Nitin Raut asks MSEDCL to delegate powers to regional offices

State Energy Minister Nitin Raut has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd to delegate powers to its regional offices for execution of projects. This was decided during a meeting at MSEDCL’s office in Mumbai on Friday.

The meeting was held to review work progress in Aurangabad region, in which principal energy secretary in-charge Dinesh Waghmare, Managing Director of Aurangabad region Sunil Chavan and senior MSEDCL officers were present.

The regional offices would be delegated all powers to quantity freezing and time-limit extensions for all projects. The joint managing directors and regional directors would now monitor the projects for timely completion.