The paper presents a complete survey on developments in Smart Grid Sector in Indian paradigm, mainly on Demand Response and the possible attempts to realize Demand Response by the power grid authorities, both government and private. The paper describes every terms related to smart grid like Automated Metering Infrastructure, Home Area Networks, Demand Side management. The reader educe a concise introduction and details regarding the Demand Response, its benefits, recent activities like Building to Grid collaboration conducted in India with an elaborate study portraying in necessary charts. © 2006-2015 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN).

Sofana Reka S

Electronics

School of Electronics Engineering

Chennai Campus

Ramesh V

Department of Control and Automation

School of Electrical Engineering

Vellore Campus

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VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Smart grid: A survey on demand side management and demand response its scope in Indian power sector

Journal	ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Publisher	Asian Research Publishing Network
ISSN	18196608