Lok Sabha Question No. 2461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Electrification Work in Etawah and Fatehpur
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel, Shri Jitendra Kumar Dohare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2461 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION WORK IN ETAWAH AND FATEHPUR

†2461. SHRI NARESH CHANDRA UTTAM PATEL: SHRI JITENDRA KUMAR DOHARE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  electrification  works  carried  out  so  far  in  Fatehpur  and  Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken to improve electricity supply, provide new connections, install transformers, and expand high/low-tension lines in rural and urban areas;
- (c) the details of the number of villages electrified in the said districts so far and the number of villages yet to be electrified;
- (d) the details of the scheme proposed for such villages;
- (e) the details of funds sanctioned and spent so far for these works; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  implement  any  new  scheme  to address power cuts, low voltage and other electricity supply issues and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (f) : Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/Power Utility. Government of  India  has  been  supporting  the  States/  UTs  through  schemes  like  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to improve access and quality of power supply to all consumers. These schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. Under these schemes, projects worth Rs. 1.85 lakh Cr. were executed for strengthening of  power  distribution  infrastructure.  Details  of  infrastructure  works  undertaken  and project  cost  of  DDUGJY/SAUBHAGYA  and  IPDS  at  the  national  level  and  Etawah  and Fatehpur Districts are placed at Annexure-I.

As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified  census villages in the country have been electrified by 28th April, 2018. A total  of  18,374  villages,  including 1498  villages  in  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  electrified  under  DDUGJY.  There  were  no villages  found  unelectrified  in  Fatehpur  and  Etawah  Districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  As reported by the State, all 692 villages and 1552 villages identified in the Etawah District and Fatehpur District respectively have already been electrified.

..........2.

A  total  of  2.86  crore  households  at  the  national  level,  including  91,80,571 households  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  have  been  electrified  during  the  SAUBHAGYA  period.  In Fatehpur and Etawah Districts, 1,06,185 households and 49,892 households respectively have been electrified during the SAUBHAGYA period.

Government  of  India,  in  July  2021,  launched  the  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 in the country. Projects worth Rs. 1.48 lakh crores for distribution infrastructure and Rs. 1.31 lakh crores for smart metering works have been sanctioned which would help to improve the reliability and quality of power supply in the country.

Further, Government of India is supporting electrification of all households left out during  SAUBHAGYA  period  under  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS). Survey has been carried out by distribution utilities to identify un-electrified households. Grid  based  electrification  works  have  been  sanctioned  under  RDSS  wherever  found feasible.  Till  date,  works  amounting  to  Rs.  4,643  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  grid electrification of 10,19,030 households at the national level. Electrification works for 625 households  worth  Rs.  2.42  Cr.  and  for  3,920  households  worth  Rs.  10.28  Cr.  are sanctioned under RDSS for Etawah and Fatehpur Districts respectively.

The details of electrifications works being carried out under RDSS in Fatehpur and Etawah Districts of Uttar Pradesh are placed at Annexure-II.

Under RDSS the funds sanction has been accorded district wise. However, fund has been released DISCOM wise based on fund disbursement guideline. The details of fund sanctioned to Etawah and Fatehpur districts and utilization of fund at DISCOM level are as follows:

(in Rs. Cr.)

| District/DISCOM   |   Sanctioned Cost (including cost of smart metering) |   Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) Sanctioned |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Fatehpur          |                                               637.99 |                                     264    |
| Etawah            |                                               298.5  |                                     121.82 |
| PuVVNL            |                                             11828.6  |                                    4669.05 |
| DVVNL             |                                              7655.54 |                                    2948.91 |

(in Rs. Cr.)

| DISCOM   |   GBS (Loss Reduction (LR), Smart Metering (SM) & Project Management Agency(PMA) charge) Sanctioned | GBS Utilized   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| PuVVNL   |                                                                                             4789.88 | 1,060.68       |
| DVVNL    |                                                                                             3048.49 | 935.78         |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2461 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.03.2025

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Details of works executed under DDUGJY (Scheme for Rural Area) and SAUBHAGYA:

| Sl. No.   | Major Component                                                 | Units   | National Level   | Etawah District   | Fatehpur District   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|           | Project Cost (DDUGJY)                                           | Rs. Cr  | 1.16 Lakh        | 214.67            | 206.5               |
| 1         | Sub-stations (including augmentation)                           | No.     | 4,289            | 12                | 47                  |
| 2         | Distribution Transformers                                       | No.     | 6,36,309         | 4,225             | 5,143               |
| 3         | Feeder Segregation                                              | cKm     | 1.139 Lakh       | 969.42            | 00                  |
| 4         | HT and LT lines                                                 | cKm     | 8 Lakh           | 2,819.96          | 4,453.22            |
| 5         | Consumer Meters, Distribution Transformer Meters, Feeder Meters | No.     | 1,90,41,387      | 1,959             | 58,364              |

*Under  SAUBHAGYA funds  have  been  released  to  the  State  Power  Utilities  and  funds have been released based on the actual progress of households achieved and funds had not been allocated District-wise.

The details of the completed project cost under SAUBHAGYA are as follows:

(in Rs. Cr.)

| DISCOM   | Completed Project Cost   |
|----------|--------------------------|
| PuVVNL   | 1,058.15                 |
| DVVNL    | 554.46                   |

Details of works executed under IPDS (Scheme for Urban Area):

| S. No.   | Major Component               | Unit   | National Level   |   EDC Etawah |   EDC Fatehpur |
|----------|-------------------------------|--------|------------------|--------------|----------------|
|          | Project Cost                  | Rs. Cr | 58,805           |        50.13 |          31.85 |
| 1        | New Sub-station               | No.    | 994              |         1    |           1    |
| 2        | Aug. of Sub-station           | No.    | 1,609            |         2    |           5    |
| 3        | HT and LT Lines               | cKm    | 33,884           |       157.42 |          42.57 |
| 4        | New Distribution Transformers | No.    | 59,993           |       187    |          57    |

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ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2461 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.03.2025

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## The works sanctioned under RDSS in Etawah District are as below:

| Major Component   | Sanctioned Items (Nos)   |   Sanctioned Cost (in Rs. Cr.) |
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Consumer Metering | 1,72,387                 |                         103.43 |
| DT Metering       | 9,958                    |                          22.9  |
| Feeder Metering   | 231                      |                           0.97 |
| Total             | 1,82,576                 |                         127.31 |

| Major Component                      |   Sanctioned Cost (in Rs. Cr.) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Cabling Works                        |                         155.31 |
| Feeder Segregation/ Separation       |                          14.05 |
| Additional Household Electrification |                           1.83 |
| Total                                |                         171.2  |

## The works sanctioned under RDSS in Fatehpur District are as below:

| Major Component   | Sanctioned item(Nos)   |   Sanctioned Cost (in Rs. Cr.) |
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Consumer Metering | 3,37,356               |                         202.41 |
| DT Metering       | 26,352                 |                          60.61 |
| Feeder Metering   | 229                    |                           0.96 |
| Total             | 3,63,937               |                         263.99 |

| Major Component                                  |   Sanctioned Cost (in Rs. Cr.) |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Cabling Works                                    |                          40    |
| Reconductoring/ Augmentation of LT Line          |                         128.36 |
| Reconductoring/ Augmentation of 11 or 22 kV Line |                          19.74 |
| Reconductoring/ Augmentation of 33 or 66 kV Line |                          10.13 |
| Capacitor bank                                   |                           0.85 |
| Feeder Segregation/ Separation                   |                         159.27 |
| Additional Household Electrification             |                          15.64 |
| Total                                            |                         374    |

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