India, Oct. 28 -- The Union power ministry has asked the Haryana government to expedite the proposed listing of its state owned power distribution companies for enhancing the financial sustainability, operational performance and corporate governance of the state's power sector.

Listing a government owned power company on the stock exchange means its shares can be bought and sold by the public and investors.

In an October 19 communication, Union power secretary Pankaj Agrawal wrote to Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, seeking his personal intervention to resolve the pending issues and complete the necessary approvals for listing the state's power sector companies.

The communication said that the roadmap for listing was also discus...