Union Minister Yesso Naik chairs meeting of Group of Ministers

Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, chaired the 6thmeeting with Group of Ministers constituted for addressing the issues related to viability of electricity distribution utilities at Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in New Delhi today.

A. K. Sharma, Energy Minister, Uttar Pradesh,Pradyuman Singh Tomar, Energy Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Hiralal Nagar, Minster of State for Energy, Rajasthan and Smt. Meghana Bordikar, Minister of State for Energy attended the meeting. The meeting was also attended by senior officials from Central Government, State Governments, State Power Utilities of Member States and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.

CMD, PFC Limited, GoI, in her welcome address welcomed all the dignitaries. She mentioned that DISCOM face deep-rooted, long‑term risks from persistent structural, financial, and operational inefficiencies that undermine sustainable, quality supply. Progress has been tangible in select areas, yet entrenched structural weaknesses continue to cast a long shadow over sustainable outcomes. (UPDATED ON 20TH MARCH 2026)