Date: 2026-01-06Category: NoticesState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Seeking comments on Clause 8 of the JERC for the State of Goa and UTS (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member) Rules 2007
The Ministry of Power, Government of India, issues a notification, dated January 2026, to amend the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member) Rules, 2007. These rules, called the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member) Amendment Rules, 2025, will take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette. In Rule 8 of the 2007 Rules, the words "Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952" shall be substituted for the words "Contributory Provident Fund (India) Rules, 1962". This notification is issued under the powers conferred by clauses (2) and (3) of section 89 of the Electricity Act 2003. File No. 47/5/2023-R&R. Srikant Nagulapalli, Additional Secretary to the Government of India. The 2007 rules were published in the Gazette of India under notification number G.S.R. 211(E), dated March 19, 2007, and amended vide notification number G.S.R. 488(E), dated July 13, 2021.
Key Entities Referenced
Electricity Act 2003: Governing law cited for amending rules related to electricity regulatory commissions.
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member) Rules, 2007: The rules being amended by this notification.
Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952: Act whose provisions are being substituted in the rules.
Ministry of Power: The ministry issuing the notification.
[To be published in the Gazette of India, part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Power
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the January, 2026.
G.S.R….. .- In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (2) and (3) of section 89 of the
Electricity Act 2003 (36 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to
amend the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary,
Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member) Rules, 2007, namely:-
1.- (1) These rules may be called the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union
Territories except Delhi (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and
Member) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary,
Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 2007, in rule
8, for the words “Contributory Provident Fund (India) Rules, 1962",”, the words "Employees'
Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952" shall be substituted.
[F.No. 47/5/2023-R&R]
(Srikant Nagulapalli)
Additional Secretary to the Government. of India
Note: The Joint Electricity Commission for Union Territories except Delhi (Salary, allowances
and other Conditions of services of Chairperson and member) Rules, 2007 were published in
the Gazette of India, part II, Section 3, sub-section(i), vide notification number G.S.R. 211(E),
dated the 19th March, 2007 and amended vide Notification number G.S.R. 488(E), dated the
13th July, 2021.