Lok Sabha Question No. 2906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Electricity Distribution Companies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Smt. Anita Subhadarshini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2906 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024

## ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

2906. SMT. ANITA SUBHADARSHINI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the State Electricity Distribution Companies in the country  have  an  outstanding  dues  of  about  1.40  lakh  crores  of  the  Power Generation companies at present;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal to initiate Liquidation Scheme for State Electricity distribution companies for paying their outstanding dues to the Power Generation companies; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK) (a)  to  (d)  :  Government  of  India  has  notified  the  Electricity  (Late  Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules, 2022 (LPS Rules, 2022) on 3 rd  June, 2022. The Rules provides that all the dues, including late payments surcharges, upto 3 rd  June 2022 were considered as arrears which were to be rescheduled and the distribution licensee shall pay such dues in equated monthly instalments (EMIs) as  per  LPS  Rules,  starting  from  August  2022.  13  States  reported  arrears amounting to Rs. 1,39,947 Cr. as on 03.06.2022 and rescheduled them into EMIs. As a result, after payment of 29 EMIs by the distribution utilities, including pre-payment  of  legacy  dues  by  some  utilities,  the  outstanding  dues  have reduced  to  Rs.  24,684  Cr.  as  on  06.12.2024.  State-wise  details  placed  at

Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2906 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2024

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## Details of State-wise outstanding dues as on 03.06.2022 and balance outstanding dues as on 06.12.2024

| Sl. No.   | State                  | Name of Discom                                          | Total Overdue Amount as on 03.06.2022 as communicated by Discoms   | Total Legacy Dues Paid/ Settled as on 06.12.2024   | Balance Legacy Dues as on 06.12.2024   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra                 | Company Limited 2,224                                   |                                                                    |                                                    |                                        |
|           | Pradesh                | Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Limited 3,252 |                                                                    |                                                    | -                                      |
|           | Company Andhra Company | Limited 12,834                                          |                                                                    | 18,310                                             |                                        |
| 2         | Rajasthan              | Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. 4,096                    | 4,096                                                              |                                                    | -                                      |
|           |                        | Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. 8,874                  | 8,733                                                              |                                                    | 141                                    |
|           |                        | Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.                         | 9,264                                                              | 9,076                                              | 188                                    |
| 3         | Telangana              | Telangana State Northern Power Distribution 2,977       | 2,787                                                              | 190                                                |                                        |
|           | Telangana Company      | State Southern Power Distribution 6,973                 | 6,119                                                              |                                                    | 854                                    |

………..2.

| 4     | Jammu and Kashmir   | Jammu And Kashmir Power Distribution Department          | 14,164   | 12,720   | 1,444   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|---------|
| 5     | Manipur             | Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd.            | 161      | 161      | -       |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh        | Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited    | 4,162    | 3,017    | 1,145   |
| 7     | Jharkhand           | Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited                     | 6,000    | 5,413    | 587     |
| 8     | Tamil Nadu          | Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited | 17,734   | 11,274   | 6,460   |
| 9     | Maharashtra         | Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd       | 17,320   | 11,350   | 5,970   |
| 10    | Karnataka           | Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited    | 1,247    | 812      | 435     |
| 10    | Karnataka           | Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 7,529    | 4,642    | 2,887   |
| 10    | Karnataka           | Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                    | 2,528    | 2,163    | 365     |
| 10    | Karnataka           | Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                 | 2,129    | 1,565    | 564     |
| 10    | Karnataka           | Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 125      | 76       | 50      |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh      | Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co Ltd                   | 8,500    | 6,206    | 2,294   |
| 12    | Bihar               | North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.              | 430      | 430      | -       |
| 12    | Bihar               | South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.              | 662      | 662      | -       |
| 13    | Uttar Pradesh       | Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd                      | 6,762    | 5,651    | 1,111   |
| Total | Total               | Total                                                    | 1,39,947 | 1,15,263 | 24,684  |

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