Honorarium of technical workers of electricity company will increase by BSPHCL Bihar @ bsphcl.co.in latest news update 2024
Latest Updated 11/01/2024: There will be an increase in the minimum honorarium for the manpower (technical workers) working through outsourcing in the power company. To increase the wages of the workers, the electricity company has formed a team of officials. If the rules of the electricity company are followed, then the workers can get up to 26 percent more honorarium than at present. This decision of the power company will benefit more than 12 thousand technical workers of the state.
- Currently they get honorarium of Rs 12 to 15 thousand
- The money will be increased according to the importance and nature of the work
- Since 2013, they work through outsourcing agency.
Actually, the power company hires technical workers for a short period of time through an outsourcing agency. These are junior linemen, linemen, unskilled laborers, switch board operators. Along with attending fuse calls, their main job is to do operation and maintenance. Since 2013, these workers have been working through outsourcing agency. For this, an agency is fixed for each division. The minimum honorarium is increased twice a year by the Labor Resources Department. The same increase applies to these technical workers. Accordingly, these technical workers are currently getting an honorarium of around Rs 12 to 15 thousand every month.
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Employee unions had raised their voice. Employee unions had expressed their objection on the honorarium being given to technical workers. The union said that electrical work is risky. Dozens of people have died so far while working.
Because of the risk, the employees working in the power company get 20 percent more salary than other Bihar government employees. Apart from this, six percent emergency allowance is given. In such a situation, how can the minimum wage fixed for road and building construction be applied to electrical work? Therefore, the honorarium given to technical workers should be increased by at least 26 percent. However, the employees union is demanding to give a minimum of Rs 21 thousand to the technical workers.
- The money will be increased according to the importance and nature of the work.
- Since 2013, they work through outsourcing agency.
The company formed a committee
On the demand of employee unions, the power company has formed a six-member committee. The letter has been issued by Sachindra Kumar, Under Secretary of Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited. According to this letter, the committee will consider increasing the honorarium of technical workers working through outsourcing agency in North and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited. In order to increase the amount, the committee will keep in mind the nature and importance of the work of technical workers as well as the dangerousness of their work. It will also consider bringing them under life insurance and increasing the monthly honorarium in addition to the minimum honorarium payable to all working manpower.
This will be considered
● How much should the minimum wages of workers be increased, which would be respectable?
● The views of employee unions will also be heard in the decision of the committee, only after this the decision will be taken.
● What will be the financial burden on increasing the honorarium of workers? It will be assessed.
● When will the increased honorarium be implemented, the company will consider the decision of the committee
These are included in the committee
The General Manager (Human Resources/Administration) of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited has been made the chairman of the committee formed by the power company. While General Manager (Human Resources/Administration) of South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, General Manager (Finance & Accounts) of North & South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited and Chief Engineer (Maintenance & Maintenance) of North & South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited have been appointed to the committee. Has been made a member of. This committee will review the matter and submit its report to the power company within the next 15 days.