Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Requirement of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## REQUIREMENT OF ELECTRICITY

1926.  SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to meet the requirement of electricity across the country, if so, the details thereof including per day consumption in urban and rural areas across the country; and

(b) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  target  fixed  during  the  last  two years for the generation of electricity, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Electricity is a concurrent subject. Twenty four hours (Round the clock) supply of electricity to all the consumers in a State / UT is within the purview of the respective State Government  /  State Power  Utility. The  Government  of  India supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in Central Sector through CPSUs and allocating power there from to them.

Government  of  India  have  taken  a  joint  initiative  with  the  respective State  Governments  for  preparation  of  State  specific  documents  for  providing  24x7 Power For All (PFA) to all households/homes, industrial & commercial consumers and adequate supply of power to agricultural consumer as per State Policy. This initiative aims  at  ensuring  uninterrupted  supply  of  quality  power  to  existing  consumers  and providing access to electricity to all unconnected consumers.

State  wise  details  estimated  per  day  consumption/per  household  in urban and rural areas are given at Annex.

(b) : The details of generation of electricity viz-a-vis the target during the last two years is given below:-

|         |   Target (Billion Units) |   Achievement (Billion Units) |   Achievement (%) |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2014-15 |                   1023   |                       1048.67 |             102.5 |
| 2015-16 |                   1137.5 |                       1107.82 |              97.4 |

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1926 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2016.

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|                   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| States            | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     | Rural     | Urban     |
| Karnataka         | 1.31      | 3.30      | 1.45      | 3.62      | 1.60      | 3.97      | 1.77      | 4.35      |
| Sikkim            | 3.50      | 5.26      | 3.60      | 5.32      | 3.70      | 5.36      | 3.80      | 5.40      |
| Gujarat           | 1.50      | 4.03      | 1.62      | 4.36      | 1.75      | 4.71      | 1.89      | 5.08      |
| Bihar             | 1.60      | 5.00      | 1.90      | 6.00      | 2.20      | 6.50      | 2.50      | 7.00      |
| Telangana         | 1.62      | 4.68      | 1.85      | 5.26      | 3.36      | 5.90      | 3.56      | 6.60      |
| Meghalaya         | 1.53      | 6.45      | 1.60      | 6.91      | 1.66      | 7.39      | 1.73      | 7.91      |
| Maharashtra       | 1.71      | 3.22      | 1.85      | 3.47      | 2.00      | 3.75      | 2.16      | 4.05      |
| Jharkhand         | 1.87      | 4.42      | 2.21      | 5.49      | 2.55      | 6.57      | 3.00      | 8.00      |
| Assam             | 1.71      | 3.36      | 1.95      | 3.83      | 2.19      | 4.30      | 2.43      | 4.77      |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1.93      | 7.46      | 2.00      | 7.87      | 2.07      | 8.30      | 2.15      | 8.75      |
| Rajasthan         | 2.30      | 6.10      | 2.50      | 6.80      | 2.80      | 7.40      | 3.00      | 8.00      |
| Uttarakhand       | 2.42      | 4.90      | 2.59      | 5.24      | 2.77      | 5.61      | 2.97      | 6.00      |
| Odisha            | 2.30      | 4.70      | 2.42      | 4.98      | 2.54      | 5.28      | 2.67      | 5.60      |
| Haryana           | 2.50      | 6.80      | 2.70      | 7.40      | 3.00      | 8.20      | 3.30      | 9.00      |
| Kerala            | -         | 3.55      | -         | 3.80      | -         | 4.07      | -         | 4.35      |
| Punjab            | 4.43      | 6.93      | 4.87      | 7.49      | 5.36      | 8.09      | 5.89      | 8.73      |
| Goa               | 4.85      | 5.09      | 5.02      | 5.27      | 5.20      | 5.45      | 5.38      | 5.64      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.8       | 3.05      | 1.02      | 3.88      | 1.34      | 4.98      | 1.69      | 6.01      |
| D & N Haveli      | -         | 5.09      | -         | 5.56      | -         | 6.07      | -         | 6.63      |
| Lakshadweep(all)  | -         | 4.91      | -         | 5.09      | -         | 5.29      | -         | 5.50      |
| J & K             | 3         | 5.2       | 3.7       | 5.9       | 4.3       | 6.6       | 4.9       | 7.4       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1.67      | 4.16      | 1.89      | 4.34      | 2.14      | 4.52      | 2.43      | 4.71      |
| Mizoram           | 1.7       | 4.63      | 1.85      | 5.23      | 2.05      | 5.91      | 2.25      | 6.68      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1.63      | 6.29      | 1.76      | 6.52      | 1.9       | 6.75      | 2.05      | 6.99      |
| Delhi             | -         | 9.05      | -         | 9.05      | -         | 9.05      | -         | 9.05      |
| Daman & Diu       | -         | 5.27      | -         | 5.51      | -         | 5.76      | -         | 6.03      |
| Chandigarh        | -         | 11.29     | -         | 12.13     | -         | 13.03     | -         | 14        |
| Tripura           | 1.32      | 4.31      | 1.39      | 4.66      | 1.46      | 5.03      | 1.53      | 5.43      |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1.95      | 4.49      | 2.05      | 4.71      | 2.15      | 4.95      | 2.26      | 5.2       |
| Manipur           | 1.33      | 2.58      | 1.53      | 3.1       | 1.76      | 3.41      | 1.84      | 3.75      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2.78      | 5.82      | 3.31      | 6.61      | 3.36      | 6.93      | 3.74      | 7.82      |
| Puducherry        | -         | 5.87      | -         | 5.95      | -         | 6.04      | -         | 6.12      |
| A & N Islands     | 2.47      | 3.96      | 2.59      | 4.16      | 2.72      | 4.37      | 2.86      | 4.59      |
| West Bengal       | 1.28      | 3.44      | 1.33      | 3.49      | 1.38      | 3.54      | 1.43      | 3.59      |
| Nagaland          | 1.96      | 5.88      | 2.2       | 6.64      | 2.46      | 7.5       | 2.76      | 8.48      |

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