India, April 7 -- justify;">Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said the state's power sector has turned profitable despite providing free electricity to a majority of households, attributing the change to structural reforms and infrastructure improvements under the current government.

Addressing a press conference, Mann said nearly 90% of households in Punjab are receiving zero electricity bills under the government's free power scheme, while tariffs have also been reduced across categories, including commercial and industrial consumers.

He said the state government has reversed the earlier trend of disinvestment in power assets by acquiring the 540 MW Govindwal thermal power plant, adding that its operational efficienc...