The meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power (MoP) was recently held in New Delhi. Union Power Minister, Manohar Lal chaired the meeting, wherein Members of Parliament of various political parties from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha took part.
The meeting was called by the Minister of Power to consult the members on various proposals in the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which had been released by the ministry for consultation of stakeholders.
Lal highlighted that the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (‘Bill’) is of great national importance as it seeks to strengthen the legislative foundation of India’s power sector in the context of the aspirations for Viksit Bharat in 2047. After the enactment of the Act in 2003, the country has made commendable progress in all aspects of power sector. However, challenges, especially in the distribution segment in form of persistent financial stress continues.
