Lok Sabha Question No. 990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Financial Status of DISCOMs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Devesh Shakya, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.990 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## FINANCIAL STATUS OF DISCOMs

†990.  SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: DR. RAJESH MISHRA: SMT. LOVELY ANAND:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the current financial status of State Electricity Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs), especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  of  the  specific  effect  observed  in  Aonla,  Budaun  and  Kasganj districts of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses through reform based and result linked measures implemented under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) and its effect on electricity supply and billing capacity at local level;
- (d) whether there has been any significant increase in deploying prepaid or smart meters during last three  years  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  in  Aonla,  Budaun  and Kasganj, area and meter-wise; and
- (e) whether revenue collection, consumer service quality and seamless electricity supply have improved through these measures and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) & (b): The Government of India monitors the financial and operational parameters at the distribution utility level calculated on the basis of their audited annual financial statements. DISCOM-wise major financial parameters, as on 31.03.2025, are enclosed at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e) : (i) The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) was launched in year 2021 with the objective of improving the operational efficiency and financial viability of the Distribution Utilities. Under the scheme, distribution infrastructure works, including smart metering works, worth Rs. 2.83 lakh crore have been sanctioned.

(ii) Smart Metering provides benefits to both consumers and Distribution utilities. It facilitates automatic energy accounting and enhances revenue collection of DISCOMs by  improving  the  billing  and  collection  efficiency.  Further,  execution  of  distribution infrastructure  works  sanctioned  under  the  scheme,  would  lead  to  improvement  in quality of power supply.

(iii) The total installation of smart meters across the country was 1.05 crore at the end of FY24 and 2.58 crore at the end of FY25.The installation rate of smart meters has increased  with  a  total  of  5.4  crore  smart  meters  having  been  installed  across  the country till date, under various schemes.

The desired district-wise details are as under:

| District                  | Status of meter installation   | Consumer   | DT     |   Feeder |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|--------|----------|
| Kasganj                   | Sanctioned (Nos)               | 2,06,771   | 5,445  |       86 |
|                           | Installed                      | 81,423     | 1,374  |      101 |
| Budaun                    | Sanctioned (Nos)               | 3,29,651   | 51,025 |       96 |
| Budaun                    | Installed                      | 43,661     | 4,873  |      360 |
| Bareilly (including Aonla | Sanctioned (Nos)               | 5,61,460   | 43,071 |      126 |
| City)                     | Installed                      | 87,876     | 6,143  |      398 |

(iv) With  concerted  efforts  of  Central  and  State  Governments,  the  Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses at national level have reduced from 21.91% in FY21 to 15.04% in FY25 while narrowing the national Average Cost of Supply - Average Revenue Realized (ACS-ARR) gap from Rs. 0.69/kWh to Rs. 0.06/kWh. The reliability of supply has improved with average daily hours of supply in the country increasing to 22.6 hours in rural areas and 23.4 hours in urban areas in FY25. These collective efforts have also resulted in DISCOMs achieving aprofit after tax of Rs. 2,701 crore for the first time.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 990 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.02.2026 *************

## DISCOM wise financial and operational parameters as on 31.03.2025

| State/ DISCOM             |   AT&C Loss (%) | ACS-ARR Gap (Rs./kWh)   | Accumulate d Surplus/ (Loss) (Rs. Cr)   | Total Borrowings (Rs. Cr)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State Sector              |           15.4  | 0.11                    | (6,77,561)                              | 7,11,402                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |           24.14 | 2.22                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Andaman & Nicobar PD      |           24.14 | 2.22                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Andhra Pradesh            |            7.87 | (0.15)                  | (29,420)                                | 77,583                      |
| APCPDCL                   |            7.95 | (0.62)                  | (9,688)                                 | 21,204                      |
| APEPDCL                   |            7.7  | (0.02)                  | (7,155)                                 | 20,693                      |
| APSPDCL                   |            7.99 | (0.01)                  | (12,577)                                | 35,687                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |           46.2  | 0.00                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Arunachal PD              |           46.2  | 0.00                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Assam                     |           15.44 | (0.26)                  | (1,028)                                 | 1,131                       |
| APDCL                     |           15.44 | (0.26)                  | (1,028)                                 | 1,131                       |
| Bihar                     |           15.51 | (0.41)                  | (16,526)                                | 14,002                      |
| NBPDCL                    |           14.49 | (0.57)                  | (4,917)                                 | 6,509                       |
| SBPDCL                    |           16.35 | (0.28)                  | (11,608)                                | 7,494                       |
| Chhattisgarh              |           14.25 | (0.19)                  | (10,423)                                | 5,428                       |
| CSPDCL                    |           14.25 | (0.19)                  | (10,423)                                | 5,428                       |
| Delhi                     |            8.36 | (0.86)                  | -                                       | -                           |
| NDMC                      |            8.36 | (0.86)                  | -                                       | -                           |
| Goa                       |           10.39 | 0.20                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Goa PD                    |           10.39 | 0.20                    | -                                       | -                           |
| Gujarat                   |            8.25 | (0.40)                  | 7,355                                   | 258                         |
| DGVCL                     |            4.26 | (0.46)                  | 2,507                                   | 26                          |
| MGVCL                     |            8.37 | (0.24)                  | 877                                     | 9                           |
| PGVCL                     |           12.73 | (0.44)                  | 2,276                                   | 208                         |
| UGVCL                     |            6.16 | (0.33)                  | 1,695                                   | 15                          |
| Haryana                   |           11.76 | 0.10                    | (27,915)                                | 20,311                      |
| DHBVNL                    |           12.2  | 0.03                    | (13,052)                                | 12,099                      |
| UHBVNL                    |           11.12 | 0.20                    | (14,862)                                | 8,213                       |
| Himachal Pradesh          |           19.44 | 0.23                    | (3,391)                                 | 7,024                       |
| HPSEBL                    |           19.44 | 0.23                    | (3,391)                                 | 7,024                       |
| Jharkhand                 |           28.19 | 0.95                    | (20,512)                                | 22,381                      |
| JBVNL                     |           28.19 | 0.95                    | (20,512)                                | 22,381                      |
| Karnataka                 |           11.92 | 0.69                    | (34,980)                                | 47,993                      |
| BESCOM                    |           12.5  | 1.21                    | (13,819)                                | 22,611                      |
| CHESCOM                   |            8.76 | 0.36                    | (4,064)                                 | 5,410                       |
| GESCOM                    |           13.48 | 0.10                    | (5,661)                                 | 6,147                       |
| HESCOM                    |           12.14 | 0.23                    | (11,398)                                | 12,251                      |

| MESCOM         |   10.02 | (0.00)   | (37)       | 1,575    |
|----------------|---------|----------|------------|----------|
| Kerala         |    6.61 | (0.17)   | (38,648)   | 17,638   |
| KSEBL          |    6.61 | (0.17)   | (38,648)   | 17,638   |
| TCED           |    6.94 | (0.13)   | -          | -        |
| Ladakh         |   26.82 | (0.89)   | -          | -        |
| Ladakh PD      |   26.82 | (0.89)   | -          | -        |
| Madhya Pradesh |   22.76 | (0.04)   | (71,394)   | 49,239   |
| MPMaKVVCL      |   29.6  | 0.22     | (30,900)   | 18,176   |
| MPPaKVVCL      |   12.78 | (0.36)   | (12,503)   | 14,184   |
| MPPoKVVCL      |   26.66 | 0.02     | (27,992)   | 16,878   |
| Maharashtra    |   17.69 | 0.56     | (35,671)   | 90,659   |
| BEST           |    5.07 | 0.60     | -          | -        |
| MSEDCL         |   18.09 | (0.70)   | (35,671)   | 90,659   |
| Manipur        |   12.9  | (0.20)   | (290)      | 745      |
| MSPDCL         |   12.9  | (0.20)   | (290)      | 745      |
| Meghalaya      |   17.52 | 0.13     | (4,962)    | 1,474    |
| MePDCL         |   17.52 | 0.13     | (4,962)    | 1,474    |
| Mizoram        |   32.31 | (0.34)   | -          | -        |
| Mizoram PD     |   32.31 | (0.34)   | -          | -        |
| Nagaland       |   48.86 | (0.50)   | -          | -        |
| Nagaland PD    |   48.86 | (0.50)   | -          | -        |
| Puducherry     |   14.72 | (0.64)   | -          | -        |
| Puducherry PD  |   14.72 | (0.64)   | -          | -        |
| Punjab         |   19.21 | (0.30)   | (3,404)    | 17,411   |
| PSPCL          |   19.21 | (0.30)   | (3,404)    | 17,411   |
| Rajasthan      |   15.18 | (0.04)   | (90,303)   | 98,488   |
| AVVNL          |    9.22 | (0.45)   | (25,563)   | 26,126   |
| JdVVNL         |   21.42 | 0.02     | (34,689)   | 36,793   |
| JVVNL          |   13.75 | 0.18     | (30,052)   | 35,569   |
| Sikkim         |   21.84 | 0.33     | -          | -        |
| Sikkim PD      |   21.84 | 0.33     | -          | -        |
| Tamil Nadu     |   10.96 | (0.19)   | (1,19,153) | 1,01,782 |
| TNPDCL         |   10.96 | (0.19)   | (1,19,153) | 1,01,782 |
| Telangana      |   19.84 | 0.27     | (69,741)   | 59,230   |
| TSNPDCL        |   23.22 | 0.53     | (21,399)   | 21,885   |
| TSSPDCL        |   18.51 | 0.17     | (48,342)   | 37,345   |
| Tripura        |   29.61 | 1.40     | (991)      | 842      |
| TSECL          |   29.61 | 1.40     | (991)      | 842      |
| Uttar Pradesh  |   19.54 | 0.73     | (1,00,858) | 61,395   |
| DVVNL          |   19.7  | 1.03     | (33,974)   | 16,412   |
| KESCO          |   14.29 | 1.09     | (5,232)    | 2,243    |
| MVVNL          |   17.7  | 1.11     | (25,236)   | 14,338   |
| PaVVNL         |   11.91 | (0.29)   | (8,782)    | 6,562    |
| PuVVNL         |   30.7  | 1.30     | (27,634)   | 21,840   |
| Uttarakhand    |   15.08 | 0.06     | (5,482)    | 1,729    |
| UPCL           |   15.08 | 0.06     | (5,482)    | 1,729    |

| West Bengal             |   17.17 | (0.03)   | 174        | 14,658   |
|-------------------------|---------|----------|------------|----------|
| WBSEDCL                 |   17.17 | (0.03)   | 174        | 14,658   |
| Private Sector          |   10.05 | (0.64)   | 30,351     | 14,975   |
| Delhi                   |    6.48 | (1.13)   | 22,184     | 2,914    |
| BRPL                    |    6.7  | (0.89)   | 12,892     | 894      |
| BYPL                    |    7.15 | (0.95)   | 5,650      | 701      |
| TPDDL                   |    5.7  | (1.58)   | 3,642      | 1,319    |
| Gujarat                 |    3.63 | (0.42)   | 3,892      | 3,562    |
| Torrent Power Ahmedabad |    3.8  | (0.30)   | 3,206      | 3,354    |
| Torrent Power Surat     |    3.24 | (0.67)   | 686        | 208      |
| Maharashtra             |    4.99 | (2.04)   | 1,245      | 3,818    |
| AEML                    |    4.99 | (2.04)   | 1,245      | 3,818    |
| Odisha                  |   17.81 | 0.18     | 1,263      | 4,531    |
| TPNODL                  |   12.51 | (0.06)   | 480        | 1,006    |
| TPSODL                  |   23.36 | 0.82     | 219        | 1,498    |
| TPWODL                  |   17.64 | 0.36     | 301        | 1,093    |
| TPCODL                  |   19.11 | (0.09)   | 262        | 933      |
| Uttar Pradesh           |    8.48 | (0.15)   | 1,561      | 0        |
| NPCL                    |    8.48 | (0.15)   | 1,561      | 0        |
| West Bengal             |    4.68 | 0.19     | 205        | 151      |
| IPCL                    |    4.68 | 0.19     | 205        | 151      |
| Grand Total             |   15.04 | 0.06     | (6,47,210) | 7,26,378 |

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