SHIMLA-16^th December, 2024-Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a review meeting of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited here today and held detailed discussions on incorporating modern techniques to improve the functioning of the Board.

He urged the officials of the Electricity Board to propose innovative ideas to ensure financial stability and improve its efficiency.

The Chief Minister said that the state government was planning to recruit linemen and T-mates to ensure adequate field staff which would aid in providing uninterrupted power supply and quality services to the consumers. He also directed the officers to prepare a rationalisation plan for the deployment of staff across the Board.

Sh. Sukhu said that to financially strengthen the board, the state government would provide an additional corpus fund of Rs. 100 crore. From 1^st January, 2025 onwards, electricity subsidies would no longer be provided to Grade-1 and Grade-2 state government officers and employees. Apart from this the government has recently revised electricity tariffs for industrial and commercial consumers generating approximately Rs. 500 crore as additional revenue annually. Besides adequate measures were being ensured on financial prudence.

Principal Advisor (Media) Naresh Chauhan, Chief Minister's Principal Advisor Ram Subhag Singh, Principal Secretary Finance Devesh Kumar, and Chief Minister's Secretary Rakesh Kanwar and senior officials of the electricity board were present in the meeting.