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Power to All

The government is taking several measures to achieve the new capacity addition target to meet the growing demand for power and providing power to all. These include: (i) Rigorous monitoring of capacity addition of ongoing generation projects at the highest level by the Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge), Planning Commission, Cabinet Secretariat, Secretary …

Government to provide 24 hours electricity to all households in the country in the next 5 years, says Prime Minister

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today said the government aims to provide 24×7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable access to electricity in the next 5 years. One million households in India are now using decentralized solar energy to meet their lighting energy needs, said the Prime Minister. Government is also striving …