Lok Sabha recommends Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to Parliamentary Standing Committee for further examination

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The LokSabha has recommended the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for further examination.
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill enables competition in retail distribution of power by allowing use of other distribution licensee’s network. It permits the entry of private companies into the electricity distribution sector, with the objective of enabling competition, enhancing efficiency of distribution licensees for improving services and ensuring sustainability of the power sector.
The members from Opposition parties opposed the introduction of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, accusing the Centre of encroaching upon the powers entrusted with the states in the concurrent list.
The Electricity Bill is against the federal set-up. The bill allows infrastructure developed with the public money to be handed over to the private players.

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