Govt. of NCT of Delhi REPORT OF THE WAGE REVISION COMMITTEE [Justice (Retd.) Lokeshwar Prasad, Chairman] FOR PRAGATI POWER CORPORATION LIMITED DECEMBER 2008 © Government of NCT of Delhi All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission. Published by Mr. Yogesh Anand, Member-Secretary, Wage Revision Committee, 2nd floor, Pre- Fabricated Building, Rajghat Power House, New Delhi-110002 and printed at Kumar Offset Printers, 381, Patparganj Industrial Area, Delhi-110092. PREFACE PREFACE This is the first ‘Wage Revision Committee’, set up by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) after the unbundling of the Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) in the year 2002 whereupon six separate and distinct units, viz., BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) (in joint sector) and Delhi Transco Limited (DTL), Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) and Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL) (in Public Sector) came into existence. Besides these six units, Pragati Power Corporation Limited (PPCL) initially a project was incorporated on 9.01.2001 as a wholly owned power generating Company of NCT of Delhi. Thus PPCL is also functioning in Public Sector. In the new scenario, DPCL is to function as Holding Company both for DTL and IPGCL. All this has been done to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power supply to NCT of Delhi and to meet the increasing needs/development activities. In keeping with the changed scenario, the Government of NCT of Delhi desires to inculcate all-round efficiency both amongst the employees and the technology on modern lines in Power Sector. Thus, as against limited Terms of Reference of earlier Wage Revision Committees viz. to make recommendations on wage revision and removal of anomalies only, the Government have made the Terms of Reference of this Committee wide and varied. These terms inter-alia include suggestion/steps to be taken to transform DPCL into a modern, professional and citizen friendly organization, enhancement of transparency in its work process, assimilation of new technology, etc. The Committee realizes the importance of Power Sector, which is the main source of energy, necessary for all-round development of commercial and industrial activities as well as development of other sectors for taking the State to face the challenge of 21st Century. Accordingly the Committee made all out efforts to look into each aspect of the terms of reference. For this purpose the Committee inter-acted with the concerned officers of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Administrative Reforms Commission of Government of India, DTL, IPGCL, PPCL and DPCL. Expert views/suggestions of various dignitaries like retired Judges, former C&AG, retired Secretaries of Govt. of India and Government of NCT of Delhi were also obtained and assimilated. The Committee also visited and interacted with the officers of organizations like NTPC, Power Grid Corporation of India and some of the neighbouring State Electricity Boards. The Committee also visited the power generation units and transmission stations including outlying units in Delhi. Thus, the Members of the Committee acquainted themselves with the first hand knowledge of working conditions of the employees and the environment obtaining at the work place. Due consideration was also given to the suggestions/representations received in response to the Public Notices issued by the Committee. The Committee also took note of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, as accepted by the Central Government, the Report of the 2nd Pay Revision Committee constituted for Public Sector Enterprises, Professor Chaddha Committee report and dual pay structure obtaining in the Company with pattern of Central scales and scales of Punjab State Electricity Board. While assimilating all the information gathered an endeavor has been made to recommend, in this Report, apart from other Terms of Reference, such pay packages which motivate the employees of DPCL to contribute to the transformation of the Company into modern, professional and citizen friendly organization with dedication besides removing all the existing anomalies to the extent possible This Report is the result of the collective and sincere efforts of all the Members and staff associated with the Committee. *-*-*-*-*-* RAJ K. SAXENA, IAS Member A very senior officer of Indian Administrative Service, Mr. Raj K. Saxena, did his Post Graduation in Political Science from one of the oldest Universities of India, Allahabad University and held important posts in Delhi and various Union Territories like Andaman Nicobar Islands, Goa, Pondicherry, and Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on training/posting during his long tenure of 34 years. He has varied and wide experience of Revenue Department, Industries, Transport, Food & Civil Supplies, Taxation, Urban Development, Higher Education, Municipal Administration, etc, while he held the posts of Secretary, Commissioner, Collector and District Magistrate, etc. He also held the post of Managing Director of OSIDC in Daman, Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. He has also attended various seminars, trainings and workshops in the field of Public Enterprises Management (University of Hull) in UK; Poverty Alleviation and Market Economy in Kuala Lumpur (ENTAN) (Malaysia); Civil Services College, Singapore; Poverty Alleviation, Food, Security and Development – IDS Sussex (UK); Labour Management Relations in Tokyo, Japan; Solid Waste Management in IHHHE Delft, Netherlands and Belgium; Power Asia Conference in Singapore. He was the resource person for Delhi Productivity Council Workshop held in Nepal and attended Power Asia Conference at Singapore in 2004. He was the one sent to Namibia in 1989 as U.N. Observer for the elections held in South Africa – South-West Africa by the United Nations and to Cambodia to conduct the first ever democratic general elections in the year 1992. Presently he has been associated with DTL, DPCL, IPGCL and PPCL as Director (HR) for the last five years. D.P. SINGH Member Soon after doing graduation in Mechanical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering (Patna University) in 1967, Shri D.P. Singh joined Patratu Thermal Power Station under Bihar State Electricity Board. Patratu Thermal Power Station had 4 units, each of 50 MW, of Russian make and 2 units, each of 110 MW, BHEL make. He worked for 2 years in operation of the units. Having been selected through UPSC, he joined Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking as Assistant Engineer in 1970. He worked on various posts in Operation & Maintenance of power stations, namely, Indraprastha Thermal Power Station, Rajghat Power House, Gas Turbine Power Station and Pragati Power Project. He had also worked for short durations in Distribution wing and 220 kV Sub-Station as well. He took training in Operation & Maintenance for a period of two and half months under Colombo Plan in the power stations of Central Electricity Generating Board of United Kingdom. After serving Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, Delhi Vidyut Board and Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited for 34 years, he retired as Director (Technical), IPGCL/PPCL in January 2004. After retirement, he worked as Consultant to IPGCL for one year. N.P. SINGH Member Shri N.P. Singh did his post-graduation from Meerut University in the year 1971 and soon joined as Deputy Superintendent of Police in CRPF, Ministry of Home Affairs. Thereafter, he worked on deputation in Special Protection Group, an elite organization in Cabinet Secretariat as Assistant Inspector General of Police from 1985 to 1997 and travelled extensively in connection with the domestic/foreign visits of the Prime Ministers and Ex- Prime Ministers. He joined erstwhile Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) as Addl. General Manager (Admn.) in the year 1997 and played pivotal role in bringing reforms in the Power Sector in Delhi by restructuring DVB and privatizing the business of distribution of electricity. He also chaired the Committee constituted to frame DVB Employees’ Terminal Benefits Fund Rules, 2002. He played an active role in establishing the successor entities of erstwhile DVB, i.e. IPGCL, DTL and DPCL. He is presently working as Executive Director (HR) in the power generation companies viz. Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited and Pragati Power Corporation Limited. He has participated in various consumer awareness forums, HR forums and congress(s) as speaker and as participant, significant among them being the one held at Singapore in May, 2008. He is a visiting faculty at Delhi Productivity Council. He is a life member of International Council for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Indian Council of Arbitration and FICCI Arbitration and Conciliation Tribunal. He had been on the Board of Directors of Delhi Gymkhana Club Limited. O.P. GUPTA Member Possessing more than 44 years experience in Finance, Accounts and Audit, Mr. O.P. Gupta retired as General Manager (Finance) of NTPC Limited – the premier Public Sector Power Utility of India. Mr. Gupta joined at Singrauli – it’s first flagship power station, as Senior Accounts Officer way back in 1982 and was involved as finance professional in many national and international consultancy assignments and for procurements of high value equipments for NTPC’s thermal and hydro power projects. Before joining NTPC