New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The government has sanctioned smart metering works covering 19.79 crore electricity consumers across the country under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), the Ministry of Power told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik said the smart metering programme also covers 2.05 lakh feeders and 52.53 lakh distribution transformers along with the related digital ecosystem.

Projects worth Rs 1.31 lakh crore have been sanctioned for smart metering works under RDSS, while another Rs 1.53 lakh crore has been sanctioned for infrastructure aimed at reducing distribution losses.

The digitalisation works have been sanctioned across 28 states and 45 distribution utilitie...