Jharkhand govt approves Rs 1454 crore for PGCL

The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda, approved it to the PGCL for laying transmission lines and setting up larger transformers across the state, Cabinet Secretary N N Pandey told reporters here.

It has approved Rs 143.88 crore as advance money to PGCL. The cabinet decided to meet the expenses through taking loan from the Rural Electrification Corporation and raising a part from state planning, Pandey added.