Lok Sabha Question No. 2761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Conventional Meters
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## CONVENTIONAL METERS

2761.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government maintain any data of number of conventional meters installed in the State of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(c)

the  present  the  status  of  installation  of  prepaid  smart  meters  across  the  country;

- (d) the  number  of  smart  meters  installed  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  district-wise;

(e) whether the Government proposes to replace all the conventional meters with smart meters in the State of the State of Uttar Pradesh especially in Jaunpur district; and

(f) if  so,  the  details  of  all  the  agencies  involved  in  this  project  including  private contractors?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : A total of 2,62,94,894 conventional meters are installed in Uttar Pradesh. The district-wise details are furnished at Annexure-I.

(c) : As per the data collated from various agencies/schemes, about 2.49 lakh smart prepaid meters have been deployed across the country as on 30 th  July 2021.

(d) : A total of 11,47,910 smart meters are installed in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The district-wise details are furnished at Annexure-II.

(e) : Ministry of Power vide letter dated 26.02.2021 (copy enclosed as Annexure III) has requested all the States including Uttar Pradesh to prepare a road map for shifting over to smart pre-payment meters/ pre-payment meters. New Distribution Reforms Scheme approved by Central Government has provision for giving financial assistance to States for installing smart prepaid meters.

(f) : State of Uttar Pradesh has reported that M/s Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)  is  the  implementing  agency  for  the  present  project  related  to  installation  of  smart meters in the State.  EESL is a company promoted by Central Public Sector Enterprises of Ministry of Power.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 2761 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021

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| #NAME   | DISTRICT        | TOTAL    | TOTAL               |
|---------|-----------------|----------|---------------------|
|         |                 | Billable | Conventional Meters |
| DVVNL   | ALIGARH         | 629904   | 546132              |
| DVVNL   | AURAIYA         | 195842   | 190146              |
| DVVNL   | BANDA           | 276835   | 265634              |
| DVVNL   | CHITRAKOOT      | 156559   | 147889              |
| DVVNL   | ETAH            | 222129   | 207788              |
| DVVNL   | ETAWAH          | 222508   | 214571              |
| DVVNL   | FARRUKHABAD     | 262550   | 249090              |
| DVVNL   | FIROZABAD       | 378573   | 336427              |
| DVVNL   | HAMIRPUR        | 186380   | 173743              |
| DVVNL   | HATHRAS         | 249328   | 230937              |
| DVVNL   | JALAUN          | 248240   | 238480              |
| DVVNL   | JHANSI          | 300472   | 298793              |
| DVVNL   | KANNAUJ         | 216273   | 203691              |
| DVVNL   | KANPUR DEHAT    | 251400   | 242653              |
| DVVNL   | KANPUR NAGAR    | 222817   | 206123              |
| DVVNL   | KANSHIRAM NAGAR | 191070   | 185429              |
| DVVNL   | LALITPUR        | 148705   | 143269              |
| DVVNL   | MAHOBA          | 137816   | 135794              |
| DVVNL   | MAINPURI        | 253670   | 240305              |
| DVVNL   | MATHURA         | 464200   | 367069              |
| MVVNL   | AMBEDKARNAGAR   | 337623   | 321346              |
| MVVNL   | AMETHI          | 260567   | 252961              |
| MVVNL   | AYODHYA         | 405587   | 384917              |
| MVVNL   | BADAUN          | 357858   | 312872              |
| MVVNL   | BAHRAICH        | 399424   | 394318              |
| MVVNL   | BALRAMPUR       | 241246   | 223879              |
| MVVNL   | BARABANKI       | 396001   | 368423              |
| MVVNL   | BAREILLY        | 610335   | 542621              |
| MVVNL   | GONDA           | 389728   | 378543              |
| MVVNL   | HARDOI          | 476159   | 470306              |
| MVVNL   | LAKHIMPUR       | 530272   | 500968              |
| MVVNL   | LUCKNOW         | 1168158  | 852649              |
| MVVNL   | PILIBHIT        | 281634   | 274215              |
| MVVNL   | RAIBAREILI      | 501085   | 477906              |
| MVVNL   | SHAHJAHANPUR    | 357465   | 335053              |
| MVVNL   | SHRAWASTI       | 125492   | 125288              |
| MVVNL   | SITAPUR         | 494296   | 479268              |
| MVVNL   | SULTANPUR       | 363288   | 347350              |
| MVVNL   | UNNAO           | 475979   | 466041              |
| PUVNL   | AZAMGARH        | 593090   | 523502              |
| PUVNL   | BALLIA          | 311014   | 300820              |
| PUVNL   | BASTI           | 390146   | 349668              |
| PUVNL   | CHANDAULI       | 246407   | 228393              |
| PUVNL   | DEORIA          | 422654   | 353541              |
| PUVNL   | FATEHPUR        | 349196   | 309451              |
| PUVNL   | GHAZIPUR        | 413722   | 331045              |

| PUVNL   | GORAKHPUR                |   753650 |   657861 |
|---------|--------------------------|----------|----------|
| PUVNL   | JAUNPUR                  |   594731 |   467622 |
| PUVNL   | KAUSHAMBI                |   200872 |   173370 |
| PUVNL   | KUSHINAGAR               |   432300 |   392370 |
| PUVNL   | MAHRAJGANJ               |   392276 |   354133 |
| PUVNL   | MAU                      |   328833 |   257382 |
| PUVNL   | MIRZAPUR                 |   298425 |   267669 |
| PUVNL   | PRATAPGARH               |   456815 |   403861 |
| PUVNL   | PRAYAGRAJ                |   831437 |   709422 |
| PUVNL   | SANT KABIR NAGAR         |   246762 |   230284 |
| PUVNL   | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR       |   182139 |   161641 |
| PUVNL   | SIDDHARTHA NAGAR         |   335827 |   307890 |
| PUVNL   | SONBHADRA                |   262240 |   250165 |
| PUVNL   | VARANASI                 |   692860 |   481714 |
| PVVNL   | AMROHA (J.P. NAGAR)      |   320877 |   275927 |
| PVVNL   | BAGHPAT                  |   254820 |   226061 |
| PVVNL   | BIJNOR                   |   644248 |   595431 |
| PVVNL   | BULANDSHAHAR             |   584892 |   526715 |
| PVVNL   | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR      |   341235 |   329529 |
| PVVNL   | GHAZIABAD                |   957408 |   946371 |
| PVVNL   | HAPUR (PANCHSHEEL NAGAR) |   276101 |   251914 |
| PVVNL   | MEERUT                   |   763437 |   570472 |
| PVVNL   | MORADABAD                |   546951 |   527447 |
| PVVNL   | MUZAFFARNAGAR            |   521380 |   474215 |
| PVVNL   | RAMPUR                   |   356462 |   345203 |
| PVVNL   | SAHARANPUR               |   624298 |   520797 |
| PVVNL   | SAMBHAL                  |   289181 |   262559 |
| PVVNL   | SHAMLI                   |   249488 |   216341 |
| UPPCL   | UPPCL                    | 29265206 | 26294894 |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2761 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021 **************

| District   |   No. of Smart meters installed in U.P. |
|------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Varanasi   |                                  180717 |
| Prayagraj  |                                   82686 |
| Gorakhpur  |                                   56543 |
| Meerut     |                                  148599 |
| Saharanpur |                                   49823 |
| Lucknow    |                                  297283 |
| Barabanki  |                                   22518 |
| Bareilly   |                                   56048 |
| Mathura    |                                   83894 |
| Firozabad  |                                   20837 |
| Aligarh    |                                   42729 |
| Kanpur     |                                  106233 |
| Total      |                                 1147910 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2761 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021

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