Lok Sabha Question No. 1977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Segregation of Feeders under DDUGJY and RDSS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary, Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1977 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## SEGREGATION OF FEEDERS UNDER DDUGJY AND RDSS

1977.  MS IQRA CHOUDHARY: SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of agricultural and non-agricultural feeders segregated and yet to be segregated in Uttar Pradesh under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), districtwise;

(b) the rural feeder-wise average hours of power supply available for agricultural consumers in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years especially in respect of the Saharanpur Parliamentary Constituency;

(c) the  number  of  prolonged  outage  incidents  over  six  hours  reported  on agricultural feeders, district-wise;

(d) whether  audits  under  RDSS  or  feeder-monitoring  systems  have  identified technical losses or maintenance gaps affecting farm power supply in the said State including Saharanpur Parliamentary Constituency, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the  measures  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  improve  feeder-level reliability, reduce transformer failure rates and ensure uninterrupted power supply during peak agricultural demand periods?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a): Under the scheme of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), a total of 2,212 agricultural feeders were segregated in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), a total of 1,799 feeders have been sanctioned for the State out of which 1,167 feeders have been segregated till date. District-wise details are enclosed at Annexure.

(b)  &  (c):  Electricity  being  a  concurrent  subject,  the  supply  and  distribution  of reliable electricity to the various categories of consumers including agricultural consumers is the responsibility of concerned State/ distribution utility. As reported by the State, average daily hours of supply for agriculture consumers is 10:00 hours, as per the schedule provided by UP State Load Dispatch Centre and number of prolonged outage incident over six hours reported in the agricultural feeders is Nil. Further,  as  reported  by  the  State,  circle-wise  daily  average  hours  of  supply  for agriculture consumers in Saharanpur Parliamentary Constituency are as under:

| CIRCLE   | FY23      | FY24      | FY25      |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| EUDC     | 09:30 Hrs | 09:40 Hrs | 09:42 Hrs |
| EDC-1    | 09:30 Hrs | 09:40 Hrs | 09:42 Hrs |
| EDC-2    | 09:30 Hrs | 09:40 Hrs | 09:42 Hrs |

(d) & (e): Under RDSS, loss reduction works have been sanctioned for States/ distribution  utilities  based  on  the  action  plan  submitted  by  them  on  basis  of analysis  of  losses  and  infrastructural  requirements.  Accordingly,  infrastructure works  worth  Rs.  21,782  Cr.  have  been  sanctioned  for  the  State  of  UP.  The infrastructure  works  sanctioned  under  the  scheme  include  developing  new substation,  upgradation  of  existing  substations  &  Distribution  Transformers,  reconductoring / upgradation of cables, feeder segregation, etc. These works have helped improve reliability of supply of power and reduce transformer failures. As a result  of  efforts  undertaken  by  the  Centre  and  the  State,  the  AT&C  (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses of the State have reduced from 26.78 % in FY 2021 to 19.25% in FY 2025. Also, the average daily hours of supply in rural areas of the State have increased from 17:24 hrs in FY 2023 to 21:34 hrs in FY2025.

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Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1977 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025 ************* District-wise feeder segregation details

| S.No.             | District   | Feeders segregated under DDUGJY   |   Feeders sanctioned under RDSS for segregation |   Feeders segregated under RDSS |
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1                 | Azamgarh   | 49                                |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 2 Basti           | 23         |                                   |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 3 Bhadohi         | 0          |                                   |                                               3 |                               0 |
| 4 Fatehpur        |            | 0                                 |                                             170 |                             148 |
| 5 Ghazipur        | 29         |                                   |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 6 Jaunpur         |            | 0                                 |                                               5 |                               0 |
| 7 Kaushambi       | 39         |                                   |                                              37 |                              37 |
| 8 MAU             |            | 0                                 |                                              16 |                               0 |
| 9 Mirzapur        |            | 0                                 |                                               3 |                               1 |
| 10 Prayagraj      | 0          |                                   |                                              12 |                              10 |
| 11 Siddharthnagar | 23         |                                   |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 12 Varanasi       |            | 35                                |                                               2 |                               2 |
| 13 Ayodhya        | 0          |                                   |                                               5 |                               4 |
| 14 A-Nagar        |            | 0                                 |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 15                | Sultanpur  | 0                                 |                                               5 |                               2 |
| 16                | Amethi     | 0                                 |                                               5 |                               3 |
| 17 Barabanki      |            | 0                                 |                                              10 |                              10 |
| 18                | Gonda      | 0                                 |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 19                | Baharaich  | 22                                |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 20                | Balrampur  | 0                                 |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 21                | Shrawasti  | 0                                 |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 22 Raebareilly    |            | 0                                 |                                              70 |                               4 |
| 23 Unnao          |            | 0                                 |                                              17 |                               2 |
| 24                | Lucknow    | 24                                |                                               0 |                               0 |
| 25                | Sitapur    | 0                                 |                                              28 |                               4 |
| 26                | Hardoi     | 0                                 |                                              33 |                              33 |
| 27                | Lakhmipur  | 0                                 |                                              12 |                              10 |
| 28                | Badaun     | 36                                |                                             114 |                              33 |
| 29 Bareilly       |            | 32                                |                                              19 |                               9 |
| 30                | Pilibhit   | 16                                |                                              10 |                               0 |
| 31 Shahjahanpur   |            | 39                                |                                              58 |                              11 |

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| 32 Agra          | 116   | 2     | 2     |
|------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| 33 Aligagh       | 74    | 31    | 31    |
| 34 Auraiya       | 17    | 7     | 7     |
| 35 Banda         | 0     | 5     | 5     |
| 36 Chitrakoot    | 0     | 6     | 5     |
| 37 Etah          | 27    | 34    | 34    |
| 38 Etawah        | 28    | 12    | 12    |
| 39 Farrukhabad   | 53    | 1     | 1     |
| 40 Firozabad     | 89    | 19    | 19    |
| 41 Hamirpur      | 0     | 4     | 4     |
| 42 Hathras       | 103   | 9     | 9     |
| 43 Jalaun        | 0     | 16    | 16    |
| 44 Jhansi        | 0     | 2     | 2     |
| 45 Kannauj       | 25    | 1     | 1     |
| 46 Kanpur Dehat  | 23    | 8     | 8     |
| 47 Kanpur Nagar  | 14    | 23    | 23    |
| 48 Kasganj       | 0     | 25    | 23    |
| 49 Lalitpur      | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 50 Mahoba        | 0     | 5     | 5     |
| 51 Mainpuri      | 66    | 1     | 1     |
| 52 Mathura       | 56    | 17    | 17    |
| 53 Meerut        | 166   | 73    | 56    |
| 54 Baghpat       | 124   | 33    | 33    |
| 55 Ghaziabad     | 40    | 2     | 2     |
| 56 Noida         | 4     | 0     | 0     |
| 57 Bulandshahr   | 95    | 200   | 119   |
| 58 Hapur         | 90    | 55    | 43    |
| 59 Moradabad     | 51    | 41    | 26    |
| 60 Bijnor        | 103   | 113   | 91    |
| 61 Rampur        | 36    | 36    | 30    |
| 62 Sambhal       | 30    | 66    | 56    |
| 63 Amroha        | 105   | 60    | 59    |
| 64 Saharanpur    | 130   | 141   | 19    |
| 65 Muzaffarnagar | 125   | 76    | 50    |
| 66 Shamli        | 55    | 41    | 35    |
| Total            | 2,212 | 1,799 | 1,167 |

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