Power Minister pushes for timely settlement of West Bengal State-depts’ dues, shift to prepaid metering

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Union Minister Manohar Lal with West Bengal Chief MInister Suvendu Adhikari. FIle

Union Minister Manohar Lal with West Bengal Chief MInister Suvendu Adhikari. FIle | Photo Credit: PTI

During his caller sojourn to West Bengal, Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal called upon varied authorities section of the State for timely clearing up their pending dues, further seeking they modulation to prepaid meters, sources privy to the improvement informed.

According to them, to alleviate accent connected DISCOMs, Mr. Lal besides sought a “robust mechanism” beryllium instituted for regular settlement.

Further, whilst reviewing advancement connected astute metering successful the state, Mr. Lal called for expeditious implementation. In fact, sources privy of the improvement apprised The Hindu that the authorities authorities committed to saturate authorities establishments by June this twelvemonth and person them to prepaid by August this year.

The Union Power Minister enactment distant the imaginable program of enactment successful a gathering besides attended by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvedu Adhikari, on with elder officials from the authorities government, Union Ministry of Power, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and CPSEs of the powerfulness sector.

Published - May 31, 2026 12:38 p.m. IST

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