As deadline looms, Centre likely to miss UDAY targets

Going by the current performance, the Centre is likely to miss the final target for reducing losses of the State power distribution utilities (Discoms) under the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY).

The performance in the second half of the current financial year will be crucial for achieving the targets set under the Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY).

According to the latest data shared on the UDAY portal, nationwide Discom losses widened to pre-UDAY levels (November 2015) during the quarter ended June 2019. With the nationwide average AT&C losses (Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses) coming in at 22 per cent by June-end, most Discoms in the country are far from the 15 per cent target set for financial year 2019-20.