Question : BURNT TRANSFORMERS



(a) the details of the transformers installed under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in Bihar till date, area-wise;

(b) whether 8000 of such small transformers of 16, 25 and 40 KVA installed under the Scheme are lying burnt for several years and the people in rural areas are facing power block-out despite the electrification done there;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether proposals for installation of 63 or 100 KVA transformers in place of these burnt transformers have been received from the State Government; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the status of their approval and the action taken by the Union Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) : As reported by Bihar State Power Utility, 45,459 distribution transformers have been installed in Bihar under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) as on 01.07.2013. The details of distribution transformers installed, Distribution company-wise, are as under:


(c) : The details of 9046 burnt distribution transformers are as under:

(d) & (e) : No such proposal has been submitted by Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Patna