Preparations to privatize electricity supply have been completed. The responsibility of distributing electricity was to be given to Assel Company from 1June 2014. The central zone electricity distribution company has given extension of 45 days to Assel Company in view of opposition of the privatization of the electricity.
The opposition has been continuing for a long time. The SAGAG Prakosth institute openly opposed the privatization. The matter was suppressed in the lok Sabha elections also like that of assembly elections. During the lok Sabha elections the BJP candidate Narendra Singh Tomar told the reporters that if the privatization causes inconvenience it would be reconsidered. In view of the statement the agitation against privatization was stopped. During assembly election electricity minister Rajendra Shukla has also said that in view of circumstances in Sagar the privatization would not be enforced, but ESSEl company may get contract of Gwalior. In Sagar the distribution of electricity was given to ASSEl Co but even representatives of BJP government had also opposed it and staged dharna against this.