Lok Sabha Question No. 654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Electrification and Supply of Power for Agriculture Use
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Smt. Dhanorkar Pratibha Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.654

## ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## ELECTRIFICATION AND SUPPLY OF POWER FOR AGRICULTURE USE

†654. SMT. DHANORKAR PRATIBHA SURESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the farmers are not getting electricity connections for agriculture use due to shortage of electricity in comparison to their demands in the country;

- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  to  State  Electricity Boards  to  supply  the  electricity  on  priority  basis  to  the  farmers  for  their agricultural use;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (e) :  There is adequate availability of power in the country. Government of India has addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 2,22,500 MW of  generation  capacity  since  April,  2014  transforming  our  country  from  power deficit to power sufficient.

The details of power supply position in the country for the last five years and the current year till October, 2024 are given at Annexure. Energy Supplied has been by and large commensurate to the Energy Requirement. Marginal gap between  Energy  Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  is  generally  on  account  of constraints in the State transmission/distribution network.

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

Electricity, being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers including agricultural consumers in a State/ UT is within the  purview of respective State Government/Power  Utility.  Making arrangement of appropriate quantum of power from various sources to meet the demand  of  various  types  of  electricity  consumers  in  any  State/  UT  is  in  the jurisdiction of concerned State Government and the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in  Central  Sector  through  Central Public  Sector  Undertaking  (CPSUs)  and  allocating  power  from  them  to  the various States/ UTs.

Further, Rule 4, sub rule 11 of Electricity Rights of Consumers Rules, 2020 (as  amended  from  time  to  time)  notified  by  Govt.  of  India,  stipulates  the  time period  for  the  distribution  licensee  to  provide  new  connection  or  modify  an existing  connection.  As  such  all  distribution  utilities  are  mandated  to  give electricity  connection  to  farmers/  agricultural  consumers  as  per  the  stipulated timelines notified by the respective SERCs/JERCs.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 654 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2024 ************* The details of actual power supply position in the country for the last five years and the current year till October, 2024

|                      | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year                 | Energy Requirement               | Energy Supplied                  | Energy not Supplied              | Energy not Supplied              |
|                      | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( %)                             |
| 2019-20              | 12,91,010                        | 12,84,444                        | 6,566                            | 0.5                              |
| 2020-21              | 12,75,534                        | 12,70,663                        | 4,871                            | 0.4                              |
| 2021-22              | 13,79,812                        | 13,74,024                        | 5,787                            | 0.4                              |
| 2022-23              | 15,13,497                        | 15,05,914                        | 7,583                            | 0.5                              |
| 2023-24              | 16,26,132                        | 16,22,020                        | 4,112                            | 0.3                              |
| 2024-25              | 10,28,850                        | 10,27,589                        | 1,261                            | 0.1                              |
| (upto October, 2024) |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |

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