Section 80 — Central Advisory Committee.

THE ELECTRICITY ACT 2003

80. Central Advisory Committee.–(1) The Central Commission may, by notification, establish with 
effect from such date as it may specify in such notification, a Committee to be known as the Central 
Advisory Committee. 

(2) The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than thirty-one members to represent 
the interests of commerce, industry, transport, agriculture, labour, consumers, non-governmental 
organisations and academic and research bodies in the electricity sector. 

(3) The Chairperson of the Central Commission shall be the ex officio Chairperson of the Central 
Advisory Committee and the Members of that Commission and Secretary to the Government of India in 
charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Consumer Affairs and 
Public Distribution System shall be the ex officio Members of the Committee.

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