 the provision of uninterrupted power supply to industries in backward areas bill, 2016 byshrimati rama devi, mpa billto provide for uninterrupted power supply to the industrial units operating in the industrially backward areas of the country by the central government to ensure the overall industrial development of such areas and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the provision of uninterrupted power supply to industries in backward areas act, 2016short title, extent and commencement5(2) it extends to the whole of india(3) it shall come into force at oncedefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires;(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a backward state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;10(b) "backward area" means an area notified by the appropriate governmentunder section 3, which does not have the requisite industries proportionate to the size and population of the area;14 of 1947(c) "industry" means an industry as defined in the industrial disputes act, 1947; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and36 of 2003(e) words and expressions used but not defined in this act and defined in the electricity act, 2003 shall have the meaning assigned to them in that acts53 the appropriate government shall, within six months of the commencement of thisact, notify the backward areas within its jurisdiction in such manner as may be providedappropriate government to notify backward areas4 (1) the appropriate government shall provide uninterrupted power supply to theindustrial units operating within the territorial jurisdiction of a notified backward area in such manner as may be prescribedgovernment to maintain uninterruptedpower supplyof industries10(2) for the purposes of sub-section (1), the central government may, if it deemsnecessary so to do invite and promote private sector in establishing power generating units exclusively for the industrial sector in the notified backward areas155 the appropriate government shall establish such number of new electricitygenerating stations as it may deem necessary, from time to time, exclusively for providing uninterrupted power to the industrial units operating within its territorial jurisdictionappropriate government to establish new generating stations exclusively for the industries206 the central government shall, from time to time, carry out investigations and collectand record the data concerning the generation, distribution and utilisation of power throughout the country meant for the industrial sector and submit an annual report, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, to the president of india who shall cause the report to be laid before both the houses of parliament, as soon as may be, after it is received by himcentral government to carry out investigation and collect data about the power availability to industries in the country 7 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide, from time to time, adequate funds for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds savings8 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw for the time being in force25power to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act30(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive seesions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall  thereafter have effect only in such modified from or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rule35 statement of objects and reasonsindustries and the backbone of every economy and the development of a country depends upon the development of its industries a strong economy requires good industrial base a developing country like ours needs a very solid industrial base in the modern globalisation period to face the stiff competition in the world market apart from the national level, industries are very vital at the state level also in a federal polity like ours to have a balance at the state and national level but at present in our country some states are industrially backward take for instance the states of bihar and jharkhand and which having 40 per cent of the country's wealth but industrially it is the most backward area of the union such backward states need rapid industrialisation but for a good industrial base one requires infrastructure like electricity, raw material, latest technology, trained technicians, cheap labour etc apart from all round dedication for growth but in our country unfortunately the basic requirement like power is not available in abundance which is hampering industrial growth for instance the overall power generation is short due to poor performance of all the regions of the country during the period the situation is more alarming in industrially backward areas like bihar, jharkhand and north-eastern states apart from poor performance and less utilisation of installed capacity by state electricity boards whatever energy is generated, major share of it is consumed by domestic and agriculture sectors the industrial sector is always left to end itself so in the absence of uninterrupted electricity supply a number of industrial units have to close down in the recent past for example hundreds of electric arc furnaces which require uninterrupted electricity supply have been closed down in various parts of the country it has left thousands of workers jobless and affected the production targets similar was the fate of other industries alsoaccording to reserve bank of india report as at the end of march 1991 there were223809 sick/weak industries, both ssi and non-ssi with outstanding bank credit of rs 1076782 crores and majority of them were in backward states shortage of power was one of the reasons for the sickness/weakness of these industries as such we have to give topmost priority to electricity generation for the survival and development of our industries particularly in the industrially backward state like bihar etc hence it is proposed that it should be made obligatory for the central government to maintain uninterrupted power supply to the industrial units of the country in general and of backward areas in particularfor this purpose the government may involve the private sector and also establish power stations exclusively for the industrial sector in such states the central government should also make adequate funds available for this purposehence this billnew delhi;rama  devinovember 4, 2016 financial memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides that the appropriate government shall provide uninterrupted power supply to the industrial units operating in notified backward areas clause 5 provides that the appropriate government shall establish new electricity generating stations within its territorial jurisdiction clause 7 provides that the central government shall provide adequate funds for carrying out the purposes of this bill the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees two thousand crores would be involved as recurring expenditure per annum from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees one thousand crores is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of  a normal character———— a billto provide for uninterrupted power supply to the industrial units operating in the industrially backward areas of the country by the central government to ensure the overall industrial development of such areas and for matters connected therewith————(shrimati rama devi, mp)