Staff recruitment to Kerala State Electricity Board after it becomes new entityKSEB on NEWS
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The government is yet take the lead in promulgating an ordinance for retaining the authority for staff recruitment to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) with the Kerala State Public Service Commission (PSC) after its transformation into an autonomous corporate entity.
A notification issued by the Power Department in connection with the corporatisation of the board had said that the new company would have absolute operational autonomy, including personnel recruitment and selection, awarding performance-linked promotions to employees, and compensation and incentives for achieving progressive levels of efficiency. The new company would not be seeking any financial support from the government and hence its decision on such issues may go unchallenged.
While expediting the corporatisation process, the Power Department has not yet worked out the modalities for staff recruitment to the new company or drafting an ordinance for continuing the existing system. The commission will automatically be divested of its powers for recruiting staff to the company once the evolution is completed.
When the issue came up for discussion, Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed said that the government would issue an ordinance to retain the recruitment with the commission. He had assured that the existing system would go unaltered. Official sources told The Hindu here on Sunday that no official direction had been given to the Power Department so far for drafting an ordinance so that the confusion could be averted. Unless the government steps in to clarify its position, the new entity will not be reporting vacancies to the commission for further action. The ordinance should specify that irrespective of the nature of the new organisation, recruitment of staff will be vested with the commission itself.
The fate of the 34,000 pensioners of the board too remains uncertain. It remains to be seen whether the emerging corporate company will continue the existing pension scheme or opt for a new model. The ordinance is seen as a solution for allaying such fears.
A model set by the Tamil Nadu government is also being cited as an example in this regard. The Tamil Nadu government had signed a tripartite agreement involving the government, board, and recognised trade unions before restructuring it into separate entities for power transmission, generation, and distribution. The agreement contained provisions for smooth implementation of the reforms policy and gave due importance for safeguarding the interest of the employees too. It allayed apprehensions about possible retrenchment and said those rendered surplus would be redeployed.