Historical Evolution of Electricity Supply in independent India, 1947 to 1992

This is the third in a series of articles on the class struggle over electricity in India

The official position regarding the generation and distribution of electricity in our country today is the opposite of what the Government of India declared in 1947. It was proclaimed at that time that the State should take full responsibility for providing electricity to everyone and all over the country, at an affordable price.

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Crisis of Electricity Supply and its Real Cause

This is the second in a series of articles on the class struggle over electricity in India

Large parts of the country are facing severe power shortage as thermal power plants do not have sufficient coal to produce the required power. The monopoly controlled media is creating confusion about who and what is responsible for the power shortage.

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