 bill no lxix of   2007 the  electricity  (compulsory  supply  to  katras  and densely  populated  settlements)  bill,  2007 a billto provide for the compulsory supply of electricity to the katras and densely populated settlements located in the metropolitan cities and major cities of the country and for matters connected therewith and incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the electricity (compulsory supply to katras and densely populated settlements) act, 2007short title, extert and commencement5(2) it extends to the whole of india(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—10(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthat state and in other cases the central government;(b) "densely populated settlements" means such settlements which are declared as densely populated settlements by the appropriate government for the purposes of this act5(c) "residential or commercial areas" means densely populated areas located in metropolitan cities and major cities of the country;(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act10supply of electricity to katras and densely populated settlements3 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the appropriate government shall ensure that sixty per cent of the total electricty generated under its territorial jurisdiction, including the electricity generated by the foreign companies, shall be supplied to the katras and densely populated settlements located in the metropolitan cities and major cities(2) the appropriate government shall determine the quantum of electricity to be supplied to the metropolitan cities and major cities within its territorial jurisdiction in such manner as may be prescribed:15provided that in the katras and densely populated settlements the supply of electricity to the citizens living below poverty line shall be at half of the prescribed rate for six hour in a daypower to make rules4 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthere is an acute shortage of electricity in the katras and densely populated settlements located in he metropolitan cities and major cities of the country the citizens living in the katras and densely populated settlements have to face a lot of difficulties due to the shortage of electricity during summer the situation becomes the worst due to non-availability of open spaces and parks nearby these katras and densely populated settlements, the citizens living there feel suffocated during failure of power due to non-availability of power their lives become hell, especially in the summertherefore, it is proposed to make the supply of electricity compulsory in the katras and densely populated settlement located in the metropolitan cities and major cities of the countryhence this billjai   parkash  aggarwal financial  memorandumclause 3  of the bill, provides that the appropriate government shall supply electricity to the citizens living below poverty line in the katras and densely populated settlements for six hours a day at half of the rate the expenditure in respect of union territories in this regard shall be borne by the central govt the bill, therefore if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india in the case of states this expenditure will be incurred from the consolidated fund of those states it is estimated that approximately a sum of rupees nine crore will involve as recurring expenditure per annum memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 4  of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of details only the delegation of legislative power is of normal character rajya  sabha———— abillto provide for the compulsory supply of electricity to the katras and densely populated settlements located in the metropolitan cities and major cities of the country and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto ————(shri jai parkash aggarwal, mp)mgipmrnd—5057rs(s-5)—30-11-2007