(a) whether the Union Government have received any representations from the
Government of Maharashtra to provide funds for development of the on-going projects
and setting up of new power projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the proposals cleared by the Union Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : The power projects to be set up by various State Governments are funded
out of their State Power Plan outlay which is decided by the respective State
Governments within the approved overall State Plan size. No specific proposal has been
exclusively received from the Government of Maharashtra for setting up of a project. For
the Annual Plan 2001-02, the Government of Maharashtra had proposed an outlay of
Rs.1558.16 crore, which has been recommended by the Working Group. The State
Government has also been provided Rs.134.44 crore under Accelerated Power
Development Programme during 2000-01.