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Electricity policy: Let's end tariff rate populism
Mint Kolkata
|January 26, 2026
India aims to close gaps in this sector that have long let power pricing fall prey to populist games. The Centre's push for financial prudence now needs Indian states to respond earnestly
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India's government issued policy guidelines last week to boost the financial prudence of loss-making power distribution utilities.
This story is from the January 26, 2026 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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