Lok Sabha Question No. 903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Electrification in Bihar
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.903 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION IN BIHAR

†903.  SHRI TARIQ ANWAR: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  status  of  electricity  supply  in  Bihar  including  Katihar  district  and  the number of schemes launched for electrification during the last three years;
- (b) the number of villages and households yet to be fully electrified in the said State;
- (c) the current status regarding the availability and adequacy of infrastructure such as transformers, power lines and substations in rural and urban areas;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  reports  of  frequent  power  outages  or  low voltage in rural Bihar;
- (e) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to strengthen rural distribution infrastructure and ensure reliable power supply; and
- (f) whether the Government has the data regarding the actual beneficiaries against the targets of schemes such as 'Saubhagya' and 'Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana' (DDUGJY) in Bihar including Katihar district, 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 (d) : Electricity  being  a  concurrent  subject,  the  supply  and  distribution  of electricity  to  the  all  consumers,  including  ensuring  the  availability  and  adequacy  of infrastructure such as transformers, power lines and substations in rural and urban areas, is  the  responsibility  of  respective  State  Government/  power  distribution  utility.  As reported by the State, there is sufficient availability and adequacy of power infrastructure in the rural and urban areas of Bihar. Further, as reported by the State, there is no large scale issue of frequent power outages or persistent low voltage in rural areas of Bihar. As  per  report  available  through  National  Feeder  Monitoring  System  (NFMS),  the  daily average hours of supply in the rural areas of Bihar during quarter 2 of FY2026 was 22.22 hours.

Government  of  India  has  supplemented  the  efforts  of  the  States/  UTs  through schemes like  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY),  Integrated  Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and reliable power supply to all households in rural and urban areas. 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   DDUGJY   including

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2,906 villages in the State of Bihar and 934 villages in Katihar district. Further, under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA , electrification of all willing households was completed  by  31 st   March,  2019  as  reported  by  the  States/  UTs.  A  total  of  2.86  crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period including 32,59,041 households in the State of Bihar. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

Government of India is further supporting States/ UTs for grid electrification of leftout households during SAUBHAGYA, under the ongoing scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme  (RDSS), launched in July, 2021. In addition, works for on-grid electrification  of  all  identified  households  belonging  to  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal Group (PVTG) under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) and tribal households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan) have been sanctioned under RDSS as per the scheme guidelines. Till date, works amounting to Rs. 6,521 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 13.65 lakh households including Rs. 301 Cr. for electrification of 42,621 households in the State of Bihar.

(e): Government of India has facilitated the upgradation and creation of distribution infrastructure by distribution utilities through allocation of funds under various schemes such as DDUGJY, where central assistance was provided to ensure electrification of all villages and strengthening of distribution infrastructure in rural areas; (b) IPDS, where the strengthening of distribution network in urban areas was taken up as a key measure in power distribution and (c) SAUBHAGYA for electrification of households. Overall Rs. 1.85 lakh crore was spent for strengthening the distribution system of the country.

Government of India has launched 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  scheme focuses  on  improving  the  technical  and  commercial  losses  in  the  distribution  sector through  result-oriented  investments  in  upgradation  of  distribution  network  including network strengthening and system automation. Projects worth Rs. 2.83 lakh  crore for distribution infrastructure works including smart metering works have been sanctioned under the scheme inclusive of Rs 12,581 crore for the State of Bihar and Rs 278 crore for Katihar  district.  The  sanctioned  works  comprise  of  new/  upgradation  of  substations/ Distribution  Transformers,  agriculture  feeder  segregation,  upgradation  of  conductors, household electrification works etc.

## (f) : Scheme wise electrification status in the Katihar District of Bihar is given below:

| DDUGJY    | 2,13,906 Below Poverty Line (BPL) Households electrified   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| SAUBHAGYA | 3,47,597 Households electrified                            |

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