LUCKNOW, Dec. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has not taken a final decision yet on the privatisation of the power sector, and any move in this direction will be guided by the larger public interest, energy minister AK Sharma told the House on Wednesday.

Replying to a question by Samajwadi Party (SP) member Ragini Sonkar during question hour on the fourth and last day of the winter session of the UP legislative assembly, Sharma also clarified that there was no difference in electricity readings recorded by smart meters and old meters.

"During meter replacement, old meters are left in place to ensure parallel readings in 5% of cases, and there have been no complaints regarding this," Sharma said while replying to SP MLA Anil Pradhan w...