District panels to oversee Centre-aided power schemes
The Hindu
DECs to be formed in view of revamped distribution sector scheme rollout
District electricity committees (DEC) will now exercise oversight over all Government of India-supported power sector schemes at the district level.
The State government has issued orders constituting DECs in connection with the proposed rollout of the revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS), a Centrally assisted, ‘reforms-based and results-linked’ programme for fine-tuning electricity distribution, in Kerala.
On a broader canvas, the committees, which will be headed by the senior Member of Parliament in a district, will exercise oversight over all Central schemes and their “'impact on the provision of services to the people”, says the government.
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