UDAY-II will focus on reducing losses, says power minister R K Singh

The power sector witnessed the maximum number of schemes, web portals and monitoring apps during BJP rule. Some like village electrification achieved their targets in record time, while the jury is still out on other reforms. Coal supply remains contested, while solar power is growing by leaps and bounds. Amid this, R K Singh, minister of state for power and new and renewable energy, discusses with Shreya Jai newer schemes. Edited excerpts:

Only 1 per cent of households are left to be electrified under Saubhagya. After the creation of infrastructure at such a rapid pace, how will you ensure power