The Government of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Maharashtra and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) at the two-day State Power Ministers Conference in Vadodara.
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