Lok Sabha Question No. 2850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Electrification in Tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2850 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## ELECTRIFICATION IN TRIBAL AREAS OF ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2850  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of electrification in the tribal hamlets of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  electrification  of  tribal areas in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (c) the details of the measures taken/being taken to expedite the electrification process in the tribal regions of Andhra Pradesh?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : Government  of  India,  through  its  various  schemes  including  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA),  helped Distribution  Utilities  to  achieve  the  objective  of  providing  uninterrupted  supply  of power to all households.

Under SAUBHAGYA, all willing households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country were electrified.

A total of 2.86 Cr households were electrified during the SAUBHAGYA period.

Further, Government of India launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of supply of power to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient Distribution Sector. The Scheme has an outlay of  Rs. 3,03,758  crore  and  a  Gross Budgetary Support of  Rs. 97,631 crore  from Government of India over a period of five years from FY  2021-22 to FY 2025-26. Projects worth Rs 2.62 lakh Crore have been  sanctioned  for  infrastructure  and  smart  metering  works  under  the  scheme. This  includes  electrification  of  left  out  households  under  SAUBHAGYA  and  all identified  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTG)  households  under  PMJANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) as per the scheme guidelines.  In  addition,  electrification  of  households  on  off-grid  mode  is  being sanctioned under the New Solar Power Scheme of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.

As  on  date,  based  on  proposals  submitted  by  State/  DISCOMs  of  Andhra Pradesh, electrification works for 41,285 households have been sanctioned.

- (i) The details for grid electrification works under RDSS/ PM JANMAN are as placed below:
- (ii)  The  details  of  off  grid  electrification  works  under  PM  JANMAN  are  as  placed below:
- (b) : Details of funds sanctioned and released for the State of Andhra Pradesh for electrification of households is as placed below:
- (c) :    The monitoring and review of works, sanctioned under RDSS, is being done by the Ministry on a regular basis. A weekly meeting is conducted by Ministry of Power along with nodal agency (PFC), to monitor the progress.

| Sl. No.   | Name of District      | Un-electrified Households   | Households Electrified as on 31.07.2024   |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Srikakulam            | 833                         | 833                                       |
| 2.        | Manyam                | 3,895                       | 3,729                                     |
| 3.        | Vizianagaram          | 3,934                       | 3,522                                     |
| 4.        | Alluri Sitharama Raju | 28,453                      | 24,056                                    |
| 5.        | Eluru                 | 1,443                       | 1,443                                     |
| 6.        | East Godavari         | 4                           | 4                                         |
| 7.        | Prakasam              | 982                         | 229                                       |
| 8.        | Palnadu               | 772                         | 322                                       |
| 9.        | Kurnool               | 213                         | 76                                        |
|           | TOTAL                 | 40,529                      | 34,214                                    |

| Sl. No.   | Name of District      |   Un-electrified Households |   Households Electrified as on 31.07.2024 |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Alluri Sitharama Raju |                         559 |                                         0 |
| 2.        | Eluru                 |                         197 |                                         0 |
|           | TOTAL                 |                         756 |                                         0 |

| 2019-23                       | 2019-23                        | 2019-23                      | 2023-24                       | 2023-24                        | 2023-24                      |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Projects sanctioned (Rs. Cr.) | GoI grant sanctioned (Rs. Cr.) | GOI Fund disbursed (Rs. Cr.) | Projects sanctioned (Rs. Cr.) | GoI grant sanctioned (Rs. Cr.) | GOI Fund disbursed (Rs. Cr.) |
| 0                             | 0                              | 0                            | 141.73                        | 86.55                          | 23.76                        |

Further, following institutional mechanism have been put in place under the guidelines of RDSS to review and monitor the implementation of the works:

- i. State level Distribution Reforms Committee headed by Chief Secretary of the State concerned, and
- ii. An inter-Ministerial committee headed by Secretary (Power).

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