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Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
this period. 13 applicants had made Appeal to
the First Appellate Authority/Central Information
Commission, out of which 12 cases have been
disposed of at the level of First Appellate
Authority and one case has gone to the Central
Information Commission.
1.13 Public Relations Group
The Public Relations Group (PR Group)
was constituted in CEA in March, 1999 with a
view to consolidate and project the achievements
of CEA as also to interact with the media.
The PR Group is headed by Secretary, CEA.
Shri R.K. Verma, Director (DP&D), appointed
as Director (PR), assists the Secretary, CEA in
coordinating and implementing public relation
activities with the help of officers from various
wings. The Public Relation (PR) Group also
organises CEA stall in IITF Exhibition at
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi every year.
1.14 Parliament Questions, Parliament
Assurances, VIP references
Work relating to answering of Parliament
Questions, Parliamentary Assurances, VIP
References and compilation & updating
material for Consultative Committee and
Standing Committee on Energy, compilation
and processing of material for presentations
regarding power sector reform and private
sector participation including action taken
reports, notes for Estimates Committee and
Power Minister’s meeting on power scenario
etc. was dealt with. This involved data sourcing
and collection, preparation and forwarding of
replies to MoP and participation in briefings.
Subsequent need based queries and updating
was also accomplished promptly.
Materials for ‘Calling Attention Motion’
and ‘No day Yet named Motions’ on various
matters under Rule 196, 377 etc. of Parliament
Procedure were also dealt with.
Generation, compilation and updating
of material in respect of various Consultative
Committee meetings were accomplished. The
action taken reports on these were prepared with
the help of data / replies received from various
units.
VIP/MoP references including references
from PMO covering areas of Power Sector were
processed and as a result of active communication
with respective divisions/authorities, data so
generated was finalized and forwarded to MoP.
Material was also compiled and processed
for President’s Address to both the Houses
of Parliament and Finance Minister’s Budget
Speech.
(A) During the year 2009-10, there
were 4 Parliament Sessions and the No. of
Questions dealt with is as follows:
S.
No.
Particulars
1. Interim Budget
2009-10
2. Budget +
Monsoon
2009-10
3. Winter Session
2009-10
4. *Budget
2010-11
* upto 31.3.2010
Starred
Question
Unstarred
Question
11 18
31 242
41 269
15 102
(B) During the year, following
references were dealt with:
i) No. of Consultative Committees 4
ii) No. of Standing Committees 25
iii) VIP/PMO references 40
iv) Calling Attention Motion, 11
No day yet named Motion, etc.
v) Assurances 11
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