(a) the details of the funds sanctioned under the Re-structured Accelerated
Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) to various States
during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has taken any decision regarding providing
assistance/benefits under the R-APDRP to the States including Odisha wherein
distribution of electricity has been privatised; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)
(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 14
TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 22.11.2012 REGARDING RE-STRUCTURED
ACCELERATED POWER DEVELOPMENT AND REFORMS PROGRAMME.
(a) : Government of India approved Restructured-Accelerated
Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) as a Central Sector Scheme in July,
2008. The focus of R-APDRP is on actual demonstrable performance by utilities in terms
of sustained AT&C loss reduction in the project areas. Projects under the scheme are
taken up in two parts in towns having population more than 30,000 (10,000 for special
category States) as per census 2001. Part-A of the scheme is for establishing IT enabled
system for energy accounting / auditing, customer care, computerized billing and
collection etc., Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for cities with a
population of 4 lacs and Annual Energy Input of 350 MU and Part-B projects are for
up-gradation, augmentation & strengthening of electrical infrastructure in projects towns.
Under R-APDRP, no funds are allocated to States but are released in the form of loans
against sanctioned projects in installments based on progress of projects and on
achieving pre-defined milestones. So far, under R-APDRP, projects worth
Rs.32323.70 crores (Part-A: Rs.6638.79 crores covering 1402 towns and 63 SCADA projects
in 63 towns; Part-B: Rs.25684.91 crores in 1134 towns) have been sanctioned. Cumulatively
an amount of Rs.6304.96 Crore has been disbursed under R-APDRP, for sanctioned projects.
The total amount of central financial assistance sanctioned and disbursed to various state
power utilities under the R-APDRP Programme during each of last three financial years and
the current year is enclosed at Annex.
(b) & (c) : R-APDRP was launched as Central sector scheme for XI Plan to provide
financial assistance to state power Distribution Utilities. As per approved scheme,
areas under private utilities including that of Odisha are not covered under Re-structured
Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R- APDRP). Proposal for inclusion of
areas under Private Utilities in R-APDRP is under consideration of Government of India.