Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: Focusing on safety awareness and regulatory compliance, the Chief Electrical Inspectorate (CEI) J&K organized a three-day training programme, here today.
The programme was organized in collaboration with reputed national-level training institute of the Ministry of Power, RECIPMT, Hyderabad and held under the guidance of Financial Commissioner (ACS), PDD, Shailendra Kumar.
Addressing the engineers, Shailendra Kumar stressed that high-quality capacity-building programmes are essential not only for improving public service delivery but also for reducing losses in the sector.
He further emphasized that the safety of public and power sector personnel must remain paramount and training and capacity building should be institutionalized, structured, and made mandatory for all employees.
It was further instructed that support from reputed training institutes should be sought to strengthen the training framework wherever required.
In his opening remarks, Sanjay Sharma, CEI, PDD, stated that over the last five years, the power sector in J&K has witnessed significant positive change across all domains, including infrastructure strengthening, system modernization, introduction of IT interventions and development of state-of-the-art GIS grid stations.
He emphasized that alongside aforesaid reforms, safety has always remained top priority of the department which is further being strengthened by strategizing through providing hands-on training to field employees by conducting training programmes in each and every district rather than in a centralized manner with special focus on strict adherence to SOPs.
The three-day training programme, which commenced today, will provide a comprehensive in-depth understanding of the CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations 2023, covering each regulation in detail.
The participants were apprised about the provisions of Section 146 of the Electricity Act, 2003, highlighting the accountability and the legal consequences for non-compliance with safety and technical standards.
The trainees also took a safety pledge on the occasion.
The sessions are led by resource persons Ajit Prasad Ganguly and M L Gupta from RECIPMT, Hyderabad and organized by officers of Electrical Inspectorate, J&K, including Prairna Bhagat, AEE, Gulshan Bhagat, AEE, Navneet Singh, AEE Sanjeev Pathania, Vijay Sharma, AE and Divya Gupta, AE.
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