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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1104
ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026
RELIABLE POWER SUPPLY TO FARMERS
1104 # SHRI BRIJ LAL:
SHRI JAGGESH:
SHRI AMAR PAL MAURYA:
DR. PARMAR JASHVANTSINH SALAMSINH:
SMT. RAMILABEN BECHARBHAI BARA:
SHRI NARHARI AMIN:
SHRI BABURAM NISHAD:
SMT. KIRAN CHOUDHRY:
SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA:
SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA:
Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has made efforts to separate agricultural feeders in areas with a high agricultural
load;
(b) the total number of feeders identified and separated so far along with the State-wise details thereof;
(c) the total cost incurred on feeder separation;
(d) whether the feeder segregation programme has resulted in any tangible benefits and, if so, the details
of advantages achieved, including improvement in supply quality and load management; and
(e) the benefits being derived from the feeder separation works currently underway?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) to (e) : 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 with the objective of efficient load
management, and enabling solarization of agricultural feeders. This would also help to facilitate judicious
rostering of supply for agricultural consumption and ensure day-time supply of quality power to farmers. In
addition, completed feeder segregation works have resulted in reduced low voltage issues and improvement in
reliability of power supply in rural areas.
A total of 82,777 feeders with more than 30% agricultural load were feasible for segregation,
out of which, 51,668 feeders were segregated under earlier schemes of Central and State Governments. This
includes 7,833 feeders segregated under the scheme of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),
with a project cost of Rs.10,394 Crores.
Further, under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), feeder segregation
works amounting to Rs.39,795 Cr have been sanctioned for 31,109 feasible feeders, out of which segregation
works of 8,667 feeders have been completed till date and the remaining are to be completed within the scheme
period, that is by 31.03.2028.
The State-wise details of feeder segregation works are enclosed at Annexure.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1104 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 09.02.2026
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Feeders
Total Total
segregated Sanctioned
feeders Sanctioned Completed
under under
S.No. State feasible for cost (Rs. (RDSS +
DDUGJY/ RDSS
segregation Cr) Non RDSS)
State Plan (Nos.)
(Nos.) (Nos.)
(Nos.)
Andhra
1 5,865 285 5,580 7,875 2,728
Pradesh
2 Bihar 2,909 1,354 1,555 2,438 2,671
3 Chhattisgarh 1,810 743 1,067 1,389 1,186
4 Gujarat 10,683 10,683 0 0 10,683
5 Haryana 4,638 4,638 0 0 4,638
Himachal
6 58 0 58 19 0
Pradesh
Jammu &
7 75 0 75 112 15
Kashmir
8 Jharkhand 266 194 72 135 201
9 Karnataka 7,611 7,611 0 0 7611
Madhya
10 9,173 7,809 1,364 2,180 8167
Pradesh
11 Maharashtra 10,811 6,099 4,712 7,010 8,567
12 Odisha 89 89 0 0 89
13 Puducherry 6 0 6 9 0
14 Punjab 6,932 6,705 227 383 6705
15 Rajasthan 14,857 2,022 12,835 10,203 2352
16 Tamil Nadu 1,715 29 1,686 6,228 78
17 Uttar Pradesh 4,677 2,878 1,799 1,666 4,083
18 Uttarakhand 54 44 10 56 44
19 West Bengal 548 485 63 91 517
Total 82,777 51,668 31,109 39,795 60,335
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