SME Times News Bureau | 14 Sep, 2020
Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on Sunday said that the government is
aiming to push electricity for cooking in a big way, in a bid to provide
the poor a cheaper option for their cooking fuel requirement.
Addressing
a virtual conference of NTPC, he said that the move will also allow the
economy to be self-reliant and give India independence from imports.
"Electricity
is the future of India and most of its infrastructure will be powered
by electricity. The government has envisaged a Power Foundation to be
formed at the Ministry's level and its objectives include cooking to
completely run on electricity, which will allow our economy to be
self-reliant and give us independence from imports. This government is
for the poor and this move will help the poor strata of the society by
giving them access to a cheaper medium of cooking," he said.
The
minister also praised the various initiatives of NTPC that show the
power producer's "unflinching commitment" to the nation and its economic
growth.
"The expansion of NTPC will continue and it will keep
setting benchmarks in professionalism, efficiency and being an ideal
employer, professionalism and efficiency," Singh said.
