A brief Status of Progress of Implementation of R-APDRP During 2012-13

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A brief Status of Progress of Implementation of R-APDRP During 2012-13

Part-a (IT)
- Projects worth Rs.5196 Cr sanctioned for all eligible 1402 towns in 29 States/ UTs. [ITIAs appointed by all states]
- Data Center commissioned in 9 states (AP, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, MP, Punjab, UP, Uttarakhand and WB) & 239 Towns integrated to Data Center
Part-a (scada)
- Projects worth Rs.1442 Cr sanctioned for 63 of 67 eligible towns
- SIA appointed for 32 Towns
Part-b
- Projects worth Rs.25685 Cr sanctioned for 1132 of 1150 env. towns
- Implementation Agencies appointed for 669 Towns.
- Funds Released Under R-apdrp: Rs.6600.67Cr

Categorization Of States (On Basis of Implementation)

Category-I: States Progressing Well: Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Category-ll : States Progressing Satisfactorily, but need to expedite: Rajasthan, HP, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand, J&K and NE states
Category-Ill: States Lagging in Implementation: Haryana, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Goa

Points for Discussion

Development & Testing of software modules: Business Process automation and integration with legacy system taking longer time. Karnataka. Raiasthan. TN, Bihar. Goa. Jharkhand & J&K delayed on this count
Longer time for establishment of Meter Data Acquisition System (Delays in Arun. Pradesh. Naealand. Maniour. J&K and Jharkhand)
Establishment of GIS (Consumer indexing and assets mapping) State utilities to form joint team to speed up validation process.
Network connectivity also a challenge. WB. AP. UP. Uttrakhand and NE states are facing issues of last mile connectivity
Lack of Domain Knowledge in IT by Utilities