1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Damodar Valley
Corporation Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the States of Bihar and West Bengal.
(3) It shall come into force on such date2
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
2. Interpretation.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(1) “Corporation” means the Damodar Valley Corporation;
(2) “Damodar Valley” includes the basin of the Damodar river and its tributaries;
(3) “member” means a member of the Corporation and includes the Chairman;
(4) “participating Governments” means the Central Government, the State Government of Bihar and
the State Government of West Bengal;
(5) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 59;
(6) “State Government” means the Government of Bihar or as the case may be of West Bengal, and
“State Government” means the Governments of Bihar and West Bengal;
(7) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Corporation under section 60.