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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3359
ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026
STATUS OF POWER SUPPLY IN SEEMANCHAL REGION
†3359. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) the current status of power supply and infrastructure in the Simanchal region of
Bihar, where reports of widespread disruptions have emerged recently due to adverse
weather incidents;
(b) the data regarding power supply interruptions, the number of affected households
and the restorative actions taken in this specific region during the last three months; and
(c) whether the Government in coordination with State agencies, has any special plan
to implement long-term measures for this region, such as grid strengthening, renewable
energy solutions in inaccessible terrains and the deployment of Quick Response Teams
(QRTs) 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) to (c): There is adequate availability of power in the country. Present installed
generation capacity of the country is 520.511 GW. India has addressed the critical issue
of power deficiency by adding 296.388 GW of fresh generation capacity since April, 2014
transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient.
The details of Power Supply Position for the State of Bihar in terms of Energy during
the last three years and the current year i.e. 2025-26 (upto January, 2026) in terms of
Energy are given at Annexure I. The gap between Energy Supplied and Energy
Requirement has declined from 2.0% during FY 2022-23 to almost ‘NIL’ during the current
year. Therefore, the Energy Supplied have been commensurate to the Energy Requirement
for the State of Bihar.
Further, Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity
to consumers in various areas of the state is within the purview of the respective State
Government/ distribution utility. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States
through various schemes to help them achieve the objective of providing quality and
reliable supply of power to all consumers.
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As per details received from National Feeder Monitoring System (NFMS), in current
financial year (upto December, 2025), the average daily hours of power supply in rural and
urban areas in the state of Bihar is 22.9 hours and 23.4 hours respectively.
Government of India launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in
July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to
consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution
Sector. The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 Cr. and estimated Gross Budgetary
Support (GBS) from Central Government of Rs. 97,631 Cr. Under the scheme, financial
assistance is being provided to the Distribution Utilities (excluding Private Sector
Utilities) for loss reduction infrastructure works and smart metering works. Projects worth
Rs. 1.53 lakh crore for distribution infrastructure works and Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for smart
metering works have been sanctioned out of which amount worth Rs. 10,559 crore for
distribution infrastructure works and Rs. 2,021 crore for smart metering works have been
sanctioned for the State of Bihar which would help improve the reliability and quality of
power supply in the country including grid strengthening. District wise details for the State
of Bihar are enclosed at Annexure II.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO. 3359 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2026
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The details of actual Power Supply Position for the State of Bihar in terms of
Energy during the last three years and the current year i.e. 2025-26 (upto January,
2026)
Energy Energy
Energy not Supplied
Requirement Supplied
Financial Years (FYs)
( MU ) ( MU ) ( MU ) ( % )
2022-23 39,545 38,762 783 2.0
2023-24 41,514 40,918 596 1.4
2024-25 44,393 44,217 176 0.4
2025-26 (upto Jan, 2026) 40,749 40,735 14 0.0
************ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3359
ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2026
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District wise details of works sanctioned under RDSS
Sl.
Sanctioned distribution Sanctioned smart metering
No.
District infrastructure works works
(Rs crore) (Rs crore)
1 Araria 204 45
2 Begusarai 235 57
3 Darbhanga 277 71
4 Gopalganj 152 43
5 Katihar 231 42
6 Khagaria 175 26
7 Kishanganj 178 36
8 Madhepura 124 25
9 Madhubani 240 44
10 Muzaffarpur 252 29
11 Paschim Champaran 63
400
12 Purbi Champaran 260 73
13 Purnea 257 56
14 Saharsa 125 33
15 Samastipur 286 61
16 Saran 182 57
17 Sheohar 66 7
18 Sitamarhi 161 42
19 Siwan 185 54
20 Supaul 285 38
21 Vaishali 308 61
22 Arwal 105 9
23 Aurangabad 214 44
24 Banka 164 25
25 Bhagalpur 243 26
26 Bhojpur 329 57
27 Buxar 258 33
28 Gaya 453 37
29 Jamui 182 25
30 Jehanabad 114 24
31 Kaimur 33
282
32 Lakhisarai 124 24
33 Munger 170 42
34 Nalanda 346 80
35 Nawada 256 40
36 Patna 1,751 466
37 Rohtas 304 66
38 Sheikhpura 125 18
Sub total 10,003 2,013
IT/OT works 400 0
PMA cost 156 8
Total 10,559 2,021
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