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HARYANA STATE PROFILE 2
State Reports (Vol.-III)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
GENERAL OVERVIEW
Haryana has a total area of 44,212 sq km with a population of around 225 lakh in
2004-05. The per capita income in the State at current prices is around Rs 32,712, next
only to Punjab. The contributory factor towards the accelerated development of the
State is on account of rapid growth in the services sector and economic advancementtaking
place in the districts coming under the National Capital Region.
The State had a total cropped area of around 64 lakh hectares in 2003-04 and has
around six lakh agricultural pumpsets. About 80 per cent population of the State is
engaged in agricultural activities, directly or indirectly. Apart from meeting its own
requirement of foodgrains, Haryana also contributes about 45 lakh tonnes of
foodgrains to the Central Pool annually. There is a network of canals and an effective
lift irrigation system for the arid areas of the State and electricity is supplied on
subsidised rates to the agricultural sector. The State achieved 100 per cent
electrification of all its villages way back in November 1970. The average connected
load of the agricultural consumers had reached 5.8 kW per pumpset in March 2000
from 4.7 kW in 1990. Electricity consumption increased to 2,543 MU in 1989-90 and
to 4,570 MU in 1999-00.
BACKGROUND OF POWER SECTOR REFORMS
Haryana adopted the reform model based on the study of the power sector undertaken
by the World Bank in 1995-96, which had recommended comprehensive reforms of
the electricity sector in the State. In order to undertake power sector reforms, the State
enacted the Haryana Electricity Reforms Act, 1997. The objectives of the reforms as
per the said Act were:
(a) Creating financially viable electricity sector;
(b) Creating an environment to attract private investment;
(c) Promote competition; and
(d) Provide over all development of the electricity sector in an efficient, economical
and competitive manner.
2 Source: Haryana Government website: http://haryana.gov.in/
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