Govt to provide liberal funding to make J&K power-surplus: Union minister

Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is a challenge as far as providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers is concerned, Union minister R K Singh on Sunday said the Centre would spend “liberally” to tap the immense potential of the Union Territory in the sector to make it a power-surplus region.

However, he said a conducive atmosphere to facilitate large-scale investments and improving the work culture are imperative to bring Jammu and Kashmir at par with other parts of the country, after it lagged behind due to “corruption” during the previous regimes.

“It is painful that Jammu and Kashmir, despite having the best available resources in the country to generate power, is lagging behind in providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers…the previous governments are directly responsible for the present state of affairs,” Singh said.