**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Indian government's response to a parliamentary question regarding power supply for agricultural activities. It details the government's efforts to segregate agricultural feeders from domestic feeders, particularly in rural areas with high agricultural load, under schemes like DDUGJY and RDSS. The response also outlines the financial allocation for feeder segregation and grid electrification for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), with data current to December 11, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Feeder Segregation:**
* The Government of India is emphasizing the segregation of mixed-load feeders with over 30% agricultural load into separate agricultural and non-agricultural feeders to improve load management and enable daytime quality power supply for farmers and reliable supply to non-agricultural consumers.
* Under DDUGJY (launched in 2014) and RDSS (launched in 2021), feeder segregation works have been sanctioned.
* **Feeder Segregation Statistics:**
* Total feeders with over 30% agricultural load feasible for segregation: 80,720 (All India), 10,811 (Maharashtra).
* Feeders already segregated under various schemes (including DDUGJY): 49,601 (All India), 6,099 (Maharashtra).
* Balance feeders sanctioned for segregation under RDSS: 31,119 (All India), 4,712 (Maharashtra).
* Feeders segregated under RDSS till date: 7,846 (All India), 2,295 (Maharashtra).
* **Financial Allocation for Feeder Segregation:**
* Funds under RDSS have been allocated based on the balance number of feasible feeders identified by States for segregation.
* Project cost sanctioned for feeder segregation works under RDSS: Rs. 40,525 Cr (All India), Rs. 7,010 Cr (Maharashtra).
* **Grid Electrification for PVTGs:**
* The Government of India, under RDSS, supports States for grid electrification of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) households identified under PM-JANMAN.
* Rs. 521 Cr. has been sanctioned for providing on-grid connectivity to 1,27,987 households belonging to PVTG, including 8,556 households in Maharashtra.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Farmers in Rural Areas**
* **Impact:** Improved and more reliable power supply for agricultural activities, facilitated by feeder segregation and dedicated agricultural feeders.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required. Benefit from improved power supply.
**Stakeholder: Non-Agricultural Consumers in Rural Areas**
* **Impact:** More reliable and quality power supply due to feeder segregation, reducing the burden of agricultural load on domestic feeders.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required. Benefit from improved power supply.
**Stakeholder: State Governments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for identifying and segregating feasible mixed-load feeders and implementing grid electrification for PVTG households.
* **Action Required:** Continue implementing RDSS and PM-JANMAN, utilizing allocated funds to segregate feeders and provide grid connectivity to PVTG households.
**Stakeholder: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)**
* **Impact:** Access to grid electrification, improving their quality of life and enabling socio-economic development.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required. Benefit from the implementation of grid electrification projects.
Key Entities Referenced
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS): A scheme launched in 2021 to improve the quality, reliability, and affordability of power supply through infrastructure upgradation and feeder segregation.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY): A scheme launched in 2014 aimed at rural electrification, including separation of agricultural and domestic feeders to improve power supply.
Ministry of Power: The central ministry responsible for policy formulation, planning, and development of the power sector in India.
Maharashtra: A state in India where feeder segregation efforts are being implemented under the RDSS and DDUGJY schemes.
PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan): A scheme to support States for grid electrification of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) households.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2025
ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025
POWER SUPPLY FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
2025. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:
SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has made efforts to separate agricultural feeders
from domestic feeders in rural areas particularly where agricultural load is high to
reduce the burden on domestic feeders and ensure uninterrupted power supply to
farmers, if so, the details thereof;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the total number of agricultural feeders identified and separated so far in
rural areas of the country;
(d) the number of such feeders separated in the State of Maharashtra, district-
wise including Parbhani;
(e) the total cost of separating these feeders and the manner in which the
Government plans to allocate resources for feeder separation in rural and remote
areas to ensure reliable power supply for agricultural activities; and
(f) the number of families belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
(PVTGs) in such areas identified for the purpose?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) to (d) : Government of India has been laying emphasis on segregation of mixed
load feeders, with more than 30% agricultural load, into agriculture and non-
agricultural feeders. It would help in efficient load management, facilitate judicious
rostering of supply for agricultural consumption and enable solarization of
agricultural feeders which would help in day-time supply of quality power to
farmers. It will also help in providing reliable and quality supply to non-agricultural
consumers in the rural areas.
……2.- 2 -
Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014
and thereafter under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in
2021, works have been sanctioned for segregation of feasible mixed-load feeders.
The details of feeder segregation works are as under:
Sl Particulars All India Maharashtra
No
1 Total feeders with more than 30% 80,720 10,811
agricultural load feasible for
segregation
2 Feeders already segregated under 49,601 6,099
various schemes including
DDGUJY, State Plan etc.
3 Balance feeders sanctioned for 31,119 4,712
segregation under RDSS
4 Feeders segregated under RDSS till 7,846 2,295
date
The district-wise feeder segregation details under RDSS, including for the
district Parbhani, are enclosed at Annexure.
(e) : Under RDSS, the funds have been allocated as per the balance number of
feasible feeders which have been identified by the States for segregation. The
details of project cost sanctioned for feeder segregation works is as under:
Rs Cr
Scheme All India Maharashtra
RDSS 40,525 7,010
(f) : Under RDSS, Government of India is supporting States for grid electrification
of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) households identified under PM-
JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan). Works amounting
to Rs. 521 Cr. have been sanctioned for providing on-grid connectivity to 1,27,987
households belonging to PVTG, including 8,556 households for the State of
Maharashtra.
*********ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2025 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025
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Nos. of Feeder sanctioned Nos. of Feeder
Sl. No. District
under RDSS segregated under RDSS
1 Ahmednagar 136 235
2 Akola 107 48
3 Amravati 69 23
4 Aurangabad 327 130
5 Beed 367 227
6 Bhandara 40 14
7 Buldhana 56 41
8 Chandrapur 117 35
9 Dhule 50 23
10 Gadchiroli 104 24
11 Gondia 99 30
12 Hingoli 101 30
13 Jalgaon 171 64
14 Jalna 221 67
15 Kolhapur 7 6
16 Latur 393 174
17 Nagpur 217 71
18 Nanded 319 88
19 Nandurbar 33 9
20 Nashik 570 419
21 Osmanabad 223 44
22 Palghar 12 4
23 Parbhani 100 49
24 Pune 277 102
25 Raigarh 2 -
26 Ratnagiri 6 2
27 Sangli 10 30
28 Satara 54 18
29 Sindhudurg 16 3
30 Solapur 201 179
31 Thane 3 1
32 Wardha 96 63
33 Washim 49 6
34 Yavatmal 159 36
Total 4,712 2,295
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