Executive Summary:
This document details the electrification efforts in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts under various Indian government schemes, including DDUGJY, SAUBHAGYA, and the ongoing RDSS. It reports on the number of villages and households electrified, the status of smart prepaid metering, and the steps taken to ensure reliable electricity supply in hilly terrain. DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA closed as of March 31, 2022, while RDSS, launched in July 2021, is ongoing.
Key Points / Main Content:
Electrification Achievements (DDUGJY & SAUBHAGYA):
* Under DDUGJY, 650 villages in Karbi Anglong and 266 villages in Dima Hasao were electrified.
* Under SAUBHAGYA, 61,928 households in Karbi Anglong and 14,295 households in Dima Hasao were electrified.
* Both DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA concluded on March 31, 2022.
Ongoing Electrification Efforts (RDSS):
* RDSS supports grid electrification of remaining households, focusing on PVTG, tribal, SC, and remote border households.
* Under RDSS, electrification works have been sanctioned for 9,011 households in Karbi Anglong and 2,604 households in Dima Hasao.
* Off-grid solar-based electrification works worth Rs 50 Cr have been sanctioned for 9,961 households under the New Solar Power scheme.
Smart Metering Status (as of July 27, 2025):
* Karbi Anglong: 196,300 smart meters sanctioned, with 79,222 installed.
* Dima Hasao: 60,849 smart meters sanctioned, with 12,227 installed.
Steps for Reliable Electricity Supply:
* Norms for electrification under RDSS have been relaxed, and the cost ceiling has been enhanced for remote, hilly, and forest areas.
* Distribution utilities have surveyed to identify unelectrified households.
* Grid-based electrification works sanctioned under RDSS where feasible; off-grid solar solutions for remaining areas.
Impact Analysis:
State Governments:
* Impact: Supported through schemes like DDUGJY, IPDS, and SAUBHAGYA to provide quality and reliable power.
* Action Required: Continue to report progress and collaborate with the central government on electrification efforts.
Households in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao:
* Impact: Improved access to electricity through grid and off-grid solutions.
* Action Required: Engage with distribution utilities for electrification and smart meter installation.
Distribution Utilities:
* Impact: Responsible for surveying unelectrified households and implementing grid and off-grid electrification projects.
* Action Required: Conduct surveys, implement RDSS and New Solar Power Scheme projects, and install smart meters.
Government of India (Ministry of Power):
* Impact: Oversees and supports state governments in achieving complete electrification.
* Action Required: Continue to monitor progress, provide financial assistance, and relax norms for challenging terrains.
Key Entities Referenced
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana DDUGJY: A Government of India scheme for rural electrification.
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme RDSS: A Government of India scheme to improve the quality and reliability of power supply.
Karbi Anglong district, Assam: An administrative district in the state of Assam, India, where electrification efforts are being undertaken.
Dima Hasao district, Assam: An administrative district in the state of Assam, India, where electrification efforts are being undertaken.
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana SAUBHAGYA: A Government of India scheme to provide electricity to all households.
PM JANMAN Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan: A government initiative focused on the welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG).
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan DAJGUA: A government initiative focused on tribal village development.
New Solar Power Scheme: A Government of India scheme to provide off-grid solar based electrification.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3090
ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025
ELECTRIFICATION UNDER DDUGJY AND RDSS IN KARBI
ANGLONG
3090. SHRI AMARSING TISSO:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of villages in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao that have been
electrified under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and the
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS);
(b) whether 100% household electrification has been achieved in these
districts and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the status of smart/prepaid metering in these rural and tribal areas; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure metered, reliable
electricity supply in hilly terrain?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) & (b) : Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the States
through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),
Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har
Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) etc., to help them achieve the objective of providing
quality and reliable power supply to all households. 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 during DDUGJY
including 650 and 266 villages in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao
respectively. Under DDUGJY and thereafter during SAUBHAGYA, as reported by
States, electrification of all willing households was completed. A total of 2.86
crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA including 61,928 and
14,295 households in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao respectively.
Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.
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Government of India is further supporting States for grid electrification of
left-out households under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
(RDSS), launched in July, 2021. It includes works for electrification of
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households identified under PM-
JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan), tribal
households under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan),
Scheduled Caste households under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati
AbhyudayYojna (PM-AJAY) and remote & border households under Vibrant
Villlage Program (VVP) wherever found feasible. Till date, electrification works
for 13.59 lakh households have been sanctioned under RDSS including 9,011 and
2,604 households in the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao respectively.
In addition, till date, under New Solar Power scheme, works amounting to
Rs 50 Cr have been sanctioned for off-grid solar based electrification for 9961
households.
(c) : The status of smart metering works under RDSS in the districts of Karbi
Anglong and Dima Hasao (as on 27.07.2025) is as below:
District No. of smart meters No. of smart meters
sanctioned (Nos.) installed (Nos.)
Karbi Anglong 1,96,300 79,222
Dima Hasao 60,849 12,227
(d) : Government of India is taking necessary steps to support States for
electrification of all households. Since most of the left-out households are in
remote, hilly and forest areas, hence the norms for electrification under RDSS
have been relaxed and the ceiling limit for cost of electrification has been
enhanced. Survey has been carried out by distribution utilities to identify un-
electrified households. Grid based electrification works have been sanctioned
under RDSS wherever found feasible as per the revised norms and for remaining
areas off-grid solar based electrification works are being sanctioned under New
Solar Power Scheme.
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