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Subject Page No. No. 1 Particulars of the organization, Functions and Duties 2-12 2 The powers and duties of its officers and employees 13-51 The Procedures followed in the decision making process, 3 52-54 including channels of supervision and Accountability 4 The norms set by it for the discharge of its function 55-66 The rules, regulation, instruction, manuals and records, held by it 5 or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its 67-69 functions A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or 6 70-72 under its control The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation 7 with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation 73-89 to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other 8 bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or 90-94 for the purpose of its advice, 9 A directory of its Officers and Employees 95-169 The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and 10 employees, including the system of compensation as provided in 170-173 its regulation The budget Allocated to each of its agency, indicating the 11 particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on 174-175 disbursements made The manner of execution of subsidy programs including the 12 amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such 176-189 programs Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it 13 190-194 reduced in an electronic form List of Public Information Officers (PIOs), Assistant Public 14 Information Officers (APIOs) and First Appellate Authorities in 195-205 GESCOM as per RTI Act-2005 The names designations and other particulars of the public 15 206-217 information officers GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 2 ] Item No: 1 Particulars of the organization, functions and duties GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 3 ] ITEM-1: THE PARTICULARS OF ORGANISATION, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: The Govt, of Karnataka has embarked on an optimistic policy of introducing reforms in the power sector of Karnataka in the year 1999 by enacting Karnataka Reforms Act. In the first step the erstwhile Karnataka Electricity Board, which was responsible for power Transmission and Distribution in the state of Karnataka was corporatized into Karnataka Power Transmission Limited w.e.f. 01.08.1999. Subsequently Transmission and Distribution functions of KPTCL were separated and KPTCL remained as a Transmission Company, Distribution of power was entrusted to five regional Distribution Companies w.e.f. 01.06.2002 viz. GESCOM, BESCOM, HESCOM, MESCOM and CESCO. GULBARGA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM), a Govt, of Karnataka undertaking, is responsible for supply & distribution of electricity in 6 districts of Karnataka viz, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Ballari. A) GESCOM at a glance as on 31-03-2016 Formation of GESCOM 01-06-2002 Area of Distribution and supply 43,861, sq. km Total No.of districts covered 6 No.of O&M Divisions 16 No.of O&M Sub- Divisions 53 Total No.of sub stations existing 273 220kV 14 110kV 106 66kV 22 Number of 33kV Stations 131 Number of Distribution Transformers 76884 Length of LT lines (in RKM’s) 83058.63 Length of 11 kV lines (in RKM’s) 52486.78 Length of 33 kV lines (in RKM’s) 2632.00 Number of Electricity consumers (in lakhs) 27.54 Fixed Assets (as on 31-03-2015) (Rs Crores) 2610.55 Total Income (in Fy-15) (Rs Crores) 3166.49 Net Profit (in Fy-15) (Rs Crores) (-) 109.86 Fixed Assets (as on 31-03-2016) (Rs Crores) 2994.73 Total Income (in Fy-16) (Rs Crores) 4109.01 Net Profit (in Fy-16) (Rs Crores) (-) 133.46 GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 4 ] B) Details of working staff: Cadre Sanctioned Working Vacant Remarks Group A 338 239 99 Group B 383 260 123 Group C 3471 2052 1419 Group D 6061 3489 2572 Deputation 77 62 15 staff Total 10330 6102 4228 C) Category wise consumers, Consumption, Demand and collection for FY-2015- 2016 Sl. No of Consumption Demand Collection Category No Consumers in MU in Lakhs in lakhs 1 BJ/KJ 596571 122.98 6734.23 6180.49 2 Domestic 1487744 1042.51 48305.51 45384.41 3 Commercial 229654 342.77 28952.06 28119.22 4 Industrial 57466 1174.79 79907.65 80436.87 5 IP Set 333257 3281.70 207285.74 206421.06 6 Others 49684 497.15 34215.56 35488.30 Total 2754376 6461.9 405400.75 402030.35 GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 5 ] Functions: The dominant functions of GESCOM are: retail supply of Electricity in the designated area. Power is purchased from the generating companies like Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd., Central Generating Companies, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) at the agreed rates and sells it to different category of consumers at the rates determined by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. The following chain of officers have been established to enable to attend to the needs of consumes in terms servicing of installations, collection of revenue and maintenance of lines, attending consumer complaints augmentation of infrastructure etc., 1) Corporate Office: Main Road, Kalaburagi. 2) Two Zonal Offices: Kalaburagi & Ballari. 3) Five Circle Offices: Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur, Ballari & Koppal (Munirabad). 4) O&M Divisions: i. Urban Division, Kalaburagi ii. Division-1, Kalaburagi iii. Division-2, Kalaburagi iv. Sedam. v. Yadgir. vi. Humnabad. vii. Bidar. viii. Raichur Urban. ix. Raichur Rural. x. Koppal. xi. Sindhanur. xii. Gangavathi. xiii. Ballari Urban. xiv. Ballari Rural. xv. Hosapete Urban. xvi. Hosapete Rural. 5) Five Construction & Maintenance Divisions. i. Kalaburagi. ii. Bidar. iii. Raichur. iv. Koppal. v. Ballari. 6) 53 O&M Sub-Divisions: List enclosed. 7) 43 Accounting Sections: List enclosed. 8) 144 non-accounting Sections: List enclosed. GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 6 ] Duties: GESCOM is vested with the duty of distribution supply & distribution of electricity in 6 districts of Karnataka viz., Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Ballari, in this process the following supplemental duties which are incidental to main functions are being carried out by it: a) Selling power to consumer at the rates for and by KERC. b) Supply at specified voltage and frequency. c) Maintenance of liens and equipments to ensure smooth and quality power supply. d) Augmentation of infrastructure to meet the demand. e) Ensuring safety of Public and animal life by taking suitable actions to minimize risk of accidents. f) Perspective planning of activities in relation to demand and supply of power. g) Detailed duties and responsibilities are also available in KERC Website. GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 7 ] List of O&M Divisions, Sub-divisions and Sections. Accounting Non-Accounting Division Sub-Division Section Section Mahagaon Fartabad Rural sub- RSD North 1 division Kamlapur RSD South Kalaburagi Hadagil Haruthi Kotnoor-D Jambaga Aland-Town Aland-Rural Khajuri 2 Aland - Tadkal Division-1, 1 Madan Hipparga Kalaburagi Sarsamba Rudrawadi Afzalpur Chowdapur 3 Afzalpur - Karjigi Gobbur Revoor Kadganchi Nimbarga 4 Kadganchi - Narona V.K. Salagar Shahaad 1 Shahabad Wadi Nalwar Bankur Chittapur-Town Chittapur-Rural 2 Chittapur Alloli Ravoor Division-2, 2 Kalagi Kalaburagi 3 Kalagi Hebbal Gundagurthi Jewargi-Town Jewargi-Rural 4 Jewargi Andhola Ankalaga Mandewal GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 8 ] Yadrami Bilwar 5 Yadrami Malli. Yadgir Urban-1 Yadgir Urban-2 Saidapur 1 Yadgir Yadgir Rural Hattikuni Shahapur Unit-1 2 Shahapur Wadgera Shahapur Unit-2 Gogi Shorapur Town Shorapur Rural 3 Yadgir 3 Shorapur Kembhavi Devapur Gurmitkal Town Balichakra (Jaigram) 4 Gurmitkal Gajarkot Konkal Hunsagi Town 5 Hunsagi Kodekal Hunsagi Rural 4 Sedam Sedam Town 1 Sedam Mudhol Kodla Chincholi 2 Chincholi Sulepeth Konchavaram Ratkal Bidar-I (U) Bidar –II(U) Bidar-III (Rural) Bidar-IV 1 Bidar - Bidar-V (U) Mannalli Janwada 5 Bidar Chimkod Kamthana Bagdal 2 Kamthana - Anadur Markunda Aurad 3 Aurad - Santhpur Kamalnagar GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 9 ] Mudhol Thana Kushnoor Chinthaki Wadgaon Kherda Bhalki (U) Bhatambra Halbarga 4 Bhalki - Khatak Chincholi Salgaon Byalahalli Manna-e-khelli 1 Manna-e-khelli Chitaguppa Nirna Humnabad (U) Humnabad (R) Halikhed 2 Humnabad - Hudgi Dubballagundi 6 Humnabad Ghataboralla Basavakalyan (U-1) Basavakalyan (U-2) Basavakalyan(R)I Basavakalyan (R)II 3 Basavakalyana Hulsoor Rajeshwar Manthal Bhosaga Muchalamba Chandrabanda Shaktinagar Kalmala 1 RSD Yargera Gillesugur Yappaluddin Manvi Urban Konapur Urban S.O.-II 2 Manvi Madlapur S.O-III Neer Manvi S.O.-IV 7 Raichur Rural Pothnal S.O-V Devadurga Town Jalahalli 3 Deodurga Gobbur Arakera Galaga Sirwar Town 4 Sirwar Kavital Mallat Baman Kallur GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 10 ] Sindhanur (Urban) PWD Camp Section. Alabnur 1 Sindhanur Jawalgera Gorebal Venkateshwar Camp Lingasugur Town 8 Sindhanur Mudagal Nagaral 2 Lingasugur Hutti Lingasugur Rural Maski Town Turavihal 3 Maski Balganoor Tidigol Koppal Unit-I Koppal Unit-II 1 Koppal Koppal Unit-III Koppal Unit-IV Betagera Munirabad-I Munirabad-II 9 Koppal 2 Munirabad Bandiharlapur Budgumpa Yelaburga Hirevankalkunta Kuknoor 3 Yelaburga Kudurimothi Talakal Itigi Gangavathi Unit-I Gangavathi Unit-II Anegundi 1 Gangavathi Venktagiri 10 Gangavathi Hanval Kanakgiri Kustagi Hanumsagar Dothihal 2 Kushtagi Tavaragera Hanumanal Karatagi-I Karatagi-II 3 Karatagi Budhgumppa Navali Kudaligi Town Banavikalla 11 Hosapete Rural 1 Kudligi Kottur (U) Godikotti CJ Halli GESCOM Manual as per section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act-2005 Issue-II [ 11 ] Hoshalli Hudem Kottur (R) Ujjani H.B.