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(A) The renewed corporate interest in power is welcome, given the huge investment backlog in the vexed sector and the routine revenue leakages. (B) Reportedly, industrial houses like Reliance Industries and the Aditya Birla Group are keen to foray into power equipment manufacture. (C) In tandem, we need proactive policy to wipe out continuing losses of state power utilities, and regular disclosure of SEB finances. (D) Of late, the tendency has been to clamp up on the huge annual losses of power utilizes – the latest Economic Survey like the previous one is mum on losses, subsidies and plain theft of power; instead we have some pious intentions to gather ‘baseline data’ and use information technology application for accounting and auditing power distribution. (E) We do need to step up IT for meter reading, billing and collections, of course, but in parallel, what is essential indeed vital, is improved governance in power delivery and follow through.

A. JFIFJ
B. IJFJJ
C. FJJIF
D. JFJIJ
Answer» E.


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