Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Andhra Pradesh
Any two whole time directors of APTRANSCO also function as part-time
directors in each DISCOM. One of the four DISCOMs has only four wholetime
directors, including the CMD, whereas the other three DISCOMs have
five whole-time Directors.
3.2 FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY AND INADEQUACIES
APGENCO and APTRANSCO have adequate functional autonomy, since there
is minimal interference by the Government. The DISCOMs originally started
as subsidiaries of APTRANSCO and later became independent with the
constitution of their own Boards of directors. The power procurement function,
which was handled earlier by APTRANSCO, is now being performed by the
respective DISCOMs under the multi-buyer model (MBM). However, the
DISCOMs are still functioning under the control and guidance of
APTRANSCO.
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