Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Status of UDAY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1043

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## STATUS OF UDAY

†1043.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  Ujwal  DISCO  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  of  the  Union Government;
- (b) the details of benefits accrued by the State Governments under the said Yojana during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether any complaints have been received from the State Governments under the said Yojana; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE  ENERGY  AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : 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 participation  under  UDAY.    Bonds  worth  Rs.2.32  lakh  crores  have  been issued by the participating states under UDAY.

………..2.

As per data provided by States on UDAY Portal, State Power Distribution  Utilities  have  reported  improvement  in  their  performance  in number  of  parameters  such  as  (i)  Aggregate  Technical  &  Commercial (AT&C) losses have come down from 20.80% in 2015-16 to 18.76% in 201718  and  (ii)  Average  Cost  of  Supply  (ACS)  -  Average  Revenue  Realised (ARR) Gap has come down from 60 paise per unit in 2015-16 to 17 paise per unit in 2017-18. State-wise details are at Annexure I & II.

(c) & (d) :    UDAY  is  a  reforms  based  program  voluntarily  joined  by  the States,  therefore,  no  complaints  have  been  received  from  the  State Governments participating under UDAY.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1043  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.06.2019.

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| State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   | State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   | State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   | State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   | State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   | State-wise details of AT&C Loss Achievement (in % age)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                  | Parameter                                                | Unit                                                     | Base Year figures (2015-16)                              | Achievement 2016-17                                      | Achievement 2017-18                                      |
| 1                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                           | (In %)                                                   | 9.41                                                     | 10.96                                                    | 8.69                                                     |
| 2                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | (In %)                                                   | 64.27                                                    | 35.88                                                    | 65.45                                                    |
| 3                                                        | Assam                                                    | (In %)                                                   | 25.51                                                    | 23.81                                                    | 15.71                                                    |
| 4                                                        | Bihar                                                    | (In %)                                                   | 43.74                                                    | 38.97                                                    | 33.19                                                    |
| 5                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                             | (In %)                                                   | 21.79                                                    | 19.34                                                    | 18.8                                                     |
| 6                                                        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                   | (In %)                                                   | -                                                        | 9.23                                                     | 6.09                                                     |
| 7                                                        | Daman and Diu                                            | (In %)                                                   | 13.25                                                    | 10.65                                                    | 10.34                                                    |
| 8                                                        | Goa                                                      | (In %)                                                   | 17.12                                                    | 16.79                                                    | 16.12                                                    |
| 9                                                        | Gujarat                                                  | (In %)                                                   | 15.04                                                    | 12.28                                                    | 11.71                                                    |
| 10                                                       | Haryana                                                  | (In %)                                                   | 29.83                                                    | 25.43                                                    | 20.29                                                    |
| 11                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                         | (In %)                                                   | 12.92                                                    | 8.48                                                     | 12.14                                                    |
| 12                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                          | (In %)                                                   | 61.6                                                     | 61.34                                                    | 53.78                                                    |
| 13                                                       | Jharkhand                                                | (In %)                                                   | 34.71                                                    | 31.8                                                     | 31.78                                                    |
| 14                                                       | Karnataka                                                | (In %)                                                   | 14.94                                                    | 15.36                                                    | 14.48                                                    |
| 15                                                       | Kerala                                                   | (In %)                                                   | 16.03                                                    | 17.28                                                    | 12.05                                                    |
| 16                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                           | (In %)                                                   | 23.97                                                    | 26.53                                                    | 29.74                                                    |
| 17                                                       | Maharashtra                                              | (In %)                                                   | 19.07                                                    | 18.88                                                    | 17.41                                                    |
| 18                                                       | Manipur                                                  | (In %)                                                   | 44.21                                                    | 36.89                                                    | 24.61                                                    |
| 19                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | (In %)                                                   | 36.48                                                    | 34.87                                                    | 34.64                                                    |
| 20                                                       | Puducherry                                               | (In %)                                                   | 19.88                                                    | 18.98                                                    | 19.56                                                    |
| 21                                                       | Punjab                                                   | (In %)                                                   | 15.9                                                     | 14.46                                                    | 17.26                                                    |
| 22                                                       | Rajasthan                                                | (In %)                                                   | 30.41                                                    | 26.02                                                    | 20.02                                                    |
| 23                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | (In %)                                                   | 38.06                                                    | 40.59                                                    | 32.57                                                    |
| 24                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                               | (In %)                                                   | 14.58                                                    | 14.53                                                    | 14.23                                                    |
| 25                                                       | Telangana                                                | (In %)                                                   | 13.95                                                    | 15.88                                                    | 13.5                                                     |
| 26                                                       | Tripura                                                  | (In %)                                                   | 20.94                                                    | 16.61                                                    | 15.52                                                    |
| 27                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                            | (In %)                                                   | 26.47                                                    | 30.21                                                    | 27.67                                                    |
| 28                                                       | Uttarakhand                                              | (In %)                                                   | 17.19                                                    | 14.02                                                    | 15.73                                                    |
|                                                          | UDAY States Average                                      | (In %)                                                   | 20.8                                                     | 20.25                                                    | 18.76                                                    |

(Source: UDAY Portal)

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1043  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.06.2019.

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| State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   | State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   | State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   | State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   | State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   | State-wise details of ACS-ARR Gap Achievement (in Rs./Unit)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                          | State/UT                                                      | UNIT                                                          | Base Year figures (2015-16)                                   | Achievement 2016-17                                           | Achievement 2017-18                                           |
| 1                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.82                                                          | 0.44                                                          | 0.02                                                          |
| 2                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | Rs./Unit                                                      | 3.76                                                          | 5.22                                                          | 4.32                                                          |
| 3                                                             | Assam                                                         | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.58                                                          | 0.3                                                           | 0.43                                                          |
| 4                                                             | Bihar                                                         | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.65                                                          | 0.59                                                          | 0.39                                                          |
| 5                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                  | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.18                                                          | -0.15                                                         | -0.03                                                         |
| 6                                                             | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                        | Rs./Unit                                                      | -                                                             | 0.27                                                          | 0.06                                                          |
| 7                                                             | Daman and Diu                                                 | Rs./Unit                                                      | -0.11                                                         | -0.11                                                         | -0.02                                                         |
| 8                                                             | Goa                                                           | Rs./Unit                                                      | 1.5                                                           | 0.95                                                          | 0.41                                                          |
| 9                                                             | Gujarat                                                       | Rs./Unit                                                      | -0.02                                                         | -0.03                                                         | -0.04                                                         |
| 10                                                            | Haryana                                                       | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.18                                                          | 0.04                                                          | -0.02                                                         |
| 11                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                              | Rs./Unit                                                      | -0.32                                                         | 0.21                                                          | -0.09                                                         |
| 12                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                               | Rs./Unit                                                      | 2.55                                                          | 2.15                                                          | 1.96                                                          |
| 13                                                            | Jharkhand                                                     | Rs./Unit                                                      | 1.22                                                          | 1.39                                                          | 0.57                                                          |
| 14                                                            | Karnataka                                                     | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.06                                                          | 0.06                                                          | 0.07                                                          |
| 15                                                            | Kerala                                                        | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.23                                                          | 0.53                                                          | 0.27                                                          |
| 16                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.92                                                          | 0.24                                                          | 0.33                                                          |
| 17                                                            | Maharashtra                                                   | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.3                                                           | 0.28                                                          | -0.07                                                         |
| 18                                                            | Manipur                                                       | Rs./Unit                                                      | 1.31                                                          | 0.1                                                           | 0.08                                                          |
| 19                                                            | Meghalaya                                                     | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.88                                                          | 1.99                                                          | 1.3                                                           |
| 20                                                            | Puducherry                                                    | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.03                                                          | -0.11                                                         | 0                                                             |
| 21                                                            | Punjab                                                        | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.53                                                          | 0.65                                                          | 0.48                                                          |
| 22                                                            | Rajasthan                                                     | Rs./Unit                                                      | 1.65                                                          | 0.36                                                          | -0.33                                                         |
| 23                                                            | Sikkim                                                        | Rs./Unit                                                      | 7.96                                                          | 4.62                                                          | 6.93                                                          |
| 24                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                    | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.6                                                           | 0.39                                                          | 0.28                                                          |
| 25                                                            | Telangana                                                     | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.69                                                          | 1.24                                                          | 0.55                                                          |
| 26                                                            | Tripura                                                       | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.24                                                          | 0.02                                                          | 0.08                                                          |
| 27                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.88                                                          | 0.62                                                          | 0.28                                                          |
| 28                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                   | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.1                                                           | 0.22                                                          | 0.17                                                          |
|                                                               | UDAY State's Average                                          | Rs./Unit                                                      | 0.60                                                          | 0.42                                                          | 0.17                                                          |

(Source: UDAY Portal)