Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
engineering, management, finance, etc. The practice of having political
appointees on the boards (KPCL) must be discontinued.
I) The State Government must establish a high-level planning and
monitoring agency to oversee the reforms. This should have the support
of an expert group comprising of highly experienced professional experts.
J) A detailed financial action plan with a specific programme to
discontinue the subsidy over the medium term must be established. The
financially weaker DISCOMs (HESCOM and GESCOM) must have
specially designed targets and goals to improve their finances.
K) The new companies must be required to sign annual performance
agreements with specific targets and goals related to all areas of their
performance based on their business plans, which must be monitored
closely. In return, they must be granted the required autonomy and
support to carry out their tasks with efficiency.
L) Public participation to promote the objectives of the reform, especially
on matters such as prevention of theft of electricity, universal metering,
energy conservation, etc., must be secured through the participation of
civil society organisations, and innovative programmes like “Akshay
Prakash Yojana”, which has proved to be successful in Maharashtra.
M) DISCOMs must be encouraged to continue with and expand their
outsourcing policy for key areas of billing and collection, etc., subject to
the institution of appropriate checks and controls.
N) The reform cell in the Secretariat must play a more proactive role in the
reform process. For this, it must be strengthened by inducting adequate
number of senior and committed officials.
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