Lok Sabha Question No. 3410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Indra Hang Subba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3410 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## AGGREGATE TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL LOSSES

3410. DR. INDRA HANG SUBBA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of percentage of the total outlay utilised under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS);

(b) whether  the  scheme's  aim  to  reduce  the  Aggregate  Technical  and Commercial losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% has been achieved; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) : Government  of  India,  in  July  2021,  launched  the  Revamped  Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) so as to supplement efforts of States/UTs to improve the quality  and  reliability  of  power  supply  to  consumers  through  a  financially sustainable and operationally efficient Distribution Sector. The scheme aims to reduce  the  Aggregate  Technical  and  Commercial  (AT&C)  losses  to  pan-India levels of 12-15% and the Average Cost of Supply and Average Revenue Realized (ACS-ARR) Gap to zero.

The  Scheme has an outlay of  Rs.  3,03,758  crore  and  a  Gross  Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs. 97,631 crores from Government of India over a period of five years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. Till now, Projects worth Rs. 2.79 lakh crore (~92%)  have  been  sanctioned  and  GBS  of  Rs.  26,312  crore  (27%)  has  been released under the scheme.

……..2.

(b) & (c) : As a result of collective effort of the Central and State/UT Governments,  the  Aggregate  Technical  and  Commercial  (AT&C)  losses  at  the pan-India level have come down from 21.9% in FY 21 to 16.28% in FY 24. The State/UT wise details are attached as Annexure.

This  reduction  in  losses  is  a  result  of  a  number  of  reforms  and  measures, including the RDSS, which are as under:

- i. Additional  borrowing  space  of  0.5%  of  Gross  State  Domestic  Product (GSDP)  is  allowed  to  the  State  if  the  distribution  utility  implements performance improvement measures.
- ii. Additional Prudential Norms for sanctioning of loans to State owned Power Utilities contingent on the evaluation of performance of Power Distribution Utilities against prescribed parameters.
- iii. Rules  for  implementation  of  Fuel  and  Power  Purchase  Cost  Adjustment (FPPCA) and cost reflective tariff have been notified for ensuring that all prudent costs for supply of electricity are passed through.
- iv. Rules and Standard Operating Procedure  issued for proper Subsidy Accounting and their timely payment.
- v. Mandating automatic Energy Accounting and Audit.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3410 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.03.2025

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## State-wise AT&C Loss (%)

| States/ UTs               | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2022-23   | FY 2023-24   |
|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8.89         | 19.80        | 19.77        | 20.76        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 20.42        | 10.56        | 7.74         | 12.05        |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 51.82        | 47.83        | 51.70        | 50.42        |
| Assam                     | 18.73        | 16.95        | 16.22        | 14.03        |
| Bihar                     | 34.40        | 33.94        | 23.45        | 20.32        |
| Chandigarh                | 13.81        | NA           | NA           | NA           |
| Chhattisgarh              | 18.05        | 18.13        | 16.14        | 15.88        |
| Delhi (NDMC)              | 24.83        | 8.33         | 10.67        | 23.34        |
| Goa                       | 12.89        | 12.79        | 17.09        | 8.30         |
| Gujarat                   | 11.56        | 9.70         | 10.67        | 9.12         |
| Haryana                   | 17.46        | 14.06        | 12.01        | 11.30        |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 14.02        | 12.90        | 10.57        | 10.98        |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 59.28        | NA           | NA           | NA           |
| Jharkhand                 | 43.09        | 30.85        | 27.46        | 31.17        |
| Karnataka                 | 15.97        | 11.51        | 14.19        | 12.01        |
| Kerala                    | 7.83         | 8.08         | 6.87         | 8.82         |
| Ladakh                    |              | 48.29        | 38.61        | 42.46        |
| Lakshadweep               | 11.63        | NA           | NA           | NA           |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 41.72        | 21.36        | 20.45        | 23.28        |
| Maharashtra               | 27.68        | 15.21        | 16.97        | 23.85        |
| Manipur                   | 24.56        | 24.28        | 13.82        | 13.41        |
| Meghalaya                 | 23.37        | 29.75        | 17.75        | 17.51        |
| Mizoram                   | 29.05        | 36.45        | 26.53        | 39.19        |
| Nagaland                  | 47.08        | 43.26        | 47.28        | 47.11        |
| Puducherry                | 20.12        | 14.20        | 21.83        | 17.75        |
| Punjab                    | 18.54        | 11.67        | 11.26        | 10.96        |
| Rajasthan                 | 26.18        | 17.49        | 15.44        | 22.08        |
| Sikkim                    | 98.35        | 30.77        | 36.10        | 54.60        |
| Tamil Nadu                | 11.78        | 11.44        | 10.31        | 12.92        |
| Telangana                 | 13.33        | 10.65        | 18.65        | 19.17        |
| Tripura                   | 37.36        | 24.97        | 24.91        | 24.22        |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 27.11        | 31.10        | 22.18        | 16.39        |
| Uttarakhand               | 15.39        | 14.15        | 15.34        | 14.65        |
| West Bengal               | 21.34        | 16.67        | 17.32        | 17.11        |
| Private Sector            | 13.86        | 13.51        | 10.76        | 12.12        |
| Grand Total               | 21.90        | 16.18        | 15.07        | 16.28        |

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