NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th July, 2021
G.S.R. 488(E).—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 Members) Amendment Rules, 2021.
(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 Member) Rules, 2007, (a) in rule 1, in sub-rule (1), after the words “Joint electricity Regulatory Commission for”, the words “the State of Goa and” shall be inserted; (b) for rule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“4 Pay.- The Chairperson and the Members of the Joint Commission shall be entitled to receive pay, as admissible to Secretary to the Government of India.
Provided that if the Member is a retired Additional Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent or of any rank below, he shall be entitled to receive the pay as admissible to an Additional Secretary or the pay that an officer of the same rank as his at retirement would draw, whichever is lower:
Provided further that in case a person appointed as the Chairperson or Member is in receipt of pension from-
(a) Union Government including Railways, Defence, Posts and Telecommunication; or
(b) State Governments and Union territory Administrations; or
(c) Public sector undertakings, local bodies, autonomous bodies like Universities or semi-Government organisations like Port Trusts; the pay of such person shall be reduced by the gross amount of pension drawn by him:
Provided also that the Chairperson or Member shall be entitled to receive allowances on the original basic pay before such fixation of pay”.
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.