New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Government think-tank Niti Aayogwill soon finalise the National Energy Policy (NEP) and takeit to the Union Cabinet, a top official said.
The Aayog had released the draft National Energy Policyin June this year.
"We will finalise the National Energy Policy in the next10 days and will send it to the Cabinet," the Niti Aayogofficial told PTI.
In its draft report, the government think tank has saidthat India's energy demand is likely to soar around threetimes by 2040, leading to increase in overall primary energyimports.
It had also made a case for a single regulator to governIndia's energy market to make 'India's economy energy ready'by the year 2040.
Another senior Niti Aayog official said the Aayog hasfinalised National Medical Commission Bill (NMC), 2016 and hassent it to the Cabinet.
Last year, a high-level committee, headed by the thenNiti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya, looked into theissue of poor regulation of medical education by MedicalCouncil of India (MCI) and had proposed replacing MCI withNMC. PTI BKS BALABM.
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