Lok Sabha Question No. 5260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Tariff Rationalisation in Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## TARIFF RATIONALISATION IN POWER SECTOR

5260. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the States/UTs where the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is  currently  running  and  the  quantum  of  funds  distributed  to  these States/UTs including Gujarat, for the current financial year;
- (b) whether  the  UDAY  has  resulted  in  decrease  in  the  Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses (AT&C) in the power discoms and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  under  UDAY  to  ensure  tariff rationalisation the power sector; and
- (d) the details of the States/UTs who have revised tariffs in the current year?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is being implemented in  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.  There is no provision of funding to States/UTs under UDAY.

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(b) : As per data provided by States/UTs on UDAY Portal, Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses have come down from 20.80% in FY 2015-16 to 18.24% in FY 2018-19.  Details are at Annexure.

(c) : Tariff is determined by the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC)/Joint Electricity Regulatory Commissions (JERCs).    UDAY  provided  for  necessary  changes  in  the  Tariff  Policy  in regard  to  Tariff.    Tariff  Policy  notified  in  January,  2016  provided  that  in order to achieve the objective  of tariffs progressively reflecting the cost of  supply  of  electricity,  Appropriate  Commission would notify a roadmap indicating  that    tariffs  are  brought  within        ±  20%  of  average  cost  of supply with a gradual reduction in cross subsidy.

(d) : As  per  information  available,  the  States/UTs  of  Andman  & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra (Mumbai-BEST), Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab,  Puducherry,  Sikkim  and  Uttarakhand  have  revised  tariffs  in  FY 2019-20.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5260 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2019. ***************

State/UT-wise details of achievement of AT&C losses under UDAY (in % age)

| Sl. No Parameter         |   FY2015-16 | FY2018-19   |
|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh        |        9.41 | 13.41       |
| 2. Assam                 |       25.51 | 21.14       |
| 3. Bihar                 |       43.74 | 27.39       |
| 4. Chhattisgarh          |       21.79 | 23.28       |
| 5. Daman and Diu         |       13.25 | 9.37        |
| 6. Goa                   |       17.12 | 26.03       |
| 7. Gujarat               |       15.04 | 12.59       |
| 8. Haryana               |       29.83 | 17.45       |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh      |       12.92 | 8           |
| 10. Jammu & Kashmir      |       61.6  | 49.76       |
| 11. Jharkhand            |       34.71 | 31.95       |
| 12. Karnataka 13. Kerala |       14.94 | 14.1 10.83  |
| 14. Madhya               |       16.03 |             |
| Pradesh                  |       23.97 | 31.9        |
| 15. Maharashtra          |       19.07 | 16.94       |
| 16. Manipur              |       44.21 | 22.55       |
| 17. Meghalaya            |       36.48 | 37.76       |
| 18. Puducherry           |       19.88 | 16.41       |
| 19. Punjab               |       15.9  | 12.04       |
| 20. Rajasthan            |       30.41 | 21.29       |
| 21. Tamil Nadu           |       14.58 | 14.02       |
| 22. Telangana            |       13.95 | 11.77       |
| 23. Tripura              |       20.94 | 15.24       |
| 24. Uttar Pradesh        |       26.47 | 24.64       |
| 25. Uttarakhand          |       17.19 | 12.64       |
| UDAY State Average       |       20.8  | 18.24       |

Note:  Above  data  is  based  on  provisional  /  unaudited  data  entered  by States/DISCOMs on UDAY portal.

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