Lok Sabha Question No. 595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.595 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## REVAMPED DISTRIBUTION SECTOR SCHEME

595.   DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  approved  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector Scheme (RDSS) to help DISCOMs to improve their operational efficiencies and financial sustainability with an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 crore over 5 years from Financial Year 202122 to 2025-26;
- (b) if so, the main objectives of the said scheme and details of the breakup of funds allocated in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Ltd.  (REC)  and  the  Power  Finance Corporation (PFC) have been nominated as nodal agencies for facilitating the implementation of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  funds  allocated  under  the  Liquidity  Infusion  Scheme  (Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan) to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO)?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : Government of India launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to  consumers  through  a  financially  sustainable  and  operationally  efficient distribution Sector. The salient features of the scheme are as under:

- (i) The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 3,03,758 crore and estimated Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) from Central Government of Rs. 97,631 crore.
- (ii) The scheme aims to reduce the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% and Gap between Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and Average Revenue Realised (ARR) to zero by 2024-25.
- (iii) The  scheme  has  a  duration  of  5  years  (FY  2021-22  to  FY  2025-26). Sunset date of the scheme is 31.03.2026.

……….2.

## (iv) The scheme has two major components:

Part 'A'- Prepaid Smart Metering & System Metering and upgradation of the Distribution Infrastructure

Part 'B' - Training & Capacity Building and other Enabling & Supporting Activities.

## (v) The State/ UT-wise details of works sanctioned under RDSS is attached as Annexure-I.

(c) :   REC  Limited  and  Power  Finance  Corporation  Limited  (PFC)  have  been appointed  as  the  Nodal  Agencies  for  the  scheme  and  have  been  made responsible for facilitating the implementation of the scheme in the country. The details of allocation of States/ UTs between the Nodal agencies are at AnnexureII.

(d) :   Details  of  loan  sanctioned  and  disbursed  under  the  Liquidity  Infusion Scheme (Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan) by PFC and REC to TANGEDCO are as under:

|       | Sanctioned       | Disbursed                   | Disbursed                   | Total (Rs. Cr.)   |
|-------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|       | amount (Rs. Cr.) | Tranche-1 Release (Rs. Cr.) | Tranche-2 Release (Rs. Cr.) |                   |
| REC   | 17,830           | 8,699                       | 8,359                       | 17,058            |
| PFC   | 12,400           | 6001                        | 3,736                       | 9,737             |
| Total | 30,230           | 14,700                      | 12,095                      | 26,795            |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 595 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2024

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## State/ UT wise Details of funds sanctioned under RDSS

| State/ UT                 | Sanctioned cost of metering works (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned Cost of Loss Reduction works (Rs. Cr.)   | Total Sanctioned Outlay (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS for Metering Works (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS for Loss Reduction works (Rs. Cr.)   | Total GBS (Rs Cr.)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 54                                            | 462                                                 | 516                                 | 12                                            | 416                                                 | 428                  |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 4,128                                         | 10,687                                              | 14,814                              | 815                                           | 6,412                                               | 7,227                |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 184                                           | 1,034                                               | 1,217                               | 54                                            | 930                                                 | 985                  |
| Assam                     | 4,050                                         | 3,395                                               | 7,444                               | 1,052                                         | 3,055                                               | 4,107                |
| Bihar                     | 2,021                                         | 7,320                                               | 9,341                               | 412                                           | 4,392                                               | 4,804                |
| Chhattisgarh              | 4,105                                         | 3,964                                               | 8,070                               | 804                                           | 2,379                                               | 3,183                |
| Delhi                     | 13                                            | 324                                                 | 337                                 | 2                                             | 194                                                 | 196                  |
| Goa                       | 469                                           | 247                                                 | 716                                 | 95                                            | 148                                                 | 243                  |
| Gujarat                   | 10,642                                        | 6,089                                               | 16,731                              | 1,885                                         | 3,653                                               | 5,538                |
| Haryana                   | -                                             | 6,797                                               | 6,797                               | -                                             | 4,078                                               | 4,078                |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 1,788                                         | 2,327                                               | 4,115                               | 466                                           | 2,094                                               | 2,560                |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 1,064                                         | 4,771                                               | 5,835                               | 272                                           | 4,294                                               | 4,566                |
| Jharkhand                 | 858                                           | 3,344                                               | 4,202                               | 191                                           | 2,006                                               | 2,197                |
| Karnataka                 | -                                             | 4                                                   | 4                                   | -                                             | 2                                                   | 2                    |
| Kerala                    | 8,231                                         | 3,011                                               | 11,243                              | 1,413                                         | 1,807                                               | 3,220                |
| Ladakh                    | -                                             | 876                                                 | 876                                 |                                               | 788                                                 | 788                  |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 8,911                                         | 9,516                                               | 18,426                              | 1,504                                         | 5,709                                               | 7,213                |
| Maharashtra               | 15,215                                        | 17,209                                              | 32,424                              | 2,840                                         | 10,326                                              | 13,165               |
| Manipur                   | 121                                           | 615                                                 | 737                                 | 38                                            | 554                                                 | 592                  |
| Meghalaya                 | 310                                           | 1,232                                               | 1,542                               | 86                                            | 1,109                                               | 1,195                |
| Mizoram                   | 182                                           | 319                                                 | 500                                 | 61                                            | 287                                                 | 348                  |
| Nagaland                  | 208                                           | 461                                                 | 668                                 | 60                                            | 415                                                 | 474                  |
| Puducherry                | 251                                           | 84                                                  | 335                                 | 56                                            | 51                                                  | 107                  |
| Punjab                    | 5,769                                         | 3,873                                               | 9,642                               | 960                                           | 2,324                                               | 3,284                |
| Rajasthan                 | 9,715                                         | 17,427                                              | 27,142                              | 1,686                                         | 10,456                                              | 12,142               |
| Sikkim                    | 97                                            | 416                                                 | 514                                 | 30                                            | 375                                                 | 405                  |
| Tamil Nadu                | 19,235                                        | 9,568                                               | 28,803                              | 3,398                                         | 5,741                                               | 9,139                |
| Telangana                 | -                                             | 7                                                   | 7                                   | -                                             | 4                                                   | 4                    |
| Tripura                   | 319                                           | 555                                                 | 874                                 | 80                                            | 500                                                 | 580                  |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 18,956                                        | 21,612                                              | 40,568                              | 3,501                                         | 12,967                                              | 16,468               |
| Uttarakhand               | 1,106                                         | 1,697                                               | 2,803                               | 310                                           | 1,527                                               | 1,837                |
| West Bengal               | 12,670                                        | 7,223                                               | 19,893                              | 2,089                                         | 4,334                                               | 6,423                |
| Grand Total               | 1,30,671                                      | 1,46,465                                            | 2,77,136                            | 24,173                                        | 93,327                                              | 1,17,500             |

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## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 595

## ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2024 *************

## Allocation of States between Nodal agencies States and UTs allocated to PFC

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Telangana
5. Kerala
6. Madhya Pradesh
7. Uttarakhand
8. Odisha
9. Jharkhand
10. Punjab
11. Haryana
12. Himachal Pradesh
13. Chandigarh
14. Delhi
15. Puducherry
16. Lakshadweep
17. DNH and Daman & Diu

## States and UTs allocated to REC

1. Assam
2. Meghalaya
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh
5. J&K
6. Ladakh
7. Goa
8. Tamil Nadu
9. Karnataka
10. Bihar
11. Rajasthan
12. Uttar Pradesh
13. West Bengal
14. Andaman Nicobar
15. Sikkim
16. Mizoram
17. Manipur
18. Nagaland
19. Tripura **************