Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)

Rajasthan is accelerating rooftop solar installations under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to modernise power distribution infrastructure.

About Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS)

It is a major flagship initiative launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Power to improve the quality and reliability of power supply in India.
Objective: to improve operational efficiency and financial sustainability of state-owned DISCOMs, ensuring reliable 24×7 affordable power.
Key Targets: to reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 12–15% and eliminate the Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and Average Revenue Realised (ARR) gap by 2024–25.
Key Feature: RDSS follows a reform-based, results-linked model in which funding depends on meeting pre-qualification criteria and performance benchmarks.
Nodal agencies: Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) coordinate the implementation.

Infrastructure & Metering: The scheme prioritises prepaid smart meters, system metering, and upgrades to distribution infrastructure.
- Smart metering is implemented through the TOTEX (Total Expenditure) model under Public–Private Partnership.
Capacity Building: it supports training, process reforms, consumer awareness, and third-party evaluation to strengthen DISCOM capabilities.
Feeder Segregation: Agricultural feeders are separated and later solarised under PM-KUSUM to provide reliable daytime power to farmers.