**Notification Summary: Ministry of Power (May 18, 2026)**
**Overview**
The Ministry of Power, under the Government of India, has issued notification S.O. 2551(E) to appoint the commencement date for specific provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).
**Key Provisions and Scope**
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, the Central Government has designated **June 1, 2026**, as the effective date for provisions related to:
* **Serial Number 11** and its corresponding entries in the Schedule of the Jan Vishwas Act.
* The amendments specifically relate to the **Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (14 of 1948)**.
**Administrative Details**
* **Notification Number:** S.O. 2551(E)
* **File Reference:** F. No. 40/3/2025-R&R
* **Issuance Date:** May 18, 2026
* **Effective Date:** June 1, 2026
* **Authority:** Piyush Singh, Additional Secretary
* **Publication Registry No.:** D. L.-33004/99
* **Gazette Category:** Extraordinary, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
**Contact and Publication Information**
The notification was published under the authority of the Government of India.
* **Printer:** Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The primary legislation being operationalized to amend various laws and decriminalize minor offenses through specific scheduled provisions.
Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948: The specific legislation whose amendments, as listed under serial number 11 of the Jan Vishwas Act's Schedule, are brought into force by this notification.
Ministry of Power: The central government ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the implementation of provisions relating to the Damodar Valley Corporation.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 2459] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, मई 18, 2026/ििै ाख 28, 1948
No. 2459] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026/VAISAKHA 28, 1948
जिद्यतु मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 18 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2551(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, िन जिश्वास (उपबंधों का संिोधन) अजधजनयम, 2026 (2026 का 8) की
धारा 1 की उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, तारीख 01 िून, 2026 को उस तारीख के रूप में जनयत
करती ह ैजिसको िामोिर घाटी जनगम अजधजनयम, 1948 (1948 का 14) से संबंजधत उि अजधजनयम के उपबंध, िहााँ तक
उनका संबंध उि अजधजनयम की अनुसूची के क्रम संख्या 11 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों स ेह,ैं प्रिृत्त होंगे।
[फा. स.ं 40/3/2025-आरएंडआर]
पीयूष ससंह, अपर सजचि
3562 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF POWER
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th May, 2026
S.O. 2551(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st June, 2026 as the
date on which the provisions of the said Act, in so far as it relates to serial number 11 and the entries relating thereto in
the Schedule to the said Act, relating to the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (14 of 1948) shall come into force.
[F. No. 40/3/2025-R&R]
PIYUSH SINGH, Addl. Secy.
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