New Delhi: Bengal Head of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is trying to protect the private monopoly in Kolkata’s electricity distribution by opposing the draft electricity amendment Bill 2021 State officials do not abbreviate “correctly” in the reform proposed to choose suppliers based on service quality and affordable rates, according to the minister RK Singh’s strength.
“At present, people have no choice, they have to bear distribution companies (discom) even if inefficient, the service is bad and the tariff is high …
for example, a private distribution company in Kolkata has one of the highest rates in this country and is a monopoly.
If The proposed amendment occurs, the company will face competition.
Why do you want to protect this private company from the competition unclear, “Singh wrote to Banerjee on Monday.
Banerjee has been written last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposed, among other issues, provisions to end the state or private monopoly by issuing distribution and allowing several players – including state utilities – with views to offer a choice of consumer suppliers The same way it happens on cellular phones.
“It seems that your officers have not given your direction properly.
The bill being examined in the government …
very different from the bill circulated by 2020,” Singh wrote, questioned the reason for the proposal that tried to reduce consumer tariffs through competition.
Singh shows that the country utility will continue to work because they are after the distribution is licensed but they have to compete with other people about efficiency, service quality and tariff.
Singh was described as “wrong” Banerjee’s complaint to the prime minister that the bill was recruited without consultation with the country.
“The bill bill was circulated to all states for their comments.
After reception, detailed discussions were held with the territory of countries,” the Minister of Power wrote.
Singh writes electrical actions today already provide more than one discom that operates in one area and quotes Mumbai for example.
“So this is not something new.
Delicensing (distribution) will reduce obstacles to entry and increase competition, which leads to lower rates and better services.
We generation delicency in 2003.
Now generations are not regulated with licenses but by law , Rules and Regulations.
This is what will happen when we are distributed Delicense, “the Minister wrote.