Shri B.K. Halder
Chairman

Shri B.K. Halder took oath of the office of the Chairman, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission before His Excellency the Governor of Bihar on 10th April, 2008. Earlier, taking voluntary retirement from Indian Administrative Service, he joined BERC as Member on 11th July, 2005.Â

Shri Halder did his Master’s Degree from Calcutta University. He successfully completed Management course in Market Economy from Sussex University, United Kingdom. He was Research Fellow in Oxford University, United Kinghdom. He has also successfully completed the ECDL course in Computer Application from Oxford University Computer Centre, U.K.

Before joining the Commission he held number of important posts in the Government. He was District Magistrate, CHAPRA, KATIHAR and EAST SINGHBHUM (Jamshedpur). He was Managing Director, Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority, Jamshedpur, which is famous for the units catering to the requirements of the TATA Steel and TATA Motors (TELCO). During his tenure, maximum number of large, medium, small and tiny units came into production. During this period he had to interact with the officers of Bihar State Electricity Board for smooth supply of electricity in the industrial area. He was Director of Industry, Government of Bihar for more than three years. He became Divisional Commissioner, North Chotanagpur Division (Hazaribagh) in 1994 and subsequently became Divisional Commissioner, South Chotanagpur Division (Ranchi). While he was Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar at Patna he opted for Government of India deputation and joined there as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. His assignment in the Ministry was very sensitive in nature and he successfully discharged his duties. Even after completion of five years, Government of India wanted to give him another assignment related with the Communal Harmony but State Government did not agree to extend his tenure, so he had to come back and joined the post of Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar. Within a couple of months he was given the assignment of Home Secretary, Government of Bihar.

During his tenure in the Administrative Service, barring a few years, he had to conduct regular meetings and co-ordinate with the senior officers of Bihar State Electricity Board to sort out various problems related with power theft, law and order problems due to non-availability of electricity, etc.

After joining B.E.R.C. he took keen interest to establish its office and to prepare various Regulations, determination of ARR and Retail Tariff for the year 2006-07 & 2008-09 and other activities conducted by the Commission.