Franchisee

For revenue sustainability, management of rural distribution through franchisee is prerequisite under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.

Franchisee may be an entity empowered by the state to either develop / operate a generation & distribution system or ready to distribute electricity within an identified contiguous area for a prescribed duration and collect revenues directly from rural consumers. Different franchisee models are given in the franchisee guidelines.