(a) whether the Government proposed to issue a White Paper on the functioning of DVB;
(b) if so, whether in view of failure of DVB to generate, distribute and to check theft cases, the Union Government propose to take over the same; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) is under the
administrative and financial control of the Government of NCT of
Delhi. Presently, there is no proposal before the Union
Government to issue a White Paper on the functioning of DVB nor
to take over generation and distribution of the Board. However,
Government of NCT of Delhi has already brought out a Strategy
Paper on Power Sector in Delhi in January, 1999.