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PM Modi to launch 'Integrated Power Development Scheme' in Varanasi
PM Modi To Launch Integrated Power Development Scheme In Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) tomorrow in Varanasi.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) tomorrow in Varanasi.
The IPDS is one of the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Power and will be at the core attempt to ensure 24x7 power for all.
The scheme which was announced in the Union Budget 2014-15, aims at strengthening of sub-transmission network, metering, IT application, customer care services, provisioning of solar panels and the completion of the ongoing works of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and completion of the Reforms Programme (RAPDRP).
The Centre will provide budgetary support of Rs. 45,800 crore over the entire implementation period of IPDS. Out of the total amount Rs 1,067 crore has been sanctioned for Uttar Pradesh including Rs. 572 crore for Varanasi.
The Project envisages converting area overhead lines into underground cabling in the areas around the temples and ghats in the Varanasi city. The scheme includes upgradation of the electrical assets at sub-centers, lines and distribution transformers, capacity enhancement and renewal of the old sub - stations and installation of roof-top solar panel in government buildings. IPDS will help in reduction in AT&C losses; establishment of IT enabled energy accounting and auditing system, improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption and improvement in collection efficiency.
