It has been nearly eighteen months since the Ministry of Power announced the vital Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme for financial and operational reform of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India. Twenty six states and Union Territories, including four of the worst affected states — Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — have signed up for the scheme.
FlashNews:
BLR Airport Launches Gate Z, India’s First Social Lounge Redefining the Airport Experience
MoPNG Highlights Financing Strength, Regulatory Reforms Ahead of New Upstream Bid Rounds
ABB India Modernises BPCL’s Vadinar‑Bina Pipeline for Uninterrupted Operations
Vaishnaw Projects 6-8% Growth, Highlights Reform Momentum at Davos
Aerem Solutions Secures $15 Million to Drive Distributed Solar Adoption Across India
India Showcases Energy Transition at Davos: Joshi Calls for Global Collaboration
Indian Railways Expands High-Speed Track Network, Boosts Safety with Modernisation
Steeling Energy Security: SAPL Redefines India’s Gas Economy
GCCs Propel India’s Office Market to Record Absorption in 2025
ABB Dispatches First India-Made Wind Converter After Gamesa Acquisition
Discoms Spark Turnaround: Power Utilities Post First Profit in Several Years
DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions
CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget
PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat
Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik
Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership
Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March
Project Kaundinya: India, Oman Must Collaborate on Green Shipping Corridor, Says Sonowal
Tag: Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana
Tamil Nadu joins UDAY, ‘Power for All’ gets a boost
The Ministry of Power has signed an MoU for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9 January, 2017. With the signing of the ‘24x7 Power For All (PFA)’ roadmap document with the state, the roadmap for all the 28 states, except one, and all the seven Union Territories in the country has now been finalised and is under implementation.
Maharashtra 17th state to join UDAY
The Government of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Maharashtra and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL)
Maharashtra becomes 17th state to join UDAY
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.
´States are joining UDAY´
Eighteen states and one Union Territory viz., Puducherry have given their in-principle approval to join the scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).
UDAY scheme not people friendly | TN Power Minister
Tamil Nadu has not signed the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme as it is not people-friendly, State Power Minister Natham R Viswanathan said.

