New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The fifth meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to address the financial viability of electricity distribution utilities was held in New Delhi.

The discussions focused on a proposed reform-based debt restructuring scheme for discoms, cost-reflective tariff orders, and the broader role of regulatory commissions in ensuring sector sustainability.

The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, and attended by Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik, along with energy ministers from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

Senior officials from the Centre, state governments...