No power tariff hike since December 2023; billing based on actual consumption: CM
JAMMU, Feb 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reiterated that his government is committed to filling vacancies in a time-bound manner, announcing that over 30,000 vacancies will be filled during current year.
The Chief Minister made these remarks while replying to a question raised by member Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly.
Informing the House, the Chief Minister stated that vacancies arise from time to time in various Government Departments, including field-level posts, due to, retirements, promotions, resignations and other administrative reasons. “There are institutional mechanisms in place for periodic assessment of vacancies and timely referral to the concerned recruiting agencies in accordance with the statutory provisions,” he said.
He further noted that to ensure essential services and field-level functions are not adversely affected, adequate staff strength is maintained across departments. Wherever necessary, interim administrative arrangements are adopted in accordance with established rules.
The Government, he said, has taken several measures to expedite the filling up of vacancies. These include advance identification and consolidation of vacancies, time-bound referral of requisitions to recruiting agencies, streamlining of procedural requirements, regular monitoring at the administrative level, and ensuring efficiency and transparency in recruitment process.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Legislative Assembly that there has been no hike in power tariff since December 2023. He stated that billing in metered areas is carried out strictly as per actual electricity consumption, while in non-metered areas, bills are raised on a flat-rate basis in accordance with the agreed load, without any arbitrariness.
The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by Dr. Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
Responding to a supplementary regarding rationalisation of power tariff, the Chief Minister informed the House that tariff determination falls within the domain of the regulatory authority, namely the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). He said the tariff is fixed strictly in accordance with the rationale and parameters laid down by the regulator.
The Chief Minister further clarified that Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses are not realised from consumers.
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