Lok Sabha Question No. 3061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Debt on Discom
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3061 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## DEBT ON DISCOM

3061.  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  clear  the  mega debt  of  the  state  power  distribution  companies  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the bank balance sheet and loan restructuring plan, Discomwise; and
- (c) the details of the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to bridge the  gap  of  demand-supply  of  electricity  and  to  provide  support  towards  reform initiatives of the State discoms?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : The  Government  of  India  has  launched  Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for financial and operational turnaround of the State owned Power Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs).    Under  the  Scheme  UDAY,  the  financial liabilities  of  the  DISCOMs  have  been  treated  as  contingent  liabilities  of  the respective  States.  The  details  of  the  DISCOM  wise  outstanding  debt  against lending  by  Banks  and  Financial  Institutions,  as  existing  on  31.03.2015,  are Annexed.
- (c) : UDAY  involves  several  measures  to  support  reform  initiatives  of States and DISCOMs.  These include Demand Side Management (DSM) measures, energy  efficient  LED  bulbs,  agricultural  pumps,  PAT  (Perform,  Achieve,  Trade) Scheme,  increased power supply in areas where Aggregate Technical & Commercial  (AT&C)  losses  are  reduced,  measures  to  reduce  cost  of  power generation,  reduction  of  interest  costs,  faster  completion  of  Transmission  lines and  exemption  of  debt-taken  over  from  borrowing  limits  under  the  Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3061 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2016.

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## Total Outstanding Debt for Utilities Selling Directly to Consumers

Rs. Crores

| Region              | State                   | Utility       | As on March 31, 2015   |
|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
| Eastern             | Bihar                   | NBPDCL        | 1,776                  |
|                     |                         | SBPDCL        | 2,040                  |
|                     | Bihar Total             |               | 3,816                  |
|                     | Jharkhand               | JBVNL         | 265                    |
|                     | Jharkhand Total         |               | 265                    |
|                     | Odisha                  | CESU          | 2,163                  |
|                     |                         | NESCO         | 933                    |
|                     |                         | SESCO         | 721                    |
|                     |                         | WESCO         | 769                    |
|                     | Odisha Total            |               | 4,585                  |
|                     | Sikkim                  | Sikkim PD     | 0                      |
|                     | Sikkim Total            |               | 0                      |
|                     | West Bengal             | WBSEDCL       | 12,871                 |
|                     | West Bengal Total       |               | 12,871                 |
| Eastern Total       |                         |               | 21,536                 |
| North Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh       | Arunachal PD  | 0                      |
|                     | Arunachal Pradesh Total |               | 0                      |
|                     | Assam                   | APDCL         | 2,260                  |
|                     | Assam Total             |               | 2,260                  |
|                     | Manipur                 | MSPDCL        | 0                      |
|                     | Meghalaya               | MePDCL        | 388                    |
|                     | Meghalaya Total         |               | 388                    |
|                     | Mizoram                 | Mizoram       | 32                     |
|                     | Mizoram Total           |               | 32                     |
|                     | Nagaland                | PD            | 328                    |
|                     | Nagaland Total          | Nagaland PD   | 328                    |
|                     | Tripura                 | TSECL         | 237                    |
|                     | Tripura Total           |               | 237                    |
| North Eastern Total |                         |               | 3,246                  |
| Northern            | Delhi                   | BSES Rajdhani | 3,702                  |
|                     |                         | BSES Yamuna   | 2,858                  |
|                     |                         | TPDDL         | 3,782                  |
|                     | Delhi Total             |               | 10,343                 |
|                     | Haryana                 | DHBVNL        | 14,659                 |
|                     |                         | UHBVNL        | 19,425                 |
|                     | Haryana Total           |               | 34,085                 |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh        | HPSEB Ltd.    | 4,590                  |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh Total  |               | 4,590                  |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir         | J&K PDD       | 166                    |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir Total   |               | 166                    |
|                     | Punjab                  | PSPCL         | 21,903                 |
|                     | Punjab Total            |               | 21,903                 |

.........2.

|                | Rajasthan            | AVVNL                   | 27,017   |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|
|                |                      | JDVVNL                  | 25,956   |
|                |                      | JVVNL                   | 28,176   |
|                | Rajasthan Total      |                         | 81,149   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh        | DVVN                    | 20,477   |
|                |                      | KESCO                   | 3,151    |
|                |                      | MVVN                    | 10,704   |
|                |                      | Pash VVN                | 9,941    |
|                |                      | Poorv VVN               | 12,709   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh Total  |                         | 56,982   |
|                | Uttarakhand          | Ut PCL                  | 1,388    |
|                | Uttarakhand Total    |                         | 1,388    |
| Northern Total |                      |                         | 210,607  |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh       | APEPDCL                 | 3,879    |
|                |                      | APSPDCL                 | 9,958    |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total |                         | 13,837   |
|                | Karnataka            | BESCOM                  | 5,489    |
|                |                      | CHESCOM                 | 964      |
|                |                      | GESCOM                  | 726      |
|                |                      | HESCOM                  | 1,983    |
|                |                      | MESCOM                  | 677      |
|                | Karnataka Total      |                         | 9,838    |
|                | Kerala               | KSEBL                   | 5,810    |
|                | Kerala Total         |                         | 5,810    |
|                | Puducherry           | Puducherry PD           | 0        |
|                | Puducherry Total     |                         | 0        |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | TANGEDCO                | 75,467   |
|                | Tamil Nadu Total     |                         | 75,467   |
|                | Telangana            | TSNPDCL                 | 4,867    |
|                |                      | TSSPDCL                 | 7,059    |
|                | Telangana Total      |                         | 11,926   |
| Southern Total |                      |                         | 116,877  |
| Western        | Chhattisgarh         | CSPDCL                  | 1,907    |
|                | Chhattisgarh Total   |                         | 1,907    |
|                | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | 54       |
|                | Goa Total            |                         | 54       |
|                | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 223      |
|                |                      | MGVCL                   | 302      |
|                |                      | PGVCL                   | 1,136    |
|                |                      | UGVCL                   | 524      |
|                | Gujarat Total        |                         | 2,186    |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | 11,762   |
|                |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | 9,807    |
|                |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | 11,822   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh Total |                         | 33,391   |
|                | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | 17,021   |
|                | Maharashtra Total    |                         | 17,021   |
| Western Total  |                      |                         | 54,559   |
| Grand Total    |                      |                         | 406,825  |

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