Question : DELAY IN ELECTRIFICATION WORK

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the poor performance of the contractors engaged by the Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) which resulted in delay in completion of the electrification work under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) during the Eleventh Five Year Plan;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereof and the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon;

(c) whether the lack of distribution transformers/low capacities of transformers provided under RGGVY in partially electrified villages is resulting in difficulties in providing connection to even below Poverty Line households in various States; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

(a) & (b) : Under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), the projects are to be executed on turnkey basis by the Implementing Agencies who award the contracts to the contractors. The performance of Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) viz. Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and the progress achieved during 11th Plan Period is as under:-

CPSUs	11th plan
Un/de-electrified villages	BPL households
Coverage	Achievement(as	Percentage	Coverage	Achievement(as	Percen	on 30.11.2012)	with respect	on 30.11.2012)	-tage with	to coverage	respect	to	coverage

PGCIL	8535	8246	97%	2441214	2113562	87 %
NHPC	5774	5573	97%	1555540	1350826	87%
NTPC	11470	11245	98%	2564147	2236262	87%
DVC	3598	3244	90%	344149	226183	66%