Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEBL) has appointed 215 Junior Engineers (JEs). Anurag Prashar, Joint Director (PR), HPSEBL, said that the newly recruited JEs would be soon posted on vacant posts throughout the state. He added that the matter was under litigation and the appointments had been done following court orders.
Sanjay Kaushal, Superintending Engineer, HPSEBL, Kullu, said that 28 posts of JE were vacant in the Kullu circle. He added that there were 72 sanctioned posts of JE in the Kullu circle and at present their strength was 44. Eleven posts were vacant in Kullu division, 10 in Keylong division, five in Thalout division and two in Manali division. Due to the shortage of staff, the employees were overburdened to maintain uninterrupted power supply to consumers.
