The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued detailed guidelines for theRevamped Distribution Sector Scheme which will be implemented over the next five years. …
An outlay of Rs 3.03 trillion has been set for the programme of which budgetary support of Rs 976.31 billion will be provided by the central government.REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) will be the nodal agencies responsible for implementing the programme across the country.The schemetargets improvementin the quality and the reliability of power supply by reducing the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses across the country to 12-15 per cent and eliminating the gap between the average cost of supply (ACS) – aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) gap by 2024-25.To avail benefits under the scheme, states and