Tamil Nadu has topped the chart in terms of loans being sanctioned for state power distribution companies (discoms) under the Rs 1.2 lakh crore liquidity infusion scheme, with the state’s share of credit standing at Rs 30,230 crore. The southern state is followed by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, with their state discoms being sanctioned loans of Rs 20,940 crore and Rs 14,310 crore, respectively.
Other major beneficiary states/Union Territories (UTs) in terms of sanctioned credit are Telangana (Rs 12,652 crore), Jammu and Kashmir (Rs 11,024 crore), Karnataka (Rs 7,247 crore) and Andhra Pradesh (Rs 6,600 crore). State-run non-banking finance firms Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC Ltd, which are implementing the scheme, have sanctioned loans worth Rs 1,18,273 crore so far under the liquidity infusion scheme for discoms.
