**Executive Summary**
This document answers Unstarred Question No. 842 in Lok Sabha, addressing line losses in power transmission as of December 4, 2025. It provides data on transmission losses, actions to reduce them, details of village electrification, and compensation for farmers affected by transmission lines. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) General Review data from November 2025, regarding transmission losses in 2023-24, is included.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Transmission Losses:**
* National transmission losses are approximately 3-4%.
* Region-wise transmission losses for 2023-24 are provided.
* Northern Region: 3.15%
* Western Region: 3.12%
* Southern Region: 3.46%
* Eastern Region: 4.24%
* North Eastern Region: 3.89%
* Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses are around 17.63% for 2023-24.
* State-wise T&D losses for FY 2023-24 are at Annexure.
* **Actions to Reduce Transmission Losses:**
* Network expansion and augmentation.
* Adoption of higher voltage systems.
* Reactive power management and improved operational practices.
* Modernizing the transmission system using SCADA and EMS.
* **Village Electrification:**
* All inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country have been electrified.
* Schemes such as DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA contributed to electrification efforts, but both schemes closed as of March 31, 2022.
* 18,374 villages were electrified during DDUGJY.
* 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA.
* Government of India is supporting states for grid electrification of un-electrified households under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
* On-grid electrification is being supported for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) and tribal households under PM-JANMAN and DA-JGUA, respectively.
* Details of households sanctioned and electrified under RDSS in Uttar Pradesh are provided.
* **Chandauli District Electrification:**
* All villages in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh have been electrified.
* Households in partially electrified villages were taken up under RDSS.
* **Compensation for Farmers:**
* Land is not acquired for transmission lines.
* Land ownership remains with the landowner.
* Compensation for damages caused during transmission work execution is provided per the guidelines of the respective State Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Central & State Transmission Utilities**
* **Impact:** Expected to reduce transmission losses through various actions.
* **Action Required:** Implement network expansion, adopt higher voltage systems, improve reactive power management, modernize the system with SCADA/EMS.
**Stakeholder: State Governments**
* **Impact:** Supporting grid electrification through various schemes.
* **Action Required:** Continue efforts in electrifying un-electrified households and compensating farmers affected by transmission lines according to state guidelines.
**Stakeholder: Farmers**
* **Impact:** Land ownership remains with the farmer when transmission lines are laid.
* **Action Required:** Await compensation for damages caused during the execution of transmission works based on State Government guidelines.
**Stakeholder: Rural Households**
* **Impact:** Improved access to electricity.
* **Action Required:** N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Central Electricity Authority (CEA): Regulator that publishes General Reviews on Transmission Losses.
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS): A scheme supporting states for grid electrification, especially targeting vulnerable tribal groups and households.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY): Scheme supplementing state efforts on village electrification.
Electricity Act, 2003: Law that does not permit acquisition of land for transmission lines, but provides for compensation for damages.
SAUBHAGYA: Scheme supplementing state efforts on household electrification.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.842
ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025
LINE LOSSES IN POWER TRANSMISSION
†842. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the details in percentage of line losses in power transmission along with the main
reasons for such losses and the action being taken by the Government to minimize the
same, State-wise;
(b) the number of un-electrified villages in the country, State-wise;
(c) whether there is any plan of the Government for the electrification of these villages
and if so, the details thereof;
(d) the details of the various un-electrified villages and village majras in Chandauli district
of Uttar Pradesh and the time by which these are likely to be electrified; and
(e) whether there is any plan of the Government to compensate the farmers whose land
falls between transmission lines coming from production centres as farmers cannot do
anything other than farming and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) to (d): The transmission losses in the country vary between approximately 3-4%.
As per the General Review published by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in November,
2025, the region-wise Transmission Losses during 2023-24 in the country are as under:
Region Transmission Losses (%)
Northern Region 3.15
Western Region 3.12
Southern Region 3.46
Eastern Region 4.24
North Eastern Region 3.89
Further, Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses which also include the
transmission losses are around 17.63% during 2023-24. The State-wise T&D Losses for
FY 2023-24 are at Annexure.
The Central & State Transmission Utilities are taking following action for further
reducing the Transmission losses in the system:
Network expansion and augmentation of existing system
Adoption of higher voltage system
Reactive power management and better operational practices to improve voltage
profile and reduce losses
Modernizing transmission system including use of Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) and Energy Management System (EMS)
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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 have been electrified and electrification of all willing households completed.
A total of 18,374 villages were electrified during DDUGJY. A total of 2.86 crore households
were electrified during SAUBHAGYA. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.
Further, Government of India is now supporting States for grid electrification of un-
electrified households under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
Works for on-grid electrification of households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal
Group (PVTG) identified under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha
Abhiyan) and households belonging to tribals under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram
Utkarsh Abhiyan) have been sanctioned under RDSS as per the scheme guidelines,
wherever found feasible.
The details of households sanctioned along with their electrification status under
RDSS in the state of Uttar Pradesh are as under:
Household
Sr. No. Different heads of the RDSS
Sanctioned Progress
1. Additional Households 251487 1317
2. PM-JANMAN 316 195
3. DA-JGUA 6897 58
Total 258700 1570
As reported by the DISCOM, all the villages in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh
have been electrified. However, after survey, the following households in partially
electrified villages were taken up under RDSS and the details pertaining to Chandauli
district of Uttar Pradesh are as under:
Household
Sr. No. Different heads of the RDSS
Sanctioned Progress
1. Additional Households 645 68
2. DA-JGUA 285 00
Total 930 68
(e) : As per the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, land is not acquired for laying
transmission line, and the ownership of land over which the transmission line passes
continues to remain with the landowner. Compensation for any damage caused during the
execution of transmission works is provided as per the guidelines of respective State
Government.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 842 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2025
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State-wise T&D Losses for FY 2023-24
States/UTs T&D losses
in %
Chandigarh 13.83
Delhi 15.13
Haryana 17.96
Himachal 15.63
UT of J&K and Ladakh 48.08
Punjab 14.03
Rajasthan 22.85
Uttar Pradesh 19.02
Uttarakhand 18.31
Chhattisgarh 17.04
Gujarat 12.84
Madhya Pradesh 22.85
Maharashtra 15.38
DNH & DD 10.75
Goa 10.48
Andhra Pradesh 15.59
Telangana 12.92
Karnataka 17.33
Kerala 15.55
Tamil Nadu 17.71
Puducherry 14.12
Lakshadweep 15.44
Bihar 21.54
Jharkhand 19.27
Orissa 21.26
West Bengal 17.18
Sikkim 24.16
A.& N. Islands 17.55
Arunachal Pradesh 34.28
Assam 17.60
Manipur 19.43
Meghalaya 20.63
Mizoram 22.65
Nagaland 19.41
Tripura 28.70
All India 17.63
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