<p>The government expects people to move towards electric cooking (e-cooking) as the nation now has a 24/7 electricity supply in households, according to an official.</p>.<p>"We want to move towards e-cooking since we have 24/7 electricity in our households," Additional Secretary Power Ajay Tewari said while addressing a conference organised here.</p>.<p>He pointed out that India has, in just 18 months, given Saubhagya (scheme) connections to 26 million households who did not have electricity access.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/girl-dies-of-electric-shock-while-charging-mobile-phone-in-up-1225001.html" target="_blank">Girl dies of electric shock while charging mobile phone in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>Never before in the history of the world has so many households been given electricity connection in such a short time, he noted.</p>.<p>"We are supplying energy for 23.5 hours in all urban areas and 23 hours, and more in rural areas. It is a big achievement that the age of power cuts is behind us," a power ministry statement quoted Tewari as saying.</p>.<p>He also informed that 700 million people in the world, however, still do not have access to electricity, and universal energy access is one of the priorities of G20.</p>.<p>Highlighting the importance of affordability, he said that we must promote e-cooking from renewable energy sources like solar and thermal power.</p>.<p>"We are coming up with aggregation models whereby prices can be brought down. If we have standard and affordable models, we should be able to cover all urban areas within 2-3 years. By 2030, we will like to cover as many households as possible under e-cooking," he stated.</p>.<p>The focus on electric cooking is based on the recognition that e-cooking is a key pathway to Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), an India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the environment.</p>.<p>Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021, Mission LiFE seeks to transform persons into pro-planet people, who would adopt sustainable lifestyles.</p>
<p>The government expects people to move towards electric cooking (e-cooking) as the nation now has a 24/7 electricity supply in households, according to an official.</p>.<p>"We want to move towards e-cooking since we have 24/7 electricity in our households," Additional Secretary Power Ajay Tewari said while addressing a conference organised here.</p>.<p>He pointed out that India has, in just 18 months, given Saubhagya (scheme) connections to 26 million households who did not have electricity access.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/girl-dies-of-electric-shock-while-charging-mobile-phone-in-up-1225001.html" target="_blank">Girl dies of electric shock while charging mobile phone in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>Never before in the history of the world has so many households been given electricity connection in such a short time, he noted.</p>.<p>"We are supplying energy for 23.5 hours in all urban areas and 23 hours, and more in rural areas. It is a big achievement that the age of power cuts is behind us," a power ministry statement quoted Tewari as saying.</p>.<p>He also informed that 700 million people in the world, however, still do not have access to electricity, and universal energy access is one of the priorities of G20.</p>.<p>Highlighting the importance of affordability, he said that we must promote e-cooking from renewable energy sources like solar and thermal power.</p>.<p>"We are coming up with aggregation models whereby prices can be brought down. If we have standard and affordable models, we should be able to cover all urban areas within 2-3 years. By 2030, we will like to cover as many households as possible under e-cooking," he stated.</p>.<p>The focus on electric cooking is based on the recognition that e-cooking is a key pathway to Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), an India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the environment.</p>.<p>Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021, Mission LiFE seeks to transform persons into pro-planet people, who would adopt sustainable lifestyles.</p>