Jammu, Feb. 6 -- Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the House that the government is committed to provide monthly 200 units of free electricity to every household of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) category in Jammu and Kashmir and the project, in this regard, is at its final stage of approval.

The Minister stated this while replying to a question raised by Shakti Raj Parihar regarding Power sector on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

The Minister stated that Doda district currently faces power cuts ranging from 3 to 6 hours daily, as per the load curtailment programme, excluding additional shedding by the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) due to overall power availability. She noted that certain a...