Uttar Pradesh to join UDAY scheme tomorrow

Uttar Pradesh will become the fourth state after Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to formally join Centre's UDAY scheme tomorrow.

"In the presence of Power Minister Piyush Goyal, a tripartite MoU with Uttar Pradesh on 'UDAY' (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) for operational and financial turnaround of discoms will be signed tomorrow," an official said.

The MoU will be signed between Centre, Uttar Pradesh government and electricity distribution utilities including Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd, the official said.

Goyal yesterday said 'Uday' scheme will solve the problems faced by state discoms and added that the Centre was exploring ways to extend the benefits of 'Uday' to states which are unable to unbundle their utilities.

Rajasthan which formally joined the scheme this week will help the state "save Rs 21,000 crore in the next 3 years".