Chandigarh Gazette, No. 19, 04 February 2025

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Chandigarh Administration Gazette

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No. 019] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2025 (MAGHA 15, 1946 SAKA)

Electricity Wing of Engineering Department

Administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2025

Date : 31/01/2025

CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 31st January, 2025

No. G1/2025/120.—Government of India has announced Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in May 2020 to make India self-reliant through structural reforms. One of the key reform measures planned is to reform power distribution and retail supply in Union Territories. Therefore, the following scheme is being notified for bringing structural reforms in the power sector in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

WHEREAS:

A. The Electricity Wing of the Engineering Department of the Administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh ("EWEDC") has been undertaking the functions of purchase, distribution, and retail supply of electricity in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

B. The Ministry of Power, Government of India has advised to corporatize the electricity distribution and retail supply functions presently being undertaken by EWEDC.

C. Ministry of Power, Government of India vide letter no. 42/04/2020-RE (E-253157) dated 8th October 2020 has responded to the clarifications sought by Administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh and has recommended corporatization of EWEDC.

D. The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh ("Administrator"), having been satisfied with the necessity to corporatize the electricity Distribution Licensee functions of EWEDC, has incorporated a limited liability company in the name of "Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL)" with the Registrar of Companies, Chandigarh under the Companies Act, 2013 on 24/04/2022.

E. The Administrator is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to make a scheme to promote viability of the resulting entity, ensure economic efficiency, serve interest of consumers, ensure progress and good governance of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and to transfer and vest the functions together with specified assets, liabilities proceedings and further the personnel of the Distribution Licensee function of EWEDC to the newly incorporated Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited.

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred by Sections 131, 133 and 134 of The Electricity Act, 2003 as amended from time to time read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi Notification bearing No. S.O.721(E) dated 22nd June, 2004 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to make the following scheme for providing and giving effect to the transfer of the electricity functions together with the assets, liabilities, interests, rights, functions, obligations, proceedings and personnel of EWEDC to the Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited.

Part A. Short title, extent and commencement

1. This Scheme may be called the "Chandigarh Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2025".

2. It extends to the whole of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

3. It shall come into force on the date of its notification in the Official Gazette.

Part B. Definitions

1. In this Scheme, unless there is any repugnancy in the subject or context:

a. "Act" means The Electricity Act, 2003 (No. 36 of 2003) as amended from time to time.

b. "Administration" means the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh.

c. "Assets" includes power systems, plants, machinery, equipment including transmission/ distribution lines/ cables, wires, substations/ transformers, facilities, towers, meters, information technology systems and office buildings (not including land) and installations pertaining to and attached thereto, other moveable assets etc. which are owned by EWEDC and are in exclusive use for distribution and supply of electricity to the consumers in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Such assets however shall not include land including land under the building/sub-stations or shared/ rented office spaces which are in occupation and use of EWEDC for discharging its functions as a Distribution Licensee.

d. "Company" means the company named as "Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited" incorporated by the Administration as provided under sub-section (3) of Part C of this Scheme.

e. "CREST" means Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science & Technology Promotion Society responsible for providing all requisite clearances for installation of Solar Power Plant by any individual / institution.

f. "Distribution Licensee" shall have the meaning as ascribed in the Act.

g. "EWEDC" means Electricity Wing of Engineering Department of Administration of Union Territory, Chandigarh.

h. "Government" shall mean the Hon'ble Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh;

i. "JERC" means Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission as notified by the Central Government vide Government of India, Ministry of Power, New Delhi Notification bearing No. 643(E) dated 02.05.2005 amended further vide Notification No. S.O. 1271(E) dated 30.05.2008 as amended from time to time for the state of Goa and Union Territories.

j. "Licensee" means a person who has been granted a license or a deemed licensee under Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

k. "Liabilities" shall include liabilities, debt, dues, obligations and other outgoing/outstandings of whatever nature transferred to the Company as per the Opening Balance Sheet to be notified and shall include the applicable consumer related contingent liabilities which may arise in regard to dealings prior to the Transfer Date in respect of the Distribution Licensee functions of EWEDC.

l. "Opening Balance Sheet" shall mean the opening balance sheet of the Company and the terms and conditions thereof as provided in SCHEDULE 'E'.

m. "Past Arrears" are amounts overdue from consumers as on the Transfer Date which are not included as receivables in Opening Balance Sheet of the Company as provided in SCHEDULE 'E';

n. "Personnel" shall mean the personnel including ministerial and technical staff working in EWEDC as on Transfer Date as per the list appended as SCHEDULE 'D'.

o. "Proceedings" shall include all EWEDC proceedings, suits, appeals, complaints, petitions, applications, conciliatory proceedings, arbitrations or any other proceedings whether civil or criminal or otherwise related to the distribution and retail supply business.

p. "Scheme" shall mean the Chandigarh Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme 2025.

q. "Schedule" shall mean the schedules appended to this Scheme.

r. ''Solar Power Projects" shall mean solar PV power project owned and operated by the Chandigarh Administration/ CREST.

s. "Terminal Benefits" shall mean the General Provident Fund, Gratuity, Pension (including family pension), Dearness Allowance, Leave Encashment and other applicable benefits payable to Personnel on completion of service due to superannuation or otherwise including the right to have the appropriate revisions in the above benefits consistent with the practice that were prevalent in EWEDC.

t. "Transfer Date" shall have the meaning as ascribed in Part D of this Scheme.

u. "Trust" shall have the meaning as ascribed in the Para(7) of Part E.

v. "Undertaking" means the asset, liabilities, proceedings and personnel related to the distribution and retail supply Business of EWEDC and as specified in the SCHEDULE 'B' and SCHEDULE 'D'.

w. "Union Territory" means the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

2. Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in The Electricity Act, 2003 (No.36 of 2003) as amended from time to time shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in that Act.

Part C. Incorporation of Company

1. For the purpose of this Scheme and for the transfer of power Distribution Licensee functions presently being undertaken by EWEDC and the undertakings related thereto, the Administration has incorporated the Company in the name of "Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited" under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 with CIN no U40106CH2022GOI044339 dated 24/04/2022 with an authorized capital of Indian Rupees Three Hundred Crores (INR 300,00,00,000.00) and a paid up capital of Indian Rupees One Lakh (INR 1,00,000.00). The entire paid-up share capital, at present, is held by the President of India and his nominees.

2. The Administration may take or cause to be taken such steps as may be considered appropriate for getting approvals, confirmations etc. necessary for the purposes of enabling the Company to engage in and carry out the function of distribution and retail supply of electricity, including enabling the Company to obtain a Distribution License from the JERC.

Part D. Transfer of Electricity Distribution Business

1. Subject to the provisions of this Scheme and with effect from such date as may be notified by the Administration as the Transfer Date:

a. The functions of electricity distribution and retail supply of EWEDC shall stand transferred to and vested with Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited without any further act, deed or things to be done by the Administration or the Company or any other person.

b. The electricity distribution and retail supply undertakings of EWEDC including Assets, Proceedings and Liabilities as set out in SCHEDULE 'B' shall stand transferred to and vested in the Company.

c. The Personnel as set out in SCHEDULE 'D' shall be transferred and assigned to the Company as provided under Part E of this Scheme.

2. On such transfer and vesting of the electricity distribution and retail supply function of EWEDC as per the terms of Para(5) of Part D, the Company shall be vested with and shall stand responsible for the contracts, rights, deeds, schemes, bonds, agreements, and other instruments of whatever nature to the extent transferred, to which the Administration was a party, subsisting or having effect on the Transfer Date, in the same manner as the Administration was liable immediately before the Transfer Date and the same shall be in full force and effect against or in favour of the Company and shall be enforced as fully and effectively as if the Company had been a party thereto instead of the Administration.

3. If any of the Assets transferred to the Company is subject to any security interest or arrangements in favour of third parties for any financial assistance or obligation, such Assets shall stand transferred to the Company subject to such security interest or arrangements.

4. The opening balance sheet of the Company along with details in the Schedules to the Balance Sheet shall be drawn as on the Transfer Date giving effect to the provisions contained in this Scheme and the finalized Opening Balance sheet of the Company shall be notified by the Administration separately within twelve (12) months of notification of this Scheme.

5. The transfers within this Scheme shall remain provisional for a period of twelve(12) months from the Transfer Date, specifically in order to enable the Administration to exercise the right to alter, vary, modify, add or otherwise change the terms of such transfers including the value of Assets, Proceedings and Liabilities transferred in such manner as the Administration may consider appropriate. After the said period of twelve(12) months, the said provisional transfer, as altered or varied or modified or changed, shall stand confirmed without any further act or deed.

6. From the Transfer Date, EWEDC shall cease to be charged with the duty to perform the functions, duties, rights, powers and obligations to the extent the same are transferred and vested in the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Scheme.

7. The transaction of any description as effected in pursuance of this Scheme shall be binding on all persons including third parties, even if such persons or third parties have not consented to it.

8. The functions, duties, Personnel, Assets, Liabilities and Proceedings as set out in SCHEDULE 'C' shall not be transferred to the Company and shall remain with the EWEDC.

Part E. General Conditions applicable to transfer of Personnel

1. On the Transfer Date, the Personnel as per SCHEDULE 'D' shall stand assigned to undertake the services in the Company on as is where is basis. These shall be subject to such further orders as may be passed by the Administration from time to time until the finalisation of transfer of Personnel to the Company.

2. The Administration, shall constitute a committee within one month from the Transfer Date to receive options/representations/suggestions on the Transfer of the Personnel to the Company and make recommendations to the Administration in regards to matter of transfer of Personnel to the Company. The Administration shall, after considering the recommendation of the Committee, pass such orders as it may consider appropriate on transfer of Personnel to the Company.

3. The Personnel who are under deputation or assignment to EWEDC shall also stand assigned to undertake services in the Company on as is where is basis till such time they are repatriated to their respective Parent organisation as per the decision to be taken by the Administration in consultation with the Parent Organisation.

4. The transfer of Personnel from the Administration to the Company shall be subject to the provisions contained in Section 133 of the Act.

5. The transfer of Personnel from the Administration to the Company shall further be subject to the following conditions:-

a. The terms and conditions of the services applicable to the personnel on transfer shall not in any way be less favourable than or inferior to those applicable to them immediately before the Transfer Date;

b. All such Personnel shall have continuity of service in all respects;

c. All benefits of service accrued including their entitled government benefits during their service under EWEDC/ Administration before the Transfer Date, to the Company, shallThis is Digitally Signed Gazette. To verify, visit : https://egazette.chd.gov.in 152 CHD. ADMN GAZ. FEB. 04, 2025 (MAGHA 15, 1946 SAKA) be fully recognized and protected and taken into account for all purposes including for the payment of any and all terminal benefits of such Personnel;

d. The transferred Personnel, without their prior consent, shall not be posted on any role/ responsibility outside of Chandigarh by the Company.

e. Subject to this Scheme, the Personnel shall cease to be in service of EWEDC.

6. The transfer of Personnel shall be further subject to the orders that may be passed by the Courts in the proceedings pending as on the Transfer Date in regard to their or other matters concerning the service conditions of such personnel.

7. The Administration shall create one or more "Trust" may be required for managing the Terminal Benefits of the transferred Personnel as per the following provisions:

a. The Secretary, Power, Union Territory of Chandigarh shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees which shall include representatives of the Departments of Finance, Personnel, Labour, the employees and experts in the relevant field to be nominated.

b. The procedure and the manner in which Terminal Benefits are to be sanctioned and disbursed from the Trust(s) shall be determined by the Administration on recommendation of the Board of Trustees.

c. Terminal Benefits of employees, who have retired and who are going to retire from EWEDC before the Transfer Date shall be the responsibility of the Administration and will be paid as per the existing mechanism being followed by Administration.

d. The liability, as assessed through actuarial valuation(s), in respect of the Terminal Benefits of the transferred Personnel, as on Transfer Date, to the extent they are unfunded shall be the liability of the Administration. The Administration shall discharge this unfunded liability by paying in lump sum payment to the Trust(s).

e. The Terminal Benefit liability shall be determined on yearly basis through actuarial valuation considering the impact of inflation, pay revisions etc. After the Transfer Date, the liability on account of service in the subsequent period shall be borne by the Company within a period of thirty (30) days after the report of the actuarial valuation. For delayed payments after thirty (30) days, the rate of interest applicable shall be nine percent (9%) per annum compounded annually.

f. The period of service of the Personnel under EWEDC and under the Company shall be treated as continuous service for the purpose of all service benefits and terminal benefits payable to the Personnel.

g. The Terminal Benefits shall be disbursed to the transferred Personnel through the Trust(s).

h. The arrangements hereunder shall be applicable to the transferred Personnel, on their superannuation in the Company and shall not apply to the employees directly recruited by the Company for whom it shall devise its own scheme and make separate arrangements for funding and disbursing their terminal benefits.

i. The funds and trusts established for and existing on the Transfer Date relating to pension, provident fund and all other Terminal Benefits shall be vested under the control of Trust(s) in such manner as the Central Government/Administration may notify for the above purpose.

8. Any proceedings including disciplinary proceedings pending against any Personnel as on the Transfer Date or which may be initiated in relation to misconduct, lapses or acts of commission or omission committed before the Transfer Date shall not abate by reason of transfer of such Personnel and the same may be continued by the Company, as the case may be, as if the same had been initiated by the Company.

9. Personnel transferred to the Company shall be deemed to have entered into an agreement/ settlement with the Company to fulfil the obligations assumed or undertaken by them with EWEDC including in respect of repayment of loans, advances and other sums due, which remain outstanding from the Personnel on the Transfer Date to the Company and on the same terms and conditions.

10. In the event of any grievances arising out of transfer of Personnel under this Scheme, efforts will be made to resolve amicably or through the Secretary, Power, Union Territory of Chandigarh as an arbitrator or his/ her nominee as appointed by him/ her.

11. Subject to this Scheme, the Company shall frame regulations governing the conditions of personnel transferred to the Company under this Scheme and till such time, the existing service rules/ regulations shall apply mutatis-mutandis.

Part F. (i) Rights and obligations of third parties restricted

Except as provided otherwise in this Scheme, from the Transfer Date to the Company, the rights and obligations of all persons in relation to any matter forming part of this Scheme and subject matter of transfer to the Company shall be restricted to the Company and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any deed, documents, instruments, agreements or arrangements which such person has with the Administration or the Company, he/ she shall not claim any right or interest against the Administration or the Company, as the case may be.

(ii) Obligation to enter into power purchase agreements:

The Company shall enter into an agreement with the Chandigarh Administration/CREST to procure existing and future solar power (on or after the transfer date) generated at the Solar Power Projects. The applicable tariff for such agreements shall be determined by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories in accordance with the Electricity Act, 2003.

The Company shall be obligated to purchase power produced by Solar PV systems commissioned by the Chandigarh Administration/CREST, in line with the Chandigarh Administration's long term commitment to renewable energy development for making Chandigarh a Model Solar City and procurement under Shapath Patra (Letter of Commitment, Annexure-1), as well as future renewable energy (RE) and solar projects even beyond the validity of the Shapath Patra (2030) which will be in line with India's long term renewable energy Targets

The obligation shall also include Renewable energy projects including solar energy projects developed under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Chandigarh Administration/CREST and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the implementation of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (Annexure-2) in Chandigarh, as well as any other new initiatives designed to achieve the long-term vision of making Chandigarh a Model Solar City.

To achieve this, the Company shall work in coordination with Chandigarh Administration/CREST focused on renewable energy development, ensuring seamless integration of existing and future solar power projects into the grid, and supporting innovative solutions to meet the growing energy demands of Chandigarh. This will ensure alignment with both current and future renewable energy commitments and policies, fostering a sustainable energy ecosystem in the Union Territory.

The company is obligated to honour all existing Power Purchase Agreements (Hydro, Solar, Thermal, Nuclear, Wind, etc.) of EWEDC until their expiry /completion.

Solar User Charges (as notified from time to time) collected from consumers for each billing cycle must be passed to the Chandigarh Administration before the commencement of the next billing cycle. For delayed payments, the applicable interest rate shall be nine percent (9%) per annum, compounded annually.

Part G. Pending suits, proceedings etc.

1. The proceedings of whatever nature by or against the Administration pending on the Transfer Date in regard to the power distribution function of EWEDC and transferred to the Company as per the SCHEDULE 'B' shall not abate or discontinue or otherwise in any way prejudicially be affected by reason of the transfer under this Scheme and such proceedings may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the Company, as the case may be.

2. The proceedings mentioned in Para(3) of Part G may be continued in the same manner and to the extent as it would or might have been continued, prosecuted and enforced by or against the Administration if the transfer specified under this Scheme had not been made.

3. The proceedings mentioned in SCHEDULE 'C' would continue with the EWEDC/Administration.

Part H. Functions of the Company

The functions and duties of the Company shall be as per the business transferred to the Company as set out in SCHEDULE 'A'.

Part I. Decision of Administration final

If any doubt, dispute, difference or issue arises in regard to the transfers under this Scheme, the decision of the Administration thereon shall be final, subject to the provisions of the Act.

Part J. Taxes, duties and levies

The transfers under this Scheme and its implementation shall be exempted from all taxes, duties, levies of the Union Territory Administration and its local bodies.

Part K. Transfer by operation of law

The transfers under this Scheme shall operate and be effective on and from the Transfer Date notified for the purpose, without any further act, deed or thing to be done by the Administration, or any other person.

Part L. Powers to remove difficulties

The Administration shall have the power to remove difficulties arising in implementing the transfers affected under the provisions of this Scheme and the decision of the Administration shall be binding on all persons.

By order and in the name of the Administrator Union Territory of Chandigarh (Sd.) . . .,

MS. PRERNA PURI, Secretary Engineering Chandigarh AdministrationThis is Digitally Signed Gazette. To verify, visit : https://egazette.chd.gov.in CHD. ADMN GAZ. FEB. 04, 2025 (MAGHA 15, 1946 SAKA) 155

SCHEDULE 'A'

FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE COMPANY

I. All functions and activities as per the roles and responsibilities of a Distribution Licensee as defined in the Act.

II. The business of electricity sub-transmission, distribution and retail supply in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

III. The business of purchasing, importing, exporting, wheeling, trading of all forms of electrical energy from generating companies, captive power plants, utilities, licensees, governments, other bodies/ organizations, traders etc. including import from abroad.

IV. The business of selling, supplying, trading of power, filing of necessary petitions etc. for determination and true up of tariff, billing and collections thereof.

V. Planning, design, financing, construction, maintenance and operation of the sub-transmission and distribution systems for supply of electricity to retail customers in Union Territory of Chandigarh.

VI. The activity of testing of electrical meters, equipment in appropriate laboratory as per required standards.

VII. Supplying electricity in accordance with various stipulations and regulations of the JERC, from time to time.

SCHEDULE 'B

ASSETS, PROCEEDINGS AND LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO THE COMPANY

Unless otherwise specified by the Administration, Company shall be vested with and shall comprise of Assets, Liabilities and Proceedings concerning electricity distribution and retail supply activities of EWEDC forming part of the Opening Balance Sheet and excluding Assets, Liabilities, Personnel and Proceedings specified under SCHEDULE 'C', and the same shall consist of:

I. Distribution Assets:

a) All existing and under-construction 220 kV, 66 kV, 33 kV, 11 kV, LT (single phase 2 wire and 3 phase 5 wire) lines (including overhead lines, aerial bunched cables, underground cables) and sub-stations on different types of supports with various sizes of conductors and step up/ step down transformers, breakers, protective and metering devices and control rooms, testing laboratories, right of way buildings (used exclusively for distribution business),roads, diesel generating sets, service connections and installations inside consumer's premises as on the Transfer Date.

b) The land shall not be transferred to the Company. This includes land under the distribution assets or other assets transferred to Company. However, the Company shall have the right to use such land to the extent required for the purpose of carrying out the transferred functions, as given in Schedule 'A'. Such land, presently in use and occupation of the EWEDC, shall be made available by the Administration to the Company on a right to use basis on payment of nominal charges to be specified by the Administration.

c) A nominal charges @ Rs.1.00 lac per month shall be payable by the Distribution Company/successor entity for Right to Use of Land. However, ownership shall remain with the Chandigarh Administration. The above Right to Use is further subject to the following conditions:

1) The Distribution Company/Successor entity will follow all relevant Building Byelaws duly notified by the Chandigarh Administration from time to time with amendments upto date.

2) The Distribution Company/Successor entity shall not carry out any construction/addition/alteration without prior approval/concurrence of Engineering Department and Department of Urban Planning.

3) The Distribution Company/Successor entity shall not use the premises/assets for any commercial activity other than the transferred functions assigned.

4) The Distribution Company/Successor entity shall allow the entry of the officials of Chandigarh Administration in the premises for official purpose, whenever required.

5) All the statutory act, rules/regulations and provisions made therein as applicable in Chandigarh shall be remained applicable.

(List of buildings and offices to be provided on right to use basis is enclosed as Schedule-B1)

II. Power Purchase Agreements/Transmission Agreements:

a. All existing PPAs as on Transfer Date.

b. Transmission Service Agreements/Wheeling Agreements/Bulk Power Transmission Agreement and other agreements with transmission licensees/CTU/STU etc. as on Transfer Date.

III. General Assets:

(a) Special tools and equipment, material handling equipment, heavy and light vehicles, furniture, fixtures, office equipment, air conditioners, refrigerators, computers and signal systems, spares, consumables, raw materials, civil work installations, testingThis is Digitally Signed Gazette. To verify, visit : https://egazette.chd.gov.in CHD. ADMN GAZ. FEB. 04, 2025 (MAGHA 15, 1946 SAKA) 157 laboratories, and equipment, training centres, workshops, work in progress, machinery and equipment for repairs, scraps and Obsolete etc.

(b) Buildings dedicatedly/ solely occupied and used by EWEDC for its power distribution function. This does not include the land including land under the buildings.

IV. Miscellaneous:

a) Contracts, agreements, interest and arrangements to the extent they are exclusively or primarily associated with or related to electricity distribution and retail supply activities.

b) Loans, secured and unsecured to the extent specified in the Opening Balance Sheet.

c) Cash and bank balance to the extent specified in Opening Balance Sheet, other current assets to the extent they are exclusively or primarily associated with or related to distribution and retail supply activities.

d) Current and other liabilities and provisions to the extent specified in the Opening Balance Sheet and all contingent liabilities;

e) Proceedings to the extent they are exclusively or primarily associated with or related to distribution and retail supply and laboratory/ meter testing activities or assets referred to in the items I, II and III and IV (a) above except those enumerated in SCHEDULE 'C'.

SCHEDULE 'C'

FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, PROCEEDINGS AND LIABILITIES NOT TRANSFERRED TO THE

COMPANY

Unless otherwise specified by the Administration, the Assets, Liabilities, Personnel and Proceedings in relation to the following shall not be transferred to the Company:

I. Functions not transferred:

a. Functions of State Transmission Utility for the UT of Chandigarh.

b. Functions of policy making, planning and coordination.

c. Functions which are not specifically transferred to the Company under this Scheme.

d. Functions of State Load Despatch Centre.

II. Assets not transferred:

a. Land in occupation of EWEDC.

b. Buildings of the Administration occupied for other purposes, where EWEDC has a shared occupancy for distribution and retail supply related activities.

c. The Company shall return the Past Arrears as and when collected from consumers to the Administration after keeping an incentive of twenty percent (20%) on recovery of Past Arrears from permanently disconnected consumers and ten percent (10%) on recovery of Past arrears from consumers other than permanently disconnected consumers. The Administration shall have the right to audit the collection against Past Arrears on periodic basis.

III. Union Territory of Chandigarh's share in the following Hydro-electric projects not transferred:

a. Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)

• Bhakra –Nangal Project: 3.5%, as amended from time to time

• Beas Project (Unit – I, Dehar Power House): 3.5% + 1 LUs per day additional share, as amended from time to time

• Beas Project (Unit – II, Pong Power House): 3.5% + 10 LUs per day additional share, as amended from time to time

However, the power from BBMB shall be provided to the Company by the Administration at applicable rates and the Company shall be obliged to purchase the same. The Company shall consider such BBMB power to be available to it while undertaking any power procurement planning exercise.

IV. Liabilities/ contingent liabilities not transferred:

a. Unpaid arrears/ disputed power purchase bills pertaining to past period having due date prior to Transfer Date.

V. Proceedings not transferred:

a. Contingent liabilities in respect of demand raised by BBMB amounting to Indian Rupees One Hundred Twenty-Four Crores Ninety Lakhs (INR 124,90,00,000.00) on account of revision of electricity charges for the period 1967-2011.

VI. Solar Power Projects.

SCHEDULE 'D'

DETAILS OF PERSONNEL TRANSFERRED TO THE COMPANY

All regular, daily wages, work charged and contractual personnel working in the following offices of EWEDC pertaining to the functions transferred to the Company:-

I. Circle Office

II. Accounts Office (AO) Cell

III. Distribution Divisions (including their sub-divisions):

a. Operation Division No. 1 (OP Div. No. 1)

b. Operation Division No. 2 (OP Div. No. 2)

c. Operation Division No. 3 (OP Div. No. 3)

d. Operation Division No. 4 (OP Div. No. 4)

IV. All other Personnel not specifically covered above and presently working for the distribution and retail supply function and/ or for the meter testing laboratory functions in EWEDC.

SCHEDULE 'E'

PROVISIONAL OPENING BALANCE SHEET

Subject to final revision, to reflect the exact position on the Transfer Date, within twelve (12) months of notification of this Scheme in the Official Gazette, the provisional Opening Balance Sheet for the Company shall be:

The provisional Opening Balance Sheet of the Company is prepared based on audited accounts of EWEDC for FY2018-19 except for Consumer Security Deposits which has been considered based on the amount reflected in the consumer database. The final revision shall be done with the purpose of reflecting the exact position of the Assets, Liabilities, Personnel and Proceedings transferred to the Company on the Transfer Date.

The draft Opening Balance Sheet of the Company has been prepared based on the FY 2018-19 audited accounts on the following principles:

I. Gross Fixed Assets, Accumulated Depreciation of assets as per value approved by JERC.

II. Equity value as approved by the JERC as on Transfer Date.

III. CWIP as per audited figures.

IV. Inventory, Short Term Loan and Advances, Staff Related Liabilities, Deposit Work Receipts, Deposit and Retention from Suppliers & Contractors, Liability for Material, Interest Payable on CSD have been considered as per audited figures.

V. Consumer security deposit (or advance consumer deposit) has been considered as per records of consumer billing database as on March 31, 2019.

VI. Consumer security deposit and interest on consumer security deposit have been shown as a receivable from the Administration in the opening balance sheet.

VII. Sundry Creditors against power purchase payables has been set at equivalent to one month energy supplied.

VIII. Sundry Debtors has been set at one month equivalent sales.

The Opening Balance Sheet of the Company shall be finalized to reflect movements up to the Transfer Date based on audited figures as per following principles:

I. Gross Fixed Assets Accumulated Depreciation and CWIP as per movements based on audited numbers

II. Movement in equity value as per principles of JERC approval.

III. Inventory, Short Term Loan and Advances, Staff Related Liabilities, Deposit Work Receipts, Deposit and Retention from Suppliers & Contractors, Liability for Material, Interest Payable on CSD shall be updated with audited numbers as on Transfer Date.

IV. Consumer Security Deposit shall be updated with value equal to the consumer security deposits of all consumers as reflected in the consumer database as on Transfer Date.

V. Receivables from Administration shall be equal to sum of revised Consumer Security Deposit and revised Interest Payable on CSD as on Transfer Date.

VI. Sundry Debtors shall be receivables corresponding to energy supplied to consumers in the immediate one (1) month period prior to the Transfer Date.

VII. Power Purchase Payables shall be payables corresponding to power procured in the immediate one (1) month period prior to the Transfer Date.

List of Buildings (Schedule – B1)

1. Executive Engineer Electricity OP Divn. No-1, Sector-17 Chandigarh

(i) Sub-Division No-1 , Sector-23 Chandigarh

(ii) Sub-Division No-2 , Sector-10 Chandigarh

(iii) Sub-Division No-4 , Sector-15 Chandigarh

2. Executive Engineer Electy. OP Divn No-2 ,

BBMB Complex I/A Ph-1 Chandigarh.

(i) Sub-Division No-5 , Industrial Area Ph-1, Chandigarh

(ii). Sub-Divisional No-8 , Manimajra, Chandigarh

(iii) AEE (M&P), Industrial Area Ph-II , Chandigarh

(Sub-Divn No-3,6 & 7)

4. Executive Engineer Electy. OP Divn No-4, Sector-34, Chandigarh.

(i) Sub-Division No-9, Sector-43, Chandigarh

(ii) Sub-Division No-10 , Sector-40/B, Chandigarh

LIST OF VEHICLES IN RESPECT OF ELECTRICITY 'OP' CIRCLE, CHD

AS ON 31.01.2025

List of Lower Division Clerk (Outsourced)

List of Assistant Lineman (Outsourced)