Gujarat tops discom ranking ninth year in a row, UP and Haryana progress

Loss-making discoms need to take corrective measures to access funds under Central schemes, says power minister R K Singh

Gujarat utilities have topped the ranking of power distribution companies (discoms) by the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) for the ninth year on the trot, with all five Gujarat discoms being the only ones rated A+, the highest ranking. With this, the state has grabbed pole position in all the nine rounds of PFC rankings.

Haryana and Uttar Pradesh discoms have progressed in their ranking since last year by jumping a rating above.

Releasing the discoms rating, union power minister R K Singh said the power sector will benefit from a fair and accurate assessment of the true position of the