Lok Sabha Question No. 2431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Allocation of Funds to Banswara and Dungarpur under Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2431 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO BANSWARA AND DUNGARPUR UNDER SAUBHAGYA †2431. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) in the districts of scheduled area of Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised in Banswara and Dungarpur in the Parliamentary Constituency of Banswara under the said scheme, district and block-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  families  benefitted  with  electricity  connections  in  the  district  of scheduled area of Rajasthan under the said scheme;
- (d) whether  there  has  been  improvement  in  power  supply  in  rural  areas  under  this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  works  approved  material  being  used  and  the  name  of  the companies, work orders and the amount involve in it under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in the Banswara Parliamentary Constituency?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (c) : Government of India (GoI) launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  of  providing  electricity connections  to  all  willing  un-electrified  households  in  rural  areas  and  all  willing  poor households in urban areas in the country. All works sanctioned under SAUBHAGYA have been  successfully  completed  and  the  scheme  stands  closed  as  on  31.03.2022.  As reported  by  the  States,  around  2.86  Cr.  households  at  the  national  level,  including 21,27,728 nos. of households in the State of Rajasthan, have been electrified during the SAUBHAGYA period.

The  details  of  households  electrified  in  the  scheduled  area  of  Rajasthan  are  as under:

| Sl. No.   | District     |   Total |
|-----------|--------------|---------|
| 1         | Banswara     |   52390 |
| 2         | Chittaurgarh |    6169 |
| 3         | Dungarpur    |   34594 |
| 4         | Pali         |    4762 |
| 5         | Pratapgarh   |   36280 |
| 6         | Rajsamand    |     724 |
| 7         | Sirohi       |    8880 |
| 8         | Udaipur      |  121563 |
| Total     | Total        |  265362 |

- (b) : There was no upfront allocation of funds for any State/district under SAUBHAGYA scheme. Funds were released for sanctioned projects in installments based on the report on  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. As reported by State,  the  district-wise  and  block-wise  details  of  fund  allocation  in  the  Banswara  and Dungarpur in the Parliamentary Constituency of Banswara is not available as the funds under SAUBHAGYA were released to AVVNL DISCOM as a whole.
- (d): GoI  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States  under  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and SAUBHAGYA wherein distribution infrastructure  works  worth  Rs.1.26  lakh  Cr.  were  undertaken.    In  last  10  years,  the average  hours  of  electricity  supply  at  national  level  have  improved  from  12.5  hours  in rural areas in FY 2014 to 21.9 hours in FY 2024.
- (e) : GoI  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  in  July  2021  to improve the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the Distribution Sector. The  projects  sanctioned  in  Banswara  and  Dungarpur  Districts  include  loss  reduction infrastructure and smart metering works. The details are as under:

## a. Loss Reduction works:

1. Sanctioned Cost for Banswara District-Rs. 164.04 Crs (GBS: Rs. 98.42 Crs.)
2. Sanctioned Cost for Dungarpur District-Rs. 319.12 Crs (GBS: Rs. 191.47 Crs.).

|                            | S.No.Description              | UoM                        | Banswara                                                     | Dungarpur                                                      |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                            |                               |                            | Sanctioned quantity                                          | Sanctioned quantity                                            |
| 1                          | New Sub Stations              | Nos.                       | 2                                                            | 1                                                              |
| 2                          | Augmentation of Substation    | Nos.                       | 1                                                            | 1                                                              |
| 3                          | HT lines                      | Ckm.                       | 2019.44                                                      | 5441.83                                                        |
| 4                          | Replacement of HT lines       | Ckm.                       | 280.44                                                       | 104.09                                                         |
| 5                          | LT lines                      | Ckm.                       | 680.00                                                       | 1,156.44                                                       |
| 6                          | Distribution Transformer      | Nos.                       | 148                                                          | 1,058                                                          |
| 7                          | Segregation of Agri feeders   | Nos.                       | 157                                                          | 320                                                            |
| 8                          | Electrification of Households | Nos.                       | 14990                                                        | 4189                                                           |
| Name of contracting Agency | Name of contracting Agency    | Name of contracting Agency | M/s.Hitesh Electricals JV with New Modern TechnomechPvt Ltd. | M/s. Power & Instrumentation Ltd. JV with M/d Espan Infra Ltd. |

b. Smart Metering Works: 1. Sanctioned Cost for Banswara District-Rs. 200.55 Crs (GBS: Rs. 30.08 Crs.) 2. Sanctioned Cost for Dungarpur District-Rs. 241.60 Crs (GBS: Rs. 36.24 Crs.).

| S. No.                     | Description                | UoM                        | Banswara                   | Dungarpur                  |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                            |                            |                            | Sanctioned quantity        | Sanctioned quantity        |
| 1                          | Consumer meters            | Nos.                       | 3,13,150                   | 3,65,340                   |
| 2                          | Feeder meters              | Nos.                       | 505                        | 446                        |
| 3                          | DT meters                  | Nos.                       | 4,585                      | 8,918                      |
| Name of contracting agency | Name of contracting agency | Name of contracting agency | M/s Genus Power Infra Ltd. | M/s Genus Power Infra Ltd. |

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