Jammu, March 8 -- During his budget speech on Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had reason to seek support from all political parties to support ongoing power reforms in Jammu and Kashmir to minimize power deficit to focus on other areas.
The Chief Minister further pointed out one of the key challenges - the wide gap between the cost of power supply and revenue collection.
"While the average cost per unit is Rs 7, the government recovers only Rs 2.50 per unit due to systemic inefficiencies, high losses, and low tariffs," he said.
To bridge this gap, the government is implementing 100% smart metering, strengthening billing and collection mechanisms, and modernising the entire distribution network.
"These measures will improve efficien...