Prime Minister launches Power Ministry’s flagship Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme


Power Sector’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Power Ministry’s flagship Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.

Key Highlights:

  • Mr Modi unveiled the scheme during a programme marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’ through video conferencing.
  • Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’ is a 5 day programme that concluded on 30 August 2022.
  • It is a part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to showcase the transformation in the power sector achieved in the last eight years.
  • It has been organised across the country.
  • It showcases the transformation in the power sector achieved in the last eight years. 
  • It aims to empower citizens by improving their awareness and participation in various power related initiatives, schemes and programmes of the government.

About the scheme:

  • This scheme is aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and power departments.
  • With an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 crore over a period of five years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution infrastructure, aiming at improvement of the reliability and quality of supply to end consumers.
  • It is also proposed to provide 25 crore Smart Prepaid meters to consumers all over the country.

Other projects launched by the PM:

  • During the programme, the Prime Minister also dedicated and laid the foundation stone of various green energy projects of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited worth over five thousand two hundred crore rupees.
  • He also launched the ‘National Solar rooftop portal’.
  • This portal will enable online tracking of the process of installation of rooftop solar plants, starting from registering the applications to release of subsidy in residential consumers’ ('beneficiaries’) bank account after installation and inspection of the plant.
  • The estimated capacity under the national solar rooftop program is 4000 MW.
  • This will be a major step towards realizing the solar rooftop potential of the nation and will contribute towards India’s target to produce 500 GW energy through non-fossil fuels committed in COP-26.
  • He inaugurated the 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar Project in Telangana and the 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar Project in Kerala.
  • He laid the foundation stone of the 735 MW Nokh Solar Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
  • He launched the Green Hydrogen Mobility Project at Leh, Ladakh is a pilot project and aims for five Fuel Cell Buses to be run in and around Leh.
  • This pilot project would be the first deployment of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles for public use in India.
  • He launched the Kawas Green Hydrogen Blending with Natural Gas project in Gujarat.


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