Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: New Conventional Meters
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1346 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## NEW CONVENTIONAL METERS

†1346. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  maintains  any  data  regarding  new  conventional  meters installed in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) the number  of smart meters installed in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to replace all conventional meters with smart meters in Uttar Pradesh particularly in Kushinagar district and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : As  per  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  (Installation  and  Operation  of meters) Regulations, all new consumer meters are to be replaced by smart meters with prepayment feature. Under various schemes of Government of India, only Smart Meters are being installed across the country, including Uttar Pradesh, and no new conventional meters are installed now.
- (c) : District-wise  details  of  smart  meters  installed  in  Uttar  Pradesh  as  on  31 st January, 2023 are at Annexure.
- (d) : Under the recently launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), financial assistance is being provided to the eligible DISCOMs including DISCOMs of Uttar Pradesh, for installation of Pre-paid Smart Meters.

Under RDSS, 2,69,79,056 no. of prepaid Smart Meters have been sanctioned for  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  including  4,16,994  no.  of  prepaid  Smart  Meters  for Khushinagar district. Sanction details of the State of Uttar Pradesh under RDSS are as under:-

| DISCOMs                                           | No. of Smart Meters sanctioned   |
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (DVVNL) | 53,54,069                        |
| Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO)         | 6,25,001                         |
| MadhyanchalVidyutVitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL)     | 75,28,737                        |
| PashchimanchalVidyutVitran Nigam Limited (PaVVNL) | 61,43,261                        |
| PurvanchalVidyutVitaran Nigam Limited (PuVVNL)    | 73,27,988                        |
| Total                                             | 2,69,79,056                      |

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1346 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2023

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District-wise details of smart meters installed in Uttar Pradesh as on 31st January, 2023:

| Sl. No.   | District   | Smart Meter installed by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)   |
|-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Varanasi   | 1,81,447                                                             |
| 2.        | Prayagraj  | 83,324                                                               |
| 3.        | Gorakhpur  | 56,662                                                               |
| 4.        | Meerut     | 1,48,834                                                             |
| 5.        | Saharanpur | 49,892                                                               |
| 6.        | Lucknow    | 3,01,981                                                             |
| 7.        | Barabanki  | 22,592                                                               |
| 8.        | Bareilly   | 56,158                                                               |
| 9.        | Mathura    | 84,321                                                               |
| 10.       | Firozabad  | 20,880                                                               |
| 11.       | Aligarh    | 42,790                                                               |
| 12.       | Kanpur     | 1,29,152                                                             |
| Total     | Total      | 11,78,033                                                            |

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