Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each state government in India.
  2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is the upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

By virtue of section 110 of the Electricity Act 2003, an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity having jurisdiction throughout lndia has been set up to hear appeals or original petitions against the order of the Adjudicating Officer. But in states like Delhi and Odisha, electricity has been privatized. So, statement ‘1’ is wrong. It is not present in Jammu and Kashmir.

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