Mysuru:“The Department of Energy will soon start procedures to fill up vacant 9,000 posts in Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and other ESCOMs in the State,” said Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar here yesterday. He was speaking at the inauguration of the valedictory of training programme for the newly-recruited Assistant Engineers, Assistant Accounts Officers, Junior Engineers, Assistant Linemen, Junior Linemen and other employees.
The ESCOMs had 30,000 vacancies out of the 55,000 vacancies. Siddharamaiah-led State Government has filled up 25,000 vacancies through transparent recruitment procedures. Still there is a need to fill-up 9,000 vacancies which will be taken up in the days to come, he added.
Alternative designation for linemen: Stating that he had been working as one of the employees ever since he took charge as Energy Minister, Shivakumar said that the Department would soon come out with an alternative designation for linemen within a month and the discussion for the same was being held with the stakeholders.
Tender for buying electricity: The Department has called for a tender to purchase 1,000 MW electricity to avoid shortage in supply. We have also increased the production by 5,000 MW and there are no complaints with respect to load-shedding. Even the Opposition have not been given an opportunity to raise their voices against the Department as we have been efficiently managing the supply of electricity despite severe drought.
Minister Shivakumar also mentioned that it had been decided to felicitate best officers and staff and added that if a probationary employee lost his life at work, one of his family members would be given a job on compensatory grounds. In case, an employee died owing to electrocution, the family of the deceased would be given a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh.
The employees at auditorium demanded Minister to reduce the probationary period from three years to two, to which Shivakumar asked employees to have faith in the Government.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, MLAs M.K. Somashekar, Kalale Keshavamurthy, MLC R. Dharmasena, MyLAC Chairman H.A. Venkatesh, Zoo Authority of Karnataka Chairperson Mallige Veeresh, Bhovi Development Authority Chairman Seetharam & CESC MD Kiran were present.
This post was published on July 26, 2017 6:56 pm