Lok Sabha Question No. 3512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: RDSS to help DISCOMs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3512 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## RDSS TO HELP DISCOMs

## 3512. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme  (RDSS)  to  help  DISCOMs  to  improve  their  operational  efficiencies  and financial sustainability with an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 crore over 5 years i.e.      FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26;
- (b) if so, the main objectives of the said scheme and details of the breakup of funds for States and UTs in the country;
- (c) whether  the  REC  and  PFC  have  been  nominated  as  nodal  agencies  for facilitating the implementation of the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  funds  allocated  under  the  Liquidity  Infusion  Scheme  (Aatmanirbhar Bharat  Abhiyan)  to  Tamil  Nadu  Generation  and  Distribution  Corporation  Ltd. (TANGEDCO); and
- (e) the total financial assistance provided by REC Ltd. to TANGEDCO and the steps taken by the Government to provide more support to power related projects being developed in Tamil Nadu both by TANGEDCO as well as Private players? A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : Government  of  India  has  launched  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution Sector. Salient features of the scheme are as under:
- (i) The scheme has an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 crore and estimated GBS from Central Government of Rs.97,631 crore.
- (ii) The scheme aims to reduce the AT&C losses to pan-India levels of 1215% and ACS-ARR gap to zero by 2024-25.
- (iii) The  scheme  has  a  duration  of  5  years  (FY  2021-22  to  FY  2025-26). Sunset date of scheme will be 31.03.2026.
- (iv) The Scheme has two major components: Part 'A' - Financial support for Prepaid  Smart  Metering  &  System  Metering  and  upgradation  of  the Distribution  Infrastructure  and  Part  'B'  -  Training  &  Capacity  Building and other Enabling & Supporting Activities.
- (v) The release of funds under the scheme has been linked to Results and Reforms. The pre-qualifying criteria need to be mandatorily met with by the DISCOMs before they can be evaluated for release of funds under the scheme.
- (vi) State/UT-wise details of works sanctioned under RDSS are at  AnnexureI.

(c) : REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have been appointed as the Nodal Agencies for the scheme and have been made responsible for facilitating the implementation of the scheme in the entire country.

The details of allocation for States/ UTs between the Nodal agencies are at Annexure-II.

- (d) : Details of loan sanctioned and disbursed till now under the Liquidity Infusion Scheme (Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan) by PFC and REC to TANGEDCO are as under:

| FII's   | Sanctioned   | Disbursed         | Disbursed         | Total     |
|---------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|
|         | amount       | Tranche-1 Release | Tranche-2 Release |           |
| REC     | 17,830.30    | 8,699.14          | 8,358.77          | 17,057.91 |
| PFC     | 12,400.00    | 6001.36           | 3,736.04          | 9,737.40  |
| Total   | 30,230.30    | 14,700.49         | 12,094.82         | 26,795.31 |

(e) : The  details  of  total  financial  assistance  provided  by  REC  ltd.  to TANGEDCO and details of grant disbursed under various schemes of Government of India to TANGEDCO is placed at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.   3512 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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## State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned under RDSS

| Sl. No.   | State/Discoms             | Sanctioned cost for Smart metering works (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned Cost of Loss Reduction works (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS of Metering Works (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS Loss Reduction Works (Rs. Cr.)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 53.56                                                | 462.01                                              | 12.25                                        | 415.81                                          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,127.85                                             | 9,276.66                                            | 815.40                                       | 5,566.00                                        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 183.56                                               | 799.99                                              | 54.40                                        | 719.99                                          |
| 4         | Assam                     | 4,049.54                                             | 2,609.10                                            | 1,051.65                                     | 2,348.19                                        |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 2,021.21                                             | 7,081.06                                            | 412.33                                       | 4,248.63                                        |
| 6         | Chattisgarh               | 4,105.31                                             | 3,597.55                                            | 804.43                                       | 2,158.53                                        |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 13.38                                                | 323.63                                              | 2.03                                         | 194.18                                          |
| 8         | Goa                       | 469.17                                               | 247.08                                              | 94.51                                        | 148.25                                          |
| 9         | Gujarat                   | 10,641.96                                            | 6,021.48                                            | 1,884.60                                     | 3,612.89                                        |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 4,966.62                                             | 3,158.43                                            | 909.36                                       | 1,895.06                                        |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1,788.49                                             | 1,774.90                                            | 466.23                                       | 1,597.41                                        |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1,063.62                                             | 4,635.57                                            | 272.02                                       | 4,172.01                                        |
| 13        | Jharkhand                 | 858.02                                               | 3,262.27                                            | 190.50                                       | 1,957.36                                        |
| 14        | Kerala                    | 8,231.21                                             | 2,346.81                                            | 1,413.34                                     | 1,408.09                                        |
| 15        | Ladakh                    | -                                                    | 697.36                                              |                                              | 627.62                                          |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh            | 8,768.98                                             | 9,403.43                                            | 1,482.10                                     | 5,642.06                                        |
| 17        | Maharashtra               | 15,214.95                                            | 14,157.92                                           | 2,839.61                                     | 8,494.75                                        |
| 18        | Manipur                   | 121.16                                               | 400.98                                              | 38.14                                        | 360.88                                          |
| 19        | Meghalaya                 | 309.56                                               | 796.49                                              | 86.35                                        | 716.84                                          |
| 20        | Mizoram                   | 181.61                                               | 237.33                                              | 61.08                                        | 213.59                                          |
| 21        | Nagaland                  | 207.57                                               | 391.18                                              | 59.66                                        | 352.06                                          |
| 22        | Puducherry                | 251.10                                               | 84.39                                               | 56.25                                        | 50.63                                           |
| 23        | Punjab                    | 5,768.50                                             | 3,873.37                                            | 959.80                                       | 2,324.02                                        |
| 24        | Rajasthan                 | 9,714.80                                             | 9,371.41                                            | 1,685.96                                     | 5,622.85                                        |
| 25        | Sikkim                    | 97.45                                                | 263.61                                              | 30.43                                        | 237.25                                          |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                | 19,235.36                                            | 9,066.27                                            | 3,398.45                                     | 5,439.76                                        |
| 27        | Tripura                   | 318.55                                               | 484.56                                              | 80.42                                        | 436.10                                          |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh             | 18,956.29                                            | 17,089.62                                           | 3,500.57                                     | 10,253.77                                       |
| 29        | Uttarakhand               | 1,050.92                                             | 1,447.39                                            | 297.47                                       | 1,302.65                                        |
| 30        | West Bengal               | 12,670.45                                            | 7,222.57                                            | 2,089.18                                     | 4,333.54                                        |
|           | Grand Total               | 1,35,440.72                                          | 1,20,584.40                                         | 25,048.55                                    | 76,850.78                                       |

GBS: Government Budgetary Support

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3512 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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## Allocation of States between Nodal agencies

## States and UTs allocated to PFC

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Telangana
5. Kerala
6. Madhya Pradesh
7. Uttarakhand
8. Odisha
9. Jharkhand
10. Punjab
11. Haryana
12. Himachal Pradesh
13. Chandigarh
14. Delhi
15. Puducherry
16. Lakshadweep

## States and UTs allocated to REC

1. Assam
2. Meghalaya
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh
5. J&K
6. Ladakh
7. Goa
8. Tamil Nadu
9. Karnataka
10. Bihar
11. Rajasthan
12. Uttar Pradesh
13. West Bengal
14. Andaman Nicobar
15. Sikkim
16. Mizoram
17. Manipur
18. Nagaland
19. Tripura

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3512 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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## (i). Financial assistance (loan) sanctioned by REC to TANGEDCO (from 23.09.2008 to 30.06.2023) is as follows:

| Categories                                  | Sanction (Rs. cr)   | Released (Rs. cr)   | Outstanding (Rs. cr)   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
| Distribution Projects                       | 9,112.07            | 6,095.61            | 4,664.12               |
| Generation Projects                         | 24,068.56           | 21,779.18           | 15,767.16              |
| Large Hydro Projects > 25 MW                | 1,450.00            | 1,142.64            | 1,128.31               |
| Other than Large Hydro Projects             | 324.66              | 201.68              | 199.75                 |
| Revolving Bill Payment Facility (RBPF)      | 6000.00             | 4,950.57            | 4,950.57               |
| Special Long Term Transitional Loan (SLTTL) | 17830.30            | 17,059.52           | 17,057.91              |
| Total                                       | 58,785.59           | 51,229.19           | 43,767.82              |

## (ii) Financial assistance (Grant from Government of India) to TANGEDCo:

## (a) Under various schemes:

| Schemes   | Outlay sanctioned (Rs. Cr.)   | GBS sanctioned (Rs. Cr.)   | GBS released (Rs. Cr.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| DDUGJY    | 1,344                         | 919                        | 885                      |
| IPDS      | 1,745                         | 1,051                      | 1,044                    |

## (b) RDSS:

|                      | Outlay sanctioned (Rs. Cr.)   | GBS sanctioned (Rs. Cr.)   |   GBS released till date as per the scheme guidelines (Rs. Cr.) |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Loss Reduction Works | 9,066                         | 5,440                      |                                                          267.97 |
| Smart Metering Works | 19,235                        | 3,398                      |                                                            0    |

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