Assam Chief Minister Plans To "Replicate" Gujarat Model In This Sector

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern over the fall in revenue collection and consequent loss, urging the power companies to work on strategies to plug the reasons causing revenue loss.

Assam government will "try to replicate" the success stories of the Gujarat model in the power sector along with its state-of-the-art technological interventions to turn three power companies in the state to profitable ventures, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. A delegation of the Assam Power department, led by Power Minister Bimal Bora will soon visit the western state to understand its best practices, the Chief Minister said while holding a virtual meeting with the Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Bhai Patel and senior officials of the Urja Vikas Nigam Limited on Tuesday night. Mr Patel, giving a brief overview of the power sector of his state and the initiatives taken by the Urja Vikas Nigam Limited since Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister, said these measures have led to a turnaround for qualitative development in Gujarat's power sector. He requested Mr Sarma to send a delegation to witness the innovative and progressive steps taken for the development of the energy sector in his state.