The document summarizes India's smart grid journey and the National Smart Grid Mission. It outlines India's smart grid vision, the establishment of the India Smart Grid Task Force and Forum in 2010, and 11 smart grid pilot projects sanctioned across the country. The National Smart Grid Mission was approved in 2015 to plan and monitor smart grid policies and programs. The mission is structured in three tiers and aims to deploy smart meters, modernize substations, develop distributed generation, and create EV charging infrastructure. Key challenges for smart grids in India include lack of utility and industry preparedness, while opportunities exist in deploying smart grids in smart cities, sanctioned projects under the mission, and facilitating distributed generation and EVs.