Draft National Energy Policy (NITI Aayog)

Introduction Energy is acknowledged as a key input towards raising the standard of living of citizens of any country, as is evident from the correlation between per capita electricity (a proxy for all energy forms) consumption and Human Development Index (HDI). The National Energy Policy (NEP) aims to chart the way forward to meet the Government’s recent bold announcements in the energy domain. The NEP proposes actions to meet the objectives in such a way that India’s economy is ‘energy ready’ in the year 2040. Hereby, compiling the gist of Draft National Energy Policy proposed by NITI Aayog. Index