PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

The deails of receips and expenditure are as under:
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(Rs. in lakhs)
a) Receipts:
i) Actual amount to be realised during 1997-98 : 231.54
ii) Actual amount realised during the 1997-98 : 231.02
iii) Targeted receipts during the year 1998-99 : 212.00
b) Expenditure:
Plan Non-Plan Total
Actual expenditure during 1996-97 2156.00 265.00 2421.00
Budget Estimates 1997-98 1186.00 250.00 1436.00
Revised Estimates 1997-98 892.00 367.00 1259.00
Actual Expenditure during 576.00 367.00 943.00
Budget Estimates 1998-99 902.00 350.00 1252.00
8.2 HOT LINE TRAINING CNTRE (HLTC), BANGALORE:
8.2.1 To meet the need for adopting safe and secure maintenance method for transmission lines and
sub-stations with the least interruption of power supply, training of personnel in specialised
techniques of hot line maintenances, using hot line tools and bare hand techniques has been
considered necessary. To meet this requirement, the Hot Line Training Centre was set up to
impart quality training to personnel from Electricity Boards and Electricity Supply Undertaking
all over the Country on live line techniques of maintenance of Power Transmision lines (Popularly
known as Hot Line Maintenance Techniques). The stage-I scheme was complted in the year
1981 by way of procurement of tools and equipments and regular training course upto 220
KV level Hot Stick Method are being conducted since then.
The Centre is equipped to train 45 personnel per year. Due to the construction of number of
400 KV lines it was felt neccessary to augement the training facilities and to introduce training
upto 400 KV lines by setting the Centre on a permanent basis. Towards this the revised cost
estimates of stage_II of the scheme was approved by Ministry of Power in Dec., 1997 at a
cost of Rs.865 lakh. This include construction of quarters, administrative building, trainees
hostel and experimental lines etc.
8.2.2 Scope and object of the Institure:
Proper maintenance of transmission/sub-transmission lines and sub-station is essential
for ensuring un-interrupted power supply to consumers. Normally, these works are
carried out after taking shut-downs of the transmission lines. This results in interruption
of power supply and consequent inconvenience to the consumers and also results in