The Union Ministry of Power has launched ‘URJA’- Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile application for Urban Power Distribution Sector.
It was launched by Union Power minister Piyush Goyal on the side-lines of two day conference of Power Ministers at Cansaulim in South Goa.
Key Points
The mobile app has been developed by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on behalf of Union Ministry of Power.
The aim of the app is to enhance consumer connect with the Urban Power Distribution sector by providing information of IT enabled towns.
The app will work as manifestation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s principle of good governance i.e. People focus, co-operative federalism.
The app allows users to get information of performance of their town, State level DISCOMs on different parameters including their ranking, pending consumer complaints.
It also will provide information on average percentage of consumers making e-Payments, power cuts as well as power loss or theft.
The app will also give information on various schemes and initiatives undertaken by the Union Government to improve the power supply.
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