India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
State/ UT
Sanctioned Cost of Smart Metering works (Rs. crore)
Sanctioned Cost of IT/OT works* (Rs. crore)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
54
-
2
Andhra Pradesh
4,128
120
3
Arunachal Pradesh
184
22
4
Assam
4,050
62
5
Bihar
2,021
406
6
Chhattisgarh
4,105
121
7
Delhi
13
-
8
Goa
469
39
9
Gujarat
10,642
507
10
Haryana
0
276
11
Himachal Pradesh
1,788
82
12
Jammu & Kashmir
1,064
119
13
Jharkhand
858
83
14
Karnataka
0
-
15
Kerala
8,231
238
16
Ladakh
0
-
17
Madhya Pradesh
8,911
425
18
Maharashtra
15,215
171
19
Manipur
121
40
20
Meghalaya
310
21
21
Mizoram
182
10
22
Nagaland
208
15
23
Puducherry
251
-
24
Punjab
5,769
136
25
Rajasthan
9,715
455
26
Sikkim
97
22
27
Tamil Nadu
19,235
3
28
Telangana
0
-
29
Tripura
319
44
30
Uttar Pradesh
18,956
260
31
Uttarakhand
1,106
226
32
West Bengal
12,670
96
Total
1,30,671
3,999
S. No.
State/ UT
SCADA/ DMS towns under RDSS (Nos.)
RT-DAS/ SFMS feeders under RDSS (Nos.)
1
Andhra Pradesh
0
-
2
Assam
0
-
3
Bihar
1
-
4
Chhattisgarh
0
-
5
Delhi
1
-
6
Goa
0
-
7
Gujarat
192
14,000
8
Haryana
2
-
9
Himachal Pradesh
43
-
10
Jammu & Kashmir
0
-
11
Jharkhand
0
-
12
Kerala
3
-
13
Madhya Pradesh
147
-
14
Maharashtra
1
-
15
Meghalaya
0
-
16
Mizoram
0
-
17
Odisha
0
-
18
Puducherry
0
-
19
Punjab
0
-
20
Rajasthan
0
-
21
Tamil Nadu
0
-
22
Telangana
0
-
23
Uttar Pradesh
3
-
24
Uttarakhand
3
1,269
25
West Bengal
0
-
Total
396
15,269
S. No.
State
DISCOM
City
Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. crore)
Sanctioned Central grant (Rs. crore)
1
Haryana
DHBVNL
Gurugram
706.04
423.62
2
Haryana
DHBVNL
Faridabad
2,932.17
1,759.30
3
Uttar Pradesh
KESCO
Kanpur
751.27
450.76
4
Uttar Pradesh
PVVNL
NOIDA
1,333.20
799.92
5
Uttar Pradesh
PuVVNL
Varanasi
1,455.18
873.11
6
Bihar
SBPDCL
Patna
873.67
524.21
7
Uttarakhand
UPCL
Rishikesh
556.05
500.44
Total
8,607.58
5,331.36
Sl.No.
State
DISCOM
Participants
1
Andaman Nicobar
A&N PD
48
2
Andhra Pradesh
APCPDCL
332
3
APEPDCL
754
4
APSPDCL
487
5
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal PD
205
6
Assam
APDCL
250
7
Bihar
NBPDCL
176
8
SBPDCL
205
9
Chhattisgarh
CSPDCL
311
10
Delhi
NDMC
75
11
Goa
Goa-PD
297
12
Gujarat
DGVCL
306
13
MGVCL
130
14
PGVCL
309
15
UGVCL
274
16
Haryana
DHBVNL
388
17
UHBVNL
195
18
Himachal Pradesh
HPSEBL
531
19
Jammu & Kashmir
JPDCL
186
20
KPDCL
159
21
Jharkhand
JBVNL
277
22
Karnataka
BESCOM
170
23
CESCOM
147
24
GESCOM
39
25
HESCOM
184
26
MESCOM
40
27
Kerala
TCED+CPT
180
28
KSEBL
823
29
Ladakh
Ladakh PD
81
30
Madhya Pradesh
MPPKVVCL-C
347
31
MPPKVVCL-E
479
32
MPPKVVCL-W
495
33
Maharashtra
BEST
256
34
MSEDCL
626
35
Manipur
MSPDCL
103
36
Meghalaya
MePDCL
161
37
Mizoram
Mizoram-PD
121
38
Nagaland
DOP
42
39
Puducherry
PED
214
40
Punjab
PSPCL
330
41
Rajasthan
AVVNL
179
42
JdVVNL
364
43
JVVNL
280
44
Sikkim
DoP Sikkim
144
45
Tamil Nadu
TNPDCL/TANGEDCO
884
46
Telangana
TSNPDCL
80
47
TSSPDCL
111
48
Tripura
TSECL
366
49
Uttar Pradesh
DVVNL
226
50
KESCO
309
51
MVVNL
234
52
PaVVNL
327
53
PuVVNL
238
54
Uttarakhand
UPCL
130
55
West Bengal
WBSEDCL
248
Total
14,853
Electricity being a concurrent subject, distribution of electricity to consumers, including the operations of the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and digitalisation thereof, falls within the purview of the respective distribution utility, which functions under the guidance of the respective State Government and State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the States earlier through various schemes like Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), launched in December, 2014, National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM), established in 2015, and presently under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July, 2021 with the objective of improving the quality of power supply through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector.
Under IPDS, works amounting to Rs. 58,686 crore were executed, which supported IT enablement of the distribution sector under the subsumed Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), which included works for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), SCADA/ DMS in 59 towns, Real Time-Data Acquisition System (RT-DAS) in 1,414 towns and installation of 6.54 lakh smart meters. The scheme stands closed in March 2022.
The objective of NSGM is to plan and monitor the implementation of policies and programmes related to smart grids in India. The key components of the Mission were assistance in formulation of projects including pre-feasibility studies, project appraisal, funding to projects, and training and capacity building. Under NSGM, 1,45,343 smart meters were installed in the State of Rajasthan and 24,214 smart meters in Chandigarh. A total of Rs 72.27 Cr was released under the Mission, out of which Rs 31.85 Cr was released since FY2023. The Mission stands closed in March 2024.
Under RDSS, financial assistance is being provided to the Distribution Utilities for loss reduction infrastructure works and smart metering works. Projects worth Rs. 1.53 lakh crore for loss reduction infrastructure works and Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for smart metering works have been sanctioned under the scheme. This includes works related to digitalisation of the distribution utilities which, inter alia, include the following:
The above works have been sanctioned for 28 States and 45 distribution utilities. The State-wise details of Smart Metering, IT/OT works, SCADA/ RT-DAS works and Smart Distribution works sanctioned under RDSS are at Table I-II. Till date, funds amounting to Rs. 47,124 crore have been released under RDSS since FY2023, which includes Rs. 2,733 crore released for smart metering works.
Further , to enable the adoption of digitalisation across the country, the Government of India has initiated India Energy Stack (IES), which is envisioned to create a universal digital enablement for data exchange across the power sector.
For training and capacity building of DISCOM personnel in areas including digital systems, under RDSS, allocation of Rs. 100.9 crore was made, of which, Rs. 23.36 crore has been utilized till July, 2026, and a total of 14,853 personnel have been trained. State-wise details of personnel trained under RDSS are at Table-III.
TABLE-I
State-wise details of Smart Metering and IT/OT works sanctioned under RDSS
* Sanctioned under Loss Reduction component
TABLE-II
A. State-wise details of SCADA/ RT-DAS works sanctioned under RDSS
Note: (i) RT-DAS/ SFMS works under RDSS cover feeders in suburban and rural areas.
B. Smart Distribution works sanctioned under RDSS
TABLE-III
State-wise details of personnel trained under RDSS
This information was given by The Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
