Rs. 838.04 crores under IPDS and Rs. 982.56 under DDUGJY released under Tribal Area Sub-Plan during the last three years: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) [Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) subsumed] and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) were mainly focused on strengthening and augmentation of sub- transmission and distribution network of urban areas and rural areas, respectively and had universal coverage. Funds were released under Tribal Area Sub-Plan (TASP) component of IPDS/ R-APDRP/DDUGJY budget to State Power Utilities based on percentage of State’s ST population (as per Census data of 2011 for IPDS/DDUGJY and 2001 for R-APDRP) as indirect proportionate utilization towards TASP component. Scheme-wise and year-wise detail of Budget allocated at Revised Estimate (RE) stage vis-à-vis funds released by Ministry of Power under TASP component are as under:
(Rs. in crore)
|
Financial
Year
|
IPDS
|
DDUGJY
|
|
Budget
|
Funds released
|
Budget
|
Funds released
|
|
2019-20
|
454.11
|
356.44
|
349.68
|
349.68
|
|
2020-21
|
165.00
|
165.00
|
227.00
|
226.96
|
|
2021-22
|
318.00
|
316.60
|
405.92
|
405.92
|
Under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA), a total of 2.86 crore willing households(including additional households sanctioned under DDUGJY in FY 2021- 22) were electrified across the country. The population of Scheduled Tribes also got benefitted under the scheme.
Under the newly launched Scheme i.e. Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), a provision of Rs 388.74 crore has been made at RE stage under TASP Head during FY 2022-23. Since, the Scheme was launched in June, 2021, no disbursements could be made under TASP component of RDSS in FY 2021-22.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha Today.
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