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Kerala State Electricity Board came into existence on 01-04-1957. Prior to this it was a department of Kerala State, headed by a Chief Engineer. Board started functioning as per order no. EL1-6475/56/PW dated 7-3-1957 of the Kerala State Government. It had 5 members with Sri K P Sreedharan Nair as Chairman. All the staff belonging to the erstwhile Electricity Department was transferred to the Board.
Electricity Boards were constituted in all states according to Section 5 of The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 with the aim of promoting coordinated development of generation, transmission and distribution of Electricity in the most efficient and economic manner. The structure, financing and administration of the Board are set forth in the Act.
The 'Board' consisting of the Chairman and the Members is the Supreme Governing Body. The 'Board' shall consist of not less than 3 members and not more than seven members appointed by the state Government. The State Government by their notification EL3-9345 dated 21-2-1958 constituted the State Electricity Consultative Council under section 16 of the Electricity Supply Act. The Council functions as consultative body and the Board is required to place before the council the annual financial statement and supplementary statements if any before submitting such statements to the State Government.
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