(a) the latest financial status of each State Electricity Board as on last month;
(b) the details of money due to SEBs payable by the respective State
Governments/Union Territories;
(c) whether the Union Government propose to help them; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF POWER ( SHRI ANANT GANGARAM GEETE )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF
STARRED QUESTION NO. 43 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA
ON 04.12.2003 REGARDING FINANCIAL STATUS OF STATE
ELECTRICITY BOARDS.
(a) : As per the latest annual report of the Planning Commission on the
working of State Electricity Boards the commercial losses (without subsidy) of the
SEBs increased from Rs. 4560 crore in 1992-93 to Rs.25259 crore in 2000-01 and
were projected to increase to Rs.33177 crore in 2001-02. State-wise details are
given in annexure.
(b) : The State Governments/Union Territories have been requested to
give the details of money payable by them to their SEBs. The information will be
laid on the Table of the House as soon as it becomes available.
(c) : The dues payable to SEBs by the State Governments on account of
supply of electricity to Government departments as well as subsidy are issues
between the SEBs and their State Governments in which the Union Government
has no role to play.
(d) : Does not arise.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO.43 TO BE
ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2003 REGARDING FINANCIAL STATUS OF STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS.
COMMERCIAL PROFIT/LOSS OF SEBS (without subsidy) (Rs. crore)
Sl.No. SEBs 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual (Prov. ) (RE) (Prov.)
1. Andhra Pr -4 -23 -981 -1255 -939 -1376 -2679 -3117 -2559 -2820
2. Assam -205 -197 -255 -261 -244 -439 -322 -214 -379 -370
3. Bihar -280 -190 -189 -211 -442 -495 -605 -511 -670 -753
4. Delhi (DVB) -207 - 0 -578 -626 -760 -1039 -1103 -1055 -1092
5. Gujarat -519 -493 -550 -1003 -952 -1364 -2039 -3778 -3920 -3491 6. Haryana -404 -507 -468 -554 -635 -765 -704 -1247 -1960 -1949
7 Himachal Pr. 2 -51 19 11 19 -33 -88 -206 -92 -48
8. J & K -225 -293 -347 -363 -507 -661 -835 -793 -990 -1141
9. Karnataka -19 -2 -164 -502 -652 -332 -847 -975 -1675 -2340 10 Kerala -65 -75 -129 -183 -208 -199 -411 -646 -1129 -1354 11 Madhya Pr. -493 -377 -594 -602 -464 -1058 -2655 -3151 -3264 -3682 12 Maharasht 162 189 276 -408 -92 -11 160 -1479 -1404 -3527 13 Meghalaya -8 -3 -21 -20 -15 -26 -50 -53 -44 -49 14 Orissa -85 -196 -136 -231 -375 -392 -538 -187 -216 -230 15 Punjab -626 -693 -681 -644 -603 -943 -1354 -2113 -1477 -1633 16 Rajasthan -260 -415 -412 -430 -498 -640 -1331 -1899 615 -2412 (TRANSCO) 17 Tamil Nadu -258 -302 -2 -77 -257 -296 -741 -1442 -1447 -2510 18 Uttar Pr. -808 -1202 -1152 -1136 -3378 -3692 -3692 -2596 -2534 -2687 19 West Bengal -258 -231 -339 -332 -387 -492 -1089 -842 -1059 -1086
Total -4560 -5060 -6125 -8770 -11305 -13963 -20860 -26353 -25259 -33177
Source: Planning Commission document.