The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has directed the UT electricity department to ensure availability of sufficient manpower for proper functioning of the department during the summer season.
Raising the issue of shortage of manpower with the commission, stakeholders submitted that in view of Electricity (rights of consumers) Rules 2020 notification, there is an acute shortage of manpower at all levels to render satisfactory services to consumers.
Notably, the JERC had earlier approved manpower levels in 2014 after a study showed 1,419 personnel against sanctioned posts of 1,720.
