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Singh, Minister of State for Power (I\/C) administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Shri Pravas Kumar Singh, Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) had been established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CERC is the Central Commission for the purposes of the Electricity Act, 2003 which has repealed the ERC Act, 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission consists of a Chairperson and four other Members including Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority who is the ex-officio Member of the Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major functions of CERC under the Act are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To regulate the tariff of generating companies owned or controlled by the Central Government,<\/li><li>To regulate the inter-State transmission of electricity and to determine tariff for such transmission of electricity, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Act, CERC shall also advise the Central Government on formulation of National Electricity Policy and Tariff Policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shri R. 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