Manohar Lal Khattar calls for nationwide adoption of Haryana’s power reform model

Neeraj Mohan

New Delhi, July 17

Union Power Minister ML Khattar has set his sights on revitalising power distribution companies nationwide, drawing on the successful reforms implemented in Haryana. Speaking at the launch of book ‘Wired for Success’ written by Haryana DGP Shatrujit Kapur, he emphasised the need of reducing line losses to bring power companies out of financial distress.

“Like food and water, power is essential; everybody needs it. Therefore, there is a need to cut line losses, which we achieved in Haryana,” he said.

The book by Shatrujit Kapur chronicles the journey of how Haryana’s power distribution firms were brought from losses to profitability in just two years. Kapur, then appointed as CMD of the power discoms, implemented measures that instilled a culture of bill payment among the people of Haryana, significantly reducing financial burdens on the companies. “It was a challenging task as the people were reluctant to pay bills. This was the main reason behind line losses and financial burden on power distribution firms,” said Khattar.