Lok Sabha Question No. 1444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Status of Implementation of UDAY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1444 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UDAY

1444. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  implementation  of  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana (UDAY) during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  the  Government  acknowledges  that  there  has  been  an increase  in  the  reported  AT&C  losses  across  various  States  DISCOMS during  the  current  fiscal  year  contrary  to  the  objective  envisaged  under the UDAY and if so, the details along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  regarding  performance  of  State  DISCOMS  during  the current  year  and  the  last  three  years  particularly  with  respect  to  AT&C losses; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the  AT&C  losses occurring  in  the  DISCOMS  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Government  of India  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on 20-11-2015.  So far, 27 States and 05 Union Territories (UTs)  namely,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Andaman  & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Punjab,  Puducherry,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim, Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Tripura,    Uttar  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand  along with their Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) have signed the Memorandum of  Understanding  (MOU)  with  the  Government  of  India  for their  participation  under  UDAY.    Bonds  worth  Rs.2.32  lakh  crores  have been issued by the participating states under UDAY.

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(b) & (c) :    As  per  the  data  furnished  by  the  participating  states/UTs  on UDAY portal, the national average of Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) Losses has come down from 20.74% in FY 2015-16 to 18.76% in FY 2017-18.  The AT&C Loss performance depends on several factors which includes subsidy realization, billing and collection efficiencies. Details of the reported AT&C losses are annexed.

(d) : The Government has taken several measures to reduce AT&C Losses  which  includes  among  other,  close  monitoring  of  overall  State performance, identification of Divisions with high AT&C Losses, capability building  of  utilities  in  reducing  AT&C  losses,  and  rewarding  performing DISCOM officials on a routine basis.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1444 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2018. ***************

State wise AT&C loss reported (in %) during FY 2015-16, FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18

| Sl. No. State/UT          | FY 16 (Base year achievement)   | FY 17 (Achievement)   |   FY 18 (Achievement) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh         | 9.41 10.96                      |                       |                  8.69 |
| 2. Assam                  | 25.51                           | 23.81                 |                 16.6  |
| 3. Bihar                  | 43.74                           | 38.97                 |                 33.19 |
| 4. Chhattisgarh           | 21.79                           | 19.34                 |                 18.8  |
| 5. Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0 9.23                          |                       |                  6.09 |
| 6. Daman and Diu          | 13.25                           | 10.65                 |                 10.34 |
| 7. Goa                    | 17.12                           | 16.79                 |                 16.12 |
| 8. Gujarat                | 15.04                           | 12.28                 |                 11.71 |
| 9. Haryana                | 29.83                           | 25.43                 |                 20.29 |
| 10. Himachal Pradesh      | 12.92                           | 8.48                  |                  3.41 |
| 11. Jammu & Kashmir       | 61.6                            | 61.34                 |                 53.78 |
| 12. Jharkhand             | 34.71                           | 31.8                  |                 31.78 |
| 13. Karnataka             | 14.94                           | 15.36                 |                 14.71 |
| 14. Kerala                | 16.03                           | 17.28                 |                 12.05 |
| 15. Madhya Pradesh        | 23.97                           | 26.53                 |                 29.74 |
| 16. Maharashtra           | 19.07                           | 18.88                 |                 17.45 |
| 17. Manipur               | 44.21                           | 36.89                 |                 24.61 |
| 18 Meghalaya              | 36.48                           | 34.87                 |                 31.88 |
| 19. Puducherry            | 19.88                           | 18.98                 |                 19.56 |
| 20. Punjab                | 15.9                            | 14.46                 |                 18.21 |
| 21. Rajasthan             | 30.41                           | 26.02                 |                 19.74 |
| 22. Tamil Nadu            | 14.38                           | 14.53                 |                 14.23 |
| 23. Telangana             | 13.95                           | 15.88                 |                 14.7  |
| 24. Tripura               | 20.94                           | 16.61                 |                 15.52 |
| 25. Uttar Pradesh         | 26.47                           | 30.21                 |                 27.67 |
| 26. Uttarakhand           | 17.19                           | 14.02                 |                 15.73 |

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