Slabs set for electricity consumption by power corporation employees
7,675 workers and pensioners in all three energy corporations are provided electricity at concessional rates. They cost about 2.5 million units of electricity every month. A PIL was filed in the High Court against it six months ago. On this, the High Court had sought a reply from the Energy Corporation, ordering a ban on the distribution of cheap electricity and also ordered that a slab of fix charge and unit consumption be prepared.
On January 23, a meeting of the Board of Directors of energy corporations was held, in which fixation charges were increased and the limit of power units consumed annually was fixed. According to the decision, officers and personnel of different cadres will now have to pay the same fees as the general consumer on the increased units if they consume more power than the prescribed unit in a year.
Cadre wise fix charge and power unit
| Post | Old Fixed Charge | New Charge | Units |
| General Manager & Similar cadre | 425 | 640 | 9000 |
| Deputy General Manager & similar cadre | 350 | 525 | 8000 |
| Assistant Executive Engineer | 250 | 375 | 7500 |
| JE & similar cadre | 180 | 270 | 7000 |
| Class III workers | 100 | 150 | 6500 |
| Class IV & operating staff | 65 | 100 | 6000 |
Note: Fix Charges fixed on a per month and unit basis
Electricity workers will also have to tolerate heat and cold
The three energy utilities UJVN Limited, Power Transmission Corporation Uttarakhand Limited, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited have facilities to provide power to the officers and employees at a concessional rate. They consume 30 million units of electricity annually, i.e. departmental workers spend 2.5 million units of electricity every month. This decision of the Board of Directors will have an impact on 7,675 personnel and pensioners of the three energy corporations. They have to pay an additional fee of Rs 200 for using AC.
