Promise of the Day -Governance Now

Promise of the Day

Madhya Pradesh too makes promise of surplus power -- by election year!

GN Bureau | March 4, 2010

In Madhya Pradesh, villages continue to reel under long load-shedding, but Minister of State of Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla promises to make the electricity crisis a thing of the past – just wait till 2013.

"Madhya Pradesh is going to be self-sufficient in power generation by 2013," Shukla told PTI in an interview.

He claimed the state's generation capacity had been around 3,000 MW in 2003 and after the BJP came to power it has gone up to 6,000 MW, and the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government promises to add 5,000 MW more to it within three years. In 2013, the peak demand is expected to be 11,000 MW and the installed generation capacity will be the same, he said.

By the way, can you guess when the state is due to go to polls. You got it right, in 2013.

This is no different from what Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has promised. His state has an aggregate power demand of 9,000 MW today, but after all these years, it has managed to build up generation capacity of 6,900 MW. But Badal promises to set up generation capacity of 14,000 MW by 2012, which coincidentally will be the election year.

Note: If you have come across some such outrageous promises made by politicians you can send them to [email protected] to be considered for publication.

Comments

Other News

Here’s an I.D.E.A. for career growth and success

Success in today’s professional organisation is no longer solely determined by academic qualifications, technical expertise or years of experience. While these attributes do matter, organisations increasingly value individuals who demonstrate the right mindset and behavioural qualities. The ability

PM interacts with CEOs, founders of space startups

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacted with CEOs and Founders of 20 Space Startups at Seva Teerth on Friday. CEOs of leading companies in the space sector working in diverse fields ranging from building rockets and reusable semi-cryogenic launch vehicles, avionics, satelli

From one cow to a dairy business

In 2012, Anita Dash wasn`t dreaming of building a dairy brand. She wasn`t studying business models or planning market expansion. Like countless mothers across India, her focus was on something much simpler: giving her children a better future. At the time, her most valuable

Ethanol blending: The two sides of a story

India`s crude oil consumption is estimated to be around 88.5% imported from abroad. This one single figure is also responsible for why ethanol has become both an economic strategy and fuel policy at the same time. In an economy like India, which depends so heavily on foreign oil, any increase in internat

Food inflation: Not a macroeconomic statistic but a developmental indicator

India`s retail inflation shows a reassuring picture at first glance. According to the latest data, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation edged up to 4.38% in June 2026 from 3.93% in May 2026, but continued to remain within the Reserve Bank of India`s (RBI) target band of 4% (+/- 2%). However, beneath this

Skin in the game or masterful market timing?

When a company founder opens their personal chequebook to buy shares in their own business, stock markets usually applaud. To the average retail investor, it feels like the ultimate vote of confidence, a sign that the people running the show have real skin in the game and believe brighter days are ahead.