A
The Reserve Bank of India under FEMA guidelines
B
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
C
The Union Ministry of Power
D
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Correct answer: (c) The Union Ministry of Power
Explanation
Option C is correct because the Union Ministry of Power is the designated authority that invokes Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, directing captive coal-based power plants above a specified capacity to generate electricity at maximum availability. MoEFCC deals with environmental clearances, not power sector emergency dispatches; RBI and NABARD deal with financial and agricultural credit matters.
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