Lok Sabha Question No. 1643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Electrification in Rural and Urban Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal, Shri Rajesh Verma, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1643 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2024

## ELECTRIFICATION IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

†1643 SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the target of complete electrification of all rural and urban areas of the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  the  ratio  of  electrification  throughout  the  country,  Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government conducts any study regarding the availability of supply  of  electricity  in  comparison  to  its  demand  in  the  States  and  if  so,  the reasons for the failure of power companies to ensure regular electricity supply to the rural and urban consumers during current year especially from the month of March, 2024 till date in Rajasthan State despite the availability of estimates of demand in this regard along with the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  goal  of  providing  round  the clock electricity in all the  urban  and  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (e) the  action/steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  the  Integrated Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  to  supply  24X7  power  to  all  areas  in  the country and time line fixed to achieve the target in this regard; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b) : The Government of India implemented Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  to strengthen  the  sub-transmission  and  distribution  networks  in  rural  and  urban areas respectively.  As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census  villages  in  the  country  were  electrified  by  28th  April  2018.  A  total  of 18,374 villages in the country were electrified during the scheme of DDUGJY.

The State-wise details of the number of villages electrified are attached in Annexure-I.

Subsequently, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  in  October  2017  to  achieve  universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing unelectrified  households  in  rural  areas  and  all  willing  poor  households  in  urban areas in the country.  Under SAUBHAGYA, all the States have reported 100% electrification  of  all  the  willing  un-electrified  households,  identified  before 31.03.2019.    A  total  of  2.86  crore  households  in  the  country  have  been electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA.

The details of infrastructure works undertaken under DDUGJY/SAUBHAGYA  and  IPDS  are  placed  at  Annexure-II  and  Annexure-III respectively. The state-wise details of the number of households electrified are enclosed in Annexure-IV.

The construction of new households is a dynamic and continuous process. The Central Government is supporting States for electrification of un-electrified households left-out during SAUBHAGYA scheme, under the ongoing scheme of Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS).    In  addition,  all  identified Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)  un-electrified  Households  under PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan)  are  being electrified  under  RDSS  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines.  State-wise  details  of household electrification under RDSS (PVTG+ additional Households) are placed at Annexure-V.

(c):  The  Annual  Load  Generation  Balance  Report  (LGBR)  published  by  the Central Electricity Authority outlines the anticipated month-wise Power Supply Position in terms of requirement and availability while simultaneously identifying  the  States/UTs  with  surplus  power,  which  could  be  procured/ contracted by the States/UTs facing a deficit.

The details of the actual Power Supply Position in Rajasthan from March 2024 to June 2024 are outlined below:

|             | Energy             | Energy          | Energy              | Energy              | Peak        | Peak     | Peak           | Peak           |
|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| Months      | Energy Requirement | Energy Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Energy not Supplied | Peak Demand | Peak Met | Demand not Met | Demand not Met |
|             | (MU)               | (MU)            | MU                  | %                   | ( MW )      | ( MW )   | (MW)           | (%)            |
| March, 2024 | 8,929              | 8,929           | 0                   | 0                   | 17,030      | 17,030   | 0              | 0              |
| April, 2024 | 8,136              | 8,131           | 5                   | 0.1                 | 14,283      | 14,283   | 0              | 0              |
| May, 2024   | 10,340             | 10,267          | 73                  | 0.7                 | 17,567      | 17,567   | 0              | 0              |
| June, 2024* | 10,470             | 10,347          | 123                 | 1.2                 | 17,774      | 17,774   | 0              | 0              |

........3.

Above  figures  indicate  that  the  gap  between  Energy  Requirement  and Energy Supplied between March 2024 to June 2024 is in the range of 0.1% to 1.2%.  Even  this  gap  between  Energy  Requirement  and  Energy  Supplied  is generally  on  account  of  constraints  in  the  State  transmission/distribution network etc.

(d)  to  (f)  :        There  is  adequate  availability  of  power  in  the  country.  We  have addressed  the  critical  issue  of  power  deficiency  by  adding  2,14,237  MW  of generation capacity in the last ten years transforming our country from power deficit to power sufficient.  We have increased the generation capacity by 79.5% from 2,48,554 MW in March 2014 to 4,46,190 MW in June 2024.

We have added 1, 95,181ckt  kilometre  of  transmission  lines  since  April 2014 connecting the whole country into one grid running on one frequency.  This has  enabled  us  to  transfer  1,18,740  MW  from  one  corner  of  the  country  to another. We strengthened the distribution system by implementing projects of 1.85 lac crores under DDUGJY/IPDS/SAUBHAGYA.  Under the above distribution sector  schemes,  2927  new sub-stations have been added, upgradation of 3965 existing  sub-stations  has  been  carried out,  6,92,200 Distribution  Transformers have been installed, Feeder separation of 1,13,938 Circuit Kilometer (CKm) has been done and 8.5 Lakh Circuit Kilometer (CKm) of HT and LT lines have been added/upgraded across the States. Further, under the ongoing scheme of RDSS distribution infrastructure and smart metering works of Rs. 2.62 Lakh Cr. have been sanctioned, which are under execution.

As  a  result  of  these  measures,  the  availability  of  power  supply  in  rural areas has increased from 12.5 Hours in 2015 to 21.9 Hours in 2024. The power supply in urban areas has increased to 23.4 Hours in 2024. The gap between Energy Requirement and Energy Supplied has come down from 4.2% in 2013-14 to 0.1% in FY 2024-25 (till June, 2024).

Further, Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity  to  the  consumers  in  a  State/UT  is  within  the  purview  of  the respective  State  Government/Power  Utility.  Adequate  quantum  of  power  is available in the country. Making arrangement of appropriate quantum of power from  various  sources  to  meet  the  demand  of  electricity  consumers  in  any State/UT is in the purview of the concerned State Government/Power Utilities. The Central Government only supplements the efforts of the State Governments by  establishing  power  plants  in  Central  Sector  through  Central  Public  Sector Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  allocating  power  from  them  to  the  various  States/ UTs including the State of Rajasthan. The details of power supply position in the country in terms of Energy for the last ten years and the current year till June2024 are given at Annexure-VI.

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ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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## State-wise number of villages electrified under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.   | State               | No. Of Villages Electrified under DDUGJY   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1483                                       |
| 2         | Assam               | 2732                                       |
| 3         | Bihar               | 2906                                       |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh 1078   |                                            |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh 28 |                                            |
| 6         | J&K                 | 129                                        |
| 7         | Jharkhand           | 2583                                       |
| 8         | Karnataka           | 39                                         |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh 422  |                                            |
| 10        | Maharashtra         | 80                                         |
| 11        | Manipur             | 366                                        |
| 12        | Meghalaya 1051      |                                            |
| 13        | Mizoram             | 54                                         |
| 14        | Nagaland            | 78                                         |
| 15        | Odisha              | 3281                                       |
| 16        | Rajasthan           | 427                                        |
| 17        | Tripura             | 26                                         |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1498                                       |
| 19        | Uttarakhand         | 91                                         |
| 20        | West Bengal         | 22                                         |
|           | Total               | 18,374                                     |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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Details of works executed under DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA (since 2014-15): Total closure project cost: Rs.1,26,544 Cr.

- a) Installation of 1933 nos. of new 33/11kV substations.
- b) Augmentation of 2356 nos. of 33/11kV substations.
- c) Laying of 8.017 Lakh CKm of HT and LT lines.
- d) Installation of 6,32,207 nos. of Distribution Transformers (DTRs).
- e) Installation  of  1,90,41,387  nos.  of  Consumer  meters/DT  meters/Feeder meters.
- f) Laying of 1.139 Lakh CKm of 11kV Feeder separation lines.

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ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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Details of works executed under IPDS: Total closure Cost: Rs. 28,886 Cr. a) Installation of 994 nos. of new 33/11kV substations. b) Augmentation of 1609 nos. of 33/11kV substations. c) Laying of 33,884 CKm of HT and LT lines. d) Installation of 59,993 nos. of Distribution Transformers (DTRs).

- e) Installation  of  89,67,566  nos.  of  Consumer  meters/smart  meters/prepaid meters/DT meters/Feeder meters/Boundary meters.

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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No of Households electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA scheme including Additional Households achievement under DDUGJY

| Sl. No. Name of the States   | No of Households electrified   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh*            | 1,81,930                       |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh          | 47,089                         |
| 3 Assam                      | 23,26,656                      |
| 4 Bihar                      | 32,59,041                      |
| 5 Chhattisgarh               | 7,92,368                       |
| 6 Gujarat*                   | 41,317                         |
| 7 Haryana                    | 54,681                         |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh           | 12,891                         |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir            | 3,77,045                       |
| 10 Jharkhand                 | 17,30,708                      |
| 11 Karnataka                 | 3,83,798                       |
| 12 Ladakh                    | 10,456                         |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh            | 19,84,264                      |
| 14 Maharashtra               | 15,17,922                      |
| 15 Manipur                   | 1,08,115                       |
| 16 Meghalaya                 | 2,00,240                       |
| 17 Mizoram                   | 27,970                         |
| 18 Nagaland                  | 1,39,516                       |
| 19 Odisha                    | 24,52,444                      |
| 20 Puducherry*               | 912                            |
| 21 Punjab                    | 3,477                          |
| 22 Rajasthan                 | 21,27,728                      |
| 23 Sikkim                    | 14,900                         |
| 24 Tamil Nadu*               | 2,170                          |
| 25 Telangana                 | 5,15,084                       |
| 26 Tripura                   | 1,39,090                       |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh             | 91,80,571                      |
| 28 Uttarakhand               | 2,48,751                       |
| 29 West Bengal               | 7,32,290                       |
| Total                        | 2,86,13,424                    |

*Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme

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## ANNEXURE-V

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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Household Electrification sanctioned under RDSS (PVTG+Addl HHs+ Vibrant Village Program)

| Sl. No.                                                            | Name of State                                                       | Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crores)                                      | Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crores)                                         | Total Households Sanctioned                                         | Households Electrified as on 18.07.2024                             |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                 | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                  | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                  | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                  | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                  | A. Addl. HHs Sanctioned under RDSS                                  |
| 1                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           | 459.18                                                              | 275.51                                                              | 190,959                                                             | 62,160                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                           | 435.70                                                              | 392.13                                                              | 50,501                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 3                                                                  | Mizoram                                                             | 68.94                                                               | 62.04                                                               | 13,715                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 4                                                                  | Nagaland                                                            | 65.10                                                               | 58.59                                                               | 10,398                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 5                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 931.04                                                              | 558.62                                                              | 251,487                                                             | 0                                                                   |
| 6                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 49.24                                                               | 29.54                                                               | 15,475                                                              | 11,384                                                              |
| 7                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           | 7.47                                                                | 4.48                                                                | 872                                                                 | 0                                                                   |
| 8                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 14.96                                                               | 13.46                                                               | 1,936                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 9                                                                  | Bihar                                                               | 119.57                                                              | 71.74                                                               | 21,658                                                              | 0                                                                   |
| 10                                                                 | Assam                                                               | 785.55                                                              | 706.99                                                              | 127,111                                                             | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                    | Total (A)                                                           | 2,936.75                                                            | 2,173.12                                                            | 684,112                                                             | 73,544                                                              |
| B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages  | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages  | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages  | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages  | B. Electrification works sanctioned under RDSS in Vibrant Villages  |
| 1                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 6.08                                                                | 5.47                                                                | 3,536                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 2                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 20.18                                                               | 18.16                                                               | 1,683                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 3                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                         | 13.08                                                               | 11.77                                                               | 1,154                                                               | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                    | Total (B)                                                           | 39.34                                                               | 35.40                                                               | 6,373                                                               |                                                                     |
| C.                                                                 | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN | Household Electrification through Grid Connectivity under PM-JANMAN |
|                                                                    | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               | Sanctioned under RDSS                                               |
| 1                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 88.71                                                               | 53.23                                                               | 25,054                                                              | 22,245                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 38.17                                                               | 22.90                                                               | 7,077                                                               | 3,172                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           | 53.39                                                               | 32.03                                                               | 9,134                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 4                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 136.07                                                              | 81.65                                                               | 27,358                                                              | 7,517                                                               |
| 5                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                         | 26.61                                                               | 15.96                                                               | 8,556                                                               | 8,556                                                               |
| 6                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           | 40.34                                                               | 24.20                                                               | 17,633                                                              | 9,815                                                               |
| 7                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           | 3.77                                                                | 2.26                                                                | 1,615                                                               | 811                                                                 |
| 8                                                                  | Kerala                                                              | 0.86                                                                | 0.52                                                                | 345                                                                 | 303                                                                 |
| 9                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                          | 29.89                                                               | 17.94                                                               | 10,673                                                              | 4,781                                                               |
| 10                                                                 | Telangana                                                           | 6.79                                                                | 4.07                                                                | 3,884                                                               | 3,862                                                               |
| 11                                                                 | Tripura                                                             | 61.52                                                               | 55.37                                                               | 11,664                                                              | 2,367                                                               |
| 12                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                         | 0.41                                                                | 0.37                                                                | 221                                                                 | 667                                                                 |
| 13                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 1.10                                                                | 0.66                                                                | 316                                                                 | 157                                                                 |
|                                                                    | Total (C)                                                           | 487.63                                                              | 311.15                                                              | 123,530                                                             | 64,253                                                              |
|                                                                    | Grand Total (A+B+C)                                                 | 3,463.72                                                            | 2,519.67                                                            | 8,14,015                                                            | 1,37,797                                                            |

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ANNEXURE-VI ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1643 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024

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The details of power supply position in the country in terms of Energy for the last ten years and the current year till June-2024

|                            | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Years                      | Energy Requirement               | Energy Supplied                  | Energy not Supplied              | Energy not Supplied              |
|                            | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( %)                             |
| 2014-15                    | 10,68,923                        | 10,30,785                        | 38,138                           | 3.6                              |
| 2015-16                    | 11,14,408                        | 10,90,850                        | 23,558                           | 2.1                              |
| 2016-17                    | 11,42,928                        | 11,35,332                        | 7,596                            | 0.7                              |
| 2017-18                    | 12,13,326                        | 12,04,697                        | 8,629                            | 0.7                              |
| 2018-19                    | 12,74,595                        | 12,67,526                        | 7,070                            | 0.6                              |
| 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 (Upto June, 2024)* | 4,51,746                         | 4,51,172                         | 574                              | 0.1                              |

*Figures for June, 2024 are provisional

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