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The Department of Power of West Bengal is a Bengal government ministry. [1] It is a ministry mainly responsible for the fulfillment of the demand of electricity in the state. With the enhancement of the generating capacity, it is also emphasizing on the strengthening of transmission and distribution network, especially in rural Bengal.
The organized road transport in the public sector was given shape on 31 July 1948 with the creation of State Transport Services under the Directorate of Transportation, Government of West Bengal. It started operations on 6 intracity routes, with a fleet of 25 buses. Diesel era started with the addition of 2 (two) Double Decker buses in 1949–50.
The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [1]
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is a wholly owned enterprise of Government of West Bengal, established in 2007 as one of the two successors of West Bengal State Electricity Board, and is responsible for providing power to 96% of West Bengal with a customer base of more than 2.2 crore across the state.
The Government of India (Ministry of Urban Development) and Government of West Bengal each had a half-share in it. Later, the Government of West Bengal pulled out from it, and the shares were transferred to the Ministry of Railways .
It operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India. DVC is headquartered in the Kolkata city of West Bengal, India. [3] DVC is currently undergoing corporatization and restructuring to explore the possibility of an IPO to raise funds for expansion. [4]
In the 2013 Railway Budget, the Railway Board increased the Kolkata suburban ticket fare by eight paise per kilometre, although the railway ministry has hiked it by two paise per kilometre. The number of slabs has also been reduced to four— ₹ 5 (5.8¢ US), ₹ 10 (12¢ US), ₹ 15 (17¢ US) and ₹ 20 (23¢ US)—from the eight slabs earlier.
The Department of Public Enterprises & Industrial Reconstruction of West Bengal is a Bengal government department. [1] It is a department which mainly exercises administrative control over a large number of undertakings in the State sector, so that a co-ordinated policy for their betterment could be implemented.