New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed that the Indian power sector has come a long way in past decade transforming from a power deficit to a power sufficient country.

During the last nine years, the government has implemented Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development (IPDS) schemes to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply by strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution network. The government has also implemented the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- (SAUBHAGYA) with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connection to all willing un-electrified household in ru...