**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to questions raised in Lok Sabha regarding power supply in rural areas, specifically in Madhya Pradesh. It addresses the average power supply duration, agricultural feeder separation, electrification status of hamlets, measures for preventing accidents, and the provision of solar street lights. The response indicates closure of SAUBHAGYA and DDUGJY schemes as of March 31, 2022.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Power Supply Duration:**
* The average daily power supply in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh during Oct-Dec 2025 was reported as 22 hours and 31 minutes.
* **Agricultural Feeder Separation:**
* 8,167 agricultural feeders in Madhya Pradesh have been segregated under DDUGJY, state schemes, and RDSS.
* Work is underway for the remaining 1,006 feeders sanctioned under RDSS.
* **Electrification Status:**
* All inhabited un-electrified census villages were electrified by April 28, 2018.
* 422 villages in Madhya Pradesh were electrified under DDUGJY.
* 19,84,264 households in Madhya Pradesh were electrified under SAUBHAGYA.
* The DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA schemes closed on March 31, 2022.
* Works amounting to Rs. 459 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 90,265 households in Madhya Pradesh under RDSS, including 28 hamlets in Sagar district.
* **Infrastructure Maintenance and Upgrades:**
* As per the Electricity Act 2003, distribution licensees are responsible for maintaining a safe and efficient distribution system.
* Under RDSS, infrastructure works worth Rs 9,738 crore have been sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh.
* Sanctioned works include upgrades of sub-stations and distribution transformers, agriculture feeder segregation and upgrades of conductors.
* **Solar Street Lights:**
* There is no provision for the installation of solar-powered street lights under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).
**Impact Analysis**
**State Government/Distribution Utility**
*Impact:*
* Responsible for electricity supply and distribution to consumers.
* Responsible for developing and maintaining an efficient, safe, and economical distribution system as per Electricity Act 2003.
*Action Required:*
* Continue work on remaining agriculture feeders sanctioned under RDSS.
* Maintain and upgrade distribution infrastructure as per Electricity Act 2003.
**Rural Households in Madhya Pradesh**
*Impact:*
* Experiencing an average of 22 hours and 31 minutes of power supply.
* 90,265 households are slated to receive electrification under RDSS.
*Action Required:*
* Cooperate with the State Government/Distribution Utility for electrification projects.
**Central Government (Ministry of Power)**
*Impact:*
* Supporting states through schemes like DDUGJY, RDSS, and SAUBHAGYA.
* Continuing to support states under the ongoing RDSS.
*Action Required:*
* Continue to monitor the implementation of RDSS.
**Farmers in Madhya Pradesh**
*Impact:*
* Benefiting from the separation of agriculture feeders to ensure reliable power supply.
*Action Required:*
* Ensure proper maintenance of the agricultural feeder infrastructure.
Key Entities Referenced
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS): A scheme by the Government of India to improve the quality, reliability, and affordability of power supply through infrastructure upgrades and system strengthening.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY): A Government of India scheme focused on rural electrification and improving power infrastructure in rural areas.
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA): A Government of India scheme aimed at achieving universal household electrification.
Madhya Pradesh: The Indian state where rural electrification and power supply improvements are discussed in the context of various schemes.
Electricity Act 2003: Indian legislation defining the duties of distribution licensees regarding power supply and infrastructure maintenance.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1106
ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026
POWER SUPPLY IN RURAL AREAS
1106. DR. LATA WANKHEDE:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the average hours of power supply provided to the rural feeders in the rural
districts of Madhya Pradesh during the peak irrigation season;
(b) the details of the separation of agriculture feeders undertaken in the State to
ensure reliable power for farmers;
(c) the status of the electrification of the 'tolas' and hamlets in the remote areas
of Sagar which were previously un-electrified;
(d) the measures taken by the Government to replace the dilapidated poles and
wires in the flood-affected regions to prevent accidents; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to provide solar-powered street lights in the
villages under the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan and if so, the details thereof?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) : The average daily hours of power supply in rural areas of the State of Madhya
Pradesh, during Oct-Dec 2025, has been reported as 22 hours and 31 minutes.
(b) : In the State of Madhya Pradesh, a total of 8,167 agricultural feeders have been
segregated under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), State’s own
schemes and Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Works for remaining 1,006
feeders sanctioned under RDSS are under implementation.
(c) : Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to
the consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/ Distribution
Utility. Government of India (GoI) has supplemented the efforts of the States through
schemes like 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, including Madhya Pradesh, all the inhabited un-
electrified census villages in the country were electrified by 28th April, 2018. A total
of 422 villages were electrified in the state of Madhya Pradesh during DDUGJY. Under
DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA, as reported by all States, electrification
of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019. A total of 19,84,264
households in the State of Madhya Pradesh were electrified during SAUBHAGYA
period. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022.GoI is also supporting States under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector
Scheme (RDSS) for electrification of left-out households. Till date, works amounting to
Rs. 459 Cr. have been sanctioned for electrification of 90,265 households in the State
of Madhya Pradesh. This includes electrification of 28 nos. of Majra/Tola in Sagar
district.
(d) : As per Electricity Act 2003, it is the duty of the respective distribution licensee
to develop and maintain an efficient, safe and economical distribution system in its
area of supply, including checking the strength of poles/ wires of HT/ LT lines to
maintain quality and reliable power supply in its area of operation.
However, under RDSS, distribution infrastructure works amounting to Rs 9,738
crore have been sanctioned for the State of Madhya Pradesh. Sanctioned works
include upgradation/ new sub-stations/ distribution transformers, agriculture feeder
segregation, upgrading of conductors etc.
(e) : There is no provision under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for the
installation of solar-powered street lights.
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