Lok Sabha Question No. 2134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Outstanding Dues Payable by DISCOMS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2134 ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## OUTSTANDING DUES PAYABLE BY DISCOMS

†2134. SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN: SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details  of  total  outstanding  dues  payable  by  Distribution  Companies (DISCOMs) to Union, State and Private Power Generation Companies in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether any scheme has been proposed for settlement of the said dues and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are among the States having the highest outstanding dues and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the said outstanding dues indicating separately the share pertaining to coal based, gas based, hydro power and renewable energy generating companies, category-wise;
- (e) whether the total outstanding dues were approximately 1.39 lakh crore in the year  2022  which  have  been  reduced  through  various  schemes  and  if  so,  the  major reasons for such reduction;
- (f) the impact of delayed payments on power generation and fuel supply; and
- (g) the  details  of  the  Government's  action  plan  to  prevent  accumulation  of  such outstanding dues in future?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (g): (i) The Ministry of Power, Government of India notified the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules, 2022 (LPS Rules, 2022) on 3rd June 2022.  Under  these  rules,  all  outstanding  dues,  including  late  payment  surcharge,  of generating companies (Independent Power Producers, Central Public Sector Enterprises and  renewable  energy  developers),  inter-State  transmission  licensees,  and  trading licensees,  outstanding  as  on  3rd  June  2022,  were  treated  as  legacy  arrears  and rescheduled  with  re-determined  due  dates  for  payment  by  distribution  licensees  in Equated  Monthly  Instalments (EMIs). Accordingly, 13 States reported arrears amounting to ₹1,39,947 crore as on 03.06.2022 which were rescheduled under the EMI mechanism.

……….2.

The LPS Rules also lay down a framework for time-bound clearance of current dues and provide for progressive regulation of access in the event of persistent payment defaults by distribution licensees.

(ii) As a result of these measures, 43 EMIs have been paid by the distribution utilities concerned, including pre-payment of legacy dues by some utilities, and the outstanding legacy dues have reduced to Rs. 4,109 crore as on 10.02.2026.  DISCOMs are also largely paying their current dues in time to avoid action under the rules.

(iii) Delayed payments by Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) to Generation Companies  (GENCOs)  lead  to  cash  flow  problems,  hindering  GENCOs'  ability  to  buy enough fuel on time, which may lead to reduced plant output and power shortages. Such delays  also  discourage  investments  in  new  power  generation  capacity,  including renewable  energy  projects.  LPS  rules  have  helped  in  enforcing  timely  payment  of GENCOs' dues facilitating reliable supply of power.

(iv) Further,  under  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  launched  by Government of India in the year 2021, compliance to LPS Rules by DISCOMs has been prescribed  as  a  pre-qualifying  criterion  under  the  Result  Evaluation  Framework  for evaluating the DISCOMs for availing financial assistance under the scheme.

(v) Also, Ministry of Power  has introduced Additional Prudential Norms  for sanctioning of loans to State DISCOMs/ TRANSCOs/ GENCOs. These essentially entail that  loans  to  DISCOMs  and  other  State  owned  utilities  would  be  contingent  to  their performance against prescribed conditions, which includes compliance to LPS Rules by DISCOMs.

(vi) The State-wise outstanding dues payable by DISCOMs under the LPS Rules are enclosed  at  Annexure-I.  Further,  the  outstanding  dues  payable  to  State  power generation companies of major states are enclosed at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2134 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.02.2026

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Details of State-wise outstanding dues as on 03.06.2022 and balance outstanding dues as on 10.02.2026 to be paid to Suppliers*

(In Rs. Cr.)

|                     |                                                                             |               | As on 03.06.2022               | As on                                                       | 10.02.2026                      |                                   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sr. No.             | State                                                                       | Discom        | Legacy Overdues as per Discoms | Balance legacy dues after payment of 43 EMIs as per DISCOMs | Current Overdues as per PRAAPTI | Total Overdues (Current + Legacy) |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh Power Purchase Coordination Committee                        |               | 0                              | 1,561                                                       | 1,561                           |                                   |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited                  |               | 0                              | 277                                                         | 277                             |                                   |
| 3 Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited                   |               | 0                              | 76                                                          | 76                              |                                   |
| 4 Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited                   | 18,309        | 0                              |                                                             | 69                              | 69                                |
| 5 Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Power Distribution Department                                     | -             | 0                              | 0                                                           |                                 | 0                                 |
| 6 Assam             | Assam Power Distribution Company Limited                                    | -             | 0                              |                                                             | 29                              | 29                                |
| 7 Bihar             | North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.                                 | 430           |                                | 0                                                           | 71                              | 71                                |
| 8 Bihar             | South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd.                                 | 662           |                                | 0                                                           | 0                               | 0                                 |
| 9 Chandigarh        | Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited                                       |               | -                              | 0                                                           | 0                               | 0                                 |
| 10 Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited                       | 4,162         |                                | 0                                                           | 68                              | 68                                |
| 11 Delhi            | The New Delhi Municipal Council                                             |               | -                              | 0                                                           | 91                              | 91                                |
| 12 Delhi            | BSES Rajdhani Limited                                                       | Power         | -                              | 0                                                           | 2                               | 2                                 |
| 13 Delhi            | Delhi Tata Power Distribution Limited                                       | -             |                                | 0                                                           | 6                               | 6                                 |
| 14 Delhi            | BSES Yamuna Power Limited                                                   |               | -                              | 0                                                           | 0                               | 0                                 |
| 15 DNH & DD         | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd | -             |                                | 0                                                           | 0                               | 0                                 |
| 16 Goa              | Goa Power Department                                                        | -             |                                | 0                                                           | 1                               | 1                                 |
| 17 Gujarat          | Gujarat UrjaVikas Limited                                                   | Nigam         | -                              | 0                                                           | 6,546                           | 6,546                             |
| 18 Haryana          | Haryana Power Purchase Centre                                               | -             |                                | 0                                                           | 124                             | 124                               |
| 19 Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board                                          | State Limited | -                              | 0                                                           | 36                              | 36                                |

| 20 Jammu and Kashmir   | Jammu And Kashmir State Power Trading Company Limited    | 14,164   | 0     | 943   | 943   |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|-------|-------|
| 21 Jharkhand           | Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited                     | 6,000    | 0     | 809   | 809   |
| 22 Karnataka           | Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 7,529    | 763   | 1,181 | 1,945 |
| 23 Karnataka           | Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                    | 2,528    | 0     | 532   | 532   |
| 24 Karnataka           | Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                 | 2,129    | 52    | 245   | 296   |
| 25 Karnataka           | Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited    | 1,247    | 115   | 67    | 181   |
| 26 Karnataka           | Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd.                | 125      | 13    | 1     | 14    |
| 27 Kerala              | Kerala State Electricity Board Limited                   | -        | 0     | 70    | 70    |
| 28 Madhya Pradesh      | Madhya Pradesh Power Management Co Ltd                   | 8,500    | 0     | 645   | 645   |
| 29 Maharashtra         | Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd       | 17,320   | 1,438 | 1,494 | 2,932 |
| 30 Maharashtra         | Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited                         | -        | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 31 Maharashtra         | Tata Power Co Ltd- Mumbai Distribution                   | -        | 0     | 48    | 48    |
| 32 Manipur             | Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited         | 161      | 0     | 43    | 43    |
| 33 Meghalaya           | Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited         | -        | 0     | 17    | 17    |
| 34 Mizoram             | Mizoram Power Department                                 | -        | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 35 Nagaland            | Nagaland Power Department                                | -        | 0     | 21    | 21    |
| 36 Odisha              | Grid Corporation of Odisha                               | -        | 0     | 241   | 241   |
| 37 Puducherry          | Puducherry Power Department                              | -        | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 38 Punjab              | Punjab State Power Corporation Limited                   | -        | 0     | 498   | 498   |
| 39 Rajasthan           | Jodhpur VidyutVitran Nigam Ltd.                          | 8,874    | 0     | 945   | 945   |
| 40 Rajasthan           | Jaipur VidyutVitran Nigam Ltd.                           | 9,264    | 0     | 443   | 443   |
| 41 Rajasthan           | Ajmer VidyutVitran Nigam Ltd.                            | 4,096    | 0     | 270   | 270   |
| 42 Rajasthan           | Rajasthan Discoms Power Procurement Centre               | -        | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 43 Sikkim              | Sikkim Power Department                                  | -        | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 44 Tamil Nadu          | Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited | 17,734   | 1,729 | 172   | 1,901 |
| 45 Telangana           | Southern Power Distribution Company Of Telangana         | 6,973    | 0     | 132   | 132   |
| 46 Telangana           | Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company      | 2,977    | 0     | 25    | 25    |

| 47   | Tripura                                     | Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited           | -        | 0     | 85     | 85     |
|------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|--------|--------|
| 48   | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Corporation Ltd | Power                                                   | 6,762    | 0     | 2,938  | 2,938  |
| 49   | Uttar Pradesh                               | Noida Power Company Limited                             | -        | 0     | 1      | 1      |
| 50   | Uttarakhand                                 | Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited                   | -        | 0     | 57     | 57     |
| 51   | West Bengal                                 | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. | -        | 0     | 247    | 247    |
| 52   | West Bengal                                 | Damodar Valley Corporation                              | -        | 0     | 2      | 2      |
| 53   | West Bengal                                 | India Power Corporation Limited                         | -        | 0     | 52     | 52     |
|      |                                             | Total                                                   | 1,39,947 | 4,109 | 21,178 | 25,287 |

*Suppliers include generating, transmission and trading companies.

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2134 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 12.02.2026

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## Outstanding dues payable to State power generation companies of major states as on 31.03.2025

| Major States   | Receivables for sale of Power (Rs crore)   |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                            |
| APGENCO        | 8,538                                      |
| Assam          |                                            |
| APGCL          | 446                                        |
| Chhattisgarh   |                                            |
| CSPGCL         | 2,590                                      |
| Gujarat        |                                            |
| GSECL          | 331                                        |
| Haryana        |                                            |
| HPGCL          | 905                                        |
| Jharkhand      |                                            |
| JUUNL          | 29                                         |
| Karnataka      |                                            |
| KPCL           | 12,398                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                            |
| MPPGCL         | 6,205                                      |
| Maharashtra    |                                            |
| MSPGCL         | 25,454                                     |
| Meghalaya      |                                            |
| MePGCL         | 552                                        |
| Odisha         |                                            |
| OPGCL          | 521                                        |
| Rajasthan      |                                            |
| RRVUNL         | -                                          |
| Telangana      |                                            |
| TSGENCO        | 11,649                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                            |
| UPRVUNL        | 7,090                                      |
| Uttarakhand    |                                            |
| UJVNL          | 322                                        |
| West Bengal    |                                            |
|                | 10,917                                     |
| WBPDCL Total   | 87,948                                     |

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