Power Ministry seeks extension of R-APDRP scheme for 12th, 13th Five-Year Plan

21 Jun 2013 Evaluate

In order to strength the power distribution sector, the Power Ministry has pitched for an extension of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) for the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan period. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to discuss the proposal soon and if accepted the scheme would cost Rs 10,830 crore in the 12th Five-Year Plan and Rs 11,897 crore in the 13th Plan.

To implement R-APDRP programme, the union government would facilitate loans of Rs 50,000 crore to States out of which Rs 31,577 crore would be converted to grant. Meanwhile, the programme is divided into two parts in which first part includes projects for establishment of baseline data and implementing IT applications, billing and customer care services, among others, while, the second part includes projects that strengthen the distribution network. 

The government has introduced the R-APDRP programme in the 11th Five-Year Plan to reduce the power distribution losses and sanctioned projects worth Rs 5,242.64 crore, which covered 1,401 villages in 29 states and union territories during the plan.   

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