RANCHI, June 20 -- Union minister for power, housing, and urban affairs Manohar Lal examined issues pertaining to the power industry and urban development plans for Jharkhand on Friday at a city hotel.

The Union minister began the discussion by outlining the main areas that the state engineering department might address with a thorough action plan. The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), resource sufficiency, transmission infrastructure planning to satisfy future electricity demand, and the operational and financial parameters of the DISCOMs were also reviewed.

Those present during the meeting included state urban development and housing department minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu, besides senior officials from the state and Union go...