01076pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002000040245006500060260000900125300001300134362001100147520053800158650001400696650001900710773003400729909001000763999001700773952010400790180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGodbole, Madhav  aElectricity regulatory commissions: empowerment of consumers  c2000  ap.166-68  a22 Jan  aThe setting up of the electricity regulatory commissions (ERCs) represents a culture change which will call for reorientation of the working of the state governments and the state electricity boards as also consumer groups. But for this new chapter in economic management in the country to be successful, it will require, more than anything else, education and empowerment of consumers. The media will have to play a major role in this endeavour. Without such all-round effort the ERCs will be yet another empty gesture. - Reproduced  aConsumers  aPower industry  aEconomic and Political Weekly  a43751  c43751d43751  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 35, Issue no: 4pAR44151r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR