Lok Sabha Question No. 2817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Modernisation of SEBs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## MODERNISATION OF SEBs

†2817.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union  Government has issued any instruction to the State Governments regarding modernisation of State Electricity Boards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the State Governments in this regard, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government has provided any financial assistance for the said purpose during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including Chhattisgarh, 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  has  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY), with a view to improve the financial and operational efficiencies of state owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).  So far, 27 States and 04 Union Territories (UTs)  in  all  viz.  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh,  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Bihar, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra  Pradesh,  Manipur,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Assam,  Sikkim,  Meghalaya, Telangana,  Tamil Nadu,  Arunachal  Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura,  Mizoram,  Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Puducherry have joined  UDAY.    Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  launched  Schemes  such  as Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), for modernizing the Distribution Infrastructure of DISCOMs.

(c) & (d) : An  amount  of  Rs.19221.29  crore  and  Rs.8184  crore  has  been  released under  DDUGJY  and  IPDS  respectively  to  the  DISCOMs  across  the  country,  including those in Chhattisgarh.  Details are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2817 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.01.2018. ***********

Details of funds released under IPDS and  DDUGJY during the last  three years and current year

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.                    | STATE        | 2014-15   | 2014-15              | 2015-16   | 2015-16                | 2016-17            | 2017-18               | 2017-18                 | Total          | Total         |
|----------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.                    | STATE        | IPDS      | DDUGJY               | IPDS      | DDUGJY                 | IPDS DDUGJY        | IPDS (Up to 31.12.17) | DDUGJY (Up to 30.11.17) | IPDS           | DDUGJY        |
| 1 Andhra Pr.               | 12.00        | 20.36     | 40.00                | 30.54     |                        | 69.00 128.37       | 164.00 88.56          |                         | 285.00         | 267.83        |
| 2 A&N                      |              |           |                      |           |                        |                    | 1.00                  | 1.26                    | 1.00           | 1.26          |
| 3 Arunachal Pr.            |              | 60.34     |                      | 30.98     | 13.00                  | 101.33             |                       | 24.13                   | 13.00          | 216.78        |
| 4 Assam                    | 35.00        | 114.62    | 89.00                | 338.01    | 156.00                 | 598.34             | 162.00                | 119.29                  | 442.00         | 1170.26       |
| 5 Bihar                    | 2.00         | 1489.80   | 13.00                | 710.22    | 361.00                 | 1292.02            | 20.00                 | 294.41                  | 396.00         | 3786.45       |
| 6 Chhattisgarh             |              | 94.24     | 31.00                | 279.34    | 35.00                  | 125.91             | 49.00                 | 160.65                  | 115.00         | 660.13        |
| 7 D&N Haveli               |              |           |                      |           |                        |                    |                       |                         | 0.00           | 0.00          |
| 8 Delhi                    |              |           |                      |           |                        |                    |                       |                         | 0.00           | 0.00          |
| 9 Goa                      |              |           |                      |           | 11.00                  |                    | 21.00                 |                         | 32.00          | 0.00          |
| 10 Gujarat                 | 20.00        | 12.36     | 44.00                | 57.79     | 208.00                 | 110.41             | 155.00                |                         | 427.00         | 180.57        |
| 11 Haryana                 | 27.00        | -14.24*   | 30.00                |           | 74.00                  |                    | 6.00 14.22            |                         | 137.00         | -0.02         |
| 12 Himachal Pr.            | 21.00        |           | 19.00                | 28.35     | 107.00                 |                    | 9.00                  |                         | 156.00         | 28.35         |
| 13 J&K                     |              |           |                      |           | 38.00                  |                    | 35.00                 | 8.21                    | 73.00          | 8.21          |
| 14 Jharkhand               |              | 9.42      |                      |           | 242.00                 | 326.78             | 89.00                 | 240.63                  | 331.00         | 576.83        |
| 15 Karnataka               | 8.00         | 25.96     | 9.00                 | 44.26     | 170.00                 | 144.95             | 126.00                | 14.07                   | 313.00         | 229.24        |
| 16 Kerala                  |              | 15.37     |                      |           | 185.00                 | 134.31             |                       |                         | 185.00         | 149.68        |
| 17 Madhya Pr.              | 1.00         | 358.62    | 25.00                | 438.76    | 143.00                 | 420.60             | 118.00                | 192.97                  | 287.00         | 1410.95       |
| 18 Maharashtra             |              |           |                      | 43.27     | 202.00                 | 256.62             | 100.00                |                         | 302.00         | 299.89        |
| 19 Manipur                 |              | 87.66     | 95.00                | 7.04      | 134.00                 | 36.05              | 3.00                  | 11.63                   | 232.00         | 142.38        |
| 20 Meghalaya               | 48.00        |           |                      |           | 5.00                   | 25.51              |                       | 23.86                   | 53.00          | 49.38         |
| 21 Mizoram                 | 15.00        |           |                      | 18.60     | 39.00                  | 13.94              | 78.00                 | 23.35                   | 132.00         | 55.89         |
| 22 Nagaland                |              |           |                      | 48.31     | 6.00                   | 21.44              | 6.00                  | 10.75                   | 12.00          | 80.51         |
| 23 Odisha                  | 79.00        | 15.53     |                      | 514.23    | 183.00                 | 1079.20            | 8.00                  | 34.75                   | 270.00         | 1643.72       |
| 24 Puducherry              | 3.00         |           |                      |           |                        | 1.20               |                       |                         | 3.00           | 1.20          |
| 25 Punjab                  | 4.00         |           | 30.00                |           | 20.00                  |                    | 24.00                 |                         | 78.00          | 0.00          |
| 26 Rajasthan               |              |           | 16.00                | 252.52    | 170.00                 | 349.32#            | 99.00                 | 338.80                  | 285.00         | 940.64        |
| 27 Sikkim                  | 3.00         |           | 6.00                 |           | 28.00                  |                    | 17.83                 |                         | 37.00          | 17.83         |
| 28 Telangana 29 Tamil Nadu |              | 3.44      |                      | 5.33      | 82.62 216.00           | 39.00 110.34 27.02 | 171.00                | 3.84 9.20               | 210.00 466.00  | 196.80 44.98  |
| 30                         | 33.00        |           |                      | 49.38     | 36.00                  |                    | 250.00                |                         |                |               |
| Tripura                    |              | 48.19     | 10.00                |           |                        | 77.63              |                       | 41.30                   | 79.00          | 216.50        |
| 31 Uttar Pr.               | 221.00       | 1121.07   | 431.00               | 1248.98   | 746.00                 | 2264.51            | 666.00                | 1365.74                 | 2064.00        | 6000.31       |
| 32 Uttarakhand 33          | 62.00        | 1.48      | 8.00                 | 71.21     | 144.00                 | 16.10              | 33.00                 | 33.29                   | 247.00         | 122.09 722.65 |
| West Bengal Total          | 36.00 630.00 | 145.03    | 51.00 3609.26 947.00 | 305.19    | 131.00 4604.93 3911.00 | 271.95 7933.88     | 303.00 2696.00        | 0.47 3073.22            | 521.00 8184.00 | 19221.29      |

*Negative figure pertains to refund of excess funds due to reduction in final project execution cost.

#This includes the funds released against the projects sanctioned by MNRE @45% under DDUGJY

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