India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sl. No.
State
Total Installed Meters as on 15.11.2025
1
Andaman & Nicobar
75,200
2
Andhra Pradesh
20,17,269
3
Arunachal Pradesh
42,267
4
Assam
49,60,048
5
Bihar
82,37,246
6
Chandigarh
24,214
7
Chhattisgarh
30,53,925
8
Delhi
2,60,000
9
Goa
-
10
Gujarat
31,28,262
11
Haryana
8,47,467
12
Himachal Pradesh
7,65,932
13
Jammu and Kashmir
10,15,139
14
Jharkhand
9,71,708
15
Kerala
75,303
16
Ladakh
57,509
17
Madhya Pradesh
31,65,608
18
Maharashtra
73,98,415
19
Manipur
21,866
20
Meghalaya
-
21
Mizoram
18,983
22
Nagaland
27,262
23
Odisha
4,500
24
Puducherry
227
25
Punjab
18,06,108
26
Rajasthan
18,28,078
27
Sikkim
79,635
28
Tamil Nadu
1,35,201
29
Telangana
8,882
30
Tripura
1,17,565
31
Uttar Pradesh
65,06,420
32
Uttarakhand
3,73,530
33
West Bengal
5,79,668
Total
4,76,03,437
Under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), 20.33 crore smart meters have been sanctioned based on the proposal submitted by the States. In addition, many States have installed smart meters under the State schemes or externally aided projects. Till date 4.76 crore smart meters have been installed in the country under various schemes. State wise details are enclosed at Annexure.
Under RDSS, smart metering is being carried out through Public Private Partnership (PPP) in TOTEX (i.e total expenditure which is sum of capital expenditure and operational expenditure) mode. The Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider (AMISP) is responsible for supplying, maintaining and operating the metering infrastructure post installation.
To promote indigenization in Smart Meters, this Ministry, after deliberations with stakeholders, has taken various steps:
Several key initiatives have been undertaken for smart monitoring of electricity consumption at all levels. These include:
Annexure
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
