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The Modi government is not amused. "It is
disheartening that the UPA government and
power ministry are working to protect their political interests instead of promoting best
practices in the sector. Instead of acknowledging the success of Gujarat's power sector,
Scindia has once again showcased his irresponsible behaviour by snubbing our officials,"
Gujarat's energy minister Saurabh Dalal told ET.
The ratings, which are meant to help lenders evaluate risks but also have the potential to add
to the ammunition of BJP's prime ministerial candidate, will probably be released after the
general elections as Scindia himself will be busy with the campaign, officials who were
involved in the rating exercise said. "We have been directed by power ministry to inform you
that the proposed function for release of Integrated Rating of State Electricity Distribution
Utilities by Minister of State for Power on February 20, 2014 at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi
has been postponed," Power Finance Corp, which was organising the event, said in a
communique to discoms, but was silent about the reasons for cancellation. Scindia and his
office did not respond to ET's queries.
In March last year, when the power ministry launched the ratings power minister Jyotiraditya
Scindia abruptly left the venue without felicitating the officials of Gujarat discoms, as
announced.
During his speech, Scindia also refrained from naming the best utilities. Upset with
development, Dalal crticised Scindia for his behaviour on the floor of state assembly. This
year, in early February, power ministry's joint secretary BN Sharma sent invitations for the
event to 39 state utilities, which were evaluated by rating agencies Care Ratings and ICRA
BSE 0.39 % for the second time.
The event was to include presentations on the best practices adopted by a few utilities,
including one from Gujarat.
Discoms' representatives who were preparing to visit Delhi had to cancel their plans. Gujarat
was sending at least half a dozen discom officials to the event that could have earned
accolades for Modi government.
Rating agencies not only looked at the capabilities of utilities to meet their financial
obligations on time but also evaluated their operational efficiencies based on past three
years' data.
These ratings are used by banks and financial institutions to understand the risks associated
with lending to the utilities and assess their creditworthiness easily.
"The integrated ratings, based on assessment of performance on a range of key
parameters, enable utilities to build on their strengths and work on areas requiring
improvements so as to achieve higher operational efficiency and financial self-
sustainability," read the invitation from power ministry.
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have higest petrolium production than any states ,Gujarat also is having the longest
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Disappointed that a Harvard educated Union Minister choose to behave and lower the
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