Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: UDAY Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## UDAY SCHEME

889. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Ujwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  scheme  has  shown  any positive effect on the performance of the Power Distribution Companies;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether in spite of implementation of UDAY Scheme still the power distribution companies are becoming further debt driven;

(d) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  to  evolve  the  issues,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

- (e) the details of the estimated targets and achieved results so far, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) : As  a  result  of  Ujwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY),  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  2017-18.  23  UDAY  States  out  of  27  have reduced  AT&C  losses  from  2015-16  to  2017-18;  (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; (iii) Book losses reduced from Rs.51,575 crore in 2015-16 to Rs.15,132 crore in 2017-18; and (iv) Total debt has not increased.

(e) : The details of State-wise targets and achievements for key parameters of UDAY  in  respect  of  AT&C  losses  and  ACS-ARR  gap  are  given  at  Annexure-I  and Annexure-II respectively.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2019.

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| Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   | Target and achievement of AT&C Losses   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                 | State/UT                                | Unit                                    | Base Year figures (2015-16)             | Target 2016-17                          | Achievement 2016-17                     | Target 2017-18                          | Achievement 2017-18                     |
| 1                                       | Andhra Pradesh                          | (In %)                                  | 9.41                                    | 9.26                                    | 10.96                                   | 9.00                                    | 8.69                                    |
| 2                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                       | (In %)                                  | 64.27                                   | 52.41                                   | 35.88                                   | 43.00                                   | 65.45                                   |
| 3                                       | Assam                                   | (In %)                                  | 25.51                                   | 19.00                                   | 23.81                                   | 17.75                                   | 15.71                                   |
| 4                                       | Bihar                                   | (In %)                                  | 43.74                                   | 36.43                                   | 38.97                                   | 29.03                                   | 33.19                                   |
| 5                                       | Chhattisgarh                            | (In %)                                  | 21.79                                   | 18.93                                   | 19.34                                   | 18.00                                   | 18.8                                    |
| 6                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                  | (In %)                                  | -                                       | 7.95                                    | 9.23                                    | 7.50                                    | 6.09                                    |
| 7                                       | Daman and Diu                           | (In %)                                  | 13.25                                   | 10.33                                   | 10.65                                   | 9.32                                    | 10.34                                   |
| 8                                       | Goa                                     | (In %)                                  | 17.12                                   | 18.75                                   | 16.79                                   | 16.59                                   | 16.12                                   |
| 9                                       | Gujarat                                 | (In %)                                  | 15.04                                   | 14.00                                   | 12.28                                   | 13.50                                   | 11.71                                   |
| 10                                      | Haryana                                 | (In %)                                  | 29.83                                   | 24.02                                   | 25.43                                   | 20.04                                   | 20.29                                   |
| 11                                      | Himachal Pradesh                        | (In %)                                  | 12.92                                   | 13.25                                   | 8.48                                    | 13.00                                   | 12.14                                   |
| 12                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                         | (In %)                                  | 61.6                                    | 46.00                                   | 61.34                                   | 35.00                                   | 53.78                                   |
| 13                                      | Jharkhand                               | (In %)                                  | 34.71                                   | 28.00                                   | 31.8                                    | 22.00                                   | 31.78                                   |
| 14                                      | Karnataka                               | (In %)                                  | 14.94                                   | 15.50                                   | 15.36                                   | 15.00                                   | 14.48                                   |
| 15                                      | Kerala                                  | (In %)                                  | 16.03                                   | 11.45                                   | 17.28                                   | 11.23                                   | 12.05                                   |
| 16                                      | Madhya Pradesh                          | (In %)                                  | 23.97                                   | 21.15                                   | 26.53                                   | 19.15                                   | 29.74                                   |
| 17                                      | Maharashtra                             | (In %)                                  | 19.07                                   | 16.74                                   | 18.88                                   | 17.51                                   | 17.41                                   |
| 18                                      | Manipur                                 | (In %)                                  | 44.21                                   | 28.89                                   | 36.89                                   | 20.33                                   | 24.61                                   |
| 19                                      | Meghalaya                               | (In %)                                  | 36.48                                   | 32.51                                   | 34.87                                   | 27.50                                   | 34.64                                   |
| 20                                      | Puducherry                              | (In %)                                  | 19.88                                   | 19.00                                   | 18.98                                   | 15.00                                   | 19.56                                   |
| 21                                      | Punjab                                  | (In %)                                  | 15.9                                    | 15.30                                   | 14.46                                   | 14.50                                   | 17.26                                   |
| 22                                      | Rajasthan                               | (In %)                                  | 30.41                                   | 20.11                                   | 26.02                                   | 17.57                                   | 20.02                                   |
| 23                                      | Sikkim                                  | (In %)                                  | 38.06                                   | 29.50                                   | 40.59                                   | 25.94                                   | 32.57                                   |
| 24                                      | Tamil Nadu                              | (In %)                                  | 14.58                                   | 14.05                                   | 14.53                                   | 13.79                                   | 14.23                                   |
| 25                                      | Telangana                               | (In %)                                  | 13.95                                   | 12.45                                   | 15.88                                   | 11.19                                   | 13.5                                    |
| 26                                      | Tripura                                 | (In %)                                  | 20.94                                   | 30.00                                   | 16.61                                   | 25.00                                   | 15.52                                   |
| 27                                      | Uttar Pradesh                           | (In %)                                  | 26.47                                   | 28.27                                   | 30.21                                   | 23.63                                   | 27.67                                   |
| 28                                      | Uttarakhand                             | (In %)                                  | 17.19                                   | 16.00                                   | 14.02                                   | 15.00                                   | 15.73                                   |
|                                         | UDAY States Average                     | (In %)                                  | 20.8                                    | 18.74                                   | 20.25                                   | 16.83                                   | 18.76                                   |

(Above data is based on provisional data as submitted by States /DISCOMs on UDAY portal)

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2019.

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| Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   | Target and achievement of ACS-ARR gap   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                  | State/UT                                | UNIT                                    | Base Year figures (2015-16)             | Target 2016-17                          | Achievement 2016-17                     | Target 2017-18                          | Achievement 2017-18                     |
| 1                                       | Andhra Pradesh                          | Rs./Unit                                | 0.82                                    | 0.21                                    | 0.44                                    | 0.09                                    | 0.02                                    |
| 2                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                       | Rs./Unit                                | 3.76                                    | 0                                       | 5.22                                    | 0                                       | 4.32                                    |
| 3                                       | Assam                                   | Rs./Unit                                | 0.58                                    | 0.43                                    | 0.3                                     | 0.19                                    | 0.43                                    |
| 4                                       | Bihar                                   | Rs./Unit                                | 0.65                                    | 1.33                                    | 0.59                                    | 0.83                                    | 0.39                                    |
| 5                                       | Chhattisgarh                            | Rs./Unit                                | 0.18                                    | -1.21                                   | -0.15                                   | -0.34                                   | -0.03                                   |
| 6                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                  | Rs./Unit                                | -                                       | 0                                       | 0.27                                    | 0                                       | 0.06                                    |
| 7                                       | Daman and Diu                           | Rs./Unit                                | -0.11                                   | -0.36                                   | -0.11                                   | -0.22                                   | -0.02                                   |
| 8                                       | Goa                                     | Rs./Unit                                | 1.5                                     | 0.75                                    | 0.95                                    | 0.2                                     | 0.41                                    |
| 9                                       | Gujarat                                 | Rs./Unit                                | -0.02                                   | -0.04                                   | -0.03                                   | -0.04                                   | -0.04                                   |
| 10                                      | Haryana                                 | Rs./Unit                                | 0.18                                    | 0.83                                    | 0.04                                    | 0.51                                    | -0.02                                   |
| 11                                      | Himachal Pradesh                        | Rs./Unit                                | -0.32                                   | -0.04                                   | 0.21                                    | -0.05                                   | -0.09                                   |
| 12                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                         | Rs./Unit                                | 2.55                                    | 0.68                                    | 2.15                                    | 0.71                                    | 1.96                                    |
| 13                                      | Jharkhand                               | Rs./Unit                                | 1.22                                    | 1.99                                    | 1.39                                    | 0.99                                    | 0.57                                    |
| 14                                      | Karnataka                               | Rs./Unit                                | 0.06                                    | 0                                       | 0.06                                    | -0.01                                   | 0.07                                    |
| 15                                      | Kerala                                  | Rs./Unit                                | 0.23                                    | 0.26                                    | 0.53                                    | -0.04                                   | 0.27                                    |
| 16                                      | Madhya Pradesh                          | Rs./Unit                                | 0.92                                    | 0.34                                    | 0.24                                    | 0.16                                    | 0.33                                    |
| 17                                      | Maharashtra                             | Rs./Unit                                | 0.3                                     | 0.36                                    | 0.28                                    | 0.01                                    | -0.07                                   |
| 18                                      | Manipur                                 | Rs./Unit                                | 1.31                                    | 1.68                                    | 0.1                                     | 0.64                                    | 0.08                                    |
| 19                                      | Meghalaya                               | Rs./Unit                                | 0.88                                    | 0.83                                    | 1.99                                    | 0.61                                    | 1.3                                     |
| 20                                      | Puducherry                              | Rs./Unit                                | 0.03                                    | 0                                       | -0.11                                   | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 21                                      | Punjab                                  | Rs./Unit                                | 0.53                                    | 0.37                                    | 0.65                                    | 0.04                                    | 0.48                                    |
| 22                                      | Rajasthan                               | Rs./Unit                                | 1.65                                    | 0.4                                     | 0.36                                    | 0.2                                     | -0.33                                   |
| 23                                      | Sikkim                                  | Rs./Unit                                | 7.96                                    | 0.7                                     | 4.62                                    | 0.39                                    | 6.93                                    |
| 24                                      | Tamil Nadu                              | Rs./Unit                                | 0.6                                     | 0.2                                     | 0.39                                    | 0.05                                    | 0.28                                    |
| 25                                      | Telangana                               | Rs./Unit                                | 0.69                                    | 0.87                                    | 1.24                                    | 0.4                                     | 0.55                                    |
| 26                                      | Tripura                                 | Rs./Unit                                | 0.24                                    | 0.05                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.04                                    | 0.08                                    |
| 27                                      | Uttar Pradesh                           | Rs./Unit                                | 0.88                                    | 1.04                                    | 0.62                                    | 0.6                                     | 0.28                                    |
| 28                                      | Uttarakhand                             | Rs./Unit                                | 0.1                                     | 0.04                                    | 0.22                                    | -0.01                                   | 0.17                                    |
|                                         | UDAY State's Average                    | Rs./Unit                                | 0.60                                    | 0.48                                    | 0.42                                    | 0.24                                    | 0.17                                    |

(Above data is based on provisional as submitted by States /DISCOMs on UDAY portal)

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