'Transmission reforms would bring down power losses'

To close the demand-supply gap in electricity, the Centre has asked states to do their bit in transmission reforms and strengthening last-mile connectivity.

The annual meeting of power ministers of states and Union Territories with Piyush Goyal, Union minister of state for coal, power and renewable energy, and the officials of these ministries, focused on the rollout of two major schemes for the sector announced in the Budget.

The schemes are: Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, which proposes feeder separation for the rural areas; and Integrated Power Development Scheme, which focuses on strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution networks and metering in urban and semi-urban areas.

"States would actively avail benefits under these schemes to ensure reliable and secure 24x7 quality power supply to all," the government stated.