Lok Sabha Question No. 2322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Losses of DISCOMs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## LOSSES OF DISCOMS

2322. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the amount of debt, profit/loss of DISCOMs for the last three years;
- (b) whether State owned DISCOMs are continuously reporting a higher debt than Private Owned DISCOMs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the justifications therefor;
- (d) the extent to which UDAY scheme is effective in reducing the debt of DISCOMs; and
- (e) the details of differences between UDAY and the Financial Restructuring Plan launched in 2011-12? A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) :   As  per  'Report  on  Performance  of  State  Power  Utilities' published by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd., the aggregate losses and total outstanding debt for utilities selling power directly to consumers including data available for private utilities such as BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and Tata Power (TPDDL) for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 are as given below:

|                                                        | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis (Rs. in crore) | (71,621)  | (67,336)  | (58,275)  |
| Total Outstanding Debt (Rs. in crore)                  | 3,04,228  | 3,65,013  | 4,06,825  |

The state-wise and utility-wise profit/loss details are given at Annexure-I and the state-wise and utility-wise outstanding debt details are given at Annexure-II.

...........2.

The financial position of Distribution Utilities depends on the subjective parameters of geographical spread, category break-up of their consumers  and  level  of  Distribution  infrastructure,  and  thus  a  strict comparison on debt levels cannot be drawn.

(d) : Under Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), States are to take over 75 per cent of debt of Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) as  on  30.09.2015  which  would  be  outside  the  Fiscal  Responsibility  & Budgetary  Management  (FRBM)  Limits.  As  on  10.03.2017,  Bonds  worth Rs. 2,14,187.29 crore have been issued by the participating States under UDAY,  at  reduced  rate  of  interest  leading  to  savings  in  the  interest burden.

(e) : The  liabilities  of  State  Power  Distribution  Utilities  are  the contingent  liabilities  of  the  States.  Recognizing  this,  UDAY  does  not provide a direct financial support to the Utilities. However, the Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) provided for financial support from the Government of India.  UDAY also provides for the borrowings by the state in 2015-16 and 2016-17 to be outside FRBM Act, while there was no such provision under the FRP.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2322 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017.

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## DETAILS OF STATE-WISE AND UTILITY-WISE LOSS INCURRED IN CRORE

|               |                                                |                                                | 2012-13                                 | 2013-14                                 | 2014-15                                 |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Region        | State                                          | Utility                                        | Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis |
| Eastern       | Bihar                                          | BSEB                                           | (1,088)                                 | 0                                       | 0                                       |
|               |                                                | NBPDCL                                         | (56)                                    | (74)                                    | (491)                                   |
|               |                                                | SBPDCL                                         | (84)                                    | (269)                                   | (748)                                   |
|               | Bihar Total                                    |                                                | (1,227)                                 | (343)                                   | (1,239)                                 |
|               | Jharkhand                                      | JSEB                                           | (2,668)                                 | (3,950)                                 | 0                                       |
|               |                                                | JBVNL                                          | 0                                       | (71)                                    | (37)                                    |
|               | Jharkhand Total                                |                                                | (2,668)                                 | (4,021)                                 | (37)                                    |
|               | Odisha                                         | CESU                                           | (316)                                   | (199)                                   | (202)                                   |
|               |                                                | NESCO                                          | (77)                                    | (45)                                    | (123)                                   |
|               |                                                | SESCO                                          | (34)                                    | (11)                                    | (379)                                   |
|               |                                                | WESCO                                          | (132)                                   | (87)                                    | (224)                                   |
|               | Odisha Total                                   |                                                | (559)                                   | (342)                                   | (929)                                   |
|               | Sikkim                                         | Sikkim PD                                      | 39                                      | 33                                      | (126)                                   |
|               | Sikkim Total                                   |                                                | 39                                      | 33                                      | (126)                                   |
|               | West Bengal                                    | WBSEDCL                                        | 82                                      | 19                                      | 20                                      |
|               | West Bengal Total                              |                                                | 82                                      | 19                                      | 20                                      |
| Eastern Total |                                                |                                                | (4,332)                                 | (4,654)                                 | (2,310)                                 |
| North         |                                                |                                                |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh                              | Arunachal PD                                   | (255)                                   | (428)                                   | (257)                                   |
|               | Arunachal Pradesh Total                        | Arunachal Pradesh Total                        | (255)                                   | (428)                                   | (257)                                   |
|               | Assam                                          | APDCL                                          | (568)                                   | (693)                                   | (578)                                   |
|               | Assam Total                                    |                                                | (568)                                   | (693)                                   | (578)                                   |
|               | Manipur                                        | Manipur PD                                     | (315)                                   | (194)                                   | 0                                       |
|               |                                                | MSPDCL                                         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
|               | Manipur Total                                  |                                                | (315)                                   | (194)                                   | 0                                       |
|               | Meghalaya                                      | MePDCL                                         | (221)                                   | (295)                                   | (202)                                   |
|               | Meghalaya Total                                |                                                | (221)                                   | (295)                                   | (202)                                   |
|               | Mizoram                                        | Mizoram PD                                     | (200)                                   | (192)                                   | (192)                                   |
|               | Mizoram Total                                  |                                                | (200)                                   | (192)                                   | (192)                                   |
|               | Nagaland                                       | Nagaland PD                                    | (212)                                   | (191)                                   | (315)                                   |
|               | Nagaland Total                                 |                                                | (212)                                   | (191)                                   | (315)                                   |
|               | Tripura                                        | TSECL                                          | (107)                                   | (62)                                    | (82)                                    |
|               | Tripura Total                                  |                                                | (107)                                   | (62)                                    | (82)                                    |
| North Eastern | Total                                          |                                                | (1,880)                                 | (2,056)                                 | (1,625)                                 |
| Northern      | Delhi                                          | BSES Rajdhani                                  | 21                                      | 8                                       | 63                                      |
|               |                                                | BSES Yamuna                                    | 25                                      | 11                                      | 19                                      |
|               |                                                | TPDDL                                          | 310                                     | 334                                     | 336                                     |
|               | Delhi Total                                    |                                                | 356                                     | 353                                     | 418                                     |
|               | Haryana                                        | DHBVNL                                         | (1,352)                                 | (2,089)                                 | (636)                                   |
|               | Haryana Total                                  |                                                | (3,649)                                 | (3,554)                                 | (2,117)                                 |
|               | Himachal                                       |                                                |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|               | Pradesh HPSEB Ltd.                             | Pradesh HPSEB Ltd.                             | (340)                                   | (137)                                   | (125)                                   |
|               | Himachal Pradesh Total Jammu & Kashmir J&K PDD | Himachal Pradesh Total Jammu & Kashmir J&K PDD | (340) (3,129)                           | (137) (2,387)                           | (125) (3,913)                           |
|               | & Kashmir Total                                | & Kashmir Total                                | (3,129)                                 | (2,387)                                 | (3,913)                                 |
|               | Jammu                                          | Jammu                                          |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|               | Punjab                                         | PSPCL                                          | 94                                      | 249                                     | (1,100)                                 |
|               | Punjab Total                                   |                                                | 94                                      | 249                                     | (1,100)                                 |
|               | Rajasthan                                      | AVVNL                                          | (3,905)                                 | (4,843)                                 | (3,593)                                 |
|               |                                                | JDVVNL                                         | (4,285)                                 | (5,299)                                 | (4,146)                                 |
|               | Rajasthan Total                                | JVVNL                                          | (4,161) (12,351)                        | (5,503) (15,645)                        | (4,735) (12,474)                        |

|                | Uttar Pradesh        | DVVN                    | (3,364)   | (5,521)   | (2,936)   |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                |                      | KESCO                   | (545)     | (674)     | (168)     |
|                |                      | MVVN                    | (2,033)   | (3,263)   | (1,994)   |
|                |                      | Pash VVN                | (1,303)   | (3,172)   | (1,577)   |
|                |                      | Poorv VVN               | (2,533)   | (4,095)   | (2,000)   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh Total  |                         | (9,778)   | (16,724)  | (8,675)   |
|                | Uttarakhand          | Ut PCL                  | (16)      | 323       | (260)     |
|                | Uttarakhand Total    |                         | (16)      | 323       | (260)     |
| Northern Total |                      |                         | (28,814)  | (37,521)  | (28,245)  |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh       | APCPDCL                 | (7,718)   | (811)     | 0         |
|                |                      | APEPDCL                 | (1,681)   | (136)     | (722)     |
|                |                      | APNPDCL                 | (3,445)   | (31)      | 0         |
|                |                      | APSPDCL                 | (4,678)   | (401)     | (1,827)   |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total |                         | (17,522)  | (1,379)   | (2,549)   |
|                | Karnataka            | BESCOM                  | (433)     | 76        | 113       |
|                |                      | CHESCOM                 | (337)     | (72)      | 37        |
|                |                      | GESCOM                  | (189)     | 38        | (110)     |
|                |                      | HESCOM                  | 41        | (576)     | 30        |
|                |                      | MESCOM                  | 13        | 0         | 14        |
|                | Karnataka Total      |                         | (905)     | (534)     | 85        |
|                | Kerala               | KSEB                    | 241       | 140       | 0         |
|                |                      | KSEBL                   | 0         | (24)      | (1,273)   |
|                | Kerala Total         |                         | 241       | 116       | (1,273)   |
|                | Puducherry           | Puducherry PD           | (308)     | (60)      | 157       |
|                | Puducherry Total     |                         | (308)     | (60)      | 157       |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | TANGEDCO                | (12,064)  | (14,052)  | (12,757)  |
|                | Tamil Nadu Total     |                         | (12,064)  | (14,052)  | (12,757)  |
|                | Telangana            | TSNPDCL                 | 0         | 0         | (1,741)   |
|                |                      | TSSPDCL                 | 0         | 0         | (1,171)   |
|                | Telangana Total      |                         | 0         | 0         | (2,912)   |
| Southern Total |                      |                         | (30,559)  | (15,909)  | (19,249)  |
| Western        | Chhattisgarh         | CSPDCL                  | (498)     | (630)     | (1,569)   |
|                | Chhattisgarh Total   |                         | (498)     | (630)     | (1,569)   |
|                | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | (285)     | (4)       | (17)      |
|                | Goa Total            |                         | (285)     | (4)       | (17)      |
|                | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 25        | 52        | 51        |
|                |                      | MGVCL                   | 21        | 19        | 29        |
|                |                      | PGVCL                   | 11        | 10        | 11        |
|                |                      | UGVCL                   | 14        | 14        | 17        |
|                | Gujarat Total        |                         | 71        | 95        | 108       |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | (1,595)   | (2,672)   | (2,765)   |
|                |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | (1,425)   | (1,811)   | (1,061)   |
|                |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | (1,432)   | (1,893)   | (1,175)   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh Total |                         | (4,452)   | (6,376)   | (5,001)   |
|                | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | (871)     | (280)     | (366)     |
|                | Maharashtra Total    |                         | (871)     | (280)     | (366)     |
| Western Total  |                      |                         | (6,036)   | (7,196)   | (6,845)   |
| Grand Total    |                      |                         | (71,621)  | (67,336)  | (58,275)  |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2322 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2017. ***********

| Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   | Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   | Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   | Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   | Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   | Details of State-wise and Utility-wise outstanding debt in crores   |
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| Region                                                              | State                                                               | Utility                                                             | 2012-13                                                             | 2013-14                                                             | 2014-15                                                             |
| Eastern                                                             | Bihar                                                               | BSEB                                                                |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | NBPDCL                                                              | 1,281                                                               | 1,654                                                               | 1,776                                                               |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | SBPDCL                                                              | 1,682                                                               | 2,174                                                               | 2,040                                                               |
|                                                                     | Bihar Total                                                         |                                                                     | 2,963                                                               | 3,827                                                               | 3,816                                                               |
|                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                           | JSEB                                                                | 9,795                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | JBVNL                                                               | 0                                                                   | 125                                                                 | 265                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Jharkhand Total                                                     |                                                                     | 9,795                                                               | 125                                                                 | 265                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Odisha                                                              | CESU                                                                | 1,668                                                               | 1,949                                                               | 2,163                                                               |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | NESCO                                                               | 670                                                                 | 704                                                                 | 933                                                                 |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | SESCO                                                               | 548                                                                 | 557                                                                 | 721                                                                 |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | WESCO                                                               | 589                                                                 | 587                                                                 | 769                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Odisha Total                                                        |                                                                     | 3,476                                                               | 3,797                                                               | 4,585                                                               |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | Sikkim PD                                                           |                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | Sikkim Sikkim Total                                                 |                                                                     | 0 0                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | West Bengal                                                         | WBSEDCL                                                             | 9,197                                                               | 11,648                                                              | 12,871                                                              |
|                                                                     | West Bengal Total                                                   |                                                                     | 9,197                                                               | 11,648                                                              | 12,871                                                              |
| Eastern Total                                                       |                                                                     |                                                                     | 25,430                                                              | 19,398                                                              | 21,536                                                              |
| North Eastern                                                       | Arunachal                                                           | Arunachal PD                                                        | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh Total                                             |                                                                     | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | Assam                                                               | APDCL                                                               | 1,351                                                               | 1,591                                                               | 2,260                                                               |
|                                                                     | Assam Total                                                         |                                                                     | 1,351                                                               | 1,591                                                               | 2,260                                                               |
|                                                                     | Manipur                                                             | Manipur PD                                                          | 79                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | MSPDCL                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | Manipur Total                                                       |                                                                     | 79                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
|                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                           | MePDCL                                                              | 324                                                                 | 266                                                                 | 388                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Meghalaya Total                                                     |                                                                     | 324                                                                 | 266                                                                 | 388                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Mizoram                                                             | Mizoram PD                                                          | 39                                                                  | 37                                                                  | 32                                                                  |
|                                                                     | Mizoram Total                                                       |                                                                     | 39                                                                  | 37                                                                  | 32                                                                  |
|                                                                     | Nagaland                                                            | Nagaland PD                                                         | 150                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 328                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Nagaland Total                                                      |                                                                     | 150                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 328                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Tripura                                                             | TSECL                                                               | 204                                                                 | 204                                                                 | 237                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Tripura Total                                                       |                                                                     | 204                                                                 | 204                                                                 | 237                                                                 |
| North Eastern Total                                                 | North Eastern Total                                                 |                                                                     | 2,148                                                               | 2,099                                                               | 3,246                                                               |
| Northern                                                            | Delhi                                                               | BSES Rajdhani                                                       | 4,599                                                               | 4,167                                                               | 3,702                                                               |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | BSES Yamuna                                                         | 3,171                                                               | 2,961                                                               | 2,858                                                               |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | TPDDL                                                               | 3,762                                                               | 3,940                                                               | 3,782                                                               |
|                                                                     | Delhi Total                                                         |                                                                     | 11,532                                                              | 11,068                                                              | 10,343                                                              |
|                                                                     | Haryana                                                             | DHBVNL                                                              | 8,056                                                               | 10,750                                                              | 14,659                                                              |
|                                                                     |                                                                     | UHBVNL                                                              | 14,515                                                              | 17,950                                                              | 19,425                                                              |
|                                                                     | Haryana Total                                                       |                                                                     | 22,571                                                              | 28,700                                                              | 34,085                                                              |
|                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | HPSEB Ltd.                                                          | 4,522                                                               | 4,374                                                               | 4,590                                                               |
|                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh Total                                              |                                                                     | 4,522                                                               | 4,374                                                               | 4,590                                                               |
|                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | J&K PDD                                                             | 147                                                                 | 152                                                                 | 166                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir Total                                               |                                                                     | 147                                                                 | 152                                                                 | 166                                                                 |
|                                                                     | Punjab                                                              | PSPCL                                                               | 19,795                                                              | 19,771                                                              | 21,903 21,903                                                       |
|                                                                     | Punjab Total                                                        |                                                                     | 19,795                                                              | 19,771                                                              |                                                                     |

|                | Rajasthan            | AVVNL                   | 22,667   | 24,812   | 27,017   |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
|                |                      | JDVVNL                  | 20,954   | 23,493   | 25,956   |
|                |                      | JVVNL                   | 20,520   | 24,553   | 28,176   |
|                | Rajasthan Total      |                         | 64,141   | 72,858   | 81,149   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh        | DVVN                    | 10,503   | 17,950   | 20,477   |
|                |                      | KESCO                   | 1,979    | 3,160    | 3,151    |
|                |                      | MVVN                    | 6,642    | 10,163   | 10,704   |
|                |                      | Pash VVN                | 6,819    | 9,956    | 9,941    |
|                |                      | Poorv VVN               | 7,694    | 12,370   | 12,709   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh Total  | Uttar Pradesh Total     | 33,637   | 53,599   | 56,982   |
|                | Uttarakhand Ut PCL   | Uttarakhand Ut PCL      | 1,344    | 1,201    | 1,388    |
|                | Uttarakhand Total    | Uttarakhand Total       | 1,344    | 1,201    | 1,388    |
| Northern Total |                      |                         | 1,57,689 | 1,91,723 | 2,10,607 |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh       | APCPDCL                 | 7,808    | 8,793    | 0        |
|                |                      | APEPDCL                 | 3,233    | 3,554    | 3,879    |
|                |                      | APNPDCL                 | 4,159    | 4,306    | 0        |
|                |                      | APSPDCL                 | 6,302    | 6,913    | 9,958    |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total | Andhra Pradesh Total    | 21,502   | 23,567   | 13,837   |
|                | Karnataka            | BESCOM                  | 3,419    | 4,524    | 5,489    |
|                |                      | CHESCOM                 | 336      | 539      | 964      |
|                |                      | GESCOM                  | 455      | 582      | 726      |
|                |                      | HESCOM                  | 1,126    | 1,343    | 1,983    |
|                |                      | MESCOM                  | 453      | 631      | 677      |
|                | Karnataka Total      |                         | 5,789    | 7,619    | 9,838    |
|                | Kerala               |                         |          |          |          |
|                |                      | KSEB KSEBL              | 4,077 0  | 0 5,261  | 0 5,810  |
|                | Kerala Total         |                         | 4,077    | 5,261    | 5,810    |
|                | Puducherry           | Puducherry PD           | 0        | 0        | 0        |
|                | Puducherry Total     |                         | 0        | 0        | 0        |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | TANGEDCO                | 45,198   | 66,105   | 75,467   |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | Total                   | 45,198   | 66,105   | 75,467   |
|                | Telangana            | TSNPDCL                 | 0        | 0        | 4,867    |
|                |                      | TSSPDCL                 | 0        | 0        | 7,059    |
|                | Telangana            |                         | 0        | 0        | 11,926   |
|                | Total                |                         |          |          |          |
| Southern Total |                      |                         | 76,566   | 1,02,552 | 1,16,877 |
| Western        | Chhattisgarh         | CSPDCL                  | 1,052    | 1,502    | 1,907    |
|                | Chhattisgarh         | Total                   | 1,052    | 1,502    | 1,907    |
|                | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | 109      | 97       | 54       |
|                | Goa Total            |                         | 109      | 97       | 54       |
|                | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 274      | 271      | 223      |
|                |                      | MGVCL                   | 335      | 275      | 302      |
|                |                      | PGVCL                   | 1,278    | 1,047    | 1,136    |
|                |                      | UGVCL                   | 536      | 431      | 524      |
|                | Gujarat Total        |                         | 2,423    | 2,024    | 2,186    |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | 7,593    | 9,604    | 11,762   |
|                |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | 7,055    | 8,346    | 9,807    |
|                |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | 8,038    | 9,966    | 11,822   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | Total                   | 22,685   | 27,916   | 33,391   |
|                | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | 16,127   | 17,703   | 17,021   |
|                | Maharashtra          |                         | 16,127   | 17,703   | 17,021   |
|                | Total                |                         | 42,396   | 49,242   |          |
| Western Total  |                      |                         |          |          | 54,559   |

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