India, Jan. 23 -- Sitharamanmay provide support for Ujjwala beneficiaries forbuyingrefill gas cylinders

Reforms in power distribution companies (Discoms) and support for Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries to purchase refills of cooking gas cylinders will be among the announcements the energy sector will expect Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman to include in the budget she will table on February 1, 2020.

Ensuring round-the-clock electricity supply will be the central government's focus, which claims to have connected all villages to the national grid. The Union Budget 2020-21 may allocate funds for this.

The Centre has planned a new scheme that will probably be named 'Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana' (Aditya) to revamp...