Shimla, 19 October (Hindustan Reporter). In Himachal Pradesh, 51 posts of engineers in the work wing of Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board (HPSEB), a government undertaking, have been abolished. Now these posts will not be included in the structure of the board. Along with this, the hope of the board employees being posted on these posts after getting promoted has also faded. For the first time after 53 years of formation of Himachal Electricity Board, these posts have been abolished.

A notification in this regard has been issued by the Executive Director of the Board. These include the posts of Superintending Engineer Works, Senior Superintending Engineer Commerce and Works, Assistant Engineer Works. These posts are in Chief Engineer Office Operation Shimla, Dharamshala, Mandi, Hamirpur, Chief Engineer Generation Hamirpur, Chief Engineer ES Shimla, Chief Engineer Project Shimla and in various cities. 22 posts of Assistant Engineer Works, Kumarsain, Kaza, Rekong Peo, Rohru, Solan, Arki, Dharamshala, Nagrota Bagwan, Lambagaon, Baijnath, Dalhousie, Narpar, Jwali. Fatehpur has been terminated in Karsog, Sarkaghat, Jogindernagar, Manali, Nadaun, Badsar, Ghumarwin, Amb. 16 other posts of Assistant Engineer have been filled in Kangra, Dalhousie, Shimla, Rampur, Rohru, Mandi, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, Shimla, Palampur, Bhavanagar and Nahan.

Posts abolished to improve the financial health of the Electricity Board

It is believed that these posts have been abolished to improve the financial health of the Electricity Board. This will reduce unnecessary expenses incurred by the electricity board. However, the reason given by the board for abolishing the post is rationalization. It has also been clarified that the posts of Assistant Engineer Works in Electrical Division will be filled from the posts promoted from Drawing and IT Cadres.

Employees angry, work to rule from today, complaints will not be heard on mobile

Due to the abolition of these posts in the structure of the Electricity Board, the employees of the Board have become enraged and have announced to wage an all-out fight. The employees have announced that if the board does not withdraw the order, they will go on mass leave.

The joint front of Electricity Board employees and engineers has said that there is huge anger over this step of the Board. Morcha’s co-coordinator Hiralal Verma said that it was decided in the emergency meeting that from today i.e. Saturday, the employees and engineers are working as per work-to-rule. Mobile phones will be kept switched off from 6 pm to 9 am and people’s electricity complaints will not be heard during this period. Survey of domestic consumers and hotels through mobile app will also be stopped.

He said that if the order is not withdrawn before October 28, everyone will go on mass leave.

Heera Lal Verma told that the Electricity Board was formed in 1971. For the first time these posts have been abolished. These posts are still logical and their abolition can completely affect the functioning of the Electricity Board. This will also adversely affect the basic structure of the Electricity Board, this structure was prepared for better functioning of the Electricity Board. He said that the work wing of the Electricity Board was created for the officers and employees working in the field. Apart from this, they also perform routine administrative work.