Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: 24X7 Power to All
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1291 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## 24X7 POWER TO ALL

1291. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  any  scheme  to  supply  24X7 power to all in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (c) the target set and achievements made so far in this regard; and
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to strengthen the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) to supply 24X7 power to all?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c): Electricity is a concurrent subject and supply/distribution of electricity  to  all  consumers  of  urban  and  rural  areas  falls  primarily  under  the purview  of  the  respective  State  Governments  and/or  State  Power  Utilities. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through its various schemes  including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  and  Revamped  Distribution Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  to  help  them  achieve  the  objective  of  providing uninterrupted power supply to all consumers.

All the States and the Union Territories (UTs) have signed MoUs with the Central Government to ensure 24x7 power supply w.e.f. 1 st  April,2019 onwards. Many  States  and  UTs  claim  to  supply  24x7  power  other  than  the  planned outages and interruptions due to unforeseen events. In this regard, Government of  India  vide  notification  dated  31.12.2020  had  also  notified  the  Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 which inter-alia mandate 24x7 power supply to all consumers by the distribution licensee. The details of State-wise Average hours  of  Power  supply  in  rural  and  urban  areas  of  the  Country  are  as  per Annexure-I.

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(d) : Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  was  launched  in December, 2014 for Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in urban areas; Metering of distribution transformers/ feeders/ consumers  in  the  urban  areas;  IT  enablement  works;  Enterprise  Resource Planning (ERP); Smart metering; Gas insulated Sub-stations (GIS); and Real Time Data  Acquisition  System  (RT-DAS).    Under  the  Scheme,  Central  funding  was provided for the implementation of these works. Besides the aforesaid works, funds  were  also  sanctioned  by  the  Government  for  underground  (UG)  cabling and  Aerial  Bunched  (AB)  cables  which  helped  in  the  reduction  of  Aggregate Technical  &  Commercial  (AT&C)  losses.  All  these  distribution  infrastructure works has supplemented the efforts of the Government to ensure 24x7 power to all.  The  scheme stands closed as on 31.03.2022. The details of infrastructure created under IPDS are as per Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1291 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023

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| State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   | State-wise Average hours of Power Supply in a Day (HH.hh) for Last Five Years in 11kV feeders upto March 2023   |
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|                                                                                                                 | State Name                                                                                                      | 2018-19                                                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                 | State Name                                                                                                      | Rural Supply                                                                                                    | Urban Supply                                                                                                    | Rural Supply                                                                                                    | Urban Supply                                                                                                    | Rural Supply                                                                                                    | Urban Supply                                                                                                    | Rural Supply                                                                                                    | Urban Supply                                                                                                    | Rural Supply                                                                                                    | Urban Supply                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                  | 22.12                                                                                                           | 23.97                                                                                                           | 23.63                                                                                                           | 23.92                                                                                                           | 23.57                                                                                                           | 23.93                                                                                                           | 23.58                                                                                                           | 23.89                                                                                                           | 23.51                                                                                                           | 23.88                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh#                                                                                              |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 22.78                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 22.73                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                               | Assam#                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                 | 23.73                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.80                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.32                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.67                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.59                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                           | 21.22                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 21.85                                                                                                           | 23.13                                                                                                           | 21.90                                                                                                           | 23.41                                                                                                           | 20.34                                                                                                           | 23.55                                                                                                           | 20.10                                                                                                           | 23.40                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                 | 23.77                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.98                                                                                                           | 21.33                                                                                                           | 23.87                                                                                                           | 21.25                                                                                                           | 23.82                                                                                                           | 21.59                                                                                                           | 23.83                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                               | Delhi*                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 24.00                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 24.00                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 22.75                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.75                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.78                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.82                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                         | 23.78                                                                                                           | 23.95                                                                                                           | 23.12                                                                                                           | 23.95                                                                                                           | 23.56                                                                                                           | 23.96                                                                                                           | 23.50                                                                                                           | 23.96                                                                                                           | 23.83                                                                                                           | 23.97                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                         | 19.62                                                                                                           | 23.28                                                                                                           | 19.23                                                                                                           | 23.27                                                                                                           | 17.12                                                                                                           | 23.62                                                                                                           | 16.26                                                                                                           | 23.63                                                                                                           | 19.40                                                                                                           | 23.63                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 15.82                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 15.65                                                                                                           | 23.85                                                                                                           | 14.27                                                                                                           | 23.87                                                                                                           | 13.27                                                                                                           | 23.90                                                                                                           | 12.85                                                                                                           | 23.90                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                              | Jammu and Kashmir #                                                                                             |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 21.54                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 22.28                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 22.50                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                       | 17.63                                                                                                           | 23.93                                                                                                           | 17.22                                                                                                           | 23.83                                                                                                           | 17.55                                                                                                           | 23.75                                                                                                           | 17.56                                                                                                           | 23.59                                                                                                           | 19.05                                                                                                           | 23.82                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                          | 21.22                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 21.97                                                                                                           | 23.98                                                                                                           | 21.00                                                                                                           | 23.93                                                                                                           | 19.62                                                                                                           | 23.93                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.95                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                  | 23.33                                                                                                           | 23.70                                                                                                           | 23.03                                                                                                           | 23.85                                                                                                           | 19.62                                                                                                           | 23.94                                                                                                           | 19.35                                                                                                           | 23.88                                                                                                           | 20.66                                                                                                           | 23.60                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                 | 23.95                                                                                                           | 20.45                                                                                                           | 23.97                                                                                                           | 20.80                                                                                                           | 23.95                                                                                                           | 23.17                                                                                                           | 23.99                                                                                                           | 23.85                                                                                                           | 23.99                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                              | Meghalaya#                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                 | 23.95                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.98                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.90                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.93                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.93                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                              | Manipur#                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 23.55                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.65                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                              | Mizoram#                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                 | 23.73                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.67                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.57                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.87                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                              | Nagaland#                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 23.50                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.48                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.45                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                          | 20.13                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 20.02                                                                                                           | 23.65                                                                                                           | 21.03                                                                                                           | 23.67                                                                                                           | 23.22                                                                                                           | 23.65                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 24.00                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                                      | 22.10                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 20.45                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 20.30                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 20.30                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                          | 23.27                                                                                                           | 23.78                                                                                                           | 23.17                                                                                                           | 23.72                                                                                                           | 21.33                                                                                                           | 23.50                                                                                                           | 22.12                                                                                                           | 23.68                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.68                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                       | 21.30                                                                                                           | 23.92                                                                                                           | 21.30                                                                                                           | 23.88                                                                                                           | 20.58                                                                                                           | 23.91                                                                                                           | 21.29                                                                                                           | 23.89                                                                                                           | 21.42                                                                                                           | 23.86                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                      | 20.77                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 20.97                                                                                                           | 23.97                                                                                                           | 21.95                                                                                                           | 23.98                                                                                                           | 22.15                                                                                                           | 23.98                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 | 23.96                                                                                                           |

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## ANNEXURE-I

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| 25   | Telangana       |   22.05 |       |   22.22 | 23.92   |   22.00 |   23.92 |   21.94 |   23.93 |   21.79 |   23.91 |
|------|-----------------|---------|-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 26   | Tripura         |   19.68 |       |   19.55 |         |   19.57 |   23.92 |   19.93 |   23.9  |   19.66 |   23.89 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh   |   19.1  | 23.15 |   17.03 | 23.57   |   16.28 |   23.47 |   15.99 |   23.42 |   16.15 |   23.54 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand     |   21.4  | 23.47 |   21.67 | 23.40   |   21.95 |   23.68 |   21.57 |   23.62 |   21.39 |   23.57 |
| 29   | West Bengal     |   18.18 | 23.97 |   23.07 | 23.97   |   22.97 |   23.77 |   23.48 |   23.82 |   23.33 |   23.85 |
|      | ALL INDIA TOTAL |   20.7  | 23.8  |   20.8  | 23.7    |   20.5  |   23.8  |   20.5  |   23.8  |   20.6  |   23.8  |

Note 1: # Only Urban data is Available. Also, the States shown with blank space indicates that data is not available Note2: States/UTs not present in the list are not mapped on NPP Note3: * Delhi has been on boarded on NPP in April 2021. So data for previous FYs is not  available on  NPP

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023 **************

Physical Progress for system strengthening works under IPDS is as under:

| Sl.   | Particulars                      | Units   | Quantity   | Quantity   | Quantity   |
|-------|----------------------------------|---------|------------|------------|------------|
| No.   |                                  |         | Awarded    | Achieved   | % Achieved |
| 1     | 33/11 KV Substation New          | Nos     | 994        | 994        | 100%       |
| 2     | 33/11 KV Substation Augmentation | Nos     | 1610       | 1609       | 99%        |
| 3     | HT Lines                         | CKms    | 23494      | 23474      | 99%        |
| 4     | LT Lines                         | CKms    | 10428      | 10410      | 99%        |
| 5     | Aerial Bunch                     | CKms    | 64275      | 64242      | 99%        |
| 6     | UG Cables                        | CKms    | 22220      | 21981      | 98%        |
| 7     | Distribution Transformers        | Nos     | 60000      | 59992      | 99%        |
| 8     | Smart Meters                     | Nos     | 156441     | 156441     | 100%       |
| 9     | Prepaid Meters                   | Nos     | 119916     | 119916     | 100%       |
| 10    | Consumer Meters                  | Nos     | 8578812    | 8576100    | 99%        |
| 11    | Feeder Meters                    | Nos     | 7807       | 7797       | 100%       |
| 12    | DT Meters                        | Nos     | 103939     | 103722     | 99%        |
| 13    | Boundary Meters                  | Nos     | 3593       | 3590       | 99%        |
| 14    | Solar Panels                     | KWp     | 46298      | 46151      | 99%        |

In  addition  to  the  above,  smart  meters  for  6  Utilities  of  Ujwal  DISCOM Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  participating  states  have  also  been  sanctioned under IPDS. A total of 6,54,016 smart meters have been installed.

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