Benefits - The Kuppam Rural Electric Co-Op Society Ltd.

Benefits - Comparisons between RESCO & DISCOM Services
Sl.	ACTIVITY	RESCO	DISCOM

1.	People Participation	More (Since the society is registered under Co-op Society rules. All Consumers are share holders).	No share holders
2.	O&M Expenses	Less	More
3.	Powers	Decentralized	Centralized
4.	Consumers Accessibility	Easy	Not so easy
5.	Decisions	On the spot	Not possible
6.	Establishment cost	Less	High
7.	Promptness in attending	Less (Since line faults in the area are limited).	Delay is possible
8.	Extending of Supply	Easy	Not so easy
9.	All Transformer	Insured against failure	Not adopted
10.	All Meters	Meters Insured	Not adopted