1089cr under power scheme
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1089 crore for the state under its flagship programme Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), which aims strengthen power transmission system by reducing aggregate technical and commercial loss, official sources said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to launch the IPDS in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, on Sunday. It was cancelled due to heavy rain. "We have not accepted the Centre's meagre allocation and will demand more funds," energy minister Pranab Prakash Das told TOI. The state has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) with an investment of Rs 1,250 crore under the scheme, he added. The IPDS, approved in November 2014, envisages strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution netwo.....