Outlay in the power sector since Sixth Five Year Plan

November 3, 2014

Author: OGD PMU Team

Infrastructure particularly power sector has been a high priority area for the country. Since First Five Year Plan itself, power sector has got a high share in the total outlay envisaged in the Five Year Plans – Power Sector had got 19% of the outlay on all sectors for the country as a whole during First Five Year Plan. It had got maximum proportion of the outlay on all sectors i.e. 20.1% during Sixth Plan and lowest proportion i.e. 8.9% during Second Plan and second lowest proportion i.e. 11.7% during Eleventh Plan.

Outlay on Power sector has increased from Rs. 19265.4 crores in Sixth Plan (1980-85) to Rs.960542.4 crores in Twelfth Plan (2012-17) showing an increase of Rs.941277 crores. It has increased by 4885.84% from Sixth Five Year Plan to Twelfth Five Year Plan.

The five year plan wise growth is as follows: Outlay on Power sector increased from Rs. 19265.4 crores in Sixth Plan (1985-90) to Rs.34273.5 crores in Seventh Plan (1985-90) showing an increase of Rs.15008.1 crores (77.9%). It increased further to Rs.79589.3 crores in Eighth Plan (1992-97) showing an increase of Rs.45315.8 crores (132.22%). Subsequently, it increased to Rs.124225 crores in Ninth Plan (1997-2002) showing an increase of Rs.44635.7 crores (56.08%); to Rs.205021.2 crores in Tenth Plan (2002-07) showing an increase of Rs.80796.2 crores (65.04%); and to Rs.473745.5 crores in Eleventh Plan (2007-12) showing an increase of Rs.268724.3 crores (131.07%). Finally, Outlay on Power sector increased from Rs. 473745.5 crores in Eleventh Plan to Rs.960542.4 crores in Twelfth Plan (2012-17) showing an increase of Rs.486796.9 crores (102.75%) i.e. more than double in view of the increasing deficit in power supply in the country.

The highest overall growth rate of 132.22% in Outlay on Power sector was recorded in Eighth Plan (1992-97) showing an increase of Rs.45315.8 crores vis-à-vis outlay in Seventh Plan (1985-90). While, the lowest overall growth rate of 56.08% in Outlay on Power sector was recorded during Ninth Plan (1997-2002).