Lucknow, April 13 -- "A developed India is not possible without bold reforms in the power sector. We must achieve our goals without fear or fatigue." Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh said this on Saturday, setting the tone for a major push by the Yogi Adityanath government to overhaul the state's power distribution system.

Addressing a high-level seminar here, Singh said the government had taken a historic decision to implement immediate reforms in the lagging Dakshinanchal and Poorvanchal distribution companies (discoms), with the twin goals of ensuring quality, uninterrupted power supply and protecting consumer interests.

He said the time had come to take tough but sensitive decisions, particularly in view of the large ...