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This notification fixes the travelling allowance, daily allowance, accommodation, taxi fare, and honorarium admissible to experts or persons of eminence participating in meetings, consultations, seminars, or lectures, as provided under sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 60A of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

Detailed Summary

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued this notification on December 26, 2025 (F. No. L-1/2064/2022-CERC), exercising powers under Section 178(2)(zb) read with Section 92(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003). It implements sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 60A of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025, which were previously notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-III, Section-4, No. 290) on January 7, 2025. The notification specifies that members and experts not employed by the Central/State Government or Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) are entitled to an honorarium of Rupees fifteen thousand (₹15,000) per sitting/seminar/lecture when attending Expert Committee meetings, consultation processes, seminars, or lectures. Additionally, they are eligible for Premium Economy/Economy Air Fare or 1st class Rail Fare, taxi fare (on production of bills), and accommodation, with the latter subject to a ceiling as per the entitlement of a Secretary to the Government of India. The Commission retains the authority to revise the honorarium amount through a separate notification.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05012026-269107 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 02] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026/PAUSHA 12, 1947 CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th December, 2025 F. No. L-1/2064/2022-CERC.—Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 178(2)(zb) read with Section 92(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and after previous publication, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission had notified the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part- III, Section-4, No. 290) on 7th January, 2025; Whereas, sub-regulation (3) of regulation 60 A of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025 provides that the Commission, through separate notification, may fix the travelling allowance, daily allowance, accommodation, taxi fare, and honorarium as may be admissible to the experts or persons of eminence who participate in the meetings of the expert committee or consultation process or seminar or lectures, as the case may be, in terms of sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this Regulation. And now, therefore, the following is notified in terms of sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 60A of the Principal Regulations: "While attending the meetings of the Expert Committee or consultation process or seminar or lectures, the members/experts not in employment of Central/State Government or PSE shall be entitled to honorarium of Rupees fifteen thousand per sitting/seminar/lecture, Premium Economy/ Economy Air Fare/1st class Rail Fare, Taxi fare (on production of bills) and accommodation (subject to a celling as per entitlement of Secretary to the Government of India). Provided further that the amount of honorarium may be revised by the Commission from time to time through separate notification." HARPREET SINGH PRUTHI, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./579/2025-26] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA Date: 2026.01.05 16:16:42+05'30'

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