Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Delay in Release of Funds under RDSS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.866 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## DELAY IN RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER RDSS

866.   SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  funds  allocated  and  released  under  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme (RDSS) during 2023-24 and 2024-25 in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the list of States whose proposals of release of funds for power infrastructure under RDSS are pending for approval or disbursement; and
- (c)  whether  the  delay  in  release  of  funds  has  affected  ongoing  power  infrastructure projects 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)  to  (c)  :  Government  of  India  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme (RDSS)  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  quality  and  reliability  of  power  supply  to consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient  distribution Sector.  The  release  of  Funds  under  the  scheme  is  contingent  upon  the  Distribution companies (DISCOMs) achieving milestones and completing other requirements as per fund release guidelines, without any delay. A Result evaluation framework, based on the customized action plans for each States/DISCOMs, has been developed to evaluate them for fund release. As on date, no claim from any State regarding Distribution Infrastructure works is pending with this Ministry for approval.

Till date the total Central Grant released under the scheme is around Rs 37,000 Cr which  is  about  38  %  of  the  total  sanctioned  GBS.  The  central  grant  sanctioned  and released to the States under RDSS  during  FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25  and  FY  2025-26 is placed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 866 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2025

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## RDSS State-wise Sanction (Cumulative) & Fund released in FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 & FY 2025-26 (Till date)

(In Rs Cr)

FY 2025-26

| Sl.No.   | STATE/ UT         | Sanctioned GBS (Cumulative)   | Fund released in FY 2023-24   | Fund released in FY 2024-25   | Fund released in FY 2025-26 (As on 28.11.2025)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar | 428                           | 0                             | 0                             | 41                                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 7,240                         | 311                           | 901                           | 204                                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 992                           | 0                             | 43                            | 153                                              |
| 4        | Assam             | 4,107                         | 635                           | 769                           | 816                                              |
| 5        | Bihar             | 6,748                         | 1,268                         | 1,207                         | 985                                              |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 3,217                         | 178                           | 304                           | 382                                              |
| 7        | Delhi             | 196                           | 0                             | 0                             | 0                                                |
| 8        | Goa               | 243                           | 15                            | 0                             | 26                                               |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 5,538                         | 507                           | 670                           | 454                                              |
| 10       | Haryana           | 4,076                         | 35                            | 205                           | 139                                              |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2,561                         | 6                             | 80                            | 459                                              |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4,803                         | 349                           | 624                           | 828                                              |
| 13       | Jharkhand         | 2,272                         | 0                             | 222                           | 348                                              |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 27                            | 0                             | 5                             | 0                                                |
| 15       | Kerala            | 3,278                         | 22                            | 153                           | 284                                              |
| 16       | Ladakh            | 788                           | 79                            | 0                             | 3                                                |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh    | 7,347                         | 1,006                         | 820                           | 1,235                                            |
| 18       | Maharashtra       | 13,182                        | 820                           | 1,614                         | 604                                              |
| 19       | Manipur           | 602                           | 20                            | 58                            | 48                                               |
| 20       | Meghalaya         | 1,195                         | 51                            | 146                           | 98                                               |
| 21       | Mizoram           | 351                           | 22                            | 27                            | 24                                               |
| 22       | Nagaland          | 479                           | 1                             | 10                            | 43                                               |
| 23       | Puducherry        | 107                           | 0                             | 0                             | 14                                               |
| 24       | Punjab            | 3,284                         | 115                           | 114                           | 334                                              |
| 25       | Rajasthan         | 12,902                        | 531                           | 1,094                         | 821                                              |
| 26       | Sikkim            | 409                           | 24                            | 12                            | 68                                               |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu        | 9,139                         | 97                            | 448                           | 0                                                |
| 28       | Telangana         | 72                            | 2                             | 0                             | 34                                               |
| 29       | Tripura           | 619                           | 36                            | 91                            | 138                                              |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh     | 16,570                        | 1,801                         | 1,822                         | 1,714                                            |
| 31       | Uttarakhand       | 2,444                         | 11                            | 116                           | 483                                              |
| 32       | West Bengal       | 6,423                         | 221                           | 601                           | 49                                               |
|          | Total             | 1,21,637                      | 8,160                         | 12,158                        | 10,829                                           |

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