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ITANAGAR, 8 Jan:<\/strong> Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is steadily strengthening India’s energy security and overall economic standing through “decisive and future-ready action,” underlining the country’s progress across key sectors.<\/p>\n Highlighting a major development in the energy sector, Mein said the commissioning of HPCL’s residue upgradation facility (RUF) at the Visakhapatnam Refinery on Monday marks a significant milestone in India’s journey towards self-reliance.<\/p>\n “The Modi government continues to strengthen India’s energy security through decisive and future-ready action,” Mein said in a post on X.<\/p>\n He added that the RUF would enhance fuel production efficiency, reduce dependence on crude imports, and maximise value from every barrel of oil, thereby reinforcing India’s resolve towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.<\/p>\n The facility includes India’s first residue hydrocracking unit and the world’s first LC-Max unit, capable of converting about 93 percent of low-value bottom-of-the-barrel oils into high-value petroleum products.<\/p>\n Calling the project a major engineering achievement, the deputy chief minister noted that the facility is designed to upgrade heavy, low-value residues into high-value fuels, improving refining depth and boosting fuel self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n “This is a decisive step towards energy security and long-term sustainability,” Mein said.<\/p>\n In another social media post, Mein drew attention to India’s broader transformation under Modi, citing achievements across agriculture, the economy and clean energy.<\/p>\n “Becoming the world’s leading rice producer, the world’s fourth largest economy and the world’s third largest solar power producer shows what focused reforms can achieve,” the deputy chief minister said.<\/p>\n He described the country’s progress as a reflection of resilience and sustained growth driven by reforms.<\/p>\n According to him, this transformation is having a direct impact on people’s lives.<\/p>\n “This change under Modi is creating opportunities for farmers, youths and innovators across India,” Mein said, stressing that growth in clean energy and economic capacity is laying the foundation for a stronger and more self-reliant nation.<\/p>\n The deputy chief minister reiterated that strengthened energy infrastructure, reduced import dependence,and leadership in renewable energy are crucial to meeting future demand and ensuring inclusive growth. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 8 Jan: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is steadily strengthening India’s energy security and overall economic standing through “decisive and future-ready action,” underlining the country’s progress across key sectors. Highlighting a major development in the energy sector, Mein said the commissioning of HPCL’s residue upgradation facility […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-276219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}