Lok Sabha Question No. 3383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Replacement of  Dilapidated Wires
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3383 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## REPLACEMENT OF DILAPIDATED WIRES

†3383. SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the area-wise share out of the allocated amount of Rupees 12,585 crore  at  the  national  level  for  replacement  of  dilapidated  wires  (high  loss  lines)  and construction  of  new  33/11  kv  substations  under  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme  (RDSS)  in  rural areas of Uttar Pradesh  including Bareilly,  Budaun  and Shahjahanpur districts;
- (b) whether it is a fact that a ten per cent decline in production has been recorded due to voltage fluctuation in the industrial areas of Aonla such as IFFCO and mentha clusters and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  agricultural  feeder  separation  work  has  been  completed  fully  in  Uttar Pradesh including in Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish a special green energy substation powered by solar energy in Aonla 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): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/ Distribution Utility. Government  of  India  (GoI)  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  through  various schemes to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable supply of power to all consumers.

The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) was launched in July 2021 with the  objective  of  improving  the  quality  and  reliability  of  power  supply  to  consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution Sector.  Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to the distribution utilities for distribution infrastructure works such as creation of new substations, augmentation of sub-stations, installation of new distribution transformers (DTs), upgradation of DTs, replacement of conductors,  new  HT/  LT  lines,  feeder  bifurcation,  feeder  segregation  etc.  based  on request for proposals submitted by the States. Works amounting to Rs. 1.53 lakh crore have been sanctioned for distribution infrastructure works under the scheme including works amounting to Rs 21,780 crore for Uttar Pradesh. This includes works amounting to Rs 767 Cr for replacement of high loss lines in the district of  Bareilly, Budaun and

Shahjahanpur. District-wise details of works sanctioned for the State of Uttar Pradesh under RDSS are enclosed at Annexure. (b): As  reported  by  the  State,  there  is  no  voltage  fluctuation  problem  under  Aonla Division and electricity consumption in the industrial sector has increased by approximately 15% in the financial year 2025-26 as compared to the previous financial year. It has also been reported that one IFFCO fertilizer plant is located in Aonla, which  is being  supplied  power  directly  from  a  132  KV  transmission  substation  through  an independent 132 KV feeder for reliable supply. (c): Government  of  India  has  been  laying  emphasis  on  segregation  of  mixed  load feeders,  with  more  than  30%  agricultural  load,  into  agriculture  and  non-agricultural feeders  with  the  objective  of  efficient  load  management  and  enabling  solarization  of agricultural feeders. In the State of Uttar Pradesh, 2,878 feeders were segregated under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and State Plan. Under RDSS, 1,799 feeders have been sanctioned of which 1,205 feeders have been segregated. The sunset date of the RDSS is 31 st  March 2028.

District-wise details are as under:

| District     |   Segregated under DDUGJY/State Plan |   Sanctioned under RDSS |   Segregated under RDSS till date |
|--------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Bareilly     |                                   32 |                      19 |                                12 |
| Budaun       |                                   31 |                     102 |                                57 |
| Shahjahanpur |                                   39 |                      52 |                                21 |

(d): As  reported  by  the  State,  construction  work  is  currently  underway  for  grid connectivity for construction of solar power plant of 7.70, 7.10 and 7.80 MW capacity respectively in Barser, Aliganj and Rahtuiya areas of Aonla tehsil of Bareily district.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3383 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2026 *************

District-wise details of Distribution Infrastructure works sanctioned under RDSS

|   Sr. No. | District                | Sanctioned Cost (Rs crore)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Agra                    | 198.65                       |
|         2 | Aligarh                 | 410.10                       |
|         3 | Auraiya                 | 145.83                       |
|         4 | Banda                   | 196.66                       |
|         5 | Chitrakoot              | 129.48                       |
|         6 | Etah                    | 231.84                       |
|         7 | Etawah                  | 171.78                       |
|         8 | Farrukhabad             | 169.61                       |
|         9 | Firozabad               | 295.55                       |
|        10 | Hamirpur                | 107.93                       |
|        11 | Hathras                 | 163.16                       |
|        12 | Jalaun                  | 169.54                       |
|        13 | Jhansi                  | 200.58                       |
|        14 | Kannauj                 | 133.95                       |
|        15 | Kanpur Dehat            | 117.28                       |
|        16 | Kanpur Nagar            | 114.71                       |
|        17 | Kashganj (KashiramNagr) | 217.20                       |
|        18 | Lalitpur                | 119.48                       |
|        19 | Mahoba                  | 96.80                        |
|        20 | Mainpuri                | 173.02                       |
|        21 | Mathura                 | 326.08                       |
|        22 | Kanpur                  | 1,330.10                     |
|        23 | Amethi                  | 130.39                       |
|        24 | Ayodhya                 | 174.52                       |
|        25 | Budaun                  | 266.37                       |
|        26 | Bahraich                | 156.24                       |
|        27 | Barabanki               | 197.86                       |
|        28 | Bareilly                | 429.70                       |
|        29 | Shrawasti               | 75.72                        |
|        30 | Gonda                   | 367.43                       |
|        31 | Hardoi                  | 221.98                       |
|        32 | LakhimpurKheri          | 196.77                       |
|        33 | Lucknow                 | 938.00                       |
|        34 | Raebareli               | 228.42                       |
|        35 | Pilibhit                | 199.03                       |
|        36 | Unnao                   | 167.64                       |
|        37 | Ambedkarnagar           | 158.42                       |
|        38 | Balrampur               | 130.42                       |
|        39 | Shahjahanpur            | 230.89                       |
|        40 | Sitapur                 | 221.41                       |
|        41 | Sultanpur               | 158.85                       |
|        42 | Baghpat                 | 98.96                        |
|        43 | Bijnor                  | 341.00                       |

| 44          | Bulandshehar      | 362.56    |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
| 45          | G.B. Nagar        | 190.25    |
| 46          | Ghaziabad         | 236.45    |
| 47          | Hapur             | 183.73    |
| 48          | JP Nagar (Amroha) | 131.27    |
| 49          | Meerut            | 327.66    |
| 50          | Moradabad         | 278.19    |
| 51          | Muzzffanagar      | 269.37    |
| 52          | Rampur            | 142.69    |
| 53          | Saharanpur        | 448.68    |
| 54          | Sambhal           | 487.74    |
| 55          | Shamli            | 106.05    |
| 56          | NOIDA             | 1,313.50  |
| 57          | Prayagraj         | 806.94    |
| 58          | Pratapgarh        | 355.37    |
| 59          | Fatehpur          | 369.94    |
| 60          | Kaushambi         | 237.05    |
| 61          | MIRZAPUR          | 169.42    |
| 62          | Sonbhadra         | 204.08    |
| 63          | Varanasi          | 1,927.93  |
| 64          | Chandauli         | 90.77     |
| 65          | Ghazipur          | 209.74    |
| 66          | Jaunpur           | 327.42    |
| 67          | Azamgarh          | 171.61    |
| 68          | Ballia            | 294.80    |
| 69          | Mau               | 223.73    |
| 70          | Gorakhpur         | 194.14    |
| 71          | Deoria            | 160.31    |
| 72          | Kushinagar        | 134.52    |
| 73          | Maharajganj       | 74.96     |
| 74          | BASTI             | 96.70     |
| 75          | SantKabir Nagar   | 39.90     |
| 76          | Siddharthnagar    | 195.43    |
| 77          | SantRavidas Nagar | 131.93    |
| Total       | Total             | 21,204.16 |
| IT/OT works | IT/OT works       | 256.2     |
| PMA charges | Grand total       | 21,780.32 |

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