Date: 2025-03-24Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V-A, Ext. No. 12, L. C. BILL No. VI OF 2025. A Bill further to amend the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996 Monday 24th March 2025
**Executive Summary**
This document publishes the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2025, introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on March 24, 2025. The Act amends the 1996 Act to include the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project under the purview of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation. The Act will come into force on a date appointed by the State Government through notification in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* This Act is titled the "Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2025".
* It will come into force on a date appointed by the State Government via notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment of Section 2:**
* Clause (c) of Section 2 of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996, is amended.
* The exclusion of the "Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project" is removed.
* **Declaration:**
* The Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project is assigned, handed over, and transferred to the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation from the commencement date of the Amendment Act, 2025.
* This commencement date will be the appointed date for the project as specified in section 15 of the principal Act.
* **Statement of Objects and Reasons:**
* The original 1996 Act aimed to promote irrigation projects, command area development, and hydro-electric energy generation.
* It also covered hydro-electric projects assigned to the Corporation by the State Government.
* However, the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project was specifically excluded.
* Due to substantial changes in the management and control of the Koyna Project, the amendment aims to include it under the Corporation for better planning, construction, maintenance, and management.
* **Delegated Legislation:**
* The State Government has the power to bring the Act into force on a date appointed by notification in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation
* **Impact:** The Corporation will now be responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and management of the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project.
* **Action Required:** The Corporation needs to prepare to integrate the Koyna Project into its existing operations and resources.
**Stakeholder:** State Government of Maharashtra
* **Impact:** The State Government will transfer management of the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project to the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation
* **Action Required:** The government must notify the date on which the Amendment Act comes into force in the Official Gazette.
**Stakeholder:** Citizens of Maharashtra
* **Impact:** The amendment aims to improve the planning, construction, maintenance, and management of the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project which would improve the generation of hydro-electric energy.
* **Action Required:** None specified in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996: The primary act being amended by this bill, relating to the development of the Krishna Valley.
Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2025: The act introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on March 24, 2025, amending the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996.
Maharashtra Legislative Council: The legislative body where the bill was introduced.
Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project: The specific project that is being transferred to the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation.
Maharashtra: The state where the act applies.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/40123
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असाधााराण भााग पाच-अ
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असाधााराण क्रमांक १२
प्रााकिंधाकृत प्राकाशान
महाारााष्ट्र किंवधाानसभाेत व महाारााष्ट्र किंवधाानपरिरार्षदेेत सादेरा केलेेलेी किंवधाेयेके (इंंग्रजी अनुवादे).
MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT
The following Bill which was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on the 24th
March, 2025 is published under Rule 113 of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules :—
L. C. BILL No. VI OF 2025.
A BILL
further to amend the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development
Corporation Act, 1996.
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Krishna
Mah. Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996, for the purposes hereinafter
XV of appearing ; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of
1996.
India as follows :–
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भााग पााच-अ-१२-अ-१2 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग पाच-अ, माचष २४, २०२५/चैत्र ३, शाके १९४७
Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Krishna Valley
commencement.
Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Amendment 2. In section 2 of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Mah.
of section 2 Corporation Act, 1996, in clause (c), the brackets and words “(except Koyna XV of
of Mah. XV of 1996.
1996. Hydro-Electric Power Project)” shall be deleted.
Declaration. 3. It is hereby declared that, from the date of commencement of the
Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, Mah. ....
2025, the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project is assigned, handed over and of 2025.
transferred to the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation;
and the aforesaid commencement date shall be the appointed date in respect
of the said Project, for the purposes specified in section 15 of the Maharashtra Mah.
Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996. XV of
1996.महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग पाच-अ, माचष २४, २०२५/चैत्र ३, शाक े१९४७ 3
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation Act, 1996
(Mah. XV of 1996) is enacted to make special provisions for promotion and
operation of irrigation projects, command area development and schemes for
generation of hydro-electric energy to harness the water of Krishna River
allocated to the State of Maharashtra.
2. The said Act provides for the planning, construction, maintenance
and management of Hydro-Electric Power Projects within the area of operation
of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation including the
hydro-electric power projects which are assigned and handed over or transferred
to the said Corporation by the State Government. However, by clause (c)
of section 2 of the said Act, the planning, construction, maintenance and
management of the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project has been specifically
excluded from the purview of the said Act.
3. Since the enactment of the said Act, various substantial changes have
been taken place in the functioning, managament and control of the Koyna
Hydro-Electric Power Project. Therefore, to bring the said Project within the
purview of the said Act and to handover the said Project to the Maharashtra
Krishna Valley Development Corporation for its planning, construction,
maintenance and better management, the Government considers it expedient to
amend clause (c) of section 2 of the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development
Corporation Act, 1996, suitably.
4. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.
RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE-PATIL,
Mumbai, Minister for Water Resources
Dated the 21st March, 2025. (Godavari, Krishna Valley
Development Corporation).
Vidhan Bhavan : JITENDRA BHOLE,
Mumbai, Secretary (1) (I/C).
Dated the 24th March, 2025. Maharashtra Legislative Council.4 महाारााष्ट्र शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग पाच-अ, माचष २४, २०२५/चैत्र ३, शाके १९४७
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION
The Bill involves the following proposal for delegation of a legislative
power, namely :—
Clause 1(2).— Under this clause, power is taken to the State
Government to bring the Act into force on such date as the State
Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. The above-mentioned proposal for delegation of legislative power
are of normal character.
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MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.