Annual Report 2013-14 on the Working of State Power Utilities and Electricity Departments

Abstract

Power is considered to be a core industry as it facilitates development across various sectors of the Indian economy, such as manufacturing, agriculture, commercial enterprises and railways. Keeping this into account, Govt, of India right from the inception of the first five year plan period has given special emphasis for its development. In the pre-independence era, the power supply was mainly in the hands of Private Sector that too restricted to the urban area. After independence, the Electricity (supply) Act, 1948, was enacted to facilitate faster power sector development and State Electricity Boards (SEBs) were set up in all the states in bringing out systematic growth of power supply industry all over the country.