Legendary political profiled Raj Kumar Singh, on Thursday, assumed charge as the Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy. On Wednesday, PM Modi has elevated as a Cabinet minister from the rank of Minister of State.
Expressing appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for offering him the great responsibility, Singh said, “The Prime Minister has shown great confidence and we will live up to that." In his brief interaction with media after assuming charge, Singh further said, “We have achieved targets of electrification set by the Prime Minister well before the schedule and will strive to ensure that the benefits of power and energy sector reach the common man."
He said that the focus of the ministry now would be to ensure that the benefits of power and energy sector reach the common man. Singh was rewarded for steering reforms in the power sector in the Modi government to make India a power surplus nation. During his tenure, he managed the power grid and brought reforms in the distribution sector which had been debt-laden for years.
Singh, who has been elected twice to Lok Sabha in 2014 and 2019 from Arrah in Bihar, had become Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power as well and New and Renewable Energy in September 2017. He held the two ministries till May 2019.
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