Lok Sabha Question No. 815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Bailout Plan for Power Discoms
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## BAILOUT PLAN FOR POWER DISCOMS

815. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the loss making power distribution companies in the country along with the steps taken to bail them out, Statewise;

(b) whether the power discoms has been permitted or proposed to be permitted to gradually increase electricity prices as a part of a rescue plan to fix the finances of debt ridden utilities and protect the interest of their employees;

(c) if  so,  the  details  and  the  reasons  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  State Government; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide uninterrupted electricity to power consumers on affordable rate?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The details of the loss making power distribution companies in the country are at Annex.  The Government of India has approved a scheme - UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance  Yojana)  to  improve  the  financial  and  operational  efficiencies  of  Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).

(b) & (c) : There is no proposal to increase electricity prices gradually as a part of the rescue  plan.    Along  with  several  measures  such  as  improving  operational  efficiencies, reducing  the  cost  of  power  procurement,  state  takeover  of  DISCOM  debts  and  others, UDAY envisages a quarterly tariff review, particularly to offset any fuel price increase.

(d) : In  collaboration  with  States,  steps  are  being  taken  to  provide  access  to electricity  and  24x7  supply  through  various  programmes  and  schemes  such  as  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), National Electricity Fund (NEF), Power System Development Fund (PSDF) etc.

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## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  815  TO  BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.12.2015.

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## Loss Making Utilities for the year 2013-14

Rs. Crores

|               |                   |                         | 2013-14                                 | 2013-14                                  |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Region        | State             | Utility                 | Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis | Profit/(Loss) after tax on accrual basis |
| Eastern       | Bihar             | NBPDCL                  | (74)                                    | (74)                                     |
|               |                   | SBPDCL                  | (269)                                   | (269)                                    |
|               | Jharkhand         | JSEB                    | (1,511)                                 | (1,511)                                  |
|               | Odisha            | CESU                    | (199)                                   | (199)                                    |
|               |                   | NESCO                   | (45)                                    | (45)                                     |
|               |                   | SESCO                   | (11)                                    | (11)                                     |
|               |                   | WESCO                   | (87)                                    | (87)                                     |
| North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal PD            | (428)                                   | (428)                                    |
|               | Assam             | APDCL                   | (693)                                   | (528)                                    |
|               | Manipur           | Manipur PD              | (194)                                   | (194)                                    |
|               | Meghalaya         | MePDCL                  | (26)                                    | (26)                                     |
|               | Mizoram           | Mizoram PD              | (192)                                   | (192)                                    |
|               | Nagaland          | Nagaland PD             | (191)                                   | (191)                                    |
|               | Tripura           | TSECL                   | (70)                                    | (70)                                     |
| Northern      | Haryana           | DHBVNL                  | (1,648)                                 | (1,648)                                  |
|               |                   | UHBVNL                  | (1,465)                                 | (1,465)                                  |
|               | H.P.              | HPSEB Ltd.              | (75)                                    | (75)                                     |
|               | J&K               | J&K PDD                 | (2,387)                                 | (2,387)                                  |
|               | Rajasthan         | AVVNL                   | (4,843)                                 | (4,843)                                  |
|               |                   | JDVVNL                  | (5,299)                                 | (5,299)                                  |
|               |                   | JVVNL                   | (5,503)                                 | (5,503)                                  |
|               | Uttar Pradesh     | DVVN                    | (5,521)                                 | (5,521)                                  |
|               |                   | KESCO                   | (674)                                   | (674)                                    |
|               |                   | MVVN                    | (3,263)                                 | (3,263)                                  |
|               |                   | Pash VVN                | (3,172)                                 | (3,172)                                  |
|               |                   | Poorv VVN               | (4,095)                                 | (4,095)                                  |
| Southern      | Andhra Pradesh    | APCPDCL                 | (811)                                   | (811)                                    |
|               |                   | APEPDCL                 | (136)                                   | (136)                                    |
|               |                   | APNPDCL                 | (31)                                    | (31)                                     |
|               |                   | APSPDCL                 | (401)                                   | (401)                                    |
|               | Karnataka         | CHESCOM                 | (72)                                    | (16)                                     |
|               |                   | HESCOM                  | (576)                                   | (576)                                    |
|               | Puducherry        | Puducherry PD           | (60)                                    | (60)                                     |
|               | Tamil Nadu        | TANGEDCO                | (14,052)                                | (13,985)                                 |
| Western       | Chhattisgarh      | CSPDCL                  | (630)                                   | (630)                                    |
|               | Goa               | Goa PD                  | (4)                                     | (4)                                      |
|               | Madhya Pradesh    | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | (2,672)                                 | (2,672)                                  |
|               |                   | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | (1,811)                                 | (1,811)                                  |
|               |                   | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | (1,893)                                 | (1,887)                                  |
|               | Maharashtra       | MSEDCL                  | (280)                                   | (280)                                    |
| Grand Total   | Grand Total       | Grand Total             | (65,365) (65,070)                       | (65,365) (65,070)                        |

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