India will have around 60 per cent of its installed electricity generation capacity from clean and green sources by 2030. Speaking exclusively to AIR News, Union Power Minister and Minister of New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh said that the centre is committed to promote new and renewable energy resources in the country.<br />'' <br />''He added that the centre has asked every state government to earmark at least one city within their territory as green city. Mr. Singh asserted that the government is working with a focussed approach towards clean and green energy with emphasis on areas which require special attention.<br />''  <br />''Speaking on range of other issues, Union Power Minister R K Singh said that the Centre has achieved remarkable feat in terms of expanding access to electricity in the country. He stated that despite a global pandemic, the nation registered an inclusion of nearly 28 million new power consumers in a short span of around 18 months. Highlighting the recently enforced Electricity Consumers Rights, introduced with an aim to ensure best power services to consumers, he said that the new rules uphold the importance of consumers will. <br />'' <br />''Talking about the multi-pronged benefits of the PM-KUSUM Yojana, launched by the Union government in 2019, Mr. Singh said that the scheme has financially empowered the farmers, discoms and has also benefitted the state and union territories in terms of huge financial savings.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Listeners can tune in to 100.1 FM GOLD at 9:15 PM tonight to listen to the complete interview with the Union Power Minister R K Singh in our feature programme Spotlight.</span>