Lok Sabha Question No. 2339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Reforms under UDAY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## REFORMS UNDER UDAY

2339. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) loss levels and the  extent  to  which  the  States  have  been  able  to  achieve  the  targeted  AT&C reduction level of 15%, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  gap  between  costs  and  tariffs  recorded  and  the  extent  to which such a gap has been eliminated, as targeted, State/UT-wise;

(c) the reasons for the dismal performance of the States in meeting the targets set as a part of Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) reforms; and

(d) the steps proposed by the Government to rectify the situation and reform the DISCOMs?

## 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) : State/UT-wise  details  of  Aggregate  Technical  and  Commercial  (AT&C) losses and Gap between Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and Average Revenue Realized are at Annexure-A and B respectively.

(c) & (d) : The reasons for the shortfall by the States in meeting the targets are nonbilling/wrong-billing; short fall in collection of revenues; tariffs not reflective of costs; non-payment/short payment by States against the subsidies announced  by them, and non-payment of power dues by State Government Departments.

States  have  been  advised  to  clear  their  Government  Department  dues and ensure monthly clearance of the same; put in place a strict system of energy accounting;  timely  payment of subsidy  every  month;  campaign  to  reduce  theft  and AT&C Losses; and conversion of all consumer meters into smart prepaid meters/prepaid meters in a period of 3 years.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2339 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.03.2020.

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## Statewise AT&C Loss

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(in %)

| Sl. No   | Stats / UTs            | FY 2014-15   | FY2015-16   | FY2016-17   | FY2017-18   | FY2018-19   |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 10.55        | 10.36       | 13.77       | 14.26       | 13.41       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 67.83        | 54.58       | 53.64       | 58.36       | NA          |
| 3        | Assam                  | 25.84        | 26.02       | 20.10       | 17.64       | 18.2        |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 43.99        | 43.30       | 41.57       | 33.05       | 27.39       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 27.84        | 26.36       | 20.99       | 18.08       | 23.28       |
| 6        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | NA           | NA          | NA          | NA          | 7.95        |
| 7        | Daman and Diu          | NA           | NA          | NA          | NA          | 9.37        |
| 8        | Goa                    | 13.31        | 19.77       | 24.33       | 13.52       | 10.46       |
| 9        | Gujarat                | 16.06        | 16.23       | 14.18       | 12.96       | 12.59       |
| 10       | Haryana                | 32.52        | 29.27       | 26.42       | 21.78       | 17.45       |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       | 16.84        | 9.68        | 11.48       | 11.08       | 8           |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 61.27        | 58.75       | 59.97       | 53.67       | 49.76       |
| 13       | Jharkhand              | 47.85        | 33.34       | 35.95       | 32.48       | 31.95       |
| 14       | Karnataka              | 18.71        | 17.13       | 16.82       | 15.61       | 14.1        |
| 15       | Kerala                 | 17.64        | 15.81       | 16.37       | 15.89       | 10.83       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh         | 30.88        | 27.37       | 25.72       | 29.61       | 31.9        |
| 17       | Maharashtra            | 19.25        | 21.74       | 22.73       | 18.97       | 16.94       |
| 18       | Manipur                | 48.30        | 31.72       | 34.00       | 23.39       | 22.55       |
| 19       | Meghalaya              | 40.00        | 45.98       | 38.81       | 39.77       | 32.59       |
| 20       | Mizoram                | 33.51        | 35.18       | 24.98       | 22.44       | 68.35       |
| 21       | Puducherry             | 13.34        | 22.43       | 21.34       | 19.77       | 16.41       |
| 22       | Punjab                 | 17.20        | 15.88       | 14.46       | 17.31       | 12.04       |
| 23       | Rajasthan              | 29.28        | 31.59       | 27.33       | 24.05       | 21.29       |
| 24       | Sikkim                 | 42.37        | 43.89       | 46.52       | 32.48       | 33.04       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 24.74        | 16.83       | 18.23       | 18.53       | 14.02       |
| 26       | Telangana              | 13.23        | 14.01       | 15.19       | 19.91       | 11.77       |
| 27       | Tripura                | 36.23        | 32.68       | 29.20       | 31.34       | 15.24       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 46.32        | 40.55       | 41.50       | 38.29       | 24.64       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            | 18.82        | 18.01       | 16.68       | 15.79       | 12.64       |
|          | National               | 25.72        | 23.96       | 23.56       | 22.31       | 18.19       |

(The  progress  shown  above  from  FY15  to  FY18  is  based  on  data  provided  by  PFC  on  basis  of annual/certified  utility  data  and  progress  of  FY19  and  H1FY20  is  based  on  provisional  / unaudited data entered  by  States  /DISCOMs  on  UDAY  portal  during  respective  years/quarters, which may vary from the year-end audited figures. The portal dynamically captures data as and when uploaded by States and remained unchanged)

NA: Data not Available

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## ANNEXURE-B

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2339 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.03.2020.

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## Statewise ACS-ARR GAP

(in Rs/unit)

| Sl. No   | Stats / UTs            | FY 2014-15   | FY2015-16   | FY2016-17   | FY2017-18   | FY2018-19   |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 0.57         | 0.80        | 0.52        | 0.09        | 0.39        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 3.54         | 0.49        | 1.95        | 2.13        | NA          |
| 3        | Assam                  | 0.77         | 0.23        | 0.06        | -0.32       | -0.29       |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 0.66         | 0.46        | 0.51        | 0.79        | 0.49        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 0.65         | -0.01       | 0.15        | 0.09        | 0.04        |
| 6        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | NA           | NA          | NA          | NA          | -0.03       |
| 7        | Daman and Diu          | NA           | NA          | NA          | NA          | 0.06        |
| 8        | Goa                    | 0.05         | 0.71        | 0.70        | -0.06       | 0.28        |
| 9        | Gujarat                | -0.02        | -0.02       | -0.05       | -0.06       | -0.05       |
| 10       | Haryana                | 0.41         | 0.16        | 0.04        | -0.08       | -0.05       |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       | 0.09         | -0.31       | 0.13        | 0.03        | -0.02       |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 3.00         | 3.00        | 2.65        | 1.85        | 2.13        |
| 13       | Jharkhand              | 0.41         | 0.93        | 1.39        | 0.16        | 0.54        |
| 14       | Karnataka              | -0.02        | 0.01        | 0.29        | 0.29        | -0.03       |
| 15       | Kerala                 | 0.57         | 0.30        | 0.62        | 0.31        | 0.37        |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh         | 1.50         | 1.20        | 0.58        | 1.21        | 0.88        |
| 17       | Maharashtra            | 0.04         | 0.21        | 0.06        | -0.13       | -0.04       |
| 18       | Manipur                | 0.14         | 0.02        | 0.13        | -0.11       | 0.24        |
| 19       | Meghalaya              | 0.94         | 0.82        | 1.66        | 1.07        | 0.46        |
| 20       | Puducherry             | -0.36        | -0.02       | 0.03        | 0.42        | 0.04        |
| 21       | Punjab                 | 0.22         | 0.53        | 0.65        | 0.48        | 0.05        |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 1.84         | 1.83        | 0.50        | -0.09       | -0.58       |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 0.41         | 2.09        | 1.20        | 0.25        | 0.79        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu             | 1.49         | 0.67        | 0.50        | 0.89        | 0.85        |
| 25       | Telangana              | 0.57         | 0.74        | 1.23        | 1.12        | 1.13        |
| 26       | Tripura                | 0.53         | 0.42        | -0.15       | -0.21       | 0.05        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.83         | 0.29        | 0.33        | 0.45        | 0.22        |
| 28       | Uttarakhand            | 0.23         | 0.10        | 0.24        | 0.18        | 0.22        |
| 29       | Mizoram                | 3.58         | 2.06        | 2.12        | -1.30       | 4.22        |
|          | National               | 0.58         | 0.48        | 0.37        | 0.3         | 0.27        |

(The  progress  shown  above  from  FY15  to  FY18  is  based  on  data  provided  by  PFC  on  basis  of annual/certified utility data and progress of FY19 and H1FY20 is based on provisional/unaudited data entered by States/DISCOMs on UDAY portal during respective years/quarters, which may vary from the year-end audited figures. The portal dynamically captures data as and when uploaded by States and remained unchanged)

NA: Data not Available