India reports major power supply improvements, extending hours in rural and urban areas, and expands smart meter use.

India's Union Power Minister Manohar Lal highlighted significant improvements in power supply, with rural areas seeing an increase from 12.5 to 22.4 hours and urban areas from 22 to 23.4 hours over the past decade. Lal emphasized the role of smart meters in reducing billing errors and enhancing energy efficiency. Every census village is now electrified, and efforts are underway to enhance service quality and promote rooftop solar systems under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).

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