Orissa - Review Committee on power sector reforms

Voice of Electricity Workers

July - September 2001

ORISSA GOVERNMENT APPOINTS A REVIEW COMMITTEE ON POWER SECTOR REFORMS

COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION. Bhubaneswar, the 30^th May, 2001.

No. R&R. I.19/2001- 8480 After careful consideration, Govt have been pleased to constitute a Committee of independent experts to review the Power Sector Reforms. The Committee would have the following terms of reference.

(a) To examine whether the reforms in the electricity sector have proceeded on the desired lines.

(b) If not, what corrective steps need to be taken to ensure that the intended benefits of the reforms process flow to the targeted groups.

(d) What specific steps need to be taken to promote socially relevant objectives like Rural Electrification, Energisation of L.I. Points and providing electricity to the under privileged sections of the community.

(e) Any other matter connected or incidental thereto.

The committee shall compromise of the followings:

1. Shri Soven Kunungo, IAS (Retired) ЕЕ Chairman

2. Shri Anirudh Kumar Sah. ЕЕ Member
Retired Chairman, Uttar Pradesh
State Electricity Board & Former
CMD, NTPC & Member CEA

3. Shri Sidhartha Sinha, ЕЕ Member
Professor, Indian Institute of
Ahemedabad.

4. Shri S.K. Mohapatra, ЕЕ Member
Retired Chairman, OSEB

5. Principal Secretary to Govt. ЕЕ Member
Department of Energy

6. Spl. Secy, to Gvot.,Dept. of Energy ЕЕ Member-Convenor

The Committee should submit their report within four months from the date of its first sitting.

The committee would devise its own producers and how often it should meet.

All expenses connected with TA &DA of the members would be borne by GRIDCO.

By order of the Governor

D.N. Padhi

Principal Secy. To Govt.


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