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Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
prioritise investments that can result in faster pay back period and can be
checked for efficacy against assessable targets.
10.10.2 Nurturing Participative Spirit of Villagers
The distribution company will need to nurture the participative spirit displayed
by the villages in meeting the objective of effective Demand Side Management
in Akshay Prakash Yojana (APY) with constant dialogue with the concerned
villagers and solving genuine problems faced by them, however, insignificant
these appear to be from the point of view of the Utility. In future, all fiscal
incentives and rewards could be made applicable to consumers from these
villages either exclusively or at least ahead of others.
10.10.3 Formation of More Distribution Companies
Presently, only one DISCOM has been formed to look after the distribution
sector of the entire State. A single DISCOM in the State with over 69,000
employees is quite unwieldy for efficient management. Also, with a view to
derive gains by fostering positive competition in this important sector, it may
be necessary to split this large monolithic entity into three or four independent
companies. It will also enable both the consumers and the staff to easily
approach the higher decision-making levels in these companies. These would
also result in quicker redressal of grievances both of the consumers and the
staff and also in implementing innovative solutions proposed by the staff.
10.10.4 Professional Management of Companies
The restructured companies have to be totally independent in their functioning.
These should, therefore, be manned by professional directors. A fixed tenure
could be specified for these directors for achieving set targets. No political
person should be appointed on the Boards of the restructured companies.
10.10.5 Setting up of a Computerised Information System
The restructured companies will benefit if they take immediate action in setting
up a computerised information system to input/store/handle data pertaining to
all fields of their operations as well as information about the status and
progress of the projects undertaken by them for implementation. This will
ensure efficient and quick decision-making, besides resulting in economies in
operation.
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