(a) whether the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(NTPC) proposes to supply free or subsidized power to the
villages adjoining its power projects;
(b) if so, the details of the subsidized rates along with the
conditions thereof, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a)to(c): There is no Plan of NTPC`s supplying free or
subsidized power to the affected villages adjoining its power
stations. However, the Government has formulated a scheme for
supplying of reliable power to the rural households of the
villages within a radius of 5 Kms of stations set up by the Central
Public Sector undertakings (CPSUs). NTPC as a CPU is also
mandated to implement the above scheme.