(a) whether Delhi Vidyut Board has been incurring heavy losses
unabated;
(b) if so, the losses incurred by the DVB during each of the last three
years; and
(c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to
contain such losses?
(a) whether Delhi Vidyut Board has been incurring heavy losses
unabated;
(b) if so, the losses incurred by the DVB during each of the last three
years; and
(c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to
contain such losses?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b) : Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB), which is under the administrative
and financial control of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, has informed that the
Board has been incurring losses during the previous years and the losses
incurred by DVB during the last three years were Rs.536.31 crores
during 1997-98, Rs.1038.95 crores (Provisional) during 1998-99 and
Rs.1103.40 crores (Provisional) during 1999-2000.
(c) : Delhi Vidyut Board has informed that they have taken several
steps to reduce its T&D losses, which inter-alia, include augmentation of
T&D System; installation of shunt capacitors; replacement of defective
meters; improvement in billing and collection procedure; liberalization of
commercial polices; holding of camps in unauthorized colonies for
sanction of `on the spot electric connections` to avoid theft of electricity
and bring the electricity users in main-stream. Besides, the
Enforcement/Distribution Department of DVB conducts raids in theft
prone areas to curb the menace of power theft