Lok Sabha Question No. 1817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Replacement of Electric Meters
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HARI OM PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC METERS

1817.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to replace the existing Electric meters by Digital meters throughout the country in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the related Schemes & work executing firms in this regard, Statewise ?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : The regulations provide that only static(electronic) meters be installed.

(d)  : Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  launched  Integrated  Power  Development Scheme (IPDS) & Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) on 3rd December 2014, which include funding for installation of electronic (static) and smart meters. The State-wise  details  of  meters  sanctioned  under  IPDS  &  DDUGJY  are  at  Annexure-I&II. The  projects  under  IPDS  and  DDUGJY  are  being  executed  by  the  respective  State Distribution Utilities (DISCOMs)/State Power Departments.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1817 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.12.2017.

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## Details of electronic (static) meters sanctioned under IPDS

| Sl. No.   | State                       |   Sanctioned quantity (No.) |   Sanctioned amount (Rs. crore) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                       15475 |                             4.7 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              |                      473363 |                           109.3 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           |                       18707 |                             9   |
| 4         | Assam                       |                       58790 |                            23.7 |
| 5         | Bihar                       |                      245714 |                           101   |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                |                        2598 |                            31.1 |
| 7         | Goa                         |                      159220 |                            29.1 |
| 8         | Gujarat                     |                      705382 |                           155.4 |
| 9         | Haryana                     |                      174485 |                            54.9 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh            |                       48467 |                            10.6 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir             |                      134106 |                            29.2 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                   |                      134099 |                            65.6 |
| 13        | Karnataka                   |                      848565 |                           178.6 |
| 14        | Kerala                      |                      524275 |                            62.2 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh              |                      614801 |                           210.7 |
| 16        | Maharashtra                 |                      631671 |                            83.3 |
| 17        | Manipur                     |                       36119 |                            17.7 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                   |                        1119 |                             0.4 |
| 19        | Mizoram                     |                        3862 |                             2.9 |
| 20        | Nagaland                    |                       42940 |                            16.5 |
| 21        | Odisha                      |                      237331 |                            63.5 |
| 22        | Puducherry                  |                       35000 |                             5.9 |
| 23        | Punjab                      |                       17591 |                            44.2 |
| 24        | Rajasthan                   |                      310549 |                            45.6 |
| 25        | Sikkim                      |                        9735 |                             8.3 |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                  |                     2300055 |                           372.4 |
| 27        | Telangana                   |                      210362 |                            60.5 |
| 28        | Tripura                     |                       28243 |                            28.2 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh               |                      307377 |                           119.7 |
| 30        | Uttarakhand                 |                       29891 |                             7.8 |
| 31        | West Bengal                 |                      643220 |                           169   |
| Total     |                             |                     9003112 |                          2121   |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1817 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.12.2017.

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## Details of electronic (static) meters sanctioned under DDUGJY

| Sl. No.      | State                       | Sanctioned quantity (No.)   | Sanctioned amount (Rs. crore)   |
|--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1            | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 31317                       | 5.86                            |
| 2            | Andhra Pradesh              | 19897                       | 7.27                            |
| 3            | Arunachal Pradesh           | 109551                      | 58.20                           |
| 4            | Assam                       | 16397                       | 70.44                           |
| 5            | Bihar                       | 958022                      | 141.86                          |
| 6            | Chhattisgarh                | 48979                       | 41.68                           |
| 7            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 3838                        | 1.68                            |
| 8            | Goa                         | 115276                      | 16.74                           |
| 9            | Gujarat                     | 1268076                     | 193.26                          |
| 10           | Haryana                     | 34058                       | 12.63                           |
| 11 Himachal  | Pradesh                     | 133091                      | 13.51                           |
| 12 Jammu &   | Kashmir                     | 405837                      | 96.39                           |
| 13           | Jharkhand                   | 620586                      | 317.56                          |
| 14           | Karnataka                   | 1780386                     | 444.96                          |
| 15           | Kerala                      | 1802702                     | 159.15                          |
| 16           | Madhya Pradesh              | 1307358                     | 410.72                          |
| 17           | Maharashtra                 | -                           | -                               |
| 18           | Manipur                     | -                           | -                               |
| 19 Meghalaya |                             | 1251                        | 15.24                           |
| 20           | Mizoram                     | -                           | -                               |
| 21           | Nagaland                    | 805                         | 9.99                            |
| 22           | Odisha                      | 1727353                     | 440.93                          |
| 23           | Puducherry                  | 76805                       | 15.05                           |
| 24           | Punjab                      | 254565                      | 84.83                           |
| 25           | Rajasthan                   | 970126                      | 352.93                          |
| 26           | Sikkim                      | 57720                       | 7.34                            |
| 27           | Tamil Nadu                  | 1193990                     | 119.66                          |
| 28           | Telangana                   | 1289                        | 5.16                            |
| 29           | Tripura                     | 165414                      | 36.59                           |
| 30           | Uttar Pradesh               | 904810                      | 294.10                          |
| 31           | Uttarakhand                 | 67651                       | 43.78                           |
| 32           | West Bengal                 | 1489500                     | 441.22                          |
| Total        |                             | 15566650                    | 3858.73                         |

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