The full form of IPDS is Integrated Power Development Scheme.

The IPDS was launched in the year 2014, by the Ministry of Power, Government of India. This scheme, sought to bring positive changes, and also strengthen, the power distribution network in urban areas for providing better supply to its residents.

• The initial allocated outlay of the Scheme was Rs.44,011 Crore for 12^th and 13^th Plans.
• The Scheme is supposed to be implemented where the population is more than 5,0000 as per census 2011.
• Power Finance Corporation is the Nodal Agency for the Scheme implementation and has been designated for the financial and physical progress of the projects under this Scheme.
• The grant that would be provided by the Government of India is 60% for states and 85% for Special Category states.
• An agreement needs to be made between PFC, State Government, and all Discoms to get support and under this scheme, all Discoms are eligible to get financial support.
• The initial allocated outlay of the Scheme was Rs.44,011 Crore for 12^th and 13^th Plans.
• The Scheme is supposed to be implemented where the population is more than 5,0000 as per census 2011.
• Power Finance Corporation is the Nodal Agency for the Scheme implementation and has been designated for the financial and physical progress of the projects under this Scheme.
• The grant that would be provided by the Government of India is 60% for states and 85% for Special Category states.
• An agreement needs to be made between PFC, State Government, and all Discoms to get support and under this scheme, all Discoms are eligible to get financial support.

Ministry of Power, Government of India notified “Integrated Power Development Scheme” (IPDS) on 3rd December’14 with following components:

i. Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas.

ii. Metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas.

iii. IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network under R-APDRP for 12th and 13th Plans by carrying forward the approved outlay for R-APDRP to IPDS.

iv. Schemes for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and IT enablement of balance urban towns are also included under IPDS. Scope of IT enablement has been extended to all 4041 towns as per Census 2011.

v. Underground cabling to include additional demand of States and smart metering solution for performing UDAY States and Solar panels on Govt. buildings with net-metering are also permissible under the scheme.

Outlay & Budgetary Support

• The components at (i) and (ii) above have an estimated outlay of Rs 32,612 crore including a budgetary support of Rs 25,354 crore from Government of India during the entire implementation period.
• R-APDRP scheme cost of Rs 44,011 crore including a budgetary support of Rs 22,727 crore as already approved by CCEA will be carried forward to the new scheme of IPDS in addition to the outlay for components at (i) and (ii) indicated above.

Eligible Utilities

• All Discoms will be eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.

Funding pattern

• GoI Grant = 60% (85% for special category States).
• Additional Grant = 15% (5% for special category States) – linked to achievement of milestones.

Procurement of goods & services

As part of standardization process for smooth implementation of IPDS, Technical Specifications of key materials were finalized. Standard Bidding Document (SBD) was finalized in consultation with stakeholders. SBD may be customized by Utilities as per specific needs of the States with prior approval of State Level DRC constituted for IPDS.Works shall be awarded through e-tendering mode only.All materials shall be manufactured in India.Standard ratings of equipment shall be used. As per Quality Control Order for Electrical Transformers-2015 the Standard / ISI marking on Distribution Transformers is mandatory and should be manufactured as per Energy Efficiency Level-2 of IS 1180 Part-1: (2014).All the Feeder, DT and boundary meters shall be DLMS open protocol meters alongwith AMR facility.