Lok Sabha Question No. 4619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Unelectrified Villages in  Maharashtra
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4619 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## UNELECTRIFIED VILLAGES IN MAHARASHTRA

4619.  PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of villages and hamlets across the country that are yet to be electrified or continue to face irregular and unreliable power supply particularly in remote, tribal and forested regions, State-wise;
- (b) the number of such unelectrified or under-electrified villages and hamlets in  Maharashtra, especially in districts such as Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Palghar, Melghat region in Amravati and other tribal-dominated or forest fringe areas;
- (c) whether the Government has set any timeline or phase-wise action plan to achieve 100% village and household electrification including last-mile connectivity to habitations located in difficult terrain in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  uninterrupted  and  quality power supply to tribal communities, forest-dwelling populations and economically backward rural regions of Maharashtra?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d) :   As per Rule (10) of the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers. However, the Commission may specify lower hours of supply for some categories of consumers like agriculture. The Rules are applicable for all States and for all areas including remote, tribal and forested regions.  Accordingly, it is the responsibility of the respective  State  Government/distribution  utility  to  provide  quality  and  reliable supply of power to the consumers.

……..2.

Government of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States  earlier through  schemes  like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) etc., and presently under the   Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable power supply to all households.

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 were electrified  during  DDUGJY  including  80  villages  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra (details of Maharashtra is placed at Annexure-I). Under DDUGJY and thereafter under  SAUBHAGYA,  as  reported  by  all  States,  electrification  of  all  willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA including 15,17,922 households in the State of Maharashtra. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Under RDSS, the norms for electrification have been relaxed and the ceiling limit for cost of electrification has been enhanced to cover all left out households, based  on  feasibility.  Wherever  not  found  feasible,  off-grid  Solar  Photo  voltaic based  electrification  works  have  been  sanctioned  under  New  Solar  Power Scheme.

Till  date,  works  amounting  to  Rs.  6,513  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for electrification of 13.64 lakh households under RDSS (state wise details placed at Annexure-II) including 17,529 households in the State of Maharashtra (details of Maharashtra  is  placed  at  Annexure-III).This  includes  electrification  works sanctioned  for  all  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  households identified  under  PM-JANMAN  (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha Abhiyan), tribal households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan),  Scheduled  Caste  households  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Anusuchit  Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) and remote & border households under Vibrant Village Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. The works are expected to be completed by the end of the scheme period.

In addition, under New Solar Power Scheme, works amounting to Rs.50 Cr. have been sanctioned for off-grid solar based electrification of 9,961 households as on 30th June, 2025. State-wise details are placed at Annexure- IV.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4619 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025 *************

Details of Maharashtra villages electrified during DDUGJY

| District    |   Number of villages electrified |
|-------------|----------------------------------|
| Amravati    |                                1 |
| Gadchiroli  |                               51 |
| Nandurbar   |                               25 |
| Raigarh     |                                1 |
| Thane       |                                1 |
| Yavatmal    |                                1 |
| Grand Total |                               80 |

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ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4619 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025

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## State wise Household Electrification sanctioned under RDSS

|         |                   | Sanction Details   | Sanction Details   | Sanction Details            | Total                             |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States / UTs      | Outlay             | GBS                | Total (HHs + Public Places) | (HHs + Public Places) Electrified |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 161                | 97                 | 46,356                      | 42,749                            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 76                 | 68                 | 10,136                      | 7                                 |
| 3       | Assam             | 786                | 707                | 1,27,111                    | 0                                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 301                | 180                | 42,584                      | 0                                 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 423                | 254                | 80,734                      | 9,031                             |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 6,626                             |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 7                  | 6                  | 100                         | 0                                 |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 197                | 177                | 29,183                      | 0                                 |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 206                | 124                | 40,454                      | 5,948                             |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 36                 | 22                 | 5,844                       | 1,660                             |
| 11      | Kerala            | 7                  | 4                  | 1,482                       | 448                               |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 459                | 275                | 90,265                      | 24,751                            |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 57                 | 34                 | 17,529                      | 15,044                            |
| 14      | Manipur           | 214                | 193                | 36,972                      | 0                                 |
| 15      | Meghalaya         | 436                | 392                | 50,501                      | 0                                 |
| 16      | Mizoram           | 80                 | 72                 | 15,167                      | 0                                 |
| 17      | Nagaland          | 70                 | 63                 | 10,004                      | 0                                 |
| 18      | Odisha            | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 2,588                             |
| 19      | Rajasthan         | 1765               | 1059               | 4,39,372                    | 95,986                            |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        | 30                 | 18                 | 8,603                       | 6,348                             |
| 21      | Telangana         | 120                | 72                 | 31,081                      | 5,871                             |
| 22      | Tripura           | 105                | 94                 | 19,853                      | 11,835                            |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh     | 964                | 579                | 2,58,700                    | 245                               |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       | 15                 | 13                 | 2,049                       | 742                               |
| 25      | West Bengal       | -                  | -                  | -                           | 3,372                             |
|         | Total             | 6513               | 4503               | 13,64,080                   | 2,33,251                          |

Note: PVTG HHs in Gujarat, Odisha & West Bengal being electrified under State Plan.

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4619 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025

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## Details of Maharashtra households sanctioned under RDSS

| District        | Number of households sanctioned   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
| Ahilyanagar     | 579                               |
| Ahmednagar      | 161                               |
| Akola           | 103                               |
| Amravati        | 13                                |
| Beed            | 262                               |
| Bhandara        | 2                                 |
| Buldhana        | 538                               |
| C.sambhajinagar | 103                               |
| Chandrapur      | 508                               |
| Dhule           | 411                               |
| Gadchiroli      | 495                               |
| Gondia          | 185                               |
| Hingoli         | 818                               |
| Jalgaon         | 384                               |
| Jalna           | 78                                |
| Latur           | 42                                |
| Nanded          | 372                               |
| Nashik          | 3,109                             |
| Osmanabad       | 55                                |
| Palghar         | 1,879                             |
| Parbhani        | 457                               |
| Pune            | 1,035                             |
| Raigad          | 3,837                             |
| Satara          | 50                                |
| Solapur         | 259                               |
| Thane           | 615                               |
| Wardha          | 16                                |
| Washim          | 211                               |
| Yavatmal        | 881                               |
| Kolhapur        | 6                                 |
| Sindhudurg      | 65                                |
| Grand Total     | 17,529                            |

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ANNEXURE-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4619 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 21.08.2025 ************* Off-grid solar based household electrification sanctioned under New Solar Power Scheme

| Sl. No.   | States         | No. of households Sanctioned   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 1,675                          |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | 1,578                          |
| 3         | Jharkhand      | 2,342                          |
| 4         | Madhya Pradesh | 2,060                          |
| 5         | Karnataka      | 179                            |
| 6         | Kerala         | 98                             |
| 7         | Telangana      | 326                            |
| 8         | Tripura        | 1,703                          |
| Total     | Total          | 9,961                          |

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