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(I) Subject to the• exceptions. spetified in 'section 4, even: distributor Of , electrical Lev:/ 01 enercY . . • energy shall pay to the State Government at the prescribed time and in the prescribed—tnanneLdeeelopmen: cede, an energy development cess at the rate. of ‘ paise per unit on the total units—cf elettiTdal - . energy sold or supplied to •rt 'consumer or consumed by hirns.elf or his employees during any month. • . _ , ... • Provided that no ceSs shall be payable iri respect of electric energy— . . . . - '( Ii) (a) sold or supplied to .the Go•vernment of India for conscrsption by that Government; •or . (b) sold or lupplied to the Government of India or a railway comp: / fa. consu- . . • . ../ by the Governthent of India LI motion in the construction, mai:lience or operation of any railway administered ' 2( (ii) sold or supplied in bulk to a Rural Electric Cc-operative Scc.i.2:j. regiszeted under the Nfadhya Pradesh Ce-operat:ve Societies Act, 1960 (No. 17 of 1960;1 'bele, Explanatibm—For•the.Pu'rposes be prescribed. of this sub-section 'month' means such pe:•rod as may . . • ,- (2) The Proceeds of the cess under sub-scion (i) shall first be credited tithe Consoli,'”!ed: of Fund of the State and the State Government may at the cornmencemenctif each financia/ Year, after due appropriation has been made by law, withdraw from the Consolidated Fund the State an amount equivalent to the procceds of gess- realised by the Sfate Government io the preceding financial year and shall place it to the credit of a separa:e fund to be called L.- .1.i. theitLeci-Pieal Development Fund and such crdit to the said fund shall llii • an expendluire 1'./ charged on the Consolidated Fund or the Stare Gavernment of Madhya Pratiesa. be utilised for (3) The amount in th2 credit of the funi shall, at the discretfon of the State Governmect ' • (n) research and development in the field of energy including electrical . well as other conventional and non-cor:ventional sou:ces uf enerrv: t. (b) impzoving the efficiency of generation, transmission. distribution and o of •..-nergy including reduction of losses in trinsimssion ant! distri: as S research in design, constrpetion, raaintenance, operation, and materials of th e equipment used in the of energy with a • view to achieve optimum efficiency/ continuity and sale;; survey of energy sources including :on-percale sources to alleviate energy shon. age'; (i) .energy conservation programmes, extending such facilities and services to the consumers as may be deem ed necessary; creation of a laboratory and teSiii12 facilities for testing. of electrical aPpliances and -equipments and other equipments used in the field of energy; prc.grareMes of training conducive to Achieve any of 'the aboVe objectives; (i) transfer of technology in the field of Energy; 2[ (ii) any •paroose connected tvrbsafti.- of electrical installations,. and) (j) any other purposes connected with improvement of generation, transmission, distribution or utilisation of electrical and other forms of-energy, as the State . Governmeni may, by notification, specify. . Explanation.—Tn this sub-section 'energy includes all conventionl and non-conventional - forms of. energy. -(4) If ant' question.arises as to whether the purpose for which the fund is being utilised is a purpose failing under sub-section (3) or nor, the. decision of the .State Government thereon :shall be final and conclusive. ..... .