Delhi Vigilance department flags ‘illegal’ appointment of DERC advisor

The vigilance department has sought comments from the power department and Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for allegedly appointing a Principal Advisor (Tariff), and extending “undue favours”, in violation of the DERC Act, 2003, said a senior Delhi government official. It also issued a memorandum to current DERC Principal Advisor (Tariff) Ashok Kumar Singhal for committing alleged “malpractice”.

Singhal was appointed to the post within 8 months after he retired as a member of DERC (after superannuation). As per the documents, DERC redesignated the post of Executive Director (Tariff) as Principal Advisor (Tariff) to fill it on a temporary basis and appointed Singhal for three years.