New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Power Ministry has directed setting up of District Level Committees to exercise oversight over all power-related schemes of the Central government, as also its impact on the people.

This is being done in order to ensure the involvement and oversight of the people in the process of power sector reforms, and their implementation in the country, a Power Ministry statement said.

The committee will comprise most senior MP in the district as the Chairperson, other MPs as Co-Chairpersons, the district Collector as Member Secretary, and the Chairperson/President of the District Panchayat, MLAs of the district, the most senior representatives of CPSUs of the Ministry of Power and NRE located in the concerned district, ...