Question : FUNDS TO MADHYA PRADESH UNDER APDRP



(a) the details of the funds sanctioned to Government of Madhya Pradesh under Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme for transmission and distribution for R&M/R&U during 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03;

(b) the reason for gap between the sanctioned amount and the amount released; and

(c) the time by which the remaining funds are likely to be provided to Madhya Pradesh?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) : Details of the funds sanctioned to Madhya Pradesh under the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) are as under :

(Rs./Crore)
Scheme(s)# 2000-01 2002-03
APDRP Component APDRP Release APDRP Component APDRP Release
Sub-transmission & Distribution 29.12 29.15 299.49 74.74
Renovation & Modernization and Renovation & Uprating 11.17 11.17 - -
# No releases in 2001-02


(b) : Total funds for the APDRP component were released for the financial year 2000-01. No funds were sanctioned or released in 2001-02. 25% of the sanctioned funds have been released as the first tranche as per the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed by the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB).

(c) : The release of balance funds would depend up on the utilization of already released funds by MPSEB and on having achieved the milestones as agreed by MPSEB in the MoA.