Lok Sabha Question No. 2146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Villages without Electricity  in Sitapur
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Rakesh Rathor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2146 ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## VILLAGES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY IN SITAPUR

†2146. SHRI RAKESH RATHOR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that several villages in the Sevata area and many other parts of the Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency are deprived of electricity supply till date, compelling thousands of families to live without access to power;
- (b) if so, the details of the number of such villages and the reasons for non-availability of electricity supply in these villages so far, area-wise; and
- (c) the action plan prepared by the Government to ensure electricity supply to the said villages and the likely timeline for completion of electrification in these areas?

## 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 has been supplementing the efforts of the States in providing access to quality power to all consumers through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli  Har Ghar Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA)  launched  in  October,  2017,  and  currently  under  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in 2021.

As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28th April, 2018. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under DDUGJY, out of which, 1,498 nos. of villages were electrified in the State of Uttar Pradesh,  including  01  village  of  Sitapur  Parliamentary  Constituency.  Further,  under SAUBHAGYA, electrification of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period out of which 91.8 lakh households were electrified in the State of Uttar Pradesh and 1.8 lakh households in Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.

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Under  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS),  on-grid  electrification works amounting to Rs. 6,521 Cr. have been sanctioned for 13,65,139 lakh 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 DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote & border areas under Vibrant Village Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. Out of the above, a total of 2.93 lakh households have been electrified till date.

In Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency, works  for electrification of 4,301 households have been sanctioned under RDSS based on the proposal submitted by the State. The sunset date of the scheme is 31.03.2028 and sanctioned works are expected to be completed during the scheme period.

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