The construction and operation of generation and transmission projects in the Central sector are entrusted to Central Sector Power Corporations, viz., the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC), the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The Power Grid is responsible for all the existing and future transmission projects in the Central sector and also for the formation of the National Power Grid. Two joint-venture power corporations namely, Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation (NJPC) and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC), are responsible for the execution of the Nathpa Jhakri Power Project in Himachal Pradesh and projects of the Tehri Hydro Power Complex in Uttar Pradesh respectively. Two statutory bodies, i.e., the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), are also under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power. Programmes of rural electrification are provided financial assistance by the Rural Electrification Corporation (RJEC) under the Ministry of Power. The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) provide term-finance to projects in the Power sector. Further, the autonomous bodies (societies) i.e., Central Power Research Institute (CPRJ), the National Power Training Institute (NTTl) and the Energy Management Centre (EMC), are also under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.
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