Lok Sabha Question No. 656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri K E Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.656 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## DDUGJY

656   SHRI K E PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether any specific measures are being taken by the Government under the  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  to  enhance  rural electrification in Tamil Nadu;

(b) if  so,  the  details  of  these  measures,  and  the  reasons  for  their  adoption; and

(c) the  details  of  the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address any challenges in implementation of the yojana?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  to  (c):    Govt.  of  India  launched  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY) in December 2014 for the rural areas with the following components:

- (i) Segregation of agriculture feeders with the objective of providing day time power supply to farmers;
- (ii) Strengthening and augmentation of distribution infrastructure in the rural areas, including metering of feeders, distribution transformers and consumers;
- (iii) Village and household electrification works.

In line with the  components  mentioned  above,  projects  had  been sanctioned for the  state of  Tamil  Nadu  under  DDUGJY and implementation of the  same  had  commenced  in  September  2016.    All  physical  works  were completed  by  31.12.2020  and  the  scheme  stands  closed  now.  The  details  of work sanctioned and executed for the State of Tamil Nadu, under DDUGJY are placed at Annexure.

………..2.

For  smooth  implementation  of  the  works  under  DDUGJY,  institutional mechanism was established as detailed below:

(i) At State level, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary to monitor the progress of works.

(ii) At  Central  level,  inter-ministerial  Monitoring  Committee  headed  by  the Secretary  (Power),  Government  of  India,  to  formulate  the  guidelines  and  to monitor the progress of the scheme.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 656 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2024 ************* The details of work sanctioned and executed in Tamil Nadu, under DDUGJY are

## as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Milestone name                                             | Unit   | Target    | Achievement   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------|---------------|
| 1         | 33/11 KV New Substations                                   | Nos.   | 108       | 106           |
| 2         | Augmentation of 33/11 KV SS                                | Nos.   | 119       | 128           |
| 3         | Erection of upstream and downstream lines for the above SS |        |           |               |
|           | (i) 33 KV Lines                                            | Km     | 1,478     | 1,514         |
|           | (ii) 11 KV Line                                            | Km     | 1,513     | 1,345         |
| 4         | Feeder Segregation                                         | Nos.   | 29        | 29            |
|           | Erection of 11 KV line                                     | Km     | 713       | 669           |
|           | Erection of LT line                                        | Km     | 261       | 242           |
|           | Erection of DTs                                            | Nos.   | 974       | 895           |
| 5         | Energy Meter - Consumer                                    | Nos.   | 11,93,990 | 11,95,856     |
|           | Single phase meters                                        | Nos.   | 10,16,794 | 10,44,121     |
|           | Three phase meters                                         | Nos.   | 1,77,196  | 1,51,735      |
| 6         | Connection to Households                                   |        |           |               |
|           | (i) BPL Households                                         | Nos.   | 897       | 897           |
|           | (ii) APL Households                                        | Nos.   | 6,171     | 6,679         |
|           | (iii) DTs                                                  | Nos.   | 283       | 294           |
|           | (iv) 11 KV line                                            | Km     | 284       | 201           |
|           | (v) Erection of LT line                                    | Km     | 931       | 966           |

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