New Delhi, March 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jammu & Kashmir President and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Sat Sharma, asked an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha concerning the strengthening of power infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir.

In his question, Sat Sharma sought to know whether the Government has identified the reasons behind frequent power cuts in Jammu & Kashmir during winter months, the steps taken to mitigate these outages, and the measures being implemented to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in the region.

Responding to the question, the Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, informed the House that electricity distribution falls under the purview of the respective State or Union Territory. As per th...