Union power ministry to study Haryana model to reduce line losses

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the measures taken by Haryana government to reduce line losses of power distribution companies will be studied by the Central government.

Sitharaman, who chaired a high-level meeting with chief ministers, said the Union power secretary will be asked to study Haryana’s model to get a better understanding of the blueprint followed by state, according to an official statement.

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said under the structural reforms in power sector, the state government is making dedicated efforts to reduce the gross distribution and commercial deficit of distribution companies under Ujjawal Discom Assuarnce Yojana (UDAY).