General duties of the Board

General duties of the Board.-Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall be charged with the general duty of promoting the co-ordinated development of the generation, supply and distribution of electricity within the State in the most efficient and economical manner, with particular reference to such development in areas not for the time being served or adequately served by any licensee and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, it shall be the duty of the Board-

1. (a) to prepare and carry out schemes sanctioned under Chapter IV ;
2. (b) to supply electricity to owners of controlled stations and to licensees whose stations are closed down under this Act ;
3. (c) do supply electricity as soon as practicable to any other licensee or persons requiring such supply and whom the Board may be competent under this Act so to supply.