Former Special Commissioner of Delhi Police made DERC ombudsman

Delhi’s power regulator DERC has appointed Delhi Police’s former Special Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj as its ombudsman to examine grievances of the city’s electricity consumers.

A 1987-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Bhardwaj had earlier held several prestigious posts in the central government and had retired as a special commissioner of Delhi Police. He was administered the oath of office by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Shabihul Hasnain earlier this week, said a DERC statement. The institution of the Electricity Ombudsman was established by the Commission under the provisions of Sections 42(5) and 42(6) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the DERC (Forum for redressal of grievances of the consumers and ombudsman) Regulations, 2018.