The Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) is an autonomous, non-governmental, Engineering/Scientific Professional Organisation of which the Central/State Government Organisations, State Water Resources Departments, State Electricity Boards, Public & Private Sector Organisations are constituent members; and Irrigation & Power Research Stations, Water and Land Management Institutes, Libraries, Consultancy firms, Mining Organisations, Engineering & Contract Organisations, Power Utilities, Project Authorities, Educational Institutions, Private Companies & Firms etc are Subscribing members.