Power Corp issues norms on press interaction
Umesh Dewan
Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 26
Senior officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) have also decided to follow the criteria of other government departments, wherein some selected designated officers are authorised to speak to the media.

As per PSPCL sources, an office order has already been issued in this regard by RP Pandove, Chief, Industrial Relations and Welfare, PR Department, PSPCL, which says that only PSPCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director KD Chaudhri is free to talk to mediapersons, whenever and wherever he wants.

Furthermore, it has been decided that besides CMD, various directors of the PSPCL can convene press interactions during their field visits but only pertaining to the work being looked after them and that too after taking consent from the CMD of the PSPCL.

The sources told The Tribune that these steps had been taken in view of the fact that various PSPCL officials were giving statements to the media without having any proper knowledge of issues at hand.

Likewise, General Manager/Engineer-In-Chief/Head of Departments of the PSPCL have also been conveyed that they can give information related to power supply breakdown and repair works in their areas of jurisdiction to the media.

“But they will not make any comment on the policy matters of the PSPCL”, reads the office order. Even the information pertaining to power theft and penalty imposed would be provided to the head office and the CMD would divulge that information to the media. The orders clearly mention that any official not complying with the directions would face action.