,  under  PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) are eligible for funding under RDSS as per guidelines.

(c) to (e) : The power sector in India has been transformed in the last nine years from a  power  deficit  to  a  power  sufficient  nation.  Generation  capacity  addition  totaling  to 1,93,794  MW  from  various  sources  has  been  done.    The  generation  capacity  has  been increased  by  70  percent  from  2,48,554  MW    in  March  2014  to  4,25,536  MW  in  October 2023.

Apart from this, 1,87,849 circuit kilometer (CKm) of transmission lines, 6,82,767 MVA  of  transformation  capacity  and  80,590  MW  of  Inter-Regional  capacity  has  been added connecting the whole country into one grid running on one frequency with the capability of transferring 1,16,540 MW from one corner of the country to another.

Further,  because  of  the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  of  India  through implementation  of  IPDS  and  DDUGJY,  the  sub-transmission  and  distribution  network were strengthened as a result of which the AT&C losses of DISCOMs have reduced from 25.72% in the year 2014-15 to 15.41% in the year 2022-23 (provisional). Under  the  above  distribution  sector  Schemes,  projects  worth  ₹1.85  lakh  Cr. were executed  under  which,  2927  new  sub-stations  have  been  added,  upgradation  of 3965  existing  sub-stations  has  been  carried  out,  6,92,200  Distribution  Transformers have  been  installed,  Feeder  separation  of  1,13,938  Circuit  Kilometer  (CKm)  has  been done and 8.5 Lakh Circuit Kilometer (CKm) of HT and LT lines have been added/changed across  the  States.  As  a  result  of  these  measures,  the  availability  of  power  supply  in rural  areas  has  increased  from  12.5  Hours  in  2015  to  20.6  Hours  in  2023.  The  power supply in urban areas has increased to 23.78 Hours in 2023. Government of India also approved the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in 2021 with an outlay of ₹ 3,03,758 crore including Gross Budgetary Support  (GBS)  of  ₹97,631  crore  from  Central  Government  to  strengthen  the  power distribution sector of the country. The execution period of the scheme is from FY 202122  to  FY  2025-26.  Further,  Supply  and  distribution  of  electricity  to  all  consumers  is ensured by the State Power Utilities with the goal of achieving 24x7 power supply along with improving the financial viability of State owned Power Distribution Companies. (f): There was no upfront allocation of funds for any State/District under Saubhagya & DDUGJY scheme. Funds were released for sanctioned projects in installments based on the reported utilization of the funds released in the previous installments and fulfillment of stipulated conditions. Further, Saubhagya scheme was sanctioned Discom-wise and funds were released to the respective Discoms for the approved work.  The work was sanctioned circle-wise under IPDS. The quantum of funds Sanctioned and disbursed for various works to improve the  power  system  and  supply  in  Karakat,  Amravati,  Singhbhum,  Sitamarhi,  Bhagalpur and  Sonipat  Parliamentary  Constituencies  during  the  previous  years  and  the  current year under DDUGJY, IPDS and RDSS is at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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| Sl. No.          | State        | No. Of Villages Electrified under DDUGJY   |
|------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1 Arunachal      | Pradesh      | 1483                                       |
| 2                | Assam        | 2732                                       |
| 3                | Bihar        | 2906                                       |
| 4                | Chhattisgarh | 1078                                       |
| 5 Himachal       | Pradesh 28   |                                            |
| 6 J&K            |              | 129                                        |
| 7 Jharkhand      |              | 2583                                       |
| 8 Karnataka      | 39           |                                            |
| 9 Madhya         | Pradesh 422  |                                            |
| 10 Maharashtra   | 80           |                                            |
| 11 Manipur       |              | 366                                        |
| 12               | Meghalaya    | 1051                                       |
| 13 Mizoram       |              | 54                                         |
| 14 Nagaland      |              | 78                                         |
| 15 Odisha        |              | 3281                                       |
| 16 Rajasthan     |              | 427                                        |
| 17 Tripura       |              | 26                                         |
| 18 Uttar Pradesh | 1498         |                                            |
| 19 Uttarakhand   |              | 91                                         |
| 20               | West Bengal  | 22                                         |
|                  | Total        | 18374                                      |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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State-wise electrification of households since launch of Saubhagya Scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | No of Households electrified from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019 as per Saubhagya   | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya                         | Additional Sanction allowed under Saubhagya   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   | Further Additional Households sanctioned under DDUGJY   |                  |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States   | Portal                                                                        | No of Households reported electrified from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021 | Total HHs electrified as on 31.03.2021 (A)    | Household s Sanctioned during 2021-22                   | Households electrified (as on 31.03.2022) (B)           | Grand Total(A+B) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh*      | 1,81,930                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,81,930                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,81,930         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 47,089                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 47,089                                        | 7859                                                    | 0                                                       | 47,089           |
| 3         | Assam                | 17,45,149                                                                     | 2,00,000                                                            | 19,45,149                                     | 480249                                                  | 381507                                                  | 23,26,656        |
| 4         | Bihar                | 32,59,041                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 32,59,041                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 32,59,041        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 7,49,397                                                                      | 40,394                                                              | 7,89,791                                      | 21981                                                   | 2577                                                    | 7,92,368         |
| 6         | Gujarat*             | 41,317                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 41,317                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 41,317           |
| 7         | Haryana              | 54,681                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 54,681                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 54,681           |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh     | 12,891                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 12,891                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 12,891           |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir      | 3,77,045                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 3,77,045                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,77,045         |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | 15,30,708                                                                     | 2,00,000                                                            | 17,30,708                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 17,30,708        |
| 11        | Karnataka            | 3,56,974                                                                      | 26,824                                                              | 3,83,798                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 3,83,798         |
| 12        | Ladakh               | 10,456                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 10,456                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 10,456           |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh       | 19,84,264                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 19,84,264                                     | 99722                                                   | 0                                                       | 19,84,264        |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | 15,17,922                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 15,17,922                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 15,17,922        |
| 15        | Manipur              | 1,02,748                                                                      | 5,367                                                               | 1,08,115                                      | 21135                                                   | 0                                                       | 1,08,115         |
| 16        | Meghalaya            | 1,99,839                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,99,839                                      | 420                                                     | 401                                                     | 2,00,240         |
| 17        | Mizoram              | 27,970                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 27,970                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 27,970           |
| 18        | Nagaland             | 1,32,507                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,32,507                                      | 7009                                                    | 7009                                                    | 1,39,516         |
| 19        | Odisha               | 24,52,444                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 24,52,444                                     |                                                         |                                                         | 24,52,444        |
| 20        | Puducherry*          | 912                                                                           | 0                                                                   | 912                                           |                                                         |                                                         | 912              |
| 21        | Punjab               | 3,477                                                                         | 0                                                                   | 3,477                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 3,477            |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 18,62,736                                                                     | 2,12,786                                                            | 20,75,522                                     | 210843                                                  | 52206                                                   | 21,27,728        |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 14,900                                                                        | 0                                                                   | 14,900                                        |                                                         |                                                         | 14,900           |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu*          | 2,170                                                                         | 0                                                                   | 2,170                                         |                                                         |                                                         | 2,170            |
| 25        | Telangana            | 5,15,084                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 5,15,084                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 5,15,084         |
| 26        | Tripura              | 1,39,090                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 1,39,090                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 1,39,090         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 79,80,568                                                                     | 12,00,003                                                           | 91,80,571                                     | 334652                                                  | 0                                                       | 91,80,571        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 2,48,751                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 2,48,751                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 2,48,751         |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 7,32,290                                                                      | 0                                                                   | 7,32,290                                      |                                                         |                                                         | 7,32,290         |
| Total     | Total                | 2,62,84,350                                                                   | 18,85,374                                                           | 2,81,69,724                                   | 11,83,870                                               | 4,43,700                                                | 2,86,13,424      |

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ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023

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## Funds Sanctioned and disbursed by GoI under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.                      | State                        | Parliamentar y constituency   | Districts covered   | Closure Cost (Rs in Crore)   | Closure Cost (Rs in Crore)   | Grant disbursed (Rs in Crore)   | Grant disbursed (Rs in Crore)   | Grant utilized (Rs in Crore)   | Grant utilized (Rs in Crore)   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                              |                              |                               |                     | RE*                          | DDUGJY                       | RE*                             | DDUGJY                          | RE*                            | DDUGJY                         |
| 1                            | Bihar                        | Karakat                       | Rohtas              | -                            | 248.66                       | -                               | 149.68                          | 100%                           | 100%                           |
| 1                            | Bihar                        |                               | Aurangabad          | 236.61                       | 253.52                       | 171.07                          | 152.59                          |                                |                                |
| 1                            | Bihar                        | Sitamarhi                     | Sitamarhi           | 116.61                       | 195.84                       | 97.74                           | 117.89                          |                                |                                |
| 1                            | Bihar                        | Bhagalpur                     | Bhagalpur           | 183.9                        | 88.62                        | 165.53                          | 28.23                           |                                |                                |
| 2                            | Maharashtra                  | Amravati                      | Amravati            | -                            | 76.97                        | -                               | 40.57                           |                                |                                |
| 3                            | Jharkhand                    | Singhbhum                     | West Singhbhum      | -                            | 212.91                       | -                               | 128.17                          |                                |                                |
| 3                            | Jharkhand                    |                               | Seraikela Kharsawan | 29.18                        | 114.69                       | 26.27                           | 69.01                           |                                |                                |
| 4                            | Haryana                      | Sonipat                       | Sonipat             | -                            | 10.19                        | -                               | 6.13                            |                                |                                |
| 4                            | Haryana                      |                               | Jind                | -                            | 18.43                        | -                               | 11.1                            |                                |                                |
| *projects awarded after 2014 | *projects awarded after 2014 | *projects awarded after 2014  |                     |                              |                              |                                 |                                 |                                |                                |

Funds Sanctioned and disbursed by GoI under IPDS

|   Sl. No. | State       | Parliamentary Constituency   | Circles Covered           |   Closure Cost (Rs. in Crore |   Eligible GoI Grant (Rs. in Crore) |   Total GoI Grant Disbursed (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar       | Karakat                      | Sasaram & Gaya Old        |                          174 |                                 104 |                                        104 |
|         1 | Bihar       | Sitamarhi                    | Muzzaffarpur              |                          150 |                                  90 |                                         90 |
|         1 | Bihar       | Bhagalpur                    | Bhagalpur & Bhagalpur (N) |                          140 |                                  84 |                                         84 |
|         2 | Maharashtra | Amravati                     | Amravati                  |                          121 |                                  72 |                                         72 |
|         3 | Jharkhand   | Singhbhum                    | Chaibasa                  |                           40 |                                  24 |                                         24 |
|         4 | Haryana     | Sonipat                      | Sonipat                   |                            5 |                                   3 |                                          3 |

Funds Sanctioned and disbursed by GoI under RDSS

| Sl. No.   | State       | Parliamentary Constituency   | Districts Covered          |   Approved Project Cost (Rs. In Crore |   Eligible GoI Grant (Rs. In Crore) |   Total GoI Grant Disbursed (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Bihar       | Karakat                      | Rohtas & Aurangabad        |                                420.86 |                              252.52 |                                      25.25 |
|           |             | Sitamarhi                    | Sitamarhi                  |                                147.36 |                               88.42 |                                       9.28 |
|           |             | Bhagalpur                    | Bhagalpur                  |                                188.56 |                              113.14 |                                      11.31 |
| 2         | Maharashtra | Amravati                     | Amravati                   |                                290    |                              174    |                                       9    |
| 3         | Jharkhand   | Singhbhum                    | West Singhbhum & Saraikela |                                155    |                               93    |                                       5    |
| 4         | Haryana     | Sonipat                      | Sonipat                    |                                141    |                               84    |                                       4    |

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