States pull the plug on draft power tariff policy

 At least nine states, including Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, have written letters of dissent to the Centre against its draft power tariff policy, floated earlier this month.

 A couple of states have suggested that the Centre should consider dismantling the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) if the tariff policy is to be retained in its present form.

 Crisil Advisory Services, which was supposed to advise the Centre on the policy, has washed its hands off it. In a letter to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Crisil said its support to the government was merely