Lt Governor chairs 3rd high level meeting of power sector experts to.
Lt Governor chairs 3rd high level meeting of power sector experts to revamp power supply in J&K
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired the third High Level meeting with the team of experts from Power sector, senior officials from Jammu and Kashmir Administration, and Power Development Corporation Limited to revamp the Power Supply System in J&K, here at Raj Bhavan.
The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to increase the pace of works undertaken to ensure mitigation of power-related issues to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kansal reviews progress on ongoing CSS projects of PDD
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JAMMU, Feb 26: Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal today chaired a meeting to review the financial and physical progress on the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) of Power Department in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Principal Secretary reviewed district-wise and circle-wise status of financial and physical status of the ongoing works under different CSS being executed by different agencies in various districts and circles of the Union Territory.
The meeting was attended by Managing Director Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Chief Engineer Distribution Kashmir/ Jammu, Chief Engineer Transmission Kashmir/ Jammu, Chief Engineer Projects Kashmir/ Jammu, Chief Engineer Planning/ Procurement Jammu, Director Finance PDD, Heads of Project Implementing
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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a ₹3.05 trillion electricity distribution reform programme in the Union budget to help reduce losses and improve the efficiency of electricity distribution companies (discoms).
While presenting her third Union Budget she also announced putting a framework in place for allowing a choice of electricity supplier to the consumers. The ongoing Parliament session will consider the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that has proposed amendments including measures such as “de-licensing of the power distribution business to bring in competition.
Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is a challenge as far as providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers is concerned, Union minister R K Singh on Sunday said the Centre would spend liberally to tap the immense potential of the Union Territory in the sector to make it a power-surplus region. However, he said a conducive atmosphere to facilitate large-scale investments and improving the work culture are imperative to bring Jammu and Kashmir at par with other parts of the country, after it lagged behind due to corruption during the previous regimes. It is painful that Jammu and Kashmir, despite having the best available resources in the country to generate power, is lagging behind in providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers.the previous governments are directly responsible for the present state of affairs, Singh said.
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