CHANDIGARH: The adhocism in Punjab’s power sector continues as the state government has failed to fill the posts of Directors in PSPCL and PSTCL, Member Technical PSERC , Director HR PSPCL, CMD PSTCL and Member (Power) BBMB, said AjayPal Singh Atwal General Secretary.
PSEB Engineers’ Association in a letter of June 27, 2024 to chief minister Punjab has raised the issue of adhocism in PSPCL, PSTCL , PSERC despite the fact these issues have been taken a number of times. The selection process to fill-up the post of Director Generation PSPCL and Director F&C PSTCL was started after your intervention , but the power department has failed to complete the selection process and has again reverted to offering temporary extensions to Directors in PSPCL and PSTCL.
Moreover the vital post of Chief Electrical Inspector has been lying vacant. Such ad-hoc decisions by the Power Department are not only hindering decision-making on these important posts but also creating uncertainty in the power
The power department may be directed to fill-up these key positions in PSPCL, PSTCL, PSERC and CEI, on priority. Additionally, the issue of appointing a Member Power BBMB should be taken up with the Union Government. The post has been lying vacant for more than one and a half years.
The advertisement for the post of Member in PSERC was issued in May 2022 and the Punjab government has failed here to fill the post till date. The state government failed to complete the selection process in time.