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No amendment proposal related to agriculture sector in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Rs. 1,56,555 Crore Power Subsidy provided during FY 21-22: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

No amendment proposal related to agriculture sector in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Rs. 1,56,555 Crore Power Subsidy provided during FY 21-22: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 covers amendments related to power sector. There is no amendment proposal related to agriculture sector in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Further, the provision of subsidy as in the present Act i.e. Electricity Act, 2003 is not proposed to be changed and the State Governments can continue to give subsidy to farmers and other consumers as they are doing at present.

As per Electricity Act, 2003 the subsidy to specific categories of consumers including domestic and farmers is decided by State Governments. The State-wise Tariff subsidy details for last five years for 2017-18 to 2021-22 are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

Tariff Subsidy Details

Rs. in Crs.

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-

22(Provisional figures)

  Tariff Subsidy Received Tariff Subsidy Received Tariff Subsidy Received Tariff Subsidy Received Tariff Subsidy Received
State Sector   84,399   96,951   1,12,505   1,09,039  
Andaman & Nicobar Islands        
Andaman & Nicobar PD        
Andhra Pradesh   3,371   1,250   9,192   3,781 8774
APCPDCL               662 1917
APEPDCL   251   227   1,759   727 2646
APNPDCL                
APSPDCL   3,120   1,023   7,433   2,392 4211
Arunachal Pradesh          
Arunachal PD          
Assam   527   552   477   603 480
APDCL   527   552   477   603 480
Bihar   3,078   5,089   5,193   5,494 6578
NBPDCL   1,292   2,453   3,115   2,456 2970
SBPDCL   1,787   2,636   2,078   3,038 3608
Chandigarh          
Chandigarh PD          
Chhattisgarh   2,766   2,079   4,651   4,195 4341
CSPDCL   2,766   2,079   4,651   4,195 4341
Dadra & Nagar Haveli        
DNHPDCL        
Daman & Diu        
Daman & Diu PD        
Goa   43   253   329   342 412
Goa PD   43   253   329   342 412
Gujarat   4,206   6,944   6,683   6,911 9165
DGVCL   203   342   332   368 479
MGVCL   288   473   436   407 496
PGVCL   1,732   2,831   2,590   2,670 3714
UGVCL   1,983   3,297   3,324   3,467 4475
Haryana   7,603   7,352   6,991   5,566 6740
DHBVNL   3,043   2,978   3,154   2,784 3464
UHBVNL   4,560   4,373   3,838   2,783 3276
Himachal Pradesh   360   574   514   520 420
HPSEBL   360   574   514   520 420

 

Jammu & Kashmir   1,200   1,200   900   1,200
JKPDD   1,200   1,200   900   1,200
Jharkhand     595   1,350   1,000 2072
JSEB        
JBVNL     595   1,350   1,000 2072
Karnataka   8,739   9,088   11,120   11,148 19312
BESCOM   1,870   2,269   2,536   2,693 4246
CHESCOM   1,189   1,416   1,432   1,551 3059
GESCOM   1,740   1,697   2,055   1,888 3135
HESCOM   3,295   3,077   4,204   4,135 7376
MESCOM   645   629   893   881 1495
Kerala     402   394   530 387
KSEBL     402   394   530 387
Lakshadweep        
Lakshadweep ED        
Ladakh PD         43
Madhya Pradesh   9,192   9,384   13,438   13,864 21418
MPMKVVCL   2,273   2,489   4,346   4,497 7205
MPPaKVVCL   4,388   4,350   5,681   5,700 8348
MPPoKVVCL   2,531   2,545   3,411   3,667 5864
Maharashtra   8,744   11,662   10,022   8,185 10462
MSEDCL   8,744   11,662   10,022   8,185 10462
BEST        
Manipur   213   120   120   269 272
MSPDCL   213   120   120   269 272
Meghalaya     18   10   18 20
MePDCL     18   10   18 20
Mizoram   244   150   400  
Mizoram PD   244   150   400  
Nagaland   269      
Nagaland PD   269      
Odisha        
CESU          
TPCODL              
NESCO Utility        
SOUTHCO Utility        
TPSODL              
WESCO Utility        
TPWODL              
Puducherry        
Puducherry PD        
Punjab   6,578   9,036   9,395   9,657 11888
PSPCL   6,578   9,036   9,395   9,657 11888
Rajasthan   8,759   7,681   7,384   12,767 19873
AVVNL   2,139   2,019   1,810   3,023 4983
JdVVNL   4,091   3,368   3,096   5,734 8835
JVVNL   2,529   2,294   2,478   4,010 6055
Sikkim        
Sikkim PD        
Tamil Nadu   7,725   7,694   8,053   8,270 8932
TANGEDCO   7,725   7,694   8,053   8,270 8932

 

 

Telangana   3,928   4,651   4,742   5,652 5652
TSNPDCL   3,330   3,501   3,569   4,254 4254
TSSPDCL   598   1,150   1,173   1,398 1398
Tripura   30   20     40 47
TSECL   30   20     40 47
Uttar Pradesh   5,800   10,070   10,120   7,661 14516
DVVNL   1,865   2,266   2,180   1,686 3770
KESCO        
MVVNL   1,343   2,700   1,886   1,345 3664
PaVVNL   912   1,728   2,765   2,176 3304
PuVVNL   1,681   3,376   3,289   2,454 3778
Uttarakhand        
UPCL        
West Bengal   1,024   1,087   1,028   1,365 1531
WBSEDCL   1,024   1,087   1,028   1,365 1531
Private Sector   1,672   1,700   2,380   2,910  
Delhi   1,672   1,700   2,380   2,910 3220
BRPL   720   785   1,069   1,312 1430
BYPL   468   423   641   797 868
TPDDL   484   493   670   801 922
Gujarat        
Torrent Power

Ahmedabad

       
Torrent Power Surat        
Maharashtra          
AEML          
Uttar Pradesh        
NPCL        
West Bengal        
CESC        
IPCL        
Grand Total   86,072   98,651   1,14,885   1,11,949 1,56,555

This information was given by the Union Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Lok Sabha Today.

Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network