According to PRAAPTI portal, discoms owed a total of Rs 46,779 crore to power generation companies in July 2018.
Current Affairs :-The remarkable contribution of appropriation utilities from power makers have ascended by more than 57 percent to Rs 73,748 crore in July 2019 contrasted with that month a year ago, indicating worry in the part.
As indicated by PRAAPTI entryway, conveyance organizations owed an aggregate of Rs 46,779 crore to control age organizations in July 2018.
The entrance was propelled in May 2018 to get straightforwardness power buy exchanges among generators and discoms (dispersion organizations).
In July this year, all out past due sum, which was not cleared even following 60 days of beauty period offered by generators, remained at Rs 54,342 crore as against Rs 30,331 crore around the same time in 2018.
Power makers give 60 days time to discoms for taking care of tabs for the stockpile of power. From that point forward, the extraordinary winds up past due and generators charge correctional enthusiasm on that in a large portion of the cases.
So as to offer help to control age organizations, the Center has implemented an installment security instrument from August 1. Under this instrument, discoms are required to open letters of credit for getting force supply.
The information on the entry demonstrates that the extraordinary just as past due sum have expanded over the former month. In June 2019, the complete extraordinary on discoms was Rs 69,905 crore, while the absolute late sum was Rs 51,748 crore.
The June 2019 figures of contribution and overdues have been reconsidered upwards from Rs 46,412 crore and Rs 30,552 crore temporary numbers discharged a month ago on the gateway.
Discoms in Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka represent the significant segment of duty to power creating organizations, taking a more drawn out length of as long as 820 days to make installments, the entry appeared.
Aditi Mehta 