Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

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The Expenditure of Supply Division for the year 2003-
2004 was Rs.1504.92 crs and for the year 2004-2005 is
Rs. 1407.60 Crs. The decrease in expenditure of Rs.
97.32 crs. is mainly due to the following reasons.
Though the total units purchased from TEC in the
financial year 2004-2005 are 3962 million units against the
total of 3882 million units purchased in the financial year
2003-2004, the cost of Electric Energy purchased in bulk
from TEC has decreased by Rs. 154.43 crs. This is due to
decrease in Fuel Adjustment Charges by Rs. 269.10 and
increase in cost of energy by Rs. 114.67 Crs. The
distribution expenses has increased by Rs. 0.53 crs. The
break-up of the same is as under:-
(Rs. in Crores)
1) Salary Wages +2.01
2) Repair and Maintainence -2.01
3) Cost of Bus Token & Passes +0.06
4) Other operating expenses +0.47
+ 0.53
The share of General Administration expenses for
Supply Division has increased by Rs. 8.12 Crores, which
includes payment of VRS compensation and interim relief
amounting to Rs. 0.25 Crs. and Rs. 1.99 Crs. and also
payment of Gratuity to staff amounting to Rs. 2.76 Crs. and
other expenditure Rs. 3.12 Crs. Provision towards
Depreciaton and Additional Depreciation has increased by
Rs. 3.35 Crores. Expenditure on account of Interest on
Internal Funds has increased by Rs. 23.96 Crs. as the
provision for interest on Internal Fund is made on the basis
of value of the assets instead of equally changed to supply
and Bus Division as it was done in the earlier years.
Expenditure towards interest charges paid on borrowing has
increased by Rs. 0.45 Crs. crores.