Lok Sabha Question No. 3757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Power Theft
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## POWER THEFT

†3757. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the situation regarding transmission losses and theft of power in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Southern parts  of  the  country  especially  Kerala  and  Gujarat suffer from lesser power  cuts as compared  to  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether  the  Government  has  collected  the  detail  from  States  and  Union Territories in this regard during the last one year and the current year with a view to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of power as well as curbing the loss/ theft of power; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : The Government of India monitors Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses of State Power Distribution Utilities which include the losses on account of theft also. The All India Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 are 22.62%, 25.72% and 23.98% respectively.

(c) to (e) : As per the information available, the demand-supply gap (energy not supplied)  during  last  year  2017-18  and  current  year  2018-19  (upto  June,  2018) including  the  States  of  Kerala,  Gujarat,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar  and  Jharkhand  is enclosed at Annexure.

Distribution  of  electricity  is  carried  out  by  the  States  and  their Utilities  and  they  take  appropriate  measures  to  reduce  AT&C  losses  in  their system. Government of India has launched several schemes such as Integrated Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY)  and  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  to  enable  States  to improve  their  Distribution  Infrastructure,  which  includes  measures  to  reduce losses due to technical reasons and theft.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3757 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018. ***************

| PowerSupplyPositionfor2018-19(Provisional)                                              | PowerSupplyPositionfor2018-19(Provisional)                                              | PowerSupplyPositionfor2018-19(Provisional)                                              | PowerSupplyPositionfor2018-19(Provisional)                                              | PowerSupplyPositionfor2018-19(Provisional)                                              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                         | Energy                                                                                  | Energy                                                                                  | Energy                                                                                  | Energy                                                                                  |
| State/                                                                                  | April,2018-June,2018                                                                    | EnergySupplied                                                                          | EnergynotSupplied                                                                       | EnergynotSupplied                                                                       |
| Region                                                                                  | (MU)                                                                                    | (MU)                                                                                    | (MU)                                                                                    | (%)                                                                                     |
| Chandigarh                                                                              | 457                                                                                     | 457                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Delhi                                                                                   | 9,889                                                                                   | 9,881                                                                                   | 8                                                                                       | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Haryana                                                                                 | 14,025                                                                                  | 14,025                                                                                  | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| HimachalPradesh                                                                         | 2,370                                                                                   | 2,354                                                                                   | 16                                                                                      | 0.7                                                                                     |
| Jammu&Kashmir                                                                           | 4,838                                                                                   | 3,873                                                                                   | 966                                                                                     | 20.0                                                                                    |
| Punjab                                                                                  | 14,320                                                                                  | 14,307                                                                                  | 13                                                                                      | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Rajasthan                                                                               | 19,345                                                                                  | 19,201                                                                                  | 144                                                                                     | 0.7                                                                                     |
| UttarPradesh                                                                            | 32,502                                                                                  | 32,258                                                                                  | 243                                                                                     | 0.7                                                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                                             | 3,670                                                                                   | 3,626                                                                                   | 44                                                                                      | 1.2                                                                                     |
| NorthernRegion                                                                          | 1,01,417                                                                                | 99,983                                                                                  | 1,434                                                                                   | 1.4                                                                                     |
| Chattisgarh                                                                             | 6,358                                                                                   | 6,353                                                                                   | 5                                                                                       | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Gujarat                                                                                 | 30,788                                                                                  | 30,775                                                                                  | 13                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                     |
| MadhyaPradesh                                                                           | 16,633                                                                                  | 16,633                                                                                  | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                             | 42,183                                                                                  | 42,181                                                                                  | 2                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| Daman&Diu                                                                               | 665                                                                                     | 665                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| DadarNagarHaveli                                                                        | 1,597                                                                                   | 1,597                                                                                   | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| Goa                                                                                     | 1,159                                                                                   | 1,159                                                                                   | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| WesternRegion                                                                           | 99,382                                                                                  | 99,363                                                                                  | 19                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                     |
| AndhraPradesh                                                                           | 15,879                                                                                  | 15,857                                                                                  | 22                                                                                      | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Telangana                                                                               | 14,143                                                                                  | 14,120                                                                                  | 23                                                                                      | 0.2                                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                               | 16,762                                                                                  | 16,736                                                                                  | 26                                                                                      | 0.2                                                                                     |
| Kerala                                                                                  | 6,354                                                                                   | 6,329                                                                                   | 25                                                                                      | 0.4                                                                                     |
| TamilNadu                                                                               | 28,999                                                                                  | 28,960                                                                                  | 39                                                                                      | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Puducherry                                                                              | 732                                                                                     | 729                                                                                     | 3                                                                                       | 0.4                                                                                     |
| Lakshadweep                                                                             | 12                                                                                      | 12                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| SouthernRegion                                                                          | 82,868                                                                                  | 82,732                                                                                  | 137                                                                                     | 0.2                                                                                     |
| Bihar                                                                                   | 7,884                                                                                   | 7,794                                                                                   | 90                                                                                      | 1.1                                                                                     |
| DVC                                                                                     | 5,604                                                                                   | 5,561                                                                                   | 43                                                                                      | 0.8                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand                                                                               | 2,117                                                                                   | 2,076                                                                                   | 41                                                                                      | 1.9                                                                                     |
| Odisha                                                                                  | 8,232                                                                                   | 8,222                                                                                   | 11                                                                                      | 0.1                                                                                     |
| WestBengal                                                                              | 13,876                                                                                  | 13,803                                                                                  | 73                                                                                      | 0.5                                                                                     |
| Sikkim                                                                                  | 119                                                                                     | 119                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0.1                                                                                     |
| Andaman-Nicobar                                                                         | 87                                                                                      | 81                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 7                                                                                       |
| EasternRegion                                                                           | 37,833                                                                                  | 37,575                                                                                  | 258                                                                                     | 0.7                                                                                     |
| ArunachalPradesh                                                                        | 205                                                                                     | 202                                                                                     | 3                                                                                       | 1.5                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                   | 2,355                                                                                   | 2,239                                                                                   | 115                                                                                     | 4.9                                                                                     |
| Manipur                                                                                 | 199                                                                                     | 196                                                                                     | 3                                                                                       | 1.6                                                                                     |
| Meghalaya                                                                               | 420                                                                                     | 420                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                | 219                                                                                     | 194                                                                                     | 25                                                                                      | 11.5                                                                                    |
| Tripura*                                                                                | 381                                                                                     | 369                                                                                     | 12                                                                                      | 3.2                                                                                     |
| North-EasternRegion                                                                     | 3,928                                                                                   | 3,766                                                                                   | 162                                                                                     | 4.1                                                                                     |
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| *ExcludesthesupplytoBangladesh.                                                         | *ExcludesthesupplytoBangladesh.                                                         | *ExcludesthesupplytoBangladesh.                                                         | *ExcludesthesupplytoBangladesh.                                                         | *ExcludesthesupplytoBangladesh.                                                         |

| PowerSupplyPositionfor2017-18 Energy                                                                       | PowerSupplyPositionfor2017-18 Energy                                                                       | PowerSupplyPositionfor2017-18 Energy                                                                       | PowerSupplyPositionfor2017-18 Energy                                                                       | PowerSupplyPositionfor2017-18 Energy                                                                       |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/ System/                                                                                             | April,2017-March,2018                                                                                      | EnergySupplied                                                                                             | EnergynotSupplied                                                                                          | EnergynotSupplied                                                                                          |
| Region                                                                                                     | (MU)                                                                                                       | (MU)                                                                                                       | (MU)                                                                                                       | (%)                                                                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                 | 1,610                                                                                                      | 1,601                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          |
| Delhi                                                                                                      | 31,826                                                                                                     | 31,806                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                         | 0.1                                                                                                        |
| Haryana                                                                                                    | 50,775                                                                                                     | 50,775                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| HimachalPradesh                                                                                            | 9,399                                                                                                      | 9,346                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                         | 0.6                                                                                                        |
| Jammu&Kashmir                                                                                              | 18,808                                                                                                     | 15,050                                                                                                     | 3,759                                                                                                      | 20.0                                                                                                       |
| Punjab                                                                                                     | 54,812                                                                                                     | 54,812                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 71,194                                                                                                     | 70,603                                                                                                     | 591                                                                                                        | 0.8                                                                                                        |
| UttarPradesh                                                                                               | 1,20,052                                                                                                   | 1,18,303                                                                                                   | 1,749                                                                                                      | 1.5                                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 13,457                                                                                                     | 13,426                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                         | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| NorthernRegion                                                                                             | 3,71,934                                                                                                   | 3,65,723                                                                                                   | 6,211                                                                                                      | 1.7                                                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 25,916                                                                                                     | 25,832                                                                                                     | 84                                                                                                         | 0.3                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat                                                                                                    | 1,09,984                                                                                                   | 1,09,973                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                         | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| MadhyaPradesh                                                                                              | 69,925                                                                                                     | 69,925                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                | 1,49,761                                                                                                   | 1,49,531                                                                                                   | 230                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Daman&Diu                                                                                                  | 2,534                                                                                                      | 2,534                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli                                                                                         | 6,168                                                                                                      | 6,168                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Goa                                                                                                        | 4,117                                                                                                      | 4,117                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| WesternRegion                                                                                              | 3,68,405                                                                                                   | 3,68,080                                                                                                   | 326                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        |
| AndhraPradesh                                                                                              | 58,384                                                                                                     | 58,288                                                                                                     | 96                                                                                                         | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Telangana                                                                                                  | 60,319                                                                                                     | 60,235                                                                                                     | 83                                                                                                         | 0.1                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                                                                  | 67,869 25,002                                                                                              | 67,701 24,917                                                                                              | 168 85                                                                                                     | 0.2 0.3                                                                                                    |
| Kerala                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| TamilNadu                                                                                                  | 1,06,006                                                                                                   | 1,05,839                                                                                                   | 166                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Puducherry                                                                                                 | 2,668                                                                                                      | 2,661                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                          | 0.3                                                                                                        |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                | 47                                                                                                         | 47                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| SouthernRegion                                                                                             | 3,20,248                                                                                                   | 3,19,642                                                                                                   | 606                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                                                      | 27,019                                                                                                     | 26,603                                                                                                     | 417                                                                                                        | 1.5                                                                                                        |
| DVC                                                                                                        | 21,549                                                                                                     | 21,373                                                                                                     | 176                                                                                                        | 0.8                                                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 7,907                                                                                                      | 7,753                                                                                                      | 154                                                                                                        | 1.9                                                                                                        |
| Odisha                                                                                                     | 28,802                                                                                                     | 28,706                                                                                                     | 96                                                                                                         | 0.3                                                                                                        |
| WestBengal                                                                                                 | 50,760 485                                                                                                 | 50,569                                                                                                     | 191                                                                                                        | 0.4                                                                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                                                                     | 328                                                                                                        | 484 299                                                                                                    | 0 29                                                                                                       | 0.1 9                                                                                                      |
| Andaman-Nicobar EasternRegion                                                                              | 1,36,522                                                                                                   | 1,35,489                                                                                                   | 1,034                                                                                                      | 0.8                                                                                                        |
| ArunachalPradesh                                                                                           | 799                                                                                                        | 788                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                         | 1.3                                                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                                                      | 9,094                                                                                                      | 8,779                                                                                                      | 315                                                                                                        | 3.5                                                                                                        |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 1,557                                                                                                      | 1,553                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                          | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                                                                    | 497                                                                                                        | 488                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                          | 1.7                                                                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                                                                   | 794                                                                                                        | 774                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                         | 2.5                                                                                                        |
| Tripura                                                                                                    | 2,602                                                                                                      | 2,553                                                                                                      | 49                                                                                                         | 1.9                                                                                                        |
| North-EasternRegion                                                                                        | 16,216                                                                                                     | 15,763                                                                                                     | 453                                                                                                        | 2.8                                                                                                        |
| AllIndia                                                                                                   | 12,13,326                                                                                                  | 12,04,697                                                                                                  | 8,629                                                                                                      | 0.7                                                                                                        |
| # LakshadweepandAndaman&NicobarIslandsarestand-alonesystems, powersupplypositionofthese,does notformpartof | # LakshadweepandAndaman&NicobarIslandsarestand-alonesystems, powersupplypositionofthese,does notformpartof | # LakshadweepandAndaman&NicobarIslandsarestand-alonesystems, powersupplypositionofthese,does notformpartof | # LakshadweepandAndaman&NicobarIslandsarestand-alonesystems, powersupplypositionofthese,does notformpartof | # LakshadweepandAndaman&NicobarIslandsarestand-alonesystems, powersupplypositionofthese,does notformpartof |

Source: CEA

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