The Electrical Inspectorate is a statutory body constituted under the provision of erstwhile Indian Electricity Act, 1910 repealed by The Electricity Act, 2003 and came into existence in the State of Himachal Pradesh in 1973. The rules for implementation of various provisions of the Act were formed in 1956 widely known as Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, now as Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2023. The Department of Electrical Inspectorate is working under the administrative control of the Department M.P.P. & Power, Government of Himachal Pradesh.