State Electricity Consultative Council

State Electricity Consultative Council.-(1) The Government may constitute a State Electricity Consultative Council for the State.

1. (2) The State Electricity Consultative Council shall consist of the members of the Board and such other persons being not less than seven and not more than fifteen, as the Government may appoint after consultation with such representatives or bodies, representative of the following interests as the Government thinks fit, that is to say, Local Self Government, Electricity supply industry, commerce, industry, transport, agriculture, labour employed in the electricity supply industry and consumers of electricity but so that there shall be at least one member representing each such interest in the Council.
2. (3) The Chairman of the Board shall be ex-officio Chairman of the State Electricity Consultative Council.
3. (4) The State Electricity Consultative Council shall meet at least once in every three months.
4. (5) The functions of the State Electricity Consultative Council shall be as follows :-
   • (i) to advise the Board on major questions of policy and major schemes ;
   • (ii) to review the progress and the work of the Board from time to time ;
   • (iii) to consider such other matters as the Board may place before it ; and
   • (iv) to consider such matters as the Government may by rules prescribe.
5. (6) The Board shall place before the State Electricity Consultative Council the annual financial statement and supplementary statement, if any, before submitting such statement to the Government under section 58 together with copies of the report and proceedings.