Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Amendment in Electricity Act
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.160 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

AMENDMENT IN ELECTRICITY ACT

†*160.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  power  distribution  companies  functioning  in  the country including complaints received against them, Company/State/UT-wise during the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any review on the performance of the power distribution companies in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to amend Electricity Act, 2003 so as to protect consumers from exploitation by the power distribution companies; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which Act is likely to be amended ?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.160  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.07.2015 REGARDING AMENDMENT IN ELECTRICITY ACT.

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- (a): The details  of  the  power  distribution  companies  functioning  in the country is enclosed at Annex-I.

The  distribution  of  electricity  at  retail    level  falls  within  the domain  of    respective  State  Governments    and    the    respective    State Electricity  Regulatory  Commissions  (SERCs)  are    empowered    to  issue directions to  the  licensees  under  Section 23 of Electricity Act, 2003. The respective    SERCs  are  also    empowered    to    take    action  against    the licensees  under  Section 19  &  Section 24 of Electricity Act, 2003.

- (b) : Yes, Madam. Power Finance Corporation publishes the 'Report on Performance  of  State  Power  Utilities'.  The  Report  analyses  state  power utilities  on  a  range  of  operational  and  financial  parameters.  The  report covering the Performance of State Power Utilities selling power directly to consumers on key parameters is given at Annex - II, III & IV.
- (c) & (d) : Government of India has proposed amendments to the Electricity Act 2003, which, inter-alia, include separation of carriage and content in the distribution  sector.  The  other  proposed  amendments  are  strengthening  of grid  safety  and  security,  Renewable  Generation  Obligation  (RGO)  for  new coal  and  lignite  based  thermal  generating  plants,  rationalization  of  tariff determination  process,  performance  oversight  of  Regulatory  Commissions and strict enforcement of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) etc.

The  Electricity  (Amendment)  Bill  containing  the  above  said amendments was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19.12.2014. The Bill was subsequently referred to Standing Committee on Energy. The Committee has submitted  its  report  on  07.05.2015.  Based  on  the  recommendation  of  the Standing  Committee  on  Energy,  Ministry  of  Power  is  expediting  to  move Official Amendments to the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014.

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION  NO.  160  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.07.2015 REGARDING AMENDMENT IN ELECTRICITY ACT.

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## LIST OF DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN VARIOUS STATES IN INDIA

| S.No.           | State/Region               | Name of the Distribution Company                                  |
|-----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Northern Region | Northern Region            | Northern Region                                                   |
| 1               | Haryana                    | Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL)               |
|                 |                            | Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL)                 |
| 2               | Himachal Pradesh           | HPSEB Limited                                                     |
| 3               | Punjab                     | Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)                    |
| 4               | Rajasthan                  | Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited ( JVVNL)                       |
|                 |                            | Ajmar Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited(AVVNL)                          |
|                 |                            | Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JdVVNL)                      |
| 5               | Uttar Pradesh              | Pashimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PaVVNL)                 |
|                 |                            | Poorvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited,(PoVVNL)                  |
|                 |                            | Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited,(MVVNL)                   |
|                 |                            | Dhakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited,(DVVNL)                |
|                 |                            | Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO)                         |
|                 |                            | Noida Power Co. Ltd (NPCL)                                        |
| 6               | Uttarakhand                | Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL)                      |
| 7               | Delhi                      | BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL)                                  |
|                 |                            | BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL)                                |
|                 |                            | Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited(TPDDL)                      |
|                 |                            | New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC)                             |
| 8               | Chandigarh                 | Electricity Department, UT of Chandigarh                          |
| 9               | J & K                      | Power Development Deptt.(PDD) of J&K .                            |
| Western Region  | Western Region             | Western Region                                                    |
| 10              | Chattisgarh                | Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL)    |
|                 |                            | Bhilai Steel Plant                                                |
|                 |                            | Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.(JSPL)                                   |
| 11              | Gujarat                    | Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL)                        |
|                 |                            | Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited,(DGVCL)                       |
|                 |                            | Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL)                         |
|                 |                            | Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL)                       |
|                 |                            | Torrent Power Ltd. (TPL), Ahmedabad                               |
|                 |                            | Torrent Energy Limited ( TEL)- Surat                              |
|                 |                            | Mundra Port SEZ Utilities Pvt Ltd (MUPL)                          |
|                 |                            | Kandla Port Trust (KPT)                                           |
|                 |                            | Aspen Infrastructures Ltd (Synefra), SEZ, Vadodara                |
|                 |                            | Jubilant Infrastructure Ltd, Industrial Estate, Bharuch           |
| 12              | Madhya Pradesh             | MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited,(MPMKVVCL)        |
|                 |                            | MP Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited (MPPasKVVCL)     |
|                 |                            | MP Poorvi Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited (MPPorKVVCL)      |
| 13              | Maharashtra                | Maharastra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited(MSEDCL) |
|                 |                            | Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply Company (BEST)                      |
|                 |                            | BSES (Reliance Energy Ltd.)                                       |
|                 |                            | Tata Power Co. Ltd.                                               |
| 14              | Goa                        | Electricity Department , Goa.                                     |
| 15              | UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Power Distribution Corporation Ltd           |
| 16              | UT of Daman & Diu          | Electricity Department, UT of Daman & Diu                         |

| Southern Region   | Southern Region           | Southern Region                                                      |
|-------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17                | Andhra Pradesh            | Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, (APEPDCL) |
|                   |                           | Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) |
| 18                | Telangana                 | Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd.(TSSPDCL)    |
|                   |                           | Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd ( TSNPDCL)   |
| 19                | Karnataka                 | Mangalore Electricity Supply Corporation Limited(MESCOM)             |
|                   |                           | Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited(CESE)          |
|                   |                           | Gulbarga Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (GESCOM)             |
|                   |                           | Bangalore Electricity Supply Corporation Limited(BESCOM)             |
|                   |                           | Hubli Electricity Supply Corporation Limited(HESCOM)                 |
| 20                | Tamil Nadu                | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company Limited (TENGEDCO)    |
| 21                | Kerala                    | KSEB Limited                                                         |
|                   |                           | Infopark, Kochi                                                      |
|                   |                           | Technopark , Trivandrum                                              |
|                   |                           | Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Limited (KDHP)                 |
|                   |                           | KINESCO Power Utility Ltd, Kochi                                     |
|                   |                           | Rubber Park India Pvt Limited, Ernakulam                             |
|                   |                           | Cochin Special Economic Zone Authority (CSEZA), Kochi                |
|                   |                           | Cochin Port trust, Kochi                                             |
|                   |                           | Thrissur Corporation, Thrissur                                       |
| 22                | Lakshadweep               | Electricity Deptt., UT of Lakshadweep.                               |
| 23                | Puducherry                | Electricity Deptt., UT of Puducherry.                                |
| 24                | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Electricity Deptt., UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands                  |
| Eastern Region    | Eastern Region            | Eastern Region                                                       |
| 25                | West Bengal               | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) |
|                   |                           | Durgapur Project Limited (DPL)                                       |
|                   |                           | Calcutta Electricity Supply Co. (CESC)                               |
|                   |                           | Dishergarh Power Supply Co. Ltd. (DPSCL)                             |
| 26                | Sikkim                    | Sikkim Power Development Corporation Limited                         |
| 27                | Bihar                     | North Bihar State Power Distribution Company Ltd                     |
|                   |                           | South Bihar State Power Distribution Company Ltd                     |
| 28                | Jharkhand                 | Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL)                         |
|                   |                           | Jamshedpur Utility & Services Company Ltd (JUSCO)                    |
|                   |                           | Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur                                       |
| 29                | Odisha                    | North Eastern Supply Company Limited (NESCO)                         |
|                   |                           | Western Electricity Supply Company Limited (WESCO)                   |
|                   |                           | Southern Electricity Supply Company Limited (SOUTHCO)                |
|                   |                           | Central Electricity Supply Company Limited (CESCO)                   |
| N-Eastern Region  | N-Eastern Region          | N-Eastern Region                                                     |
| 30                | Assam                     | Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL)                     |
| 31                | Tripura                   | Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited                        |
| 32                | Meghalaya                 | Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited                                 |
| 33                | Manipur                   | Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd                         |
| 34                | Arunachal Pradesh         | Department of Power, Arunachal Pradesh                               |
| 35                | Mizoram.                  | Power & Electricity Department, Mizoram.                             |
| 36                | Nagaland.                 | Department of Power, Nagaland.                                       |

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO.  160  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.07.2015  REGARDING  AMENDMENT  IN ELECTRICITY ACT.

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## Profitability for Utilities selling directly to Consumers

|                     |                     |               | 2011-12                           | 2011-12                          | 2012-13                           | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                           | 2013-14                          |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Region              | State               | Utility       | Profit after tax on accrual basis | Profit on subsidy received basis | Profit after tax on accrual basis | Profit on subsidy received basis | Profit after tax on accrual basis | Profit on subsidy received basis |
| Eastern             | Bihar               | BSEB          | -2,662                            | -2,662                           | -1,088                            | -1,088                           |                                   | 0                                |
|                     |                     | NBPDCL        |                                   | 0                                | -56                               | -56                              | -74                               | -74                              |
|                     |                     | SBPDCL        |                                   | 0                                | -84                               | -84                              | -269                              | -269                             |
|                     | Jharkhand           | JSEB          | -3,211                            | -3,211                           | -2,668                            | -2,668                           | -1,511                            | -1,511                           |
|                     | Odisha              | CESU          | -257                              | -257                             | -316                              | -316                             | -199                              | -199                             |
|                     |                     | NESCO         | -92                               | -92                              | -77                               | -77                              | -45                               | -45                              |
|                     |                     | SESCO         | -22                               | -22                              | -34                               | -34                              | -11                               | -11                              |
|                     |                     | WESCO         | -52                               | -52                              | -132                              | -132                             | -87                               | -87                              |
|                     | Sikkim              | Sikkim PD     | -17                               | -17                              | 39                                | 39                               | 33                                | 33                               |
|                     | West Bengal         | WBSEDCL       | 73                                | 73                               | 82                                | 82                               | 19                                | 19                               |
| Eastern Total       | Eastern Total       |               | -6,240                            | -6,240                           | -4,332                            | -4,332                           | -2,143                            | -2,143                           |
| North Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh   | Arunachal PD  | -274                              | -274                             | -255                              | -255                             | -428                              | -428                             |
|                     | Assam               | APDCL         | -408                              | -558                             | -418                              | -568                             | -528                              | -693                             |
|                     | Manipur             | Manipur PD    | -307                              | -307                             | -315                              | -315                             | -194                              | -194                             |
|                     | Meghalaya           | MeECL         | -204                              | -204                             |                                   | 0                                |                                   | 0                                |
|                     |                     | MePDCL        |                                   | 0                                | -221                              | -232                             | -26                               | -26                              |
|                     | Mizoram             | Mizoram PD    | -127                              | -127                             | -200                              | -200                             | -192                              | -192                             |
|                     | Nagaland            | Nagaland PD   | -214                              | -214                             | -212                              | -212                             | -191                              | -191                             |
|                     | Tripura             | TSECL         | -157                              | -157                             | -166                              | -166                             | -70                               | -70                              |
| North Eastern Total | North Eastern Total |               | -1,692                            | -1,842                           | -1,788                            | -1,949                           | -1,630                            | -1,795                           |
| Northern            | Delhi               | BSES Rajdhani | 121                               | 121                              | 21                                | 21                               | 8                                 | 8                                |
|                     |                     | BSES Yamuna   | 21                                | 21                               | 25                                | 25                               | 11                                | 11                               |
|                     |                     | TPDDL         | 339                               | 339                              | 310                               | 310                              | 334                               | 334                              |
|                     | Haryana             | DHBVNL        | -4,599                            | -4,599                           | -1,352                            | -1,352                           | -1,648                            | -1,648                           |
|                     |                     | UHBVNL        | -8,604                            | -8,604                           | -2,297                            | -2,297                           | -1,465                            | -1,465                           |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh    | HPSEB Ltd.    | -513                              | -513                             | -340                              | -340                             | -75                               | -75                              |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir     | J&K PDD       | -3,037                            | -3,037                           | -3,129                            | -3,129                           | -2,387                            | -2,387                           |
|                     | Punjab              | PSPCL         | -537                              | -459                             | 261                               | 94                               | 256                               | 256                              |
|                     | Rajasthan           | AVVNL         | -7,596                            | -7,596                           | -3,905                            | -3,905                           | -4,843                            | -4,843                           |
|                     |                     | JDVVNL        | -6,179                            | -6,179                           | -4,285                            | -4,285                           | -5,299                            | -5,299                           |
|                     |                     | JVVNL         | -5,797                            | -5,797                           | -4,161                            | -4,161                           | -5,503                            | -5,503                           |
|                     | Uttar Pradesh       | DVVN          | -2,840                            | -2,840                           | -3,364                            | -3,364                           | -5,521                            | -5,521                           |
|                     |                     | KESCO         | -384                              | -384                             | -545                              | -545                             | -674                              | -674                             |
|                     |                     | MVVN          | -1,765                            | -1,765                           | -2,033                            | -2,033                           | -3,263                            | -3,263                           |
|                     |                     | Pash VVN      | -1,992                            | -1,992                           | -1,303                            | -1,303                           | -3,172                            | -3,172                           |
|                     |                     | Poorv VVN     | -2,244                            | -2,244                           | -2,533                            | -2,533                           | -4,095                            | -4,095                           |
| Northern Total      | Northern Total      |               | -45,660                           | -45,582                          | -28,647                           | -28,814                          | -37,011                           | -37,012                          |

| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh   | APCPDCL                 | 4       | -1,476   | -7,718   | -7,718   | -811    | -811    |
|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
|                |                  | APEPDCL                 | 25      | -963     | -1,681   | -1,681   | -136    | -136    |
|                |                  | APNPDCL                 | 3       | -874     | -3,436   | -3,445   | -31     | -31     |
|                |                  | APSPDCL                 | 6       | -710     | -4,673   | -4,678   | -401    | -401    |
|                | Karnataka        | BESCOM                  | 118     | 107      | -433     | -433     | 76      | 76      |
|                |                  | CHESCOM                 | -123    | -269     | -270     | -337     | -16     | -72     |
|                |                  | GESCOM                  | -5      | 34       | -189     | -189     | 38      | 38      |
|                |                  | HESCOM                  | 40      | 40       | 41       | 41       | -576    | -576    |
|                |                  | MESCOM                  | 6       | 6        | 13       | 13       | 0       | 0       |
|                | Kerala           | KSEB                    | 241     | 241      | 241      | 241      | 140     | 140     |
|                |                  | KSEBL                   |         | 0        |          | 0        | -29     | -29     |
|                | Puducherry       | Puducherry PD           | -164    | -164     | -308     | -308     | -60     | -60     |
|                | Tamil Nadu       | TANGEDCO                | -13,321 | -13,308  | -11,679  | -12,064  | -13,985 | -14,052 |
| Southern Total | Southern Total   | Southern Total          | -13,171 | -17,337  | -30,092  | -30,559  | -15,791 | -15,914 |
| Western        | Chhattisgarh     | CSPDCL                  | -2,012  | -2,012   | -498     | -498     | -630    | -630    |
|                | Goa              | Goa PD                  | -271    | -271     | -285     | -285     | -4      | -4      |
|                | Gujarat          | DGVCL                   | 76      | 76       | 25       | 25       | 52      | 52      |
|                |                  | MGVCL                   | 36      | 36       | 21       | 21       | 19      | 19      |
|                |                  | PGVCL                   | 9       | 9        | 11       | 11       | 10      | 10      |
|                |                  | UGVCL                   | 12      | 12       | 14       | 14       | 14      | 14      |
|                | Madhya Pradesh   | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | -1,129  | -1,129   | -1,593   | -1,595   | -2,672  | -2,672  |
|                |                  | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | -624    | -624     | -1,425   | -1,425   | -1,811  | -1,811  |
|                |                  | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | -1,167  | -1,167   | -1,432   | -1,432   | -1,887  | -1,893  |
|                | Maharashtra      | MSEDCL                  | -808    | -808     | -871     | -871     | -280    | -280    |
| Western Total  |                  |                         | -5,877  | -5,877   | -6,034   | -6,036   | -7,190  | -7,196  |
| Grand Total    |                  |                         | -72,639 | -76,877  | -70,894  | -71,690  | -63,765 | -64,060 |

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ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (b)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN  REPLY  TO  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  160  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.07.2015  REGARDING AMENDMENT IN ELECTRICITY ACT.

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## AT&C Losses (%) for utilities selling directly to Consumers

| Region              | State                   | Utility       | 2011-12   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   |
|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Eastern             | Bihar                   | BSEB          | 59.24     | 59.40     |           |
|                     |                         | NBPDCL        |           | 50.85     | 41.93     |
|                     |                         | SBPDCL        |           | 45.77     | 48.70     |
|                     | Bihar Total             |               | 59.24     | 54.64     | 46.33     |
|                     | Jharkhand               | JSEB          | 42.76     | 47.49     | 42.17     |
|                     | Jharkhand Total         |               | 42.76     | 47.49     | 42.17     |
|                     | Odisha                  | CESU          | 46.15     | 43.43     | 38.48     |
|                     |                         | NESCO         | 39.54     | 39.61     | 36.47     |
|                     |                         | SESCO         | 52.60     | 49.36     | 41.18     |
|                     |                         | WESCO         | 43.46     | 41.87     | 41.24     |
|                     | Odisha Total            |               | 44.66     | 42.88     | 39.19     |
|                     | Sikkim                  | Sikkim PD     | 58.32     | 53.51     | 71.23     |
|                     | Sikkim Total            |               | 58.32     | 53.51     | 71.23     |
|                     | West Bengal             | WBSEDCL       | 32.90     | 34.43     | 32.05     |
|                     | West Bengal Total       |               | 32.90     | 34.43     | 32.05     |
| Eastern Total       |                         |               | 41.80     | 42.04     | 38.02     |
| North Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh       | Arunachal PD  | 65.55     | 60.26     | 68.20     |
|                     | Arunachal Pradesh Total |               | 65.55     | 60.26     | 68.20     |
|                     | Assam                   | APDCL         | 29.47     | 31.85     | 30.25     |
|                     | Assam Total             |               | 29.47     | 31.85     | 30.25     |
|                     | Manipur                 | Manipur PD    | 44.80     | 85.49     | 43.55     |
|                     | Manipur Total           |               | 44.80     | 85.49     | 43.55     |
|                     | Meghalaya               | MeECL         | 45.33     |           |           |
|                     |                         | MePDCL        |           | 36.25     | 35.38     |
|                     | Meghalaya Total         |               | 45.33     | 36.25     | 35.38     |
|                     | Mizoram                 | Mizoram PD    | 36.59     | 27.55     | 32.53     |
|                     | Mizoram Total           |               | 36.59     | 27.55     | 32.53     |
|                     | Nagaland                | Nagaland PD   | 22.85     | 75.30     | 38.37     |
|                     | Nagaland Total          |               | 22.85     | 75.30     | 38.37     |
|                     | Tripura                 | TSECL         | 33.76     | 24.86     | 27.81     |
|                     | Tripura Total           |               | 33.76     | 24.86     | 27.81     |
| North Eastern Total | North Eastern Total     |               | 35.22     | 38.31     | 33.94     |
| Northern            | Delhi                   | BSES Rajdhani | 16.65     | 15.16     | 16.19     |
|                     |                         | BSES Yamuna   | 25.54     | 17.94     | 15.51     |
|                     |                         | TPDDL         | 15.67     | 13.12     | 9.75      |
|                     | Delhi Total             |               | 18.56     | 15.22     | 14.09     |
|                     | Haryana                 | DHBVNL        | 27.53     | 28.31     | 30.89     |
|                     |                         | UHBVNL        | 29.06     | 36.97     | 38.61     |
|                     | Haryana Total           |               | 28.27     | 32.55     | 34.33     |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh        | HPSEB Ltd.    | 18.04     | 11.90     | 15.13     |
|                     | Himachal Pradesh Total  |               | 18.04     | 11.90     | 15.13     |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir         | J&K PDD       | 71.16     | 60.87     | 49.14     |
|                     | Jammu & Kashmir Total   |               | 71.16     | 60.87     | 49.14     |
|                     | Punjab                  | PSPCL         | 18.96     | 17.52     | 17.91     |
|                     | Punjab Total            |               | 18.96     | 17.52     | 17.91     |
|                     | Rajasthan               | AVVNL         | 28.12     | 19.90     | 22.04     |
|                     |                         | JDVVNL        | 23.83     | 18.97     | 25.69     |
|                     |                         | JVVNL         | 23.18     | 20.91     | 31.08     |
|                     | Rajasthan Total         |               | 24.81     | 20.00     | 26.76     |
|                     | Uttar Pradesh           | DVVN          | 40.50     | 45.69     | 36.47     |
|                     |                         | KESCO         | 30.48     | 37.61     | 34.29     |
|                     |                         | MVVN          | 44.42     | 45.83     | 14.32     |

|                     | Pash VVN   |   35.95 |   33.39 |   23.49 |
|---------------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|
|                     | Poorv VVN  |   52.37 |   52.37 |   20.09 |
| Uttar Pradesh Total |            |   41.95 |   42.85 |   24.65 |

|                | Uttarakhand          | Ut PCL                  | 25.84   | 23.18   |   19.01 |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|                | Uttarakhand Total    |                         | 25.84   | 23.18   |   19.01 |
| Northern Total |                      |                         | 30.34   | 28.89   |   24.86 |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh       | APCPDCL                 | 17.77   | 15.64   |   17.54 |
|                |                      | APEPDCL                 | 10.53   | 10.15   |    6.57 |
|                |                      | APNPDCL                 | 17.26   | 13.09   |   20.80 |
|                |                      | APSPDCL                 | 12.19   | 12.74   |   11.77 |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total |                         | 15.27   | 13.70   |   14.77 |
|                | Karnataka            | BESCOM                  | 22.57   | 20.45   |   18.93 |
|                |                      | CHESCOM                 | 28.99   | 30.42   |   33.92 |
|                |                      | GESCOM                  | 23.96   | 18.28   |   30.45 |
|                |                      | HESCOM                  | 23.62   | 20.44   |   20.42 |
|                |                      | MESCOM                  | 17.94   | 14.57   |   14.83 |
|                | Karnataka Total      |                         | 23.29   | 20.78   |   22.02 |
|                | Kerala               | KSEB                    | 12.17   | 12.32   |   11.45 |
|                |                      | KSEBL                   |         |         |   22.78 |
|                | Kerala Total         |                         | 12.17   | 12.32   |   16.38 |
|                | Puducherry           | Puducherry PD           | 18.91   | 9.13    |   16.18 |
|                | Puducherry Total     |                         | 18.91   | 9.13    |   16.18 |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | TANGEDCO                | 21.70   | 20.71   |   22.35 |
|                | Tamil Nadu Total     |                         | 21.70   | 20.71   |   22.35 |
| Southern Total |                      |                         | 18.89   | 17.40   |   19.08 |
| Western        | Chattisgarh          | CSPDCL                  | 29.05   | 25.12   |   23.17 |
|                | Chattisgarh Total    |                         | 29.05   | 25.12   |   23.17 |
|                | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | 15.12   | 14.14   |   10.72 |
|                | Goa Total            |                         | 15.12   | 14.14   |   10.72 |
|                | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 13.14   | 10.40   |   10.83 |
|                |                      | MGVCL                   | 14.40   | 14.94   |   14.77 |
|                |                      | PGVCL                   | 28.03   | 30.41   |   24.12 |
|                |                      | UGVCL                   | 14.01   | 14.37   |    9.10 |
|                | Gujarat Total        |                         | 19.26   | 19.87   |   15.93 |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | 45.85   | 29.97   |   29.60 |
|                |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | 34.43   | 28.16   |   21.15 |
|                |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | 34.94   | 36.40   |   34.83 |
|                | Madhya Pradesh Total |                         | 38.26   | 31.15   |   28.03 |
|                | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | 21.63   | 21.95   |   14.39 |
|                | Maharashtra Total    |                         | 21.63   | 21.95   |   14.39 |
| Grand Total    |                      |                         | 26.63   | 25.45   |   22.70 |

Note: AT&C Losses for BSES Rajdhani (for 2013-14), BSES Yamuna (for 2013-14), TANGEDCO (for  2012-13 & 2013-14) and MP Pachim Kshetra VVCL (for 2012-13 & 2013-14) may include transmission losses since the figure for transmission losses is not separately available.

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO.  160  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.07.2015  REGARDING  AMENDMENT  IN ELECTRICITY ACT.

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## Gap on subsidy received

|               |                  |                    | 2011-12   | 2011-12                          | 2011-12                   | 2012-13   | 2012-13                          | 2012-13                  | 2013-14   | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                   |
|---------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Region        | State            | Utility            | ACS       | Avg Revenue (Subsidy Recd basis) | Gap (subsi dy recd basis) | ACS       | Avg Revenue (Subsidy Recd basis) | Gap (subsidy recd basis) | ACS       | Avg Revenue (Subsidy Recd basis) | Gap (subsid y recd basis) |
| Eastern       | Bihar            | BSEB               | 6.58      | 4.41                             | 2.17                      | 6.54      | 5.18                             | 1.36                     |           |                                  |                           |
|               |                  | NBPDCL             |           |                                  |                           | 4.87      | 4.58                             | 0.29                     | 4.84      | 4.71                             | 0.13                      |
|               |                  | SBPDCL             |           |                                  |                           | 4.59      | 4.34                             | 0.25                     | 5.17      | 4.86                             | 0.31                      |
|               | Jharkhand        | JSEB               | 6.41      | 3.19                             | 3.21                      | 6.10      | 3.66                             | 2.44                     | 5.52      | 3.79                             | 1.73                      |
|               | Sikkim           | Sikkim PD          | 2.73      | 2.55                             | 0.18                      | 2.76      | 3.24                             | (0.48)                   | 3.10      | 3.49                             | (0.39)                    |
|               | West Bengal      | WBSEDCL            | 4.47      | 4.50                             | (0.03)                    | 4.92      | 4.95                             | (0.03)                   | 4.89      | 4.90                             | (0.01)                    |
|               | Odisha           | NESCO              | 3.53      | 3.35                             | 0.18                      | 4.24      | 4.09                             | 0.15                     | 3.93      | 3.84                             | 0.09                      |
|               |                  | SESCO              | 2.45      | 2.37                             | 0.08                      | 3.34      | 3.22                             | 0.12                     | 3.33      | 3.29                             | 0.04                      |
|               |                  | WESCO              | 3.36      | 3.28                             | 0.08                      | 4.00      | 3.79                             | 0.21                     | 3.92      | 3.79                             | 0.13                      |
|               |                  | CESU               | 3.34      | 2.98                             | 0.36                      | 3.80      | 3.38                             | 0.43                     | 3.91      | 3.66                             | 0.25                      |
| Eastern Total | Eastern Total    |                    | 4.71      | 3.89                             | 0.82                      | 4.93      |                                  |                          | 4.68      | 4.42                             |                           |
| North         | Arunachal        |                    |           |                                  |                           |           | 4.40                             | 0.52                     |           |                                  | 0.26                      |
| Eastern       | Pradesh          | Arunachal PD       | 5.67      | 1.51                             | 4.16                      | 5.37      | 1.41                             | 3.96                     | 8.03      | 1.43                             | 6.59                      |
|               | Assam            | APDCL              | 4.64      | 3.70                             | 0.93                      | 5.06      | 4.12                             | 0.94                     | 5.16      | 4.15                             | 1.00                      |
|               | Manipur          | Manipur PD         | 6.88      | 1.97                             | 4.91                      | 6.98      | 2.10                             | 4.88                     | 5.20      | 2.20                             | 3.01                      |
|               |                  | MeECL              | 4.39      | 3.18                             | 1.21                      |           |                                  |                          |           |                                  |                           |
|               | Meghalaya        | MePDCL             |           |                                  |                           | 5.21      | 3.65                             | 1.56                     | 3.39      | 3.21                             | 0.18                      |
|               | Mizoram          | Mizoram PD         | 5.68      | 2.93                             | 2.75                      | 6.77      | 2.46                             | 4.31                     | 6.35      | 2.34                             | 4.00                      |
|               | Nagaland         | Nagaland PD        | 5.66      | 2.04                             | 3.62                      | 5.57      | 2.05                             | 3.53                     | 4.57      | 1.54                             | 3.03                      |
|               | Tripura          | TSECL              | 4.39      | 3.13                             | 1.26                      | 4.34      | 2.98                             | 1.36                     | 3.74      | 3.27                             | 0.47                      |
| North         | Total            |                    | 4.86      | 3.22                             | 1.64                      | 5.23      | 3.47                             | 1.75                     | 4.94      | 3.48                             |                           |
| Eastern       |                  |                    |           |                                  |                           |           |                                  |                          |           |                                  | 1.46                      |
| Northern      | Delhi            | BSES Rajdhani BSES | 5.69      | 5.78                             | (0.09)                    | 5.97      | 6.00 5.96                        | (0.03) (0.03)            | 6.10 6.52 | 6.11 6.54                        | (0.01) (0.02)             |
|               |                  | Yamuna             | 5.79      | 5.84                             | (0.04)                    | 5.92      |                                  |                          |           |                                  |                           |
|               |                  | TPDDL              | 5.02      | 5.46                             | (0.44)                    | 4.71      | 5.06                             | (0.35)                   | 4.97      | 5.34                             | (0.38)                    |
|               | Haryana          | DHBVNL UHBVNL      | 5.88 7.82 | 3.56 3.18                        | 2.32 4.64                 | 4.76 5.52 | 4.10 4.35                        | 0.66 1.17                | 4.96 5.55 | 4.34                             | 0.62                      |
|               | Himachal Pradesh | HPSEB              | 4.80      | 4.26                             | 0.54                      |           | 4.40                             | 0.35                     | 4.83      | 4.86                             | 0.69                      |
|               | Jammu & Kashmir  | Ltd.               |           |                                  |                           | 4.75      |                                  |                          |           | 4.77                             | 0.07                      |
|               | Punjab           | J&K PDD            | 4.03      | 1.29                             | 2.74                      | 4.10      | 1.43                             | 2.66                     | 3.20      | 1.32                             | 1.88                      |
|               |                  | PSPCL              | 3.96      | 3.85                             | 0.11                      | 4.49      | 4.51                             | (0.02)                   | 4.71      | 4.77                             | (0.06)                    |
|               | Rajasthan        | AVVNL              | 8.35      | 3.11                             | 5.24                      | 6.19      | 3.72                             | 2.47                     | 7.14      | 4.20                             | 2.94                      |
|               |                  | JDVVNL             | 6.66      | 2.73                             | 3.93                      | 5.81      | 3.38                             | 2.43                     | 6.49      | 3.80                             | 2.69                      |
|               |                  | JVVNL              | 6.04      | 3.12                             | 2.92                      | 5.51      | 3.61                             | 1.90                     | 6.16      | 3.79                             | 2.37                      |
|               |                  |                    |           |                                  |                           |           |                                  |                          |           | 3.19                             |                           |
|               | Uttar Pradesh    | DVVN               | 4.37      | 2.60                             | 1.77                      | 4.97      | 3.03                             | 1.94                     | 6.18      |                                  | 2.99                      |
|               |                  | MVVN               | 4.59      | 3.18                             | 1.41                      | 4.92      | 3.37                             | 1.55                     | 6.18      | 3.89                             | 2.29                      |
|               |                  | Pash VVN           | 4.23      | 3.35                             | 0.88                      | 4.48      | 3.93                             | 0.55                     | 5.71      | 4.39                             | 1.32                      |
|               |                  | Poorv VVN          | 4.46      | 3.03                             | 1.43                      | 4.78      | 3.20                             | 1.58                     | 6.53      | 4.11                             | 2.42                      |
|               | Uttarakhand      | Ut PCL             | 2.97      | 2.91                             | 0.06                      | 3.20      | 3.18                             | 0.03 1.03                | 3.09      | 3.36                             | (0.27)                    |
| Northern      | Total            |                    | 5.23      | 3.50                             | 1.72                      | 4.99      | 3.96                             |                          | 5.53      | 4.29                             | 1.24                      |
| Southern      | Pradesh          | APCPDCL            | 4.07      | 3.67                             | 0.40                      | 6.71      | 4.50                             | 2.21                     | 4.90      | 4.65                             | 0.25                      |
|               |                  | APEPDCL            | 4.24      | 3.49                             | 0.75                      | 5.89      | 4.57                             | 1.32                     | 4.62      | 4.52                             | 0.10                      |
|               |                  | APNPDCL            | 4.06      | 3.41                             | 0.65                      | 7.05      | 4.24                             | 2.80                     | 4.71      | 4.68                             | 0.03                      |
|               |                  | APSPDCL            | 4.28      | 3.89                             | 0.38                      | 7.01      | 4.46                             | 2.54                     | 4.94      | 4.74                             | 0.20                      |
|               | Karnataka        | BESCOM             | 3.73      | 3.78                             | (0.04)                    | 4.35      | 4.20                             | 0.16                     | 4.40      | 4.43                             | (0.03)                    |
|               |                  | CHESCOM            | 3.88      |                                  |                           |           |                                  |                          |           |                                  | 0.10                      |
|               |                  |                    |           | 3.42                             | 0.46                      | 4.18      | 3.63                             | 0.55                     | 3.93      | 3.82                             |                           |

| HESCOM   |   3.85 |   3.89 | (0.04)   |   4.38 |   4.42 | (0.04)   |   4.75 |   4.20 | 0.55   |
|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|
| MESCOM   |   4.18 |   4.20 | (0.02)   |   4.53 |   4.54 | (0.01)   |   4.81 |   4.81 | (0.00) |

|                | Kerala         | KSEB                    | 3.96   | 4.08   | (0.12)   | 5.64   | 5.76   | (0.12)   |   4.80 |   4.92 | (0.11)   |
|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|
|                |                | KSEBL                   |        |        |          |        |        |          |   5.41 |   5.38 | 0.03     |
|                | Puducherry     | Puducherr y PD          | 3.18   | 2.66   | 0.51     | 3.77   | 2.81   | 0.96     |   3.82 |   3.61 | 0.21     |
|                | Tamil Nadu     | TANGEDCO                | 5.22   | 3.30   | 1.92     | 6.42   | 4.62   | 1.79     |   6.52 |   4.71 | 1.81     |
| Southern Total | Southern Total |                         | 4.36   | 3.60   | 0.77     | 5.90   | 4.54   | 1.36     |   5.28 |   4.62 | 0.66     |
| Western        | Chattisgarh    | CSPDCL                  | 3.82   | 2.78   | 1.04     | 3.26   | 3.03   | 0.22     |   3.43 |   3.15 | 0.28     |
|                | Goa            | Goa PD                  | 3.11   | 2.39   | 0.72     | 3.55   | 2.77   | 0.78     |   3.35 |   3.34 | 0.01     |
|                | Gujarat        | DGVCL                   | 4.60   | 4.67   | (0.07)   | 5.01   | 5.04   | (0.02)   |   5.36 |   5.41 | (0.05)   |
|                |                | MGVCL                   | 4.08   | 4.13   | (0.05)   | 4.31   | 4.33   | (0.02)   |   4.55 |   4.58 | (0.03)   |
|                |                | PGVCL                   | 3.27   | 3.27   | (0.01)   | 3.42   | 3.42   | (0.00)   |   3.71 |   3.72 | (0.01)   |
|                |                | UGVCL                   | 3.52   | 3.52   | (0.01)   | 3.65   | 3.66   | (0.01)   |   3.93 |   3.94 | (0.01)   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | 3.84   | 3.05   | 0.79     | 4.55   | 3.49   | 1.06     |   4.89 |   3.33 | 1.56     |
|                |                | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | 3.45   | 3.10   | 0.35     | 4.58   | 3.78   | 0.80     |   4.89 |   3.89 | 1.00     |
|                |                | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | 4.36   | 3.37   | 0.99     | 4.53   | 3.56   | 0.97     |   4.94 |   3.73 | 1.21     |
|                | Maharashtra    | MSEDCL                  | 4.14   | 4.14   | 0.00     | 4.80   | 4.75   | 0.06     |   5.34 |   5.22 | 0.12     |
| Western Total  | Western Total  |                         | 3.91   | 3.69   | 0.22     | 4.33   | 4.10   | 0.23     |   4.72 |   4.40 | 0.32     |
| Grand Total    | Grand Total    |                         | 4.55   | 3.62   | 0.94     | 5.04   | 4.19   | 0.85     |   5.15 |   4.41 | 0.73     |

Gap= ACS-Avg Revenue

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