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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.313
ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026
STATUS ON AGRICULTURAL FEEDERS UNDER DDUGJY
313 SMT. RANJEET RANJAN:
SMT. PHULO DEVI NETAM:
Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:
(a) the State-wise number of agricultural feeders that were originally assessed, sanctioned and
actually separated under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY);
(b) whether Government has assessed the impact of incomplete feeder separation on hours of
supply to non-agricultural rural consumers;
(c) the State-wise number of projects where award of work exceeded prescribed timelines by 12
months and 24 months; and
(d) the number of instances where funds were released prior to fulfilment of mandatory pre-
conditions such as agreements and State contribution?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) : The Government of India launched DDUGJY in December 2014 with an outlay of Rs. 43,033
crore, including Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs 33,453 crore. The main objectives of the
scheme were strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure,
separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders and electrification of villages across the country.
The State-wise details of feeders identified and separated under the DDUGJY scheme are given below:
Sr. No. State Sanction Achievement
1 Bihar 698 698
2 Chhattisgarh 356 205
3 Gujarat 45 0
4 Haryana 35 35
5 Himachal Pradesh 5 5
6 Jammu & Kashmir 151 34
7 Jharkhand 409 409
8 Karnataka 927 927
9 Madhya Pradesh 1284 873
10 Maharashtra 1077 583
11 Odisha 89 89
12 Punjab 76 76
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13 Rajasthan 2131 1458
14 Tamil Nadu 29 29
15 Uttar Pradesh 1891 1891
16 Uttarakhand 44 44
17 West Bengal 585 477
Total 9832 7833
Source: Nodal Agency REC Ltd.
(b): A comprehensive Impact Assessment study of the DDUGJY scheme was carried out, covering
all states and most UTs. The study revealed an approximately 39% improvement in the supply hours
to villages post DDUGJY. Further, 100% of villages and consumers covered under this survey have
reported improvement in supply hours.
(c) : Under DDUGJY, a total of 673 projects were sanctioned in 33 States, out of which award of
works was delayed in 154 projects for more than 12 month and in 24 projects for more than 24 months
from the prescribed timeline, details of which are as under:
Projects delayed Projects delayed >
Sr. No. States
>12 months 24 months
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0 1
2 Assam 0 8
3 Bihar 2 0
4 Chhattisgarh 2 0
5 Goa 2 0
6 Haryana 7 0
7 Himachal Pradesh 10 1
8 Jammu & Kashmir 0 13
9 Jharkhand 24 0
10 Karnataka 23 0
11 Madhya Pradesh 26 1
12 Maharashtra 27 0
13 Mizoram 1 0
14 Punjab 20 0
15 Telangana 1 0
16 Uttar Pradesh 9 0
Grand Total 154 24
Source: Nodal Agency REC Ltd.
(d) : Flagship scheme of the Government of India, DDUGJY was launched at the fag end of the
year 2014-15 with the objective to complete the scheme within the stipulated timelines. A budget had
also been allocated for the scheme in the same year. To facilitate timely start of this scheme, it was
decided to consider demands for release of funds of those States, whose DPRs of projects were ready,
with the assurance of compliance with milestones and conditionalities within the stipulated time and
before seeking release of the next tranche.
Therefore, as an exception, 1st tranche amounting to Rs. 541 crore had been released to the
power utilities of 6 States, namely Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh & West Bengal, with the approval of Competent Authorities.
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