PSEB Engineers feel ditched by government

Posted On: 14-Apr-2010 Vinod Kumar Gupta
Chandigarh: PSEB Engineers who were supporting the Government on the issue of power sector reforms feel ditched by the government after service conditions for the posts of Managing Director and other directors of new companies were amended.

The consultants had recommended the maximum age for the post of Director should be 58 years and for CEO and Executive Director 60 years. Nowthe government has raised the age bar by two years. Now people up to age of 60 years are eligible for Directors posts and up to 62 years for the CEO post.

According to sources, the age relaxation and other service conditions have been amended suitably mainly to adjust the incumbents. Now even retired Chief Engineers who were earlier ineligible for posting as Directors has now started lobbying for these posts. Even junior Chief Engineers having political links are eyeing for the posts. It may be mentioned that nowhere in country is the upper age limit beyond 60 years for any services.

According to sources at least two posts of Director Technical has been pruned in the proposed new set up. These include Director Material management and Director Hydel generation, PSEBengineers are sad at this turn of events. The posts which are likely to be filled by bureaucrats have been upgraded to post of Directors.