The government is mulling to leverage power for cooking in a big way to help the poor, Power Minister R K Singh said on Sunday.
The minister said that power will provide poor strata of the society a cheaper option for their day to day requirement, move the nation towards self-reliance and make it independent from imports (petroleum), according to a power ministry statement.
The minister rolled out the vision for the government while inaugurating community facilities developed by NTPC at Nabinagar, Barh and Barauni for the convenience of NTPC employees and people of Bihar.
“Electricity is the future of India and most of its infrastructure will be powered by electricity,” the minister said.
