Lok Sabha Question No. 1553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1553 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## REVAMPED DISTRIBUTION SECTOR SCHEME

†1553. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Revamped  Distribution  Sector  Scheme  (RDSS)  and  the  funds allocated for the said purpose;
- (b) the funds sanctioned for Dhule Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra under the said scheme;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the proposal of RDSS scheme has not been approved yet in various States and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the appropriate steps taken/being taken by the Government to strictly implement this scheme in all the areas of the country;
- (e) whether it is a fact that many proposals have been pending with the Government for approval for a long time and if so, the details thereof, constituency-wise along with the number of proposals received and approved by the Government; and
- (f) the  details  and  the  manner  in  which  action  is  likely  to  be  taken  against  the officers  who  do  not  initiate  the  work  on  said  scheme  meant  for  the  farmers  of  rural areas?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) : 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  the  Average  Cost  of  Supply  and Average Revenue Realised (ACS-ARR) Gap to zero by the end of the scheme period.

……..2.

- (iii) The scheme has a duration of 5 years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26).
- (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 Activities.

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

(b) : Under RDSS, Distribution Infrastructure works amounting to Rs. 17,209 Cr. have been sanctioned for State of Maharashtra out of which works amounting to Rs. 195 Cr. has been sanctioned for the district of Dhule. This includes works worth Rs. 70.12 Lakh sanctioned for electrification of 165 tribal Households in the Dhule district under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA).

(c) : The Monitoring Committee of RDSS has approved the proposals for 32 States/UTs (52 Distribution Utilities). The States/UTs of Odisha, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, are not eligible as per scheme guidelines. The UT of Lakshadweep has recently been on boarded and the integrated DPR is being prepared. The State of Karnataka  and  Telangana  are  yet  to  onboard  and  are  required  to  meet  certain compliances.

## (d): The following steps are being taken by GoI to support States in implementation of the Scheme:

-  The progress of works is regularly monitored by nodal agencies and Ministry of Power.  High-level  review  meetings  are  being  conducted  with  Utilities  on  a weekly/ bi-weekly basis to identify challenges and ensure accountability.
-  Power Ministers Conferences are held  with States for accelerating the  pace  of works and to address regional disparities in the implementation of work.
-  Review,  Planning  and  Monitoring  (RPM)  are  being  organized  to  facilitate  the sharing  of  best  practices  and  lessons  learned  from  States  that  are  progressing well.
-  Reviews  meetings  have  been  done  in  States  for  necessary  coordination  and review of works.

(e) & (f) : The proposals for works under RDSS are submitted by the Distribution Utility based on its assessments and surveys. These proposals are then verified by the Nodal Agency,  and  those  found  complete  in  all  aspects  are  presented  to  the  Monitoring Committee of RDSS for discussion and approval.

Monitoring  and  review  of  works  sanctioned  under  RDSS  is  being  done  by  the Nodal  Agency  and  the  Ministry  of  Power  on  a  regular  basis.  Further,  an  institutional mechanism  at  the  State  level  i.e.,  Distribution  Reforms  Committee  headed  by  Chief Secretary  of  the  State  concerned,  and  at  the  Central  level  i.e.,  Inter-Ministerial Monitoring  Committee  headed  by  Secretary  (Power),  has  been  put  in  place  under  the RDSS  guidelines  to  review  and  monitor  the  implementation  of  the  works  sanctioned under the Scheme.

Administration  of  State  electricity  departments  is  under  the  purview  of  the respective State / UT Governments.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1553 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025

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## State-wise cost of projects sanctioned under RDSS

| States/Discoms            | Sanctioned cost of metering (including PMA) (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned LR cost including PMA (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned total Outlay (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS of Metering Works (including PMA) (Rs. Cr.)   | Sanctioned GBS of Infrastructure (Loss Reduction) Works (including PMA)   | Sanctioned GBS with incentives with PMA (Infra +Metering) in 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                                                     | 1,042                                        | 1,226                               | 54                                                           | 938                                                                       | 992                                                                   |
| Assam                     | 4,050                                                   | 3,395                                        | 7,444                               | 1,052                                                        | 3,055                                                                     | 4,107                                                                 |
| Bihar                     | 2,021                                                   | 8,406                                        | 10,427                              | 412                                                          | 5,044                                                                     | 5,456                                                                 |
| 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                   | 0                                                       | 6,797                                        | 6,797                               | 0                                                            | 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                 | 0                                                       | 34                                           | 34                                  | 0                                                            | 21                                                                        | 21                                                                    |
| Kerala                    | 8,231                                                   | 3,011                                        | 11,243                              | 1,413                                                        | 1,807                                                                     | 3,220                                                                 |
| Ladakh                    | 0                                                       | 876                                          | 876                                 | 0                                                            | 788                                                                       | 788                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 8,911                                                   | 9,384                                        | 18,295                              | 1,504                                                        | 5,631                                                                     | 7,134                                                                 |
| 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                 | 0                                                       | 120                                          | 120                                 | 0                                                            | 72                                                                        | 72                                                                    |
| Tripura                   | 319                                                     | 598                                          | 917                                 | 80                                                           | 538                                                                       | 619                                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 18,956                                                  | 21,612                                       | 40,568                              | 3,501                                                        | 12,967                                                                    | 16,468                                                                |
| Uttarakhand               | 1,106 12,670                                            | 1,717 7,223                                  | 2,823                               | 310                                                          | 1,545                                                                     | 1,855 6,423                                                           |
| West Bengal Grand Total   | 1,30,671                                                | 1,47,635                                     | 19,893 2,78,306                     | 2,089 24,173                                                 | 4,334 94,050                                                              | 1,18,224                                                              |

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