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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Some persons and institutions have made very significant and

memorable contribution to this small piece of work. So it is my duty to
express thanks for their kind help, guidance and affection.
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to my esteemed
supervisor Dr. Surinder Kumar, Professor of Economics and Ex Dean,
Academic Affair, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak for providing me
invaluable guidance and constant encouragement in completing my research.
Despite his very busy schedule, he devoted huge amount of his invaluable
time to resolve all types of problems that came in the way of my research
work. He helped me at every stage of my work by solving the academic
problems, providing new ideas when I was stuck up and by always there.
In fact, it is impossible for me to express my gratitude in words as his whole
family treated me as a family member.
I am also thankful to Professor Kavita Chakarvarty, Head, Department
of Economics for her kind help in completing this research work. In fact, all
the teachers have helped me in my research work. They spared lot of time
and made useful comments on my research work from time to time. I am
obliged to all of them. In fact at this juncture, I can not help recall all my
teachers-school onwards, who laid foundation of this work. I express my
gratitude to all of them.
I take this opportunity to thank the Staff of Vivekanand Central
Library, M. D. University Rohtak for
I am extremely thankful to the Members and Staff of Punjab State
Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), Chandigarh providing me the
required library facilities. I am also thankful to the Registration &
Scholarship Brach for helping me from time to time.
. I am thankful to Mr. Mukesh Gupta, Ex. Dy. Director (TariffFinance), Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for providing
me research information on the issues related to power sector. I express my
thanks to the staff of power utilities in Punjab, The Energy and Resource
Institute (TERI), New Delhi, World Bank Information Center (New Delhi)

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and Energy Group of PRAYAS (Pune) for providing me required research

material.
I am very thankful to Dr. Sunita Sharama, Miss Anupirya Sharma and
Dr. Kulwant Nehra for encouraging me to continue this work and provide
inputs support in completing this research work. I express my thanks to the
office staff of the Department of Economices especially Sh. Nitian Prakash,
and Sh. Subhash Bhardwaj. It would not have been possible to timely
complete this work without the help of office staff. I hope to reciprocate it
now that I am free.
My parents have sacrificed so much for educating me. They made
every possible effort to help me reach this position.I am extremely grateful
to my family members, my Grand Father (Late) Sh. Angan Lal, Grand
Mother (Late)Smt. Kashmeri Devi, Father(late) Sh. Radhey Shyam , Mother
Smt Pushpa Devi, sister Anju, brother Sanju. I am also very thankful to Sh.
Suresh Kumar, Bubli, Surender, Vijay, Sandeep Dalal, Sunil for their blesses
and kind support in completing this work.
My husband, Dr. Rajesh Kumar has also made great contribution in
completing this research work by providing me positive environment at
home. He has suffered very much in keeping me free from the domestic
responsibilities. My daughters, Anjali & Urja and my son Kartik provided
me a cheerful diversion from my work. My father-in law Sh. Ram Kumar,
and mother-in-law Smt. Gayatri Devi provided me lot of encouragement to
continue this work.
Apart from these, there are many others who helped me in my
research work. I am thankful to all of them. If in spite of help and guidance
of so many people, there are lacuna and lapses, these are entirely mine.

Date: 20.08.2012

(Manju)
Research Scholar
Department of Economics