Lok Sabha Question No. 2080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Status of Electrification of Households in Jamui
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2080 ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## STATUS OF ELECTRIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLDS IN JAMUI

2080. SHRI ARUN BHARTI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the electrification of all households in the tribal hamlets (tolas) of Jamui Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) the details of the electrified households under the Saubhagya scheme in Jamui Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to provide electricity to the households in the deep forest areas using off-grid solar solutions;
- (d) the status of the availability of 24x7 power supply in the rural areas; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to improve the power quality and voltage in the tail-end villages 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): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to all 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 achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable supply of power to all consumers.

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 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014, including 1,723 villages in Jamui Parliamentary Constituency. Under DDUGJY and thereafter under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) launched in October, 2017, electrification of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019 as reported by the States/ UTs. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA  period.  This  includes  1,11,512  households  in  Jamui  Parliamentary Constituency out of which 1,393 households were electrified through off-grid mode. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in 2021, based on  the  proposal  submitted  by  the  States,  on  grid  electrification  works  have  been sanctioned for  un-electrified  households  including  households  belonging  to  Particularly vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  identified  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), households belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) under DAJGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Caste  (SC)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Anusuchit  Jaati  Abhyuday  Yojana  (PM-AJAY)  and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Village Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. Till date household electrification works amounting to Rs. 6,521 Cr. have been sanctioned for 13.65 lakh households including 1,393 households in Jamui Parliamentary Constituency.

Further, under the New Solar Power Scheme, works have been sanctioned for 8,823  PVTG  and  4,099  tribal  households  across  10  States  for  off-grid  solar  based electrification under PM-JANMAN and DA-JGUA respectively. Till date, 11,106 PVTG and tribal households have been electrified.

GoI  is  taking  all  necessary  steps  to  support  States  for  electrification  of  all households. Since most of the left-out households are in remote, hilly and forest areas, the norms  for  electrification  under  RDSS  were  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.

(d)  &  (e)  :  As  per  Rule  (10)  of  the  Electricity  (Rights  of  Consumers)  Rules,  2020,  the distribution licensee shall supply 24x7 power to all consumers.

GoI  has  facilitated  the  upgradation  and  creation  of  distribution  infrastructure through allocation of funds under various schemes. This includes works amounting to Rs 1.85 lakh crore under earlier schemes of DDUGJY, Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), and SAUBHAGYA. Presently, under RDSS, distribution infrastructure works worth Rs. 1.53 lakh crore have been sanctioned, including Rs 270 crore for Jamui Parliamentary Constituency.

It  is  envisaged  that  the  sanctioned  infrastructure works such as  upgradation of substations, new/ upgradation of distribution transformers, new substations, agriculture feeder segregation, network strengthening, cabling works etc. along with improvement in financial  viability  of  distribution  utilities  would  lead  to  improvement  in  quality  and reliability  of  supply  of  power.  As  a  result  of  the  works  undertaken  and  various  reform measures, the average daily hours of supply in rural areas has increased to 22.6 hours in December '25.

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