Don’t downsize power board: Staff
Tribune News Service

Shimla, October 13
The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Employees’ Union has urged the government not to implement directions of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission regarding downsizing of the organisation. It has asked the government to allow the staff already working with the state power corporation on “as is where is” basis.

In a representation to Chief Minister PK Dhumal, it stated that the management of the HPSEB had recently declared about 700 employees of various categories as surplus in its project and generation wing, causing resentment among the staff.

The union requested the Chief Minister to withhold the implementation of the directions of the commission regarding staff norms in various wings. It added that the state power corporation authorities should be directed to retain their entire staff.

It alleged that the management of the corporation had been making recruitment from an open market and was also absorbing staff from other public undertakings. On the other hand, around 250 employees of the HPSEB had been declared surplus, it said, adding that the strength of the board had been reduced from 44,000 to 22,000 over the years and despite all odds the employees were still maintaining additional infrastructures efficiently.