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NDALok Sabha 1999Energydirectional

Restructure state electricity boards and simplify power project clearances

“Restructure the SEBs ¾ Corporatize, set up Power Trading Corporations, develop national transmission network and further simplify project clearance process”
— For a Proud, Prosperous India - An Agenda (National Democratic Alliance, Lok Sabha 1999) · source
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The verdict

The Electricity Act, 2003 (assent 26 May 2003, in force 10 June 2003) required states to unbundle their electricity boards and allowed power trading. Actual unbundling by states continued after the term.

Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9

Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2004Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
9/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Other10 Jun 2003· Wikipediasupports
    Electricity Act, 2003 ↗

    “Act No. 36 of 2003 ... Assented to 26 May 2003 Commenced 10 June 2003”

Promise ID nda-ls-1999-036 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON