(a) whether most of the States have joined the UDAY scheme and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether over 92% of country’s public sector power distribution sector debt of over Rs. 4 trillion has been covered by UDAY; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER,
COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES
( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )
(a) : Yes, Madam. So far, Twenty Six (26) States and one (01) UT namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Puducherry have joined Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for financial and operational turnaround of their DISCOMs.
(b) & (c) : Out of Rs.375430.00 crores debt of state owned power distribution utilities, as existing on 31-03-2015, UDAY States account for Rs.3,62,231.00 crores of debt.
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