annual report 1994-95 ministry of power

1. MINISTRY OF POWER
(i) The Ministry of Power is functioning
independently. Shri N. K. P. Salve has been
the Minister for Power since 18th January,
1993. Shri Rangayya Naidu remained
Minister of State for Power for the period
18.1.93 to 10.2.95. Smt. Urmila C. Patel took
over charge as Minister of State for Power on
10th February, 1995.
(ii) Shri R. Vasudevan has been the Secretary in
the Ministry of Power with effect from the
14th July, 1992. He is assisted by a Special
Secretary and six Joint Secretaries, including
the Financial Adviser. The total staff strength
of the Ministry is 308.
(iii) There are six wings in the Ministry of Power,
each headed by a Joint Secretary. These are :
i) Administration, Coordination and Energy
Management.
ii) Thermal
iii) Investment Promotion
iv) Planning, External Assistance and Hydel
v) Systems & Operation, and
vi) Finance, Budget and Accounts.
1.2 ORGANISATIONS
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA),
constituted under the Electricity (Supply) Act,
1948, advises the Ministry of Power on technical
and economic matters. The construction and
operation of generation and transmission
projects in the Central Sector are entrusted to
Central Sector Power Corporations, namely,
the National Thermal Power Corporation
(NTPC), the National Hydroelectric Power
Corporation (NHPC), the North Eastern
Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and
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the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
(POWERGRID). The POWERGRID, which
was incorporated on the 23rd October, 1989,
is responsible for all the existing and future
transmission projects in the Central Sector and
also for the formation of the National Power
Grid. There are two joint venture Power
Corporations under the administrative control
of the Ministry of Power, namely, Nathpa
Jhakri Power Corporation and Tehri Hydro
Development Corporation, which are
responsible for the execution of the Nathpa
Jhakri Power Project and projects of the Tehri
Hydro Power Complex, respectively. The
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC),
constituted under the DVC Act, 1948, and the
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB),
constituted under the Punjab Act, 1966, are
also under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Power. Further, the Central Power
Research Institute (CPRI), the National Power
Training Institute (NPTI) and the Energy
Management Centre (EMC) are under the
administrative control of the Ministry of
Power. Programmes of rural electrification
are within the purview of the Rural
Electrification Corporation (REC). The
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) provides
term-finance to projects in the power sector.
Badarpur Management Control Cell (BMCC),
a subordinate office of this Ministry
administers the management with NTPC to
make payment etc. to BTPS/BTPP and allied
works.
1.3 FUNCTIONS
(i) The primary responsibility of the Ministry of
Power lies in the development of electrical
energy in the country. The Ministry is
concerned with perspective planning, policy
formulation, processing of projects for
investment decision, monitoring of the
implementation of power projects, training
and manpower development and the
administration and enactment of legislation