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
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.
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