ENA MSME 2016-07-08 08:23:08 <p><strong>New Delhi, July 8 (KNN)</strong> Claiming that Indias is a power surplus nation, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said that the state governments are responsible for the disrupted power supply to the industrial hubs. He said this in a response to a question from KNN.</p> <p>Goyal said, State Governments should purchase the electricity to provide power without interruptions to the industries across the country in order to make India competitive.</p> <p>For this, he said, I am in continuous talk with the state governments.</p> <p>He said this on the side-lines of an event Infocom 2016organized here on Thursday.</p> <p>He suggested the state governments to take a dedicated line for the industries. By and large, collection of payment and monitoring of the companies are easy, the Minister said.</p> <p>When asked about the next round of coal auctions, Goyal said that the next round of coal auction would take place whenever the market would be available for new auctions.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I6W95jzsjEc" width="560"></iframe></p> <p>He said that since the international coal prices are low, hence it should be done once the government gets a fair value for coal.</p> <p>He added that it is a national wealth which cannot be given at a cheaper price. <strong>(KNN Bureau) </strong></p> 14784 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/state-govts-responsible-for-disrupted-power-supply-to-industry-power-minister-to-knn 2016-07-08 08:23:08 knnindia.co.in