Statement

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the number of villages in the country which are without electricity power supply, State-wise including Karnataka especially in Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts and the reasons/hurdles thereof in the electrification of these villages; (b) the steps taken by the Government to improve electricity supply in rural 12.03.2026 492 areas; (c) the number of villages electrified during the last ten years, State-wise; (d) the steps being taken by the Government for electrification of villages in rural areas in the country and the role of State Governments in this regard; (e) whether any time frame has been fixed for electrification of all villages in rural areas in the country and if so, the details of ongoing rural electrification programmes with the help of the Union Government at present; and (f) the financial assistance provided to each State for the purpose during the last three years? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK): (a) to (f): Electricity being a concurrent subject, supply and distribution of electricity to all consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/ distribution utility. Government of India has been supplementing the efforts of the States in providing access to quality power to all consumers through schemes like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) launched in 2014, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) launched in October, 2017, and currently under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in 2021. The objective of DDUGJY was to connect every inhabited un-electrified 12.03.2026 493 census village with electricity, and to strengthen the rural electricity distribution system. The objective of SAUBHAGYA was achieving universal household electrification by providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country. As reported by the States/ UTs, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages in the country (including Karnataka) were electrified by 28th April, 2018. A total of 18,374 villages were electrified under DDUGJY including 39 villages of the State of Karnataka. State wise details of villages electrified under DDUGJY are given in the enclosed Statement-I. Under DDUGJY and thereafter under SAUBHAGYA electrification of all willing households was completed by 31st March, 2019 as reported by the States/ UTs. A total of 2.86 crore households were electrified during SAUBHAGYA period including 3,83,798 households of the State of Karnataka. State wise details of households electrified during SAUBHAGYA are given in the enclosed Statement-II. Both the schemes stand closed as on 31.03.2022. Under the RDSS, based on survey by the States, on grid electrification works amounting to Rs. 6,521 Cr. have been sanctioned for 13.65 lakh households including households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) identified under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), households belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs) under DA-JGUA (Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan), households belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati 12.03.2026 494 Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) and households in remote and border areas under Vibrant Villages Program (VVP), wherever found feasible. This includes Rs 45 crore sanctioned for electrification of 6,903 households in the State of Karnataka. Out of the above, a total of 3.42 lakh households have been electrified till date. The sunset date for the scheme is 31st March, 2028. State wise details of fund released under RDSS for household works implemented under earlier schemes of DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA in the last 3 years is given in the enclosed Statement-III. State wise details of household electrification works sanctioned under RDSS including fund outlay and released till Feb., 2026 are given in the enclosed Statement-IV and Statement-V. District-wise details of households sanctioned under RDSS for the state of Karnataka are given in the enclosed Statement-VI. STATEMENT-I Villages electrified under DDUGJY S. No. Name of the States Number of villages electrified 1 Arunachal Pradesh 1,483 2 Assam 2,732 3 Bihar 2,906 4 Chhattisgarh 1,078 5 Himachal Pradesh 28 6 J and K 129 7 Jharkhand 2,583 8 Karnataka 39 9 Madhya Pradesh 422 10 Maharashtra 80 11 Manipur 366 12 Meghalaya 1,051 12.03.2026 495 13 Mizoram 54 14 Nagaland 78 15 Odisha 3,281 16 Rajasthan 427 17 Tripura 26 18 Uttar Pradesh 1,498 19 Uttarakhand 91 20 West Bengal 22 Total 18,374 STATEMENT-II Households electrified during SAUBHAGYA Sl. No. Name of the States No of Households electrified 1 Andhra Pradesh* 1,81,930 2 Arunachal Pradesh 47,089 3 Assam 23,26,656 4 Bihar 32,59,041 5 Chhattisgarh 7,92,368 6 Gujarat* 41,317 7 Haryana 54,681 8 Himachal Pradesh 12,891 9 Jammu and Kashmir 3,77,045 10 Jharkhand 17,30,708 11 Karnataka 3,83,798 12 Ladakh 10,456 13 Madhya Pradesh 19,84,264 14 Maharashtra 15,17,922 15 Manipur 1,08,115 16 Meghalaya 2,00,240 17 Mizoram 27,970 18 Nagaland 1,39,516 19 Odisha 24,52,444 20 Puducherry* 912 21 Punjab 3,477 12.03.2026 496 22 Rajasthan 21,27,728 23 Sikkim 14,900 24 Tamil Nadu* 2,170 25 Telangana 5,15,084 26 Tripura 1,39,090 27 Uttar Pradesh 91,80,571 28 Uttarakhand 2,48,751 29 West Bengal 7,32,290 Total 2,86,13,424 *Not funded under SAUBHAGYA Scheme STATEMENT-III State wise fund released under RDSS for Electrification works sanctioned under DDUGJY and SAUBHAGYA: State/ UT Funds released (Rs in crore) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3.96 Arunachal Pradesh 76.11 Assam 981.13 Bihar 48.05 Chhattisgarh 5.13 Himachal Pradesh 12.52 Jammu and Kashmir 158.78 Jharkhand 196.69 Ladakh 8.78 Madhya Pradesh 2.74 Manipur 95.45 Meghalaya 99.06 Nagaland 69.29 Odisha 4.88 Rajasthan 157.51 Tripura 44.24 Uttar Pradesh 103.22 West Bengal 49.75 Total 2117.29 12.03.2026 497 STATEMENT-IV Household electrification status under RDSS Sl. No. State Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Crore) Sanctioned GBS (Rs. Crore) Households Sanctioned Households Electrified A. Additional. Households 1 Andhra Pradesh 49.24 29.55 15,475 15,319 2 Arunachal Pradesh 47.11 42.40 6,506 0 3 Assam 785.55 706.99 1,27,111 16,748 4 Bihar 238.86 143.32 35,467 0 5 Chhattisgarh 166.55 99.93 34,078 9,084 6 Jammu and Kashmir 106.70 96.03 15,359 0 7 Jharkhand 25.16 15.09 4,853 804 8 Kerala 0.33 0.20 40 11 9 Madhya Pradesh 1.13 0.68 196 21 10 Manipur 214.44 193.00 36,972 0 11 Meghalaya 435.70 392.13 50,501 0 12 Mizoram 79.90 71.91 15,167 0 13 Nagaland 69.55 62.59 10,004 0 14 Rajasthan 1,526.94 916.16 3,38,702 91,534 15 Uttar Pradesh 931.04 558.62 2,51,487 1,317 Total (A) 4,678.19 3,328.60 9,41,918 134,838 B. Vibrant Village Program 1 Himachal Pradesh 6.08 5.47 0 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 20.18 18.16 1,683 0 3 Uttarakhand 13.08 11.77 1,154 0 Total (B) 39.34 35.41 2,837 0 C PM-JANMAN C1 Under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 88.71 53.23 24,967 24,925 2 Chhattisgarh 38.16 22.90 7,077 7,160 3 Jharkhand 74.13 44.48 12,442 11,504 4 Karnataka 3.76 2.26 1,615 1,546 5 Kerala 0.86 0.52 345 314 6 Madhya Pradesh 148.83 89.28 30,216 27,202 7 Maharashtra 26.61 15.97 8,556 9,216 12.03.2026 498 8 Rajasthan 40.34 24.20 17,633 16,023 9 Tamil Nadu 29.89 17.93 8,603 7,053 10 Telangana 6.79 4.07 3,884 3,884 11 Tripura 61.52 55.37 11,664 11,692 12 Uttar Pradesh 1.10 0.66 316 195 13 Uttarakhand 0.60 0.54 669 669 Sub Total (C1) 521.59 331.57 1,27,987 1,21,383 C2 Under State Plan 1 Gujarat 0 0 0 6,626 2 Odisha 0 0 0 5,203 3 West Bengal 0 0 0 3,372 Sub Total (C2) 0 0 0 15,201 C3 Public Places under RDSS 1 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 25 20 Sub Total (C3) 0 0 25 20 Total (C=C1+C2+C3) 521.74 331.66 1,28,012 1,36,604 D. DA-JGUA D1 Under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 19.12 11.47 4,921 4,527 2 Arunachal Pradesh 8.20 7.38 1,938 1,579 3 Bihar 61.40 36.84 7,117 752 4 Chhattisgarh 218.44 131.06 39,579 15,456 5 Himachal Pradesh 0.49 0.45 93 10 6 Jammu and Kashmir 89.84 80.85 13,824 0 7 Jharkhand 92.44 55.47 19,467 0 8 Karnataka 41.00 24.60 5,288 1,429 9 Kerala 5.73 3.44 1,080 248 10 Madhya Pradesh 305.66 183.40 59,172 15,981 11 Maharashtra 23.60 14.16 6,961 5,228 12 Rajasthan 197.11 118.26 82,842 492 13 Telangana 110.73 66.44 26,525 17,465 14 Tripura 40.69 36.62 7,677 6,678 15 Uttar Pradesh 32.21 19.32 6,867 65 16 Uttarakhand 0.84 0.75 207 157 Sub Total (D1) 1,247.50 790.52 2,83,558 70,067 D2 Under State Plan 12.03.2026 499 1 Odisha 0 0 0 0 Sub Total (D2) 0 0 0 0 D3 Public Places under RDSS 1 Andhra Pradesh 0.70 0.42 182 129 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.04 0.03 9 9 3 Himachal Pradesh 0.05 0.05 7 3 4 Jharkhand 8.25 4.95 1,910 0 5 Kerala 0.15 0.09 17 0 6 Madhya Pradesh 3.32 1.99 650 100 7 Rajasthan 0.70 0.42 195 0 8 Telangana 2.90 1.74 672 0 9 Tripura 2.31 2.08 512 0 10 Uttar Pradesh 0.13 0.08 30 7 11 Uttarakhand 0.08 0.07 19 3 Sub Total (D3) 18.63 11.92 4,203 251 D4 Public Places under State Plan 1 Odisha 0 0 0 0 Sub Total (D4) 0 0 0 0 Total (D=D1+D2+D3+D4) 1,266.13 802.44 2,87,761 70,318 E. PM-AJAY 1 Andhra Pradesh 3.50 2.10 811 437 2 Jharkhand 6.141 3.684 1,782 0 3 Madhya Pradesh 0.002 0.001 6 3 4 Maharashtra 6.810 4.086 2,012 361 Total (E) 16.45 9.87 4,611 801 Grand Total (A+B+C+D+E) 6,521.85 4,507.98 13,65,139 3,42,561 STATEMENT-V Funds released for household electrification works sanctioned under RDSS: States / UTs GBS released (Rs in crore) Andhra Pradesh 43.15 Arunachal Pradesh 13.20 Assam 193.03 Bihar 53.02 12.03.2026 500 Chhattisgarh 11.28 Himachal Pradesh 0.54 Jammu and Kashmir 10.21 Jharkhand 22.54 Karnataka 5.34 Kerala 1.97 Madhya Pradesh 102.43 Maharashtra 16.70 Manipur 0.00 Meghalaya 0.00 Mizoram 0.00 Nagaland 17.09 Rajasthan 11.92 Tamil Nadu 8.83 Telangana 35.65 Tripura 45.29 Uttar Pradesh 106.74 Uttarakhand 0.49 Total 699.43 STATEMENT-VI District-wise details of households sanctioned under RDSS for Karnataka DAJGUA DISCOM District Total no. of Household Sanction cost (in Lakhs) Progress (no. of HHs) CESC Mysore 497 319.36 497 Chamarajna gar 2510 3633.07 428 Kodagu 675 644.48 231 PVTG DISCOM District Total no. of Household Sanction cost (in Lakhs) Progress (no. of HHs) CESC Mysore 805 185.17 852 12.03.2026 501 Chamarajna gar 197 45.31 176 Kodagu 604 138.93 509 IRREGULARITIES IN CONSTRUCTION OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SETU BUILT BY DVC 3303. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has received any complaint regarding violation of the Indian Railway Bridge Manual, Standard Construction Quality, Safety Guidelines and Labour Laws in the construction of Swami Vivekananda Setu (ROB), BTPS Bokaro (Jharkhand) built by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of the approved cost, tender price, revised cost, scheduled date of commencement and completion and actual completion date for the construction of the said bridge; (c) whether any third-party quality control, safety audit, track safety clearance, CRS approval and Design Basis Report (DBR) approval have been obtained for the said project and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the project was carried out by a contractor or sub-contractor and if so, the details of the companies involved and the total amount of payments made so far; and (e) whether the Government is considering a high-level independent inquiry/investigation by Special Investigation Team (SIT) or any other 12.03.2026 502 agency in this matter and if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK): (a): Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has reported that it has received a complaint from the Hon’ble Member of Parliament from Giridih regarding alleged irregularities in the construction of Swami Vivekananda Setu (Rail Over Bridge), BTPS Bokaro, Jharkhand. The complaint was received vide letters dated 14.02.2026 and 25.02.2026 requesting a high-level inquiry into alleged violations of construction quality standards, safety guidelines and labour laws during the execution of the project. (b) : The approved project cost for the work titled “Construction of Bridge on River Konar along with its approach road including Rail Over Bridge (ROB) on Gomoh–Barkakana Railway Line at BTPS, DVC Bokaro” was Rs 149.30 crore. DVC engaged M/s RITES Ltd. (RITES) as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the above work. RITES awarded the execution contract to M/s Supreme-BKB-DECO (JV) at Rs. 134.22 crore, the L-1 bidder and therefore, the project cost was revised to Rs 149.90 crore (including service tax, education cess and cost of publication of NIT). The project work commenced from 25.02.2015 and the scheduled date of completion was 24.02.2018. However, on request of RITES, extension of time (EOT) was granted up to 31.03.2026 for completing the remaining work. The entire work has been executed in three phases. In Phase-I, the portion of the bridge over river Konar 12.03.2026 503 along with its approach roads and Ramp-1 were completed and opened for traffic on 26.01.2020. In Phase-II, the Rail Over Bridge (ROB) over the Gomoh–Barkakana Railway Line has been completed on 27.02.2026 and in Phase-III, the work relating to Ramp-2 connecting the bridge to BTPS is to be completed. (c) : DVC has informed that third-party quality control and testing have been carried out by Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT) Sindri, Jharkhand; Certification Engineers International Ltd. (CEIL) and Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), Lucknow. Approval for launching of girders was issued by East Central Railway (ECR). ECR also accorded approval to the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) after verification of track clearances and compliance with the Schedule of Dimensions (SOD) and other applicable railway standards. The inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is not mandated as per extant Railway guidelines governing ROB work of similar nature. The Design Report has been approved by National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna. (d) : DVC engaged M/s RITES Ltd. (RITES) as Project Management Consultant (PMC) who awarded the contract for execution of the work to M/s Supreme–BKB–DECO (JV). The total payment made so far to the contractor for the project is Rs 144.00 crore. (e) : At present, no inquiry or investigation in the matter is under consideration. 12.03.2026 504 HOSTELS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF SCHEDULED TRIBES 3304. SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is providing financial assistance under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Hostels for Scheduled Tribe Boys and Girls and if so, the details thereof; (b) the total amount granted by the Government and the amount spent by various States there under during the last three years; (c) whether the Government has constituted any monitoring committee for supervision and evaluation of the said Scheme; and (d) if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY): (a): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ (MoTA) is providing 100% financial assistance under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) launched by the Hon’ble PM on October 2, 2024 in 63,843 villages across 30 States/UTs to help facilitate access to education to the tribal students. DA-JGUA also has provision of setting up 1000 tribal hostels by the Department of Social Education and literacy (DoSEL) in schools which may or may not be necessarily tribal schools. Such hostels will be attached to any Government schools and funded as per the norms of Samgra Shiksha Abhiyan. (b): Total amount approved by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the amount 12.03.2026 505 released to various States/ UT under DAJGUA during inception of scheme i.e from 2024 is tabulated below:- State wise fund approved and released to States/ UT for construction of hostels under DAJGUA by Ministry of Tribal Affairs is given below: - (From launch of scheme i.e 2024-25) S. No. State PAC Approved amount (In Lakhs) Fund Released (In Lakhs) 1 Andhra Pradesh 7539.13 1692.33 2 Arunachal Pradesh 275 197.04 3 Assam 12568 5858.8 4 Chhatisgarh 51150 0 5 Gujarat 10388 4714.2 6 Himachal Pradesh 1100 440 7 JandK 116.68 116.68 8 Jharkhand 11825 3760 9 Kerala 550 46.86 10 Madhya Pradesh 44751.06 9543.73 11 Maharashtra 52795.10 19775.30 12 Odisha 22680 14665.8 13 Rajasthan 13691.77 4946.44 14 Sikkim 1,925.00 410.7 15 Tamil Nadu 2721.06 1198.18 16 Tripura 7270 463.65 (c): No Sir. (d): In view of (c), does not arise. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY 3305. SHRIMATI BHARTI PARDHI:

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