(a) whether the Government has approved the Integrated Power Development Scheme to strengthen the transmission and distribution of power;
(b) if so, the salient features of the Scheme;
(c) whether the Government has also approved a scheme for rural areas to separate agricultural supply from non-farm supply and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the time by which the said schemes are likely to be implemented and funds earmarked for the purpose?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 375 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 18.12.2014 REGARDING INTEGRATED POWER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME.
(a) :Yes, Madam.
(b) : Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) envisages strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network including metering at all levels in the urban areas. The earlier scheme of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) has also been subsumed in the new scheme of IPDS.
The major components of the scheme are:
(i) Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network .
(ii) Metering at all levels.
(iii) Ongoing works of R-APDRP to be completed.
(iv) Provisioning of Solar Panels.
All Discoms are eligible for financial assistance and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is the Nodal Agency for operationalization of this Scheme. The total outlay for the Scheme is Rs.32,612 crore including gross budgetary support of Rs.25,354 crore from the Government of India during the entire implementation period. In addition to this, the unspent amount of R-APDRP has been carried forward to this scheme.
(c) & (d) : Government has also approved the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) which envisages feeder separation in the rural areas for agricultural and non-agricultural supply and strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution systems. The total outlay for the Scheme is Rs.43,033 crore including gross budgetary support of Rs.33,453 crore from the Government of India during the entire implementation period.
The salient features of DDUGJY are as follows:
I. The existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme and the unspent amount of RGGVY will be carried forward to DDUGJY.
II. All Discoms are eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.
III. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) will be the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme.
Projects under the above two schemes will be completed within a period of 24 months from the date of issue of Letter of Award (LoA) by the distribution utility.