Lok Sabha Question No. 4670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Objectives of National Feeder Monitoring System
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4670 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025

## OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL FEEDER MONITORING SYSTEM

†4670.  SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the key objectives, features and technological framework of the National Feeder Monitoring System (NFMS) and the manner in which it supports real-time data monitoring of rural and urban feeders across the country;
- (b) the total number of feeders currently being monitored and integrated with the NFMS platform along with the number of Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) on boarded-particularly those operating in Maharashtra;
- (c) the extent to which NFMS has been implemented in rural and semi-urban areas of Maharashtra;
- (d) whether districts like Jalgaon have been covered under this system and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  impact  of  NFMS  in  improving  feeder-level  transparency,  reducing Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, and ensuring reliability, transparency, efficiency and quality power supply to agricultural consumers and rural households in the country; and
- (f) whether the Government has issued any performance-linked guidelines or evaluation parameters for State utilities thereunder in connection with NFMS data  along  with  the  measures  taken  to  train  personnel  and  modernize infrastructure in the said State?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (f) : The objective of National Feeder Monitoring System (NFMS) is to Monitor  11  kV  feeders,  for  parameters  including  supply  hours  and  outages based on seamless Machine to Machine (M2M) automatic flow of data.

Essentially, NFMS is a monitoring dashboard which collects data from communicable feeder meters. It would enable distribution utilities  to track performance  of the power  distribution systems  and  identify areas of improvement. The NFMS dashboard has no direct bearing on AT&C losses or in improving quality and efficiency of power supply, but helps to monitor the power supply parameters so as to enable utilities and State Governments/ UTs to take necessary steps. To  facilitate  monitoring  and  modernize  infrastructure,  smart  feeder metering  works  have  been  sanctioned  under  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme (RDSS).  Utilities may use the data generated from meters installed, including meters installed at feeder and Distribution transformer, would help utilities in conducting energy audit, identifying high loss areas. These insights may be effectively used to improve technical and commercial losses. Till date 2,06,767 feeders out of total 2,49,507   11 kV feeders across 72 distribution  utilities  have  been  integrated  with  the  NFMS.  For  the  State  of Maharashtra, including Jalgaon district, 26,272 out of 26,461   11 kV feeders, both for rural and urban area feeders, across 5 distribution utilities have been integrated with the NFMS. Under RDSS, release of funds for infrastructure works is linked to more than  90%  of  the  feeder  meters  (85%  in  case  of  special  category  States) communicating with the National Feeder Monitoring System. Further, training is being  delivered  to  distribution  utilities  personnel  for  smart  metering  related works under RDSS. Till date, 1,682 no. of junior staff utility employees (covering linemen, technicians and non-technical staff) have been imparted training.

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