Brief profile of ministry of power

The ministry of power is headed by the Sushilkumar Shinde at the union level. He is assisted by the minister of state for power Bharatsinh Solanki. The secretary (power) is Harishankar Brahma. He is assisted by two additional secretaries and five joint secretaries including the financial adviser.
The ministry is involved in planning, policymaking, processing, monitoring and implementation of power projects in regard to thermal, hydro power generation, transmission and distribution.
The primary responsible of the ministry is the development of electricity in the country.