The Electricity Act, 2003 promises to bring about competition and choice in the electricity industry in India. However, since the Electricity Act, 2003 does not mandate any particular market design, there is considerable risk of state electricity regulatory commissions implementing different market ...
Rajiv Gandhi and the Origins of India’s 1991 Economic Reform Three Memoranda to Rajiv Gandhi 1990-91 Did Jagdish Bhagwati “originate”, “pioneer”, “intellectually father” India’s 1991 economic reform? Did Manmohan Singh? Or did I, through my encounter with Rajiv Gandhi, just as Siddharth...
The provisions of the new enactment have recently come into force and seek a paradigm policy shift in the form of the Electricity Act 2003. The paper details out the key features of the Act and the likely power industry changes being brought about in the new regime. These changes comprise ...
We examine the role of the enforcement of property rights, human capital formation, and the efficiency of various components of state governments' deve
The present slabs are 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%. GST is managed by the Goods and Services Tax Council and is governed by the Goods and Services Tax Act, of 2017. GST is levied on all types of goods and services except petroleum products, and electricity, on which the taxes are levied...
Adoption factors are alternative paths by which e-teaching adoption can be improved in India, whereas sub-criteria are standards or a set of rules that can be used to evaluate these possibilities and make a judgment/decision. However, the responses to the deduction process for sorting the e-...
The scheme will benefit 1 crore families. While announcing the scheme, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the beneficiaries will get 300 units of free electricity under this scheme. ‘Today’s cabinet meeting was held under the leadership of PM Modi. ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ has bee...
Indian Electricity Act 2003power generationpower transmissionpower distributionpolicy shiftThis paper presents an overview of the recently enacted Electricity Act 2003 and evaluates the implications of the provisions of the Act for the Indian power sector. The Act has introduced major policy shift and ...
electricity actIndiarestructuringThe Electricity Act 2003, which has come into force in India since mid-June 2003, consolidates and replaces a number of older legislations on electricity that prevailed in the country. The new act has introduced significant changes to the industry structure and ...
(2005). Impact assessment of the Electricity Act 2003 on the Indian power sector. Energy Policy, 33(9):1187-1198.Thakur, T.; Deshmukh, S.G.; Kaushik, S.C.; Kulshrestha, M. Impact assessment of the electricity act 2003 on the Indian power sector. Energy Policy 2005, 33, 1187-1198....