Ministry of Power (India)


The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The current Union Cabinet Minister is Manohar Lal Khattar.
The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also oversees rural electrification projects.
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History

The Ministry of Power became a ministry on July 2, 1992, during the P. V. Narasimha Rao government. Prior to that time it had been a department in the Ministry of Power, Coal and Non-Conventional Energy Sources. That ministry was split into the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, and Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources.
In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.

Agencies

Central Public Sector Undertakings

Commissions and Committee

Statutory Bodies

Autonoumous Bodies

Others

  1. Bhakra Beas Management Board
  2. Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

Cabinet Ministers