Lok Sabha Question No. 3517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Power Subsidies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3517

## ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## POWER SUBSIDIES

## 3517.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of mounting up of power subsidies provided for the agriculture sector over the years;
- (b) if so, the details of the subsidized electricity provided for farmers and the amount spent on the subsidized electricity during the last five years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the  States  which  are  providing  free  power  supply  for  agricultural  bore-well irrigation as on date;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to make Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of  subsidy  mandatory  for  electricity  connections  in  agricultural  sector  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (e) if not, the details of the current status of the DBT scheme in power sector; and
- (f) whether the Government is aware of the delay in providing electricity connections  to  farmers  after  receiving  applications  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the applications received, resolved and pending during the last five years, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (f) :   As per Section 65 of the Electricity Act, 2003 the State Governments may give subsidy to any category of consumers by paying the subsidy amount in advance to distribution companies.

The details for Tariff Subsidy Billed (Rs. Cr.) and Tariff Subsidy Received (Rs. Cr.) for all category of consumers including agricultural consumers State-wise are at Annexure.

There  is  no  separate  category  for  power  supply  to  borewell  as  far  as collection  of  data  for  electricity  subsidy  to  agriculture  is  concerned.    The  States providing  free  electricity  to  Agriculture  consumers  for  the  FY  2020-21  are  Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

............2.

At  present  there  is  no  proposal  of  Central  Government  to  make  DBT  of subsidy  mandatory  for  electricity  consumers  in  agriculture  sector.  However,  as  per information available with Central Government, DBT has been implemented by some of the States like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh in certain areas of supply.

As per the Electricity Act 2003, every request for electricity connection/infrastructure has to be complied within a stipulated time period. This is to be ensured by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).  In order to further streamline the process of giving new connection to the consumers, Central Government has notified Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 on 31.12.2020 which provides a timeline of seven days in metro cities, fifteen days in other municipal areas and thirty days  in  rural  areas  for  providing  new  electricity  connection.    The  SERCs  have  been requested  to  take  necessary  action  to  implement  various  provisions  of  the  Rules  by amending relevant regulations, if required.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3517 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022

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## Details of Tariff Subsidy

Rs. crore

|                           | 2015-16               |                         | 2016-17               |                         | 2017-18               |                         | 2018-19               |                         | 2019-20               |                         |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|                           | Tariff Subsidy Billed | Tariff Subsidy Received | Tariff Subsidy Billed | Tariff Subsidy Received | Tariff Subsidy Billed | Tariff Subsidy Received | Tariff Subsidy Billed | Tariff Subsidy Received | Tariff Subsidy Billed | Tariff Subsidy Received |
| State Sector              | 74,160                | 73,061                  | 82,326                | 77,386                  | 90,917                | 86,544                  | 1,09,290              | 97,327                  | 1,17,485              | 1,11,120                |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Andaman & Nicobar PD      |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 3,186                 | 3,152                   | 3,289                 | 2,859                   | 3,915                 | 3,371                   | 6,052                 | 1,250                   | 7,780                 | 9,192                   |
| APEPDCL                   | 868                   | 817                     | 136                   | 161                     | 512                   | 251                     | 1,115                 | 227                     | 1,341                 | 1,759                   |
| APSPDCL                   | 2,318                 | 2,335                   | 3,153                 | 2,698                   | 3,403                 | 3,120                   | 4,937                 | 1,023                   | 6,439                 | 7,433                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 235                   | 235                     | 90                    | 90                      | -                     | -                       | 111                   | 111                     | -                     | -                       |
| Arunachal PD              | 235                   | 235                     | 90                    | 90                      | -                     | -                       | 111                   | 111                     | -                     | -                       |
| Assam                     | 335                   | 245                     | 395                   | 371                     | 390                   | 527                     | 262                   | 552                     | 290                   | 477                     |
| APDCL                     | 335                   | 245                     | 395                   | 371                     | 390                   | 527                     | 262                   | 552                     | 290                   | 477                     |
| Bihar                     | 4,390                 | 4,390                   | 3,834                 | 3,834                   | 2,300                 | 3,078                   | 3,843                 | 5,089                   | 5,189                 | 5,193                   |
| NBPDCL                    | 1,579                 | 1,579                   | 1,514                 | 1,514                   | 1,292                 | 1,292                   | 1,887                 | 2,453                   | 2,636                 | 3,115                   |
| SBPDCL                    | 2,811                 | 2,811                   | 2,320                 | 2,320                   | 1,009                 | 1,787                   | 1,956                 | 2,636                   | 2,553                 | 2,078                   |
| Chandigarh                |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Chandigarh PD             |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Chhattisgarh              | 407                   | 407                     | 2,692                 | 2,541                   | 2,483                 | 2,036                   | 3,564                 | 2,079                   | 4,249                 | 4,651                   |
| CSPDCL                    | 407                   | 407                     | 2,692                 | 2,541                   | 2,483                 | 2,036                   | 3,564                 | 2,079                   | 4,249                 | 4,651                   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| DNHPDCL                   |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Daman & Diu               |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Daman & Diu PD            |                       |                         |                       |                         | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Goa                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Goa PD                    | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       | -                     | -                       |
| Gujarat                   | 5,010                 | 4,940                   | 4,230                 | 4,233                   | 4,206                 | 4,206                   | 6,944                 | 6,944                   | 6,022                 | 6,022                   |
| DGVCL                     | 204                   | 204                     | 204                   | 204                     | 203                   | 203                     | 342                   | 342                     | 45                    | 45                      |
| MGVCL                     | 356                   | 285                     | 292                   | 296                     | 288                   | 288                     | 473                   | 473                     | 63                    | 63                      |
| PGVCL                     | 2,096                 | 2,096                   | 1,746                 | 1,746                   | 1,732                 | 1,732                   | 2,831                 | 2,831                   | 2,590                 | 2,590                   |
| UGVCL                     | 2,354                 | 2,354                   | 1,988                 | 1,988                   | 1,983                 | 1,983                   | 3,297                 | 3,297                   | 3,324                 | 3,324                   |
| Haryana                   | 6,323                 | 6,323                   | 6,609                 | 6,609                   | 7,603                 | 7,603                   | 7,352                 | 7,352                   | 6,991                 | 6,991                   |
| DHBVNL                    | 2,529                 | 2,529                   | 2,644                 | 2,644                   | 3,043                 | 3,043                   | 2,978                 | 2,978                   | 3,154                 | 3,154                   |
| UHBVNL                    | 3,794                 | 3,794                   | 3,965                 | 3,965                   | 4,560                 | 4,560                   | 4,373                 | 4,373                   | 3,838                 | 3,838                   |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 383                   | 784                     | 450                   | 325                     | 407                   | 360                     | 445                   | 574                     | 497                   | 514                     |
| HPSEBL                    | 383                   | 784                     | 450                   | 325                     | 407                   | 360                     | 445                   | 574                     | 497                   | 514                     |

| Jammu & Kashmir   | -     | -     | -     | -     | 1,200   | 1,200       | 1,200       | 1,200   | 1,200   | 90   |
|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|------|
| JKPDD             | -     | -     | -     | -     | 1,200   | 1,200       | 1,200       | 1,200   | 1,200   | 90   |
| Jharkhand         | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 3,000   | 3,000       | 1,250       | 1,250   | 1,329   | 1,3  |
| JBVNL             | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 3,000   | 3,000       | 1,250       | 1,250   | 1,329   | 1,3  |
| Karnataka         | 7,744 | 7,997 | 9,368 | 8,568 | 10,220  | 8,739       | 11,883      | 9,088   | 11,864  | 11,1 |
| BESCOM            | 1,616 | 1,524 | 2,084 | 1,895 | 2,242   | 1,870       | 2,807       | 2,269   | 2,949   | 2,5  |
| CHESCOM           | 1,042 | 1,547 | 1,548 | 1,297 | 1,435   | 1,189       | 1,654       | 1,416   | 1,774   | 1,4  |
| GESCOM            | 1,499 | 1,918 | 1,641 | 1,701 | 1,799   | 1,740       | 2,158       | 1,697   | 2,019   | 2,0  |
| HESCOM            | 3,076 | 2,353 | 3,314 | 3,106 | 3,845   | 3,295       | 4,369       | 3,077   | 4,132   | 4,2  |
| MESCOM            | 510   | 655   | 781   | 570   | 898     | 645         | 895         | 629     | 989     | 89   |
| Kerala            | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| KSEBL             | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| Lakshadweep       |       |       |       |       | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| Lakshadweep ED    |       |       |       |       | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 5,418 | 5,530 | 6,736 | 7,094 | 9,100   | 9,192       | 11,615      | 9,384   | 16,722  | 13,4 |
| MPMaKVVCL         | 1,464 | 1,576 | 1,909 | 1,968 | 2,259   | 2,273       | 3,154       | 2,489   | 5,119   | 4,3  |
| MPPaKVVCL         | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,725 | 4,013 | 4,318   | 4,388       | 5,271       | 4,350   | 7,011   | 5,6  |
| MPPoKVVCL         | 954   | 954   | 1,103 | 1,112 | 2,523   | 2,531       | 3,190       | 2,545   | 4,593   | 3,4  |
| Maharashtra       | 6,776 | 7,716 | 7,781 | 6,231 | 7,616   | 8,744       | 10,346      | 11,662  | 8,008   | 10,0 |
| MSEDCL            | 6,776 | 7,716 | 7,781 | 6,231 | 7,616   | 8,744       | 10,346      | 11,662  | 8,008   | 10,0 |
| Manipur           | 171   | 171   | 171   | 171   | 213     | 213         | 120         | 120     | 120     | 12   |
| MSPDCL            | 171   | 171   | 171   | 171   | 213     | 213         | 120         | 120     | 120     | 12   |
| Meghalaya         | 23    | 23    | 21    | 21    | -       | -           | 18          | 18      | 10      | 10   |
| MePDCL            | 23    | 23    | 21    | 21    | -       | -           | 18          | 18      | 10      | 10   |
| Mizoram           | -     | -     | -     | -     | 244     | 244         | 150         | 150     | 116     | 40   |
| Mizoram PD        | -     | -     | -     | -     | 244     | 244         | 150         | 150     | 116     | 40   |
| Nagaland          | 259   | 259   | 251   | 251   | 269     | 269         | 286         | 286     | -       | -    |
| Nagaland PD       | 259   | 259   | 251   | 251   | 269     | 269         | 286         | 286     | -       | -    |
| Odisha            | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| CESU              | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| NESCO Utility     | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| SOUTHCO Utility   | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| WESCO Utility     | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | -       | -    |
| Puducherry        | 3     | -     | 0     | -     | 1       | -           | 4           | -       | 6       | -    |
| Puducherry PD     | 3     | -     | 0     | -     | 1       | -           | 4           | -       | 6       | -    |
| Punjab            | 5,761 | 4,847 | 6,177 | 5,601 | 8,288   | 6,578       | 8,636       | 9,036   | 9,212   | 9,3  |
| PSPCL             | 5,761 | 4,847 | 6,177 | 5,601 | 8,288   | 6,578       | 8,636       | 9,036   | 9,212   | 9,3  |
| Rajasthan         | 8,640 | 7,097 | 9,311 | 7,824 | 10,246  | 8,759       | 10,812      | 7,681   | 12,921  | 7,3  |
| AVVNL             | 2,160 | 1,930 | 2,341 | 2,001 | 2,472   | 2,139       | 2,673       | 2,019   | 2,990   | 1,8  |
| JdVVNL            | 4,030 | 3,170 | 4,319 | 3,570 | 4,663   | 4,091       | 4,975       | 3,368   | 5,878   | 3,0  |
| JVVNL             | 2,450 | 1,998 | 2,651 | 2,253 | 3,112   | 2,529       | 3,164       | 2,294   | 4,053   | 2,4  |
| Sikkim            | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | 5       | -    |
| Sikkim PD         | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | 5       | -    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 6,695 | 6,695 | 8,485 | 8,485 | 7,725   | 7,725       | 7,694       | 7,694   | 8,053   | 8,0  |
| TANGEDCO          | 6,695 | 6,695 | 8,485 | 8,485 | 7,725   | 7,725       | 7,694       | 7,694   | 8,053   | 8,0  |
| Telangana         | 4,257 | 3,963 | 4,410 | 4,403 | 4,777   |             |             | 4,651   | 5,652   | 4,7  |
| TSNPDCL           | 3,533 | 3,239 | 3,377 | 3,370 | 4,050   | 3,875 3,278 | 5,652 4,254 | 3,501   | 4,254   | 3,5  |
| TSSPDCL           | 724   | 724   | 1,033 | 1,033 | 727     | 598         | 1,398       | 1,150   | 1,398   | 1,1  |
| Tripura           | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | 47      | -    |
| TSECL             | -     | -     | -     | -     | -       | -           | -           | -       | 47      | -    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 6,143 | 6,143 | 6,075 | 6,075 | 5,800   | 5,800       | 10,070      | 10,070  | 10,120  | 10,1 |
| DVVNL             | 1,749 | 1,749 | 1,952 | 1,952 | 1,865   | 1,865       | 2,266       | 2,266   | 2,180   | 2,1  |

| KESCO                   | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|--------|----------|-------|
| MVVNL                   | 1,715  | 1,715  | 764    | 764    | 1,343  | 1,343  | 2,700    | 2,700  | 1,886    | 1,8   |
| PaVVNL                  | 775    | 775    | 1,414  | 1,414  | 912    | 912    | 1,728    | 1,728  | 2,765    | 2,7   |
| PuVVNL                  | 1,904  | 1,904  | 1,945  | 1,945  | 1,681  | 1,681  | 3,376    | 3,376  | 3,289    | 3,2   |
| Uttarakhand             | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| UPCL                    | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| West Bengal             | 401    | 543    | 750    | 600    | 912    | 1,024  | 982      | 1,087  | 1,084    | 1,0   |
| WBSEDCL                 | 401    | 543    | 750    | 600    | 912    | 1,024  | 982      | 1,087  | 1,084    | 1,0   |
| Private Sector          | 1,448  | 1,454  | 1,530  | 1,552  | 1,630  | 1,645  | 1,699    | 1,686  | 2,437    | 2,3   |
| Delhi                   | 1,448  | 1,454  | 1,530  | 1,552  | 1,630  | 1,645  | 1,699    | 1,686  | 2,437    | 2,3   |
| BRPL                    | 636    | 659    | 672    | 648    | 723    | 720    | 761      | 785    | 1,110    | 1,0   |
| BYPL                    | 393    | 376    | 420    | 466    | 449    | 468    | 459      | 423    | 657      | 64    |
| TPDDL                   | 419    | 419    | 438    | 438    | 457    | 457    | 479      | 479    | 670      | 67    |
| Gujarat                 |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| Torrent Power Ahmedabad |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| Torrent Power Surat     |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| Maharashtra             |        |        |        |        |        |        | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| AEML                    |        |        |        |        |        |        | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| Uttar Pradesh           |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| NPCL                    |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| West Bengal             |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| CESC                    |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| IPCL                    |        |        |        |        | -      | -      | -        | -      | -        | -     |
| Grand Total             | 75,608 | 74,515 | 83,856 | 78,938 | 92,547 | 88,189 | 1,10,989 | 99,013 | 1,19,921 | 1,13, |

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