Thursday, February 6, 2025

Details of power supply position in Bihar

Electricity being a concurrent subject, the supply and distribution of electricity to the consumers is within the purview of the respective State Government/ Power Utility. Government of India has been supplementing the efforts of the States/ UTs for improving power supply in rural areas.

In the State of Bihar, electrification of a total of 2,906 villages and 32,59,041 households was achieved under the scheme of The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana'-Saubhagya respectively. 

Under  Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, 42,635 households have been sanctioned for grid electrification in the State of Bihar including works sanctioned for households belonging to  Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, identified under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan.

The details of power supply position in Bihar for the last five years and current year (upto December 2024) along with demand and supply ratio of electricity is in the picture. 



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