All States Agree to Provide 24X7 Power By March 2019
Piyush Goyal Union Power Minister after attending two days conference of power and mining minister of states and union territories, all states agree to provide 24X7 Power By March 2019 all the states except Left-Wing-Extremism-affected ones, also resolved to electrify all the remaining unelectrified villages by December 31, 2016.
Piyush Goyal also announces that launch of the helpline ‘1912’ for consumer complaints redressal across the country. Hydro-power policy was also discussed and the meeting sought to work out ways of reviving small hydro-power projects with cooperation from the states,” he said, adding that a committee set up for this purpose will submit its recommendations by 30 September.
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