Centre can double down on states not to offer free power: R K Singh

According to R K Singh, the states should not burden their purse with unmeasured power subsidies

Union Power Minister R K Singh has said the Centre can now double down on states not to offer free power to segments of consumers.
 

He said the Centre would be able to do so because it had been able to reach electricity to all census villages in the country ahead of its target.“We propose to bring in an amendment to the Electricity Act in consultation with state governments to make this possible,” the minister told Business Standard.
 

According to him, the states should not burden their purse with unmeasured power subsidies. Rather, they should shift to direct-benefit-transfer schemes for