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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many smart meters across India have been installed under the Government of India’s Smart Meter National Programme?
A
1 Lakh
B
5 lakh
C
10 lakh
D
15 lakh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) has announced the completion of installation of 30 lakh smart meters across India under the government’s Smart Meter National Programme.

Detailed explanation-2: -India – 5 million smart meter milestone.

Detailed explanation-3: -"EESL is deploying India’s first large-scale smart metering project under the Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP), in states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, New Delhi and Andaman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Smart Meter National Programme aims to replace 25 crore conventional meters with smart meters in India. Smart meters are connected through a web-based monitoring system which will help to reduce commercial losses of utilities, enhance revenues and serve as an important tool in power sector reforms.

Detailed explanation-5: -So far under RDSS, as many as 17, 34, 39, 869 prepaid smart meters, 49, 02, 755 distribution transmission (DT) meters and 1, 68, 085 feeder meters have been sanctioned across 23 states, which comes to about 40 discoms. The total sanctioned cost for this has been Rs 1, 15, 493.79 crore.

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