(1) The State Commission may, by notification, establish with effect from such date as it may specify in such notification, a Committee to be known as the State Advisory Committee.
(2) The State Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than twenty-one members to represent the interests of commerce, industry, transport, agriculture, labour, consumers, non-governmental organisations and academic and research bodies in the energy sector.
Application of certain provisions relating to Central Commission to State Commissions.
The State Advisory Committee.
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(3) The Chairperson and the Members of the State Commission shall be ex-officio Chairperson and ex-officio Members of the State Advisory Committee.
25. The objects of the State Committee shall be to advise the Commission on—
(i) major questions of policy;
(ii) matters relating to quality, continuity and extent of service provided by the licencees;
(iii) compliance by licencees with the conditions and requirements of their license;
(iv) protection of consumer interest; and
(v) energy supply and overall standards of performance by utilities.
26. The State Commission shall authorise any person as it deems fit to represent the interest of the consumers in all the proceedings before it.