| Founded | July 21, 1969[1] |
|---|---|
Area served | Hukeri taluka[1] |
| Services | Purchase, Distribution and retail supply of Electricity[1] |
| Website | www |
Hukkeri Rural Electric Co-operative Society Ltd is India's first electric co-operative society, established on 21 July 1969 under the provisions of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959.[2][1] The co-operative society possess license under Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003 to purchase, distribute and retail supply of electricity to its consumers.[1] The society also runs a unit which is involved in manufacturing of cement poles (alternative to iron poles) under the name of late prominent co-operative leader in North Karnataka, Appannagouda Patil.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Karnataka" (PDF). www.karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Southern Economist. Mrs. Susheela Subrahmanya. 2003. p. 20. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Panda, Haribandhu (2007). Governance of Rural Electricity Systems in India. Academic Foundation. ISBN 978-81-7188-603-6.
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