Lok Sabha Question No. 6363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Allocation of Funds under RDSS in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6363 ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER RDSS IN UTTAR PRADESH

†6363. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  area-wise  share  out  of  the  total  funds  allocated  under  the Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  for  replacing  dilapidated  wires  and constructing new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the rural areas of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether losses in production or agricultural activities have been recorded in the rural and industrial areas of Machhlishahr due to voltage fluctuations and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the work of 'Agricultural Feeder Segregation' has been fully completed in Jaunpur district and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to establish a specialized solar-powered 'Green Energy Sub-station' in Machhlishahr and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (c) : Government of India (GoI) has been supplementing the efforts of the States through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014, and currently  under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July 2021, to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable  supply of power to all consumers.

Under RDSS, financial assistance is provided to the distribution utilities for loss reduction infrastructure works such as creation of new substations, augmentation of substations, installation of new distribution transformers (DTs), replacement of conductors, new HT/LT lines, feeder bifurcation, feeder segregation etc. based on proposals submitted by  the  States.  The  above  works  have  been  sanctioned  district  wise  and  would  help improve the quality of power supply.

Works amounting to Rs 1.53 lakh crore have been sanctioned for loss reduction infrastructure works under the scheme. Works with a project cost of Rs 21,780 crore have been sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh, including works worth Rs 272.31 crore  for  Jaunpur district. The details of loss reduction works sanctioned for Jaunpur are at Annexure-I.

………2.

GoI has been laying emphasis on segregation of mixed load feeders, with more than 30% agricultural load, into agricultural and non-agricultural feeders with the objective of efficient load management and enabling solarization of agricultural feeders. Based on the proposal  submitted  by  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  RDSS,  the  details  of  feeder segregation works sanctioned for the State  and Jaunpur district, and the progress are at Annexure-II.

(b) & (d) : Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers, including its quality of supply, is within the purview of the respective State Government/Distribution  Utility.  As  reported  by  the  State,  no  losses  in  production  or agricultural activities have been recorded in the rural and industrial areas of Machhlishahr due to voltage fluctuations.

Further,  as  reported  by  the  State,  no  proposal  to  establish  a  specialized  solarpowered 'Green Energy Sub-station' in Machhlishahr is under consideration, as of now.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6363 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.04.2026 *************

Under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), following works were sanctioned for Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

|                                               |                                               | Sanction      | Sanction              | Progress      |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|
| Major Components                              | Major Components                              | Qty (in CKms) | Total Cost (Rs in Cr) | Qty (in CKms) |
| Replacement of Bare conductors with AB cables | Replacement of Bare conductors with AB cables | 4168.26       | 214.60                | 3,876.74      |
| Augmentation/ of 33KV line                    | Reconductoring                                | 135.83        | 8.91                  | 74.84         |
| Augmentation/ of 11KV line                    | Reconductoring                                | 555.35        | 17.33                 | 467.85        |

No new 33/11 KV sub-station work has been sanctioned in Jaunpur district.

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6363 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.04.2026 *************

Details of Feeder Segregation works in Uttar Pradesh under RDSS:

|   S.No | State/Dist    | Feeders segregated under DDUGJY/State Plan (Nos)   | Sanctioned under RDSS (Nos)   | Total completed (RDSS+Non RDSS) (Nos)   | Under progress   |
|--------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Uttar Pradesh | 2,878                                              | 1,799                         | 4,083                                   | 594              |
|      2 | Jaunpur       | 0                                                  | 1                             | 0                                       | 5*               |

*As  per  reallocation  done  within  the  original  sanction  for  feeder  segregation works by the State of Uttar Pradesh.

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