Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Houses Electrified under Saubhagya Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Amarsing Tisso

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4588 ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026

## HOUSES ELECTRIFIED UNDER SAUBHAGYA SCHEME

4588.   SHRI AMARSING TISSO: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether  all  households  in  Karbi  Anglong  and  Dima  Hasao  districts  in  Assam  were electrified under the Saubhagya Scheme and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether any households in the said districts are currently without functional electricity connections and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the  steps  taken  under  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  to  ensure reliable and uninterrupted power supply in these hilly districts? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (c) : (i) Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/ distribution utility. (ii)  Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  States  in  providing access to electricity to all consumers, previously under schemes of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  launched  in  2014  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) launched in October, 2017, and presently under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in 2021. (iii) As reported by the States/ UTs, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28 th  April, 2018. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under DDUGJY including 2,732 villages in the States of Assam. Further, under DDUGJY and thereafter during SAUBHAGYA , electrification  of  all  willing  households  was  completed  as  reported  by  the States/UTs. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period including 61,928 and 14,295 households in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao respectively. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. (iv) Government of India is supporting States for grid electrification of left-out households under the ongoing scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July, 2021. It includes  works  for  electrification  of  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 Villlages Program (VVP), as per proposals submitted by the States, wherever found feasible. Till date, electrification works for 13.65 lakh households have been sanctioned under RDSS including 9,011 and 2,604 households for the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao respectively. (v)  Since most of the left-out households are in remote, hilly and forest areas, the norms for electrification under RDSS have been relaxed and the ceiling limit for cost of electrification was enhanced. Grid based electrification works have been sanctioned under RDSS wherever found feasible as per the revised norms. (vi) The details of works sanctioned under RDSS for Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts for strengthening distribution infrastructure are placed at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.03.2026

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Loss Reduction Infrastructure works:

## Karbi Anglong district:

| Major Components                                | Sanctioned Qty    | Sanctioned Cost (INR Cr.)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| Cabling Works (LT)                              | 87.53 Ckms.       | 4.85                        |
| HVDS (11 kV Line)                               | 230.03 Ckms.      | 24.25                       |
| HVDS (DTR)                                      | 55                | 2.17                        |
| Feeder Bifurcation                              | 45 Ckms.          | 4.74                        |
| Reconductoring/Augmentation of 11 or 22 kV Line | 61.14 Ckms.       | 15.99                       |
| Reconductoring/Augmentation of 33 or 66 kV Line | 11.5 Ckms.        | 1.98                        |
| Additional Household Electrification            | 9,011             | 59.99                       |
| Total                                           | Total             | 113.98                      |
| Physical Progress                               | Physical Progress | 31.48%                      |

## Dima Hasao district:

| Major Components                                   | Sanctioned Qty    | Sanctioned Cost (INR Cr.)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| Cabling Works (Low Tension)                        | 44.45 Ckms.       | 2.46                        |
| High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS 11 kV Line) | 62.86 Ckms.       | 6.63                        |
| HVDS Distribution Transformer (DTR)                | 9                 | 0.65                        |
| Reconductoring/ Augmentation of 11 or 22 kV Line   | 42.58 Ckms.       | 14.88                       |
| New 33 or 66 KV line                               | 15 Ckms.          | 5.50                        |
| Additional Household Electrification               | 2,604             | 17.35                       |
| Total                                              | Total             | 47.47                       |
| Physical Progress                                  | Physical Progress | 33.46%                      |

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