MUMBAI: The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 proposed by the Centre violates the constitutional mandate and undermines the federal structure, said energy minister Nitin Raut on Wednesdsay.
He requested the Centre to withdraw the draft bill.
He said the Centre intended to override and dominate state government responsibility in the administration of power generation, transmission and distribution.
He said the Constitution under the Seventh Schedule provides the powers to both the Centre as well as the state to make appropriate laws on matters related to electricity.
He said the amendments by the Centre were intended to centralise power in its hands, making states a “weaker” in the power sector matters. He said the Centre was trying to privatise distribution, transmission and generation to benefit some business houses.
