Ministry of Power
Implementation of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
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02 AUG 2023 8:03PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the status of repayment of the bonds issued by the State Governments and the DISCOMs under the UDAY scheme. The Minister informed that as per OM dated 20th November, 2015 of UDAY Scheme (Clause 7), for Operational and Financial Turnaround of Power Distribution Companies–
State will issue non-SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) including SDL (State Development Loans) bonds in the market or directly to the respective bank/ financial Institution holding the DISCOM debts to the appropriate extent. Proceeds realized from issue of the bonds to the banks / Financial Institutions (FIs) shall be entirely transferred by the State to DISCOMs, which in turn shall discharge the corresponding amount of Banks / FIs debts.
Non SLR bonds issued by the State will have a maturity period of 10-15 years with a moratorium on repayment of principal up to 5 years, as required by the State.
The Minister informed that the summary of bonds issued under UDAY scheme is as below. The maturity period of these bonds varies from State to State and is between 5 and 15 years.
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SUMMARY OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER UDAY SCHEME
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Sl. No.
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State
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Discom Liabilities (as per MoU) as on
30-09-2015
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Discom Liabilities to be restructured as on 30-09-2015
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Total Bonds issued by State till date
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Total Bonds issued by Discom till date
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Total bond issued under UDAY till date
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Remaining Bonds to be issued by State
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Remaining Bonds to be issued by Discoms
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1
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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14721
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14721
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8256
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0
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8256
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0
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6465
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2
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ASSAM
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1510
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No bonds have been issued by the Govt. of Assam as the state took over loss in the form of grant and equity.
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3
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BIHAR
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3109
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3109
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2332
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777
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3109
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0
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0
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4
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CHHATISGARH
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1740
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870
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870
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0
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870
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0
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0
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5
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HARYANA
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34602
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34518
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25951
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0
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25951
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0
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8566
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6
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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3854
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3854
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2891
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0
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2891
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0
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963
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7
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JAMMU & KASHMIR
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3538
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3538
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3538
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0
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3538
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0
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0
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8
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JHARKHAND
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6718
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6136
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6136
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0
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6136
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0
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0
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9
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MADHYA PRADESH
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34739
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7360
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7360
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0
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7360
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0
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0
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10
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MAHARASHTRA
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22097
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6613
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4960
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0
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4960
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0
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1653
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11
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MEGHALAYA
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167
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167
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125
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0
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125
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0
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42
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12
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PUNJAB
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20838
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20262
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15629
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0
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15629
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0
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4633
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13
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RAJASTHAN
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80530
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76120
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59722
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12368
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72090
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0
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4030
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14
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TAMIL NADU
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30420
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30420
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22815
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0
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22815
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0
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7605
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15
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TELANGANA
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11897
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11244
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8923
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0
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8923
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0
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2321
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16
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UTTAR PRADESH
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53935
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50125
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39133
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10377
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49510
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0
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616
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TOTAL
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324415
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269057
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208641
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23522
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232163.29
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0
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36894.35
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%age of Bonds issued to total debts to be restructured
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86%
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Note: States - Goa, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, Manipur, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tripura, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram have only opted for operational parameters under UDAY, hence, their debt was not taken over by State.
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Giving the details of the States that have achieved or failed to achieve the targets of reducing Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses and eliminating Average Cost of Supply-Average Realisable Revenue (ACS-ARR) gap under the UDAY scheme, the Minister informed that as a result of participation of DISCOMs under UDAY and other efficiency measures, State Power Distribution Utilities reported improvements which include:
AT&C losses have reduced from 23.70% in FY 2015-16 to 20.73% in FY 2019-20.
ACS-ARR Gap: The Gap between Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and the Average Revenue Realized (ARR) reduced from Rs. 0.54 per Unit in FY 2015-16 to Rs. 0.50 per Unit in FY 2019-20.
State-wise details of AT&C losses and ACS-ARR gap are given below.
AT&C LOSS
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State
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FY 2015-16
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FY 2016-17
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FY 2017-18
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FY 2018-19
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FY 2019-20
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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30.28
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23.43
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23.34
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Andhra Pradesh
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10.36
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13.77
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14.15
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25.67
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10.77
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Arunachal Pradesh
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54.58
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53.64
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51.08
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52.53
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40.49
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Assam
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26.02
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20.11
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17.64
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20.19
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23.39
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Bihar
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43.30
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43.34
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33.51
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33.30
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39.95
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Chandigarh
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9.56
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13.50
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15.86
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Chhattisgarh
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22.10
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23.87
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20.74
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24.96
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18.46
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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6.55
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5.45
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3.56
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Daman & Diu
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17.11
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6.19
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4.07
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Delhi
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12.44
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10.79
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9.87
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9.12
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8.26
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Goa
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19.77
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24.33
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10.48
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17.61
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11.41
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Gujarat
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16.23
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14.42
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12.19
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13.06
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10.95
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Haryana
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29.27
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26.42
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21.78
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18.08
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18.26
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Himachal Pradesh
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9.68
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11.48
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11.08
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12.46
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13.33
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Jammu & Kashmir
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58.75
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59.96
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53.67
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49.94
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60.46
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Jharkhand
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33.34
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40.83
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44.72
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28.33
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37.13
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Karnataka
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17.13
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16.84
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15.61
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19.82
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17.58
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Kerala
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12.40
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13.42
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12.81
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9.10
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13.12
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Lakshadweep
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19.15
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26.82
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13.69
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Madhya Pradesh
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27.37
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26.80
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30.51
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36.63
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30.38
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Maharashtra
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21.74
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22.84
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14.07
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15.30
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18.56
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Manipur
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31.72
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33.01
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27.46
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25.26
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23.30
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Meghalaya
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45.98
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38.81
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41.19
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35.22
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31.67
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Mizoram
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35.18
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24.98
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16.16
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16.20
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20.66
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Nagaland
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33.44
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38.50
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110.85
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65.73
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64.79
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Odisha
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38.60
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37.19
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33.59
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31.55
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28.94
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Puducherry
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22.43
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21.34
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19.19
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19.77
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18.45
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Punjab
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15.88
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14.46
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17.31
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11.28
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14.35
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Rajasthan
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31.59
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27.33
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24.07
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28.25
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29.86
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Sikkim
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43.89
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35.62
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32.48
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41.83
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28.77
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Tamil Nadu
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16.83
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18.23
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19.47
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17.86
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15.00
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Telangana
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14.01
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15.19
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19.40
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18.41
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21.92
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Tripura
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32.68
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28.95
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30.04
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38.03
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35.71
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Uttar Pradesh
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39.76
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40.91
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37.34
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32.75
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29.64
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Uttarakhand
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18.01
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16.68
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16.34
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17.45
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20.35
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West Bengal
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28.08
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27.83
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22.71
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19.66
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17.76
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Grand Total
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23.70
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23.72
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21.57
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21.64
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20.73
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ACS-ARR GAP on Tariff Subsidy received (excluding Regulatory Income and Revenue Grant under UDAY for loan takeover)
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State
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FY 2015-16
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FY 2016-17
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FY 2017-18
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FY 2018-19
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FY 2019-20
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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19.40
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19.19
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19.24
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Andhra Pradesh
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0.80
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0.52
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0.09
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2.63
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(0.18)
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0.49
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3.65
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3.66
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4.47
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4.90
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Assam
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0.23
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0.06
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(0.32)
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(0.32)
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(1.04)
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Bihar
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0.46
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0.51
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0.68
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0.61
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0.91
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Chandigarh
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(1.12)
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(0.64)
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(0.27)
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Chhattisgarh
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(0.01)
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0.21
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0.16
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0.24
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0.02
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0.01
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(0.02)
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(0.03)
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Daman & Diu
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(0.26)
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0.61
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0.52
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Delhi
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(0.37)
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(0.08)
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(0.08)
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(0.22)
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0.20
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Goa
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0.71
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0.70
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(0.23)
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0.27
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0.61
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Gujarat
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(0.02)
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(0.05)
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(0.11)
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(0.05)
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(0.11)
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Haryana
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0.16
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0.04
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(0.08)
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(0.05)
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(0.06)
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Himachal Pradesh
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(0.31)
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0.18
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0.03
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(0.09)
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(0.03)
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Jammu & Kashmir
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3.00
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2.65
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1.85
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1.72
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2.03
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Jharkhand
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0.93
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1.39
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0.16
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0.57
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0.87
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Karnataka
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0.33
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0.53
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0.36
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0.68
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0.37
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Kerala
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0.30
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0.62
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0.32
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0.05
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0.10
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Lakshadweep
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19.11
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21.37
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20.58
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Madhya Pradesh
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0.87
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0.81
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0.88
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1.33
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0.69
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Maharashtra
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0.43
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0.59
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0.25
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(0.22)
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0.27
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Manipur
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0.02
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0.06
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0.08
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0.06
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0.06
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Meghalaya
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0.82
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1.66
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1.16
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0.85
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1.86
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Mizoram
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2.06
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2.12
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2.13
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3.70
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0.57
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Nagaland
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0.20
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0.81
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1.22
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1.30
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1.21
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Odisha
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0.39
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0.38
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0.32
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0.60
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0.34
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Puducherry
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(0.02)
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0.03
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(0.02)
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0.13
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0.97
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Punjab
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0.53
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0.65
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0.48
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(0.07)
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0.17
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Rajasthan
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1.83
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1.79
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1.49
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1.50
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1.49
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Sikkim
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2.09
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1.20
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0.25
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0.02
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1.71
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Tamil Nadu
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0.67
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0.50
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1.41
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1.80
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1.75
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Telangana
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0.74
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1.23
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1.11
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1.38
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1.09
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Tripura
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0.42
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0.10
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(0.08)
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(0.14)
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0.30
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Uttar Pradesh
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0.29
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0.33
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0.42
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0.52
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0.32
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Uttarakhand
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0.10
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0.24
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0.18
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0.56
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0.21
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West Bengal
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0.52
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0.36
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(0.01)
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0.10
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0.22
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Grand Total
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0.54
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0.59
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0.49
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0.66
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0.50
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Providing the details of the challenges and constraints faced in the implementation and monitoring of the UDAY scheme and the steps taken to address them, the Minister informed that the Ministry of Power vide Office Memorandum dated 19.01.2016 constituted Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Power) and the progress of the scheme and challenges faced were regularly reviewed during the Monitoring Committee meetings. No major challenges were reported for implementation of scheme. The period of the scheme was from FY2015-16 to FY2019-20.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, August 2, 2023.
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