RAS question
The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RRVPNL) is responsible for:
Correct answer: (D) Power transmission.
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited is responsible for power transmission in Rajasthan.
Explanation
RRVPNL's role is power transmission, not generation, consumer distribution, or manufacturing. The Rajasthan Foundation's official power page explains that the Rajasthan State Electricity Board was unbundled by a Government of Rajasthan gazette notification dated 19 July 2000. In that restructuring, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. became the generation company, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. became the transmission company, and Jaipur, Ajmer, and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigams became the three regional distribution companies. That division of functions is why an RAS question on RRVPNL points to the transmission layer of Rajasthan's electricity grid.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Power generation belongs to Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. and other generating agencies, while RRVPNL was identified as the transmission company.
- (B) Consumer distribution is assigned to the regional DISCOMs, namely JVVNL, AVVNL, and JdVVNL, not to RRVPNL.
- (C) Solar panel manufacturing is outside the stated utility functions in the question and source, which classify RRVPNL as a transmission company rather than a manufacturer.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's power-sector institutional structure after the unbundling of the State Electricity Board. It recurs in RAS because economy and infrastructure questions often ask which public utility handles generation, transmission, or distribution.