To improve the quality of data received from the state-owned power distribution companies (discoms), the Union power ministry is planning to build a master data management system like the GST Network (GSTN).
The system, according to sources, will be a centralised backend architecture which states can access. Power secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai is understood to have advised the states to consider this solution to reduce costs to improve the health of the discoms. The Union power ministry has also directed discoms to have a separate IT cadre with adequate staff at appropriate levels to ensure proper upkeep and availability of IT systems.
