INFORMATION OF THE

VIGILANCE (E.S.) DEPARTMENT B.E.S. & T. Undertaking

(Information mandatory under section 4 of Chapter II

of Right To Information Act, 2005) Chapter - II (Right to information and obligation of public authorities)

Introduction :- The Vigilance activity in respect of detection of theft of electrical energy of the BEST Undertaking has undergone many changes over the years. Earlier, this activity was handled by respective Commercial Departments. As the activity was carried out by Commercial Departments, not much importance was given to the same. In order to make concentrated effort and to implement systematic approach, a need was felt to form a separate section. The Vigilance Cell in Electric Supply Branch was thus initially established in the year 1990 to detect the cases of theft of electrical energy. 4. (b) (i) : The particulars of its organizations, functions and duties

Particulars of the Department :-

Name of the department : Vigilance (E.S.) Department

Address : 3rd Flr., Multistoried Building, Colaba Depot, Colaba, Mumbai – 400 005.

Contact No. (Tel.) : 02222856262 (Extn. 576) & 022 22799576 T

he functions and duties of the Department :- Arranging inspection for detection of theft of energy cases. Arranging raid for tampering of meters and direct supply cases Lodging police complaints Preferring /Recovering of provisional claim amounts Forwarding the case files to Claims Review Committee for final

settlements Attending the Claims Review Committee meeting Attending the court cases

4. (b) (ii) : The powers and duties of its officers and employees

Sr. No. Designation Grade No. of Posts

1 Chief Vigilance Officer A-2 1

2 Divisional Engineer A-3 2

3 Superintendent A-4 3

4 Asst. Engineer A-5 5

5 Deputy Engineer G/GVI 15

6 Sub Engineer G/GV 9

7 Charge Engineer P1/T8 1

8 Sr. Adm. Officer A/GX 1

9 Adm. Officer A/GIX 1

10 Office Assistant A/GVIII 0

11 Supervisor A/GVII 3

12 Asst. Foreman P1/T6 0

13 MRBC (Tech.) P1/T6 4

14 Investigation Insp. P1/T6 3

15 Meter Inspector P1/T5 21

16 Testing Asst. (B) P1/T5 2

17 Meter Inspector Jr. P1/T4 4

18 Meter Mechanic P1/T4 0

19 Clerk/Clerk-cum-Typist A/GV 7

20 Stenographer A/GV 2

21 Shop Recorder A/GV 8

22 M. V. Driver P2/G3 6

23 Nawghany P1/T1 10

24 Sepoy Jr. A/GI 1

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1. Powers and duties of Chief Vigilance Officer :-

• The Chief Vigilance Officer is responsible for all vigilance related activities pertaining to Electric Supply Branch including detection of theft of electricity/ unauthorized use of electricity cases, coordinating with the respective review committees to ensure early review and finalization of cases to ensure proper representation and follow up of cases with the respective courts and Electrical Inspector.

• The Chief Vigilance Officer is also required to ensure

proper distribution of work and responsibilities between the two zonal vigilance departments viz. Vigilance (South) & Vigilance (North).

• He shall also be responsible for carrying out all technical

investigations through his officers as and when any discrepancies are noticed or brought to his notice or as directed by the GM. The cases of discrepancies, especially related to Customer Care Departments like reading, billing, etc.

• He is also responsible for sending the monthly MIS report

on complaints received & attended and other matters, directly to the GM.

2. Powers and duties of Divisional Engineer :-

• Divisional Engineer shall be the overall in-charge of the respective zonal department.

• He shall report to the Chief Vigilance Officer (Electric

Supply).

• He shall be responsible for routine work pertaining to his zone and detection of theft of energy through his officers/ staff within the supply area of BEST Undertaking under his jurisdiction. He shall coordinate the work of Superintendent, Assistant Engineer and other officers/staff working under him for successful investigation of cases of theft of electricity. He shall ensure that actions are as per respective sections of Electricity act, has been initiated.

• He shall monitor all complaints received from various sources & arrange for its inspection, investigation & necessary action. He will ensure that all the records of complaints, investigation & action taken in case of each complaint are maintained.

• He shall arrange to coordinate with local police stations to arrange for police protection during raids & requisite assistance to authorized officer for lodging FIR. He shall ensure that all requisite data, evidence, photographs have been submitted to police authorities to enable them to initiate charge sheets in time.

• He shall ensure that the case file in respect of each case of

tampered meter or theft of electricity is comprising of inspection report, site conditions, consumption pattern, site punchanama, photographs, meter test report etc. & forward on next day to the assessing officer through The Chief Vigilance Officer (ES).

• He shall arrange to keep the track of preparation, issue of

provisional assessment & final assessment. He shall arrange to recover the entire amount of final assessment within stipulated period. In genuine cases he shall arrange to give installments as per the guidelines issued time to time. He shall initiate cases for liquidating the recovered amount by forwarding cases for passing necessary journal entries.

• He shall also arrange to review old cases in consultation

with the Claims Review Committee-II in respect of cases detected prior to 16-08-2010 & issue final assessments after giving due hearings & deliberation in review committee. He shall also explore the possibility of settlement of case by mutual consent of the consumer, if review committee is of the opinion that the recovery made in that respective case is sufficient to met our legitimate loses.

• He shall ensure proper representation of our cases if the

dispute is raised by the consumer in respect of final assessment before appellate authority i.e. Electrical Inspector or The Superintending Engineer, as the case may be. He shall also assist the competent authority for claim settlement proceedings like mediation, Lokadalat.

• He shall ensure to keep track of ongoing court cases &

shall coordinate with our retainer advocate to give guidance, assistance to our complainants, & other witnesses. He shall also arrange to take feedback from the complainants & retainers about court proceedings & take necessary action for successful prosecution.

• He shall also arrange to send periodical reports viz. Monthly MIS, Administrative Report, Establishment Schedule and Budget Estimates pertaining to the Department, preparation of dealing with the sensitive cases/major issues and staff matters of the Department.

• He shall also arrange to forward various investigation

reports & reply in respect of complaints from VIP & sensitive matters.

• He shall arrange to furnish all relevant information to the

member of general public who apply for such information under RTI. He shall attend the proceedings in case of appeals in respect of matters under RTI before 1st & 2nd Appellate authorities.

• Reviewing the activities of the Department and introducing

changes for improving the efficiency of the Department. Reporting politically sensitive cases to CVOES/DGMS and GM in advance and responsible for overall general supervision/co-ordination of the Department.

• The Divisional Engineer is the 1st Appellate Authority for all information furnished by his PIO i.e. Sr. Administrative Officer.

3. Powers and duties of Superintendent :-

• He shall arrange for inspections and organize and conduct raids depending upon the importance of the case. He shall arrange necessary the Security officer/staff for conducting the raid.

• He shall coordinate with local police station to arrange for

police protection & arrange necessary assistance to our authorized officers for lodging FIR. He shall ensure that all requisite data, evidence, photographs have been submitted to police authorities to enable them to initiate charge sheets in time.

• He shall arrange to prepare case file in respect of each

case of theft of electricity comprising of inspection report, site conditions, consumption pattern, site punchnama, photographs, meter test report etc. & forward on next day to the assessing officer through The Chief Vigilance Officer (ES).

• He shall arrange to keep the track of preparation, issue of provisional assessment & final assessment.

• He shall arrange to initiate SM advises for replacement of

meters & MRA for removal of meters. • He shall arrange to issue provisional & final assessments in

cases initiated by Vigilance (ES) Department & to accept compounding charges.

• He shall arrange to initiate various advises as regards to

change of tariff, amendment in cases of defective meters, combination of meters etc.

• He shall also assist the divisional engineer for preparation

of various periodical reports viz. Monthly MIS, Administrative report, Establishment Schedule and Budget Estimates pertaining to the Department.

3.1 Powers and duties of Superintendent (Legal Matters) :-

• He/ She shall keep & updated records of all police cases & its further progress.

• He/ She shall keep the track of ongoing court cases & shall

coordinate with our retainer advocate to give guidance, assistance to our complainants, & other witnesses. He shall also arrange to take feedback from the complainants & retainers about court proceedings & take necessary action for successful prosecution.

• He/ She shall prepare para wise comments in respect of

various legal cases in consultation with our retainer advocates, pursis, draft reply & ensure timely submission.

• He/She shall liaison with legal authorities for settlement

proceedings through Lokadalat & mediation. • He/ She shall coordinate with assessing officers to issue

final assessments in case of ongoing court cases. • He/ She shall arrange to collect court orders, judgment

copies, roznama, etc. with the help of retainer advocates & initiate follow up action.

• He/ She shall arrange to collect muddemals deposited in police stations, various payments deposited in court.

• He/She shall arrange to prepare proposals for recovery of

civil liability, appeals if aggrieved by any court order. • He/ She shall arrange to give letters intimating the

recovery status in case of police cases to respective police stations.

4. Powers and duties of Assistant Engineer

• He shall arrange to monitor various complaints received through various sources in his ward as regards to unauthorized supply & tampered meters & theft of electricity.

• He shall arrange for inspections and organize and conduct

raids depending upon the importance of the case. He shall arrange necessary the Security officer/staff for conducting the raid.

• He shall coordinate with local police station to arrange for

police protection & arrange necessary assistance to our authorized officers for lodging FIR. He shall ensure that all requisite data, evidence, photographs have been submitted to police authorities to enable them to initiate charge sheets in time.

• In case of mass raids he shall lead vigilance teams for

successful operation by proper planning & coordination between our staff & staff of security & Mumbai Police Department.

• He shall arrange to prepare case file in respect of each

case of theft of electricity comprising of inspection report, site conditions, consumption pattern, site punchnama, photographs, meter test report, etc. & forward on next day to the Assessing Officer through The Chief Vigilance Officer (ES).

• He shall arrange to keep the track of preparation, issue of

provisional assessment & final assessment in respect of cases initiated by his group.

• He shall arrange to initiate SM advises for replacement of

meters & MRA for removal of meters.

• He shall arrange to initiate various advises as regards to

change of tariff, amendment in cases of defective meters, combination of meters, etc.

• He/she shall arrange to keep the daily attendance records

of all team members & their inspection & investigation activity.

5. Powers and duties of Deputy Engineer :-

• He/ She shall normally lead the teams comprising of staff &

officers from vigilance & Security Department for on site investigation & raid.

• He/she shall keep the daily attendance records of all team

members & their inspection & investigation activity. • He/She shall arrange for inspection of various service

cabins for detection of theft of electricity & tampered meters. He/ She shall collect all relevant data as regards to consumption pattern, meter detail, earlier evidence viz readings, photographs, arrears, etc. while establishing the case .

• He/She shall arrange to secure the premises as well as

source of theft/ unauthorized supply during entire investigation process. He/She shall carry all relevant authorizations & identifications during the entire process of investigation. In case of investigations in slum area, he/she shall give prior intimation to local police station so as to avoid any untoward incident.

• He/She being the authorized officer as per provisions of

Electricity Act 2003 & Govt. notifications,, shall carry out inspection / testing of meter, premises so as to collect the data relevant to assess the losses incurred by the undertaking & communicate it to Assessing Officer.

• He/She shall prepare the site/ seizure punchnama giving

details of site conditions, meter conditions, load details & details of meter or any other record seized by him for further investigation & testing in presence of two independent witnesses.

• He/She shall arrange to issue appointment letter for testing the mater in the laboratory or the provisional assessment letter as the case may be.

• He/She shall arrange to prepare case file in respect of each case of theft of electricity comprising of inspection report, site conditions, consumption pattern, site punchnama, photographs, meter test report. etc. & forward on next day to the Assessing Officer through the Chief Vigilance Officer (ES).

• He/She shall lodge complaint in writing to local police station in case he observes/ detects that supply is being abstracted dishonestly. He/She shall ensure that all requisite data, evidence , photographs have been submitted to police authorities to enable them to initiate charge sheets in time in cases of FIR registered by his group.

• He/She shall remain present & give witness during the trial of accused in cases of theft of electricity initiated by him. He/She will coordinate with Superintendent legal matters to update the status of his cases by giving him necessary feedbacks.

• He/she shall assist to assistant engineer recovery for recovery of arrears arising out of cases initiated by his group.

6. Powers and duties of Sub Engineer :-

• He/ She shall arrange for inspection of various service cabins for detection of theft of electricity & tampered meters. He/ She shall collect all relevant data as regards to consumption pattern, meter detail, earlier evidence viz. readings, photographs, arrears, etc. while establishing the case.

• He/ She shall arrange to secure the premises as well as

source of theft/ unauthorized supply during entire investigation process. He/ She shall carry all relevant authorizations & identifications during the entire process of investigation. In case of investigations in slum area, he/she shall give prior intimation to local police station so as to avoid any untoward incident.

• He/ She being the authorized officer as per provisions of

Electricity Act 2003 & Govt. notifications, shall carry out inspection / testing of meter, premises so as to collect the

data relevant to assess the losses incurred by the undertaking & communicate it to assessing officer.

• He/ She shall prepare the site/ seizure punchanama giving

details of site conditions, meter conditions, load details & details of meter or any other record seized by him for further investigation & testing in presence of two independent witnesses.

• He/ She shall arrange to issue appointment letter for testing

the mater in the laboratory or the provisional assessment letter as the case may be.

• He/ She shall arrange to prepare case file in respect of

each case of theft of electricity comprising of inspection report, site conditions, consumption pattern, site punchnama, photographs, meter test report, etc. & forward on next day to the Assessing Officer through respective Divisional Engineer

• He/ She shall lodge complaint in writing to local police

station in case he observes/ detects that supply is being abstracted dishonestly. He/ She shall ensure that all requisite data, evidence, photographs have been submitted to police authorities to enable them to initiate charge sheets in time in cases of FIR registered by his group.

• He/ She shall remain present & give witness during the trial

of accused in cases of theft of electricity initiated by him. He will coordinate with Superintendent legal matters to update the status of his cases by giving him necessary feedbacks.

• He/ She shall assist to assistant engineer recovery for

recovery of arrears arising out of cases initiated by his group.

7. Powers and duties of Meter Inspector (P1/T5) :-

• He is required to assist the Dy. Engineer in detecting the theft of energy cases of tampered Poly Phase/Single Phase meters and un-metered use of electrical energy.

• To visit various meter cabins in order to detect the theft of energy cases. To note the meter reading of meters which are kept under observation.

• To assist the Dy. Engineer/Sub Engineer in identifying the premises using electrical energy through tampered meter by way of connecting/ disconnecting the electric supply connections.

• Assisting Dy. Engineers/ Sub Engineers in taking the

phase-wise connected loads of the premises. • To assist the Dy. Engineer/Sub Engineers in detecting the

route of unmetered use of electrical energy and to identify the premises.

• To attend the complaints received in the department and

submit the report to the office. • To disconnect the tampered meter and arrange to deposit

the same at the concerned police station as “Muddemaal,” once the raid is conducted & case is made.

• Apart from the tampered meter if the consumer has other

meters, to disconnect the O.K. meters of same installation and arrange to bring the meter to Vigilance Department and subsequently to M&R department.

• To carry out general inspections of the service position as

assigned by the concerned officer from time to time. • To carry out any other work given to him by the superiors. • To attend the court cases as & when required. 8. Powers and duties of Meter Inspector (P1/T4) :- • He is required to assist the Dy. Engineer / Sub-Engineer in

detecting the theft of energy cases of tampered Single Phase meters and un-metered use of electrical energy.

• To visit various meter cabins in order to detect the theft of

energy cases. • To assist the Sub Engineer in identifying the premises using

electrical energy through tampered meter by way of connecting / disconnecting the electric supply connections.

• To assist the Dy. Engineers/ Sub Engineer in detecting the

route of unmetered use of electrical energy and to identify the premises.

• To attend the telephonic/public/departmental complaints received in the department and submit the report to the Sub Engineer / Assistant Engineer / Superintendent.

• To carry out general inspection of the service position as

per the instructions given to him. • To disconnect electric supply of the premises where the

balance payment is not paid on due dates, on the instructions of Assistant Engineer/ Superintendent Vigilance. Seal the cutouts, note down the last readings and inform the consumer.

• To reconnect the electric supply of the premises after the

payment is received (if it is disconnected by Vigilance Department). Note down the reading and inform the consumer.

• To remove the meter/s in case of non-payment of

provisional claim amount & depositing at Vigilance department. To carry out any other work given to him by the superiors. To attend the court cases as and when required.

9. Powers and duties of Sr. Admn. Officer/Admn. Officer :-

• He/ She shall be overall in charge of administrative staff & shall assist divisional engineer in respect of all administrative work related with vigilance department.

• He/ She shall arrange to maintain all records of attendance,

staff details, various payments & allowance & advances in respect of officers & staff of vigilance department.

• He/ She shall maintain/forward all periodic reports as

regards to attendance, payments, allowances, establishment’s positions, deputation status reports, approval for capital & revenue budget estimates, status of approved budget grants, proposals for purchase of various tools, equipments, furniture etc., proposals for acting/ combination arrangements, administrative report, report of posts filled in reservation category.

• He/She shall maintain the circulars in respect to

Administrative Orders and officer orders issued by the Management from time to time.

• He/She shall maintain inventory of capital/revenue assets,

account of impress cash, clothing records.

• He/She shall attend the general correspondence. • He/She shall keep all records in respects of applications

received under RTI & shall assist Public Information officer to send replies before due dates.

10. Powers and duties of Supervisor :- • He/She shall maintain all records of attendance, staff

details, various payments & allowance & advances in respect of officers & staff of vigilance department.

• He/She shall generate reports such as absentee memo in

case of officers, negative attendance in case of staff, Utilization report of departmental vehicles, deputation report, accident report, vacancy statement, overtime statement.

• He/She shall maintain the Impress Cash register, inventory

register. • He/She shall initiate relieving note, transfer note, taking

over of officers and staff. He shall initiate confirmation notes of employees.

• He/She shall put up proposal for briefcase sanction to the

sanctioning authority. Also put up for renewal as & when it is due.

• He/She shall answer the notes from AOS Office and

Personnel Department regarding establishment matters. • He/She shall maintain seniority list of staff of department.

He shall fill up requisition for vacancies in the department. • He/She shall intimate training programme conducted by

DETIE to the concerned officer/employee. • He/She shall fill up details required in the final bill of

separated employees. • He shall prepare credit notes for the items to be credited &

to prepare scrap notes for the items to be scrapped.

• He shall put up Purchase Form for furniture items/equipments to be repaired & follow up with the Stores department.

• He/She shall put up Purchase forms for non-stock

items/follow up with Stores department. Put up material requisition for items required by the department.

• He/She shall initiate payment advices for uniform cloth, monsoon apparel, winter cloth, festival, books, washing & stitching allowances to AMES.

• He/She shall forward the intimation for scholarship to Welfare department & after receiving clearance from them initiate payment advice.

• He/She shall estimate the annual requirement of table calendar, wall calendar, diary etc. and inform the Stores department.

• He/She shall prepare bills of retainer advocate. He shall also prepare bills of the hired vehicle.

11. Powers and duties of Clerical Staff :- 11.1 Dispatch Clerk :-

• He shall receive the despatch, write the inward number & date, make entries in register & computer.

• He shall route the papers as per the markings and distribute it.

• He shall give outward no. & date to outgoing notes, letters and files and make entries in register & computer.

• He shall make cross entries on the relevant papers. • He shall make entries of papers in green files before

forwarding the same to respective department. • He shall circulate the circulars. • He shall file the papers personally and ensure that papers

are filed in the appropriate files. • He shall maintain all files/copies of notes sent to various

Department. 11.2 Clerk2 :-

• He shall update the records of each vigilance case file in computer at every stage, till the case gets closed.

• He shall prepare incentive statements and put up for

Management's approval.

11.3 Clerk3 :-

• He shall keep the records of all vigilance case files sent to 'Review Committee II' & received from them.

• He shall arrange to send the letters to consumers in the cases, to be settled amicably.

• He shall obtain the consent from consumer for amicable settlement.

• He shall forward the case files for J.E. to Clerk4, after amicable settlement.

11.4 Clerk4 :-

• He shall prepare J.E. in all closed cases & forward the same to Audit Dept.

11.5 Clerk5 :-

• He shall attend the Courts for collecting meters which are deposited at various police stations as "Muddemaal” after final judgment is given by the court and appeal period is over.

• To collect and follow-up for the claim amounts deposited in courts and fines recovered by the courts in favour of the B.E.S. & T. Undertaking.

11.5 Stenographer :-

• He/She shall take dictation and transcribe it. • He/She shall cut stencils as per the requirement. • He/She shall type letters from drafts and hand-written

matter given by A & B grade officers and AOS(Vig)/ Supervisor.

11.6 Shop Recorder :-

• He shall prepare vigilance case file, original & one duplicate. He shall send the duplicate case file to 'Review Committee I' after ensuring that entry is carried out by the

concerned clerk in computer master file. He shall keep records of all original case files & keep track of files sent to “'Review Committee-I.”

• He shall initiate S.M./M.R.A to concern Customer Care

Dept. through KLG system. • He shall update the new meter details, final assessment

amount, recovery status in case register. • He shall prepare and hand over the vigilance claim bills to

consumer for making payment at the counter, with the signature of Assistant Engineer.

• He shall arrange all blank formats required on site to

Vigilance squad. • He shall keep the meters removed in vigilance cases

properly. • He shall credit the meters to M & R dept removed by

Vigilance Department for tampering, non-payment of claim amount or nonpayment of installments on due date and meters brought from the courts along with meter details such as meter no., make of the meter, size of the meter, reading at the time of removal of the meters and condition of the meters.

• He shall arrange to send the meters, brought for Lab test, to Meters Department and recollect the same.

• He shall arrange to send the photographs and other related documents, to Police Station, in consultation with concerned Deputy Engineer.

• He shall make entries of complaints of theft of electricity ward wise and inform the same to concerned Assistant Engineer.

12. Powers and duties of Motor Vehicle Driver (P1/G-III) :-

• He shall drive the departmental vehicle from the place of reporting to the sites, office, police station, courts etc.

• He shall maintain the log book of the vehicle and obtain the signature of the user.

• He shall check fuel of the vehicle every day. • He shall make the entry in the log book of the fuel

consumed.

• He shall submit the logbook of the vehicle on 1st of the month to the department for preparing vehicle utilization report.

• He shall take the vehicle for monthly servicing to Motor vehicle section, Anik.

• He shall fill in the complaint form and to get the faults attended by the M.V. Section, Anik.

• He shall arrange to get the vehicle clean.

13. Powers and duties of Nawghany (P1/T1) :- • He shall assist the meter inspector in carrying the meters/

tools / equipments. • He shall assist in tracing out the direct supply connections. • He shall load / unload the tools / meters / cables or other

materials from the vehicle. • He shall clean the office / furniture, vehicles etc. • He shall excavate for detecting the un-authorized use of

electrical energy. • He shall take the meters to M&R’s sub-store for depositing. • He shall collect the cable / wires removed from the site and

bring it to department. • He shall carry out any other work assigned to him by the

superiors. • He shall collect the meters from police station after the

court matter is over. • He shall dispatch intimation letters/papers related to

vigilance cases to police stations

14. Powers and duties of Sepoy :- Attending to daily dispatch of files/ papers to different

departments, xeroxing the documents, to bring the required stationery from the Stores Section, dusting of tables and chairs, etc.

4 (b) (iii) Procedure to be followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability

Vigilance (ES) Department is dealing theft of electricity and unauthorized use of electricity cases strictly as per procedure laid down in provisions of Electricity Act, Govt. notifications, MERC notifications

and BEST’s Procedure Orders. Following procedures are generally adopted for detection, investigation, inspection, raiding of theft of electricity or unauthorized use of electricity.

i) Detection / Investigation :- All technical staff from Meter

Inspector to Chief Vigilance Department keep vigil on area of licensee by analyzing consumption pattern of meter, data downloaded from electronic meter, information/ complaint from general public, Customer Care staff etc. Suspected consumer/ installation is raided by authorized officers notified by government as per provision of Electricity Act, 2003.

ii) Inspection/ raid :- The authorized officer on behalf of State Govt.

along with team inspect/ raid suspected premises/ meter. The authorized officer is authorized as per Electricity Act, 2003 section 135 (1 A) to enter, inspect, break open and search any place or premises in which he has reason to believe electricity is being used unauthorizedly or being stolen, search, seize and remove all devices, instrument, wire etc. used for unauthorized use of electricity.

The inspector/ investigating officer is authorized to lodge complain in writing relating to the commissioning of theft of electricity offence in police station having jurisdiction within 24 hours from time of disconnection of supply.

iii) Assessment for unauthorized use / theft of electricity :-

The Assessing Officer nominated as per provisions of Electricity Act and Govt. notifications assess amount for loss to the Undertaking. Also, he issue final assessment as per provision of section 126 of the Electricity Act 2003 in cases of unauthorized use of electricity.

The Assessing Officer is also empowered to accept

compounding charges as per provisions of section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

The Authorized Officer and the Assessing Officer are strictly

following provisions of Electricity Act 2003, Govt. notifications, MERC Rules etc. hence all other officers are playing supportive role regarding inspect, raid, lodging police case, assessment, etc.

iv) Submission of Report :- Various reports like list of theft of

electricity cases, assessment amount, details of police cases, etc. are submitted by Authorised Officer and Assessing Officer to various higher authorities for information.

4 (b) (iv) : Norms set by it for the discharge of its

functions :-

Specific norms are not set for discharging the functions. However, it is envisaged that the action should be taken promptly and secretively within reasonable time frame.

4 (b) (v) : The rules, regulations, manuals and records held by it or under its controls or used by its employees for discharging functions :- Departmental manual, Service Regulations, Standing

Orders, Electricity Act, 2003, RTI Act, 2005, P.O. 147, Admn. Order 353 & 354(A), Govt. notifications issued from time to time by State Government, Union Government and MERC as per provisions of Electricity Act, 2003 viz.

• MERC Supply Code dtd. 20-01-2005 vide

MWERC/Legal/ 129/ 2005/0115 – Theft Section 8.6 – Assessment 2 Yrs. from date of detection of dishonest abstraction @ 1.5 times the tariff. Minimum of 6 months.

• CR to State Govt. from Alok Kumar, Director, Ministry

of Power – Clarification regarding compounding – Regulatory Commission to include in Supply Code Method of assessment of Electricity Charges in theft, pending adjudication by court. Assessing Officer to collect compounding charges.

• Notification No. IEA 2008/CR-96/NRG-3 dtd. 01-10-

2008 from Subrato Ratho, Principal Secy., GOM, regarding amendment to Govt. Notification No. 447/NRG-3 dtd. 26-09-2006 in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section 2 of Section 135 of the EA-2003 (36 of 2003) and other powers.

4 (b) (vi) : The statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control :-

(i) Documents related to vigilance case inspection form, Lab test report etc.

(ii) Various registers maintained in the Department regarding Tampered Meter & Direct supply cases.

(iii) Complaint Books (iv) Data kept in soft copy for each vigilance case. Also

hard bound registers. (v) Data, files, records regarding court cases. (vi) Various registers & files maintained for Inward/

Outward, Leave Registers, Imprest Cash, inactive correspondence, S.R. Files, Administrative files, visit book.

4 (b) (vii) : The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof.

At present, no such procedure is adopted.

4 (b) (viii) : A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committee and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.

Not applicable.

4 (b) (ix) : Directory of its Officers and employees :-

Sr. No.

Name of Officer/ Staff

Designation Grade Ch.No. P.S. No.

1 R.J. Singh Chief Vig. Officer A-2 211571 120/01

2 S.R. Kolekar Divisional Engr. A-3 212967 121/02

3 N.M. Herlekar Divisional Engr. A-3 212980 120/01

4 G.D. Deshmukh Superintendent A-4 212389 120/01

5 J.S. Thorve Superintendent A-4 213015 121/02

6 V.S. Gujar Superintendent A-4 215799 120/01

7 U.J. Karekar Asst. Engineer A-5 212785 120/01

8 P.S. Narkhede Asst. Engineer A-5 215213 120/01

9 S. P. Kumbhar Asst. Engineer A-5 215414 163/02

10 H.G. Surti Asst. Engineer A-5 321525 120/01

11 R.J. Petiwale Asst. Engineer A-5 211294 121/02

12 S.V. Haldavnekar Dy. Engineer G/GVI 211939 120/01

13 V.N. Kulkarni Dy. Engineer G/GVI 212378 120/01

14 S.J. Vaidya Dy. Engineer G/GVI 212928 121/02

15 P. M. Gurav Dy. Engineer G/GVI 212930 120/01

16 A.G. Parab Dy. Engineer G/GVI 217056 151/07

17 M.D. Avhad Dy. Engineer G/GVI 217375 121/02

18 K.R. Tripathi Dy. Engineer G/GVI 217419 134/03

19 S.P.Dhake Dy. Engineer G/GVI 213234 120/01

20 K.P. Mandal Dy. Engineer  G/GVI 211911 121/02

21 P.S. Londhe Dy. Engineer  G/GVI 211971 121/02

22 S.Y. Modak Dy. Engineer  G/GVI 212551 121/02

23 S.S. Mane Dy. Engineer  G/GVI 214478 148/02

24 A.B. Melage Dy. Engineer  G/GVI 217054 149/02

25 S.S. Chavan Sub Engineer G/GV 213265 121/02

26 V.C. Kadam Sub Engineer G/GV 213277 120/01

27 S. E. Shelar Sub Engineer G/GV 213303 120/01

28 N. C. Nimbalkar Sub Engineer G/GV 403811 120/01

29 A.V. Digrajkar Sub Engineer G/GV 213230 121/02

30 D.K. Joshi Sub Engineer G/GV 213358 121/02

31 R.B. Shevkar Sub Engineer G/GV 213288 121/02

32 S.S. Kamble Sub Engineer G/GV 215420 120/01

33 A.Y. Patade Sub Engineer G/GV 213234 121/02

34 S. M. Kamble Invest. Insp. P1/T6 404897 132/01

35 V.S. Choudhary Invest. Insp. P1/T6 404886 140/02

36 H.P. Gore Invest.Insp. P1/T6 404889 140/02

37 M.B. Kamble Asst. Foreman P1/T6 404152 124/02

38 R. B. Pandit Asst. Foreman P1/T6 404079 124/02

39 S.S. Ghanekar MRBC (Tech) P1/T6 404394 121/02

40 P.P. Jadhav MRBC (Tech) P1/T6 402615 139/02

41 V. Y. Wawoo MRBC (Tech) P1/T6 403756 121/02

42 P.S. Bhangare MRBC (Tech) P1/T6 409994 125/03

43 P. S. Wagh Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 407634 120/01

44 B. R. Patil Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 407629 120/01

45 S.S. Rane Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 407537 120/01

46 S.S. Mayekar Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404900 121/02

47 H.K. Pawari Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404913 120/01

48 R.D. Gharat Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 406615 120/01

49 A.A.H.A.K. Belim Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 408013 121/02

50 S.S. Chavan Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 407619 120/01

51 J. V. Thombre Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404206 120/01

52 M.P. Lingayat Meter Inspt. (Sr.) P1/T5 404915 120/01

53 R. J. Dalvi Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 408396 120/01

54 P. A. Sontakke Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404103 125/03

55 S.R. Gangavane Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404115 120/01

56 K.B. Khandzode Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 404109 120/01

57 M.M. Sawant Meter Insp. (Sr.) P1/T5 407154 121/02

58 V.R. Patil Meter Insp. (Jr.) P1/T4 404130 421/02

59 S. V. Kunjir Meter Insp. (Jr.) P1/T4 404143 420/01

60 R.G. Dhanawade Mtr. Insp. (Jr.) P1/T4 404129 421/02

61 S.B. Kumbhar Mtr. Insp. (Jr.) P1/T4 404138 421/02

62 R.P. Navale M.V. Driver P2/GIII 322763 420/01

63 B.S. Savekar M.V. Driver P2/GIII 325614 427/09

64 G.P. Agavane M.V. Driver P2/GIII O7819 420/01

65 D.V. Zimal M.V. Driver P2/GIII 324934 421/02

66 B.Y. Gondhali M.V. Driver P2/GIII 324899 41/02

67 S.S. Misal M.V. Driver P2/GIII 325563 427/09

68 A.R.B. Maniyar Sr.Bus Driver P2/GVI 091790 37/26

69 A.L. Kamble Sr. Nawghany (P) P1/T2 408098 420/01

70 S.D. Sarvade Nawghany P1/T1 411353 420/01

71 S. M. Singh Nawghany P1/T1 412294 427/09

72 H.K. Tripathi Nawghany P1/T1 412539 430/02

73 T.C. Bande Nawghany P1/T1 412688 420/01

74 H.P. Jagtap Nawghany P1/T1 412972 427/09

75 Y.B. Bhangre Nawghany P1/T1 412738 421/02

76 H.K. Dhanshetty Nawghany P1/T1 411721 430/02

77 S.G. Thorat Nawghany P1/T1 412975 430/02

78 Chitra Narayanan Sr.Admn. Officer A/GX 210807 121/02

79 M.V. Ittyara Admn. Officer A/GVIX 210363 121/02

80 S.R. Kini Asst.Adm.Officer (P) A/GVIII 213033 120/01

81 Bharti Parekar Supervisor A/GVII 216281 121/02

82 A.S. Bangera Supervisor A/GVII 216231 134/03

83 R.S. Tondwalkar Sr. Stenographer (P) A/GVII 213457 121/02

84 Smt.J.N. Naik Sr. Stenographer (P) A/GVII 215955 120/01

85 S.N. Vichare Supervisor (P) A/GVII 213133 120/01

86 Smt. S.G. Kamath Supervisor (P) A/GVII 213809 121/02

87 V.A. Patil Supervisor (P) A/GVII 214825 120/01

88 S.S. Mohite Supervisor (P) A/GVII 214164 132/01

89 U. R. Parkar Supervisor (P) A/GVII 291021 120/01

90 P.L. Palav Supervisor (P) A/GVII 322814 157/02

91 B.V. Shirodkar Supervisor (P) A/GVII 215988 121/02

92 S.B. Mane Shop Recorder A/GV 191375 120/01

93 J.C. Kakade Shop Recorder A/GV 323250 127/09

94 M.M. Sawant Shop Recorder A/GV 217486 127/09

95 S. L. Kachave Clerk-cum-Typist A/GV 216226 120/01

96 A.S. Waghmare Clerk-cum-Typist A/GV 216265 120/01

97 S.V. Bhor Sepoy A/G-I 280877 120/01

4 (b) (x) : The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees including the

system of compensation as provided in its regulations :-

(Status as on December 2014)

Sr. No.

Title Name of Officer/ Staff

Designation Basic Pay (Rs.)

Monthly remuneration

(Basic + Allowances)

1 CVO(ES) R.J. Singh Chief Vigilance Officer 36155 91480

2 DE(Vig) S.R. Kolekar Divisional Engr. 31470 77786

3 DE(Vig) N.M. Herlekar Divisional Engr. 29750 72528

4 Supdt. G.D. Deshmukh Superintendent 28100 69949

5 Supdt.  J.S. Thorve Superintendent 28100 78379

6 Supdt.  V.S. Gujar Superintendent 19280 51289

7 AE U.J. Karekar Asst. Engineer 21935 62858

8 AE P.S. Narkhede Asst. Engineer 20825 51773

9 AE S. P. Kumbhar Asst. Engineer 19775 55444

10 AE H.G. Surti Asst. Engineer 21380 54785

11 AE R.J. Petiwale Asst. Engineer 27345 71635

12 DyE S.V. Haldavnekar Dy. Engineer 24465 68366

13 DyE  V.N. Kulkarni Dy. Engineer 23165 64559

14 DyE   S.J. Vaidya Dy. Engineer 21935 55107

15 DyE  P. M. Gurav Dy. Engineer 21935 55107

16 DyE  A.G. Parab Dy. Engineer 13970 38593

17 DyE  M.D. Avhad Dy. Engineer 13685 38025

18 DyE  K.R. Tripathi Dy. Engineer 11285 32002

19 DyE  S.P.Dhake Dy. Engineer 21380 53565

20 DyE  K.P. Mandal Dy. Engineer 24465 61127

21 DyE  P.S. Londhe Dy. Engineer 23780 58681

22 DyE  S.Y. Modak Dy. Engineer 21380 63191

23 DyE  S.S. Mane Dy. Engineer 18785 53113

24 DyE  A.B. Melage Dy. Engineer 13970 38593

25 SE S.S. Chavan Sub Engineer 20270 56045

26 SE V.C. Kadam Sub Engineer 20270 56045

27 SE S. E. Shelar Sub Engineer 20270 56045

28 SE N. C. Nimbalkar Sub Engineer 18785 52547

29 SE A.V. Digrajkar Sub Engineer 20270 56444

30 SE D.K. Joshi Sub Engineer 19775 49878

31 SE R.B. Shevkar Sub Engineer 19280 47331

32 SE S.S. Kamble Sub Engineer 16660 46703

33 SE A.Y. Patade Sub Engineer 20270 50159

34 Inv.Insp. S. M. Kamble Investigation Inspector 13355 36685

35 Mtr.Insp. P. S. Wagh Meter Insp. (Sr.) 13815 38361

36 Mtr.Insp.  B. R. Patil Meter Insp. (Sr.) 13580 37287

37 Mtr.Insp.  S.S. Rane Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) 14050 32025

38 Inv. Insp.  V.S. Choudhary Invest. Insp. 14050 32025

39 Mtr.Insp.  M.B. Kamble Asst. Foreman 10875 30391

40 Mtr.Insp.  S.S. Mayekar Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) 12905 31528

41 Mtr.Insp.  H.K. Pawari Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) 12475 30608

42 Mtr.Insp.  R.D. Gharat Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) 14530 35019

43 Inv.Insp. H.P. Gore Invest. Insp. 14050 39184

44 Mtr.Insp.  A.A.H.A.K. Belim Mtr. Insp. (Sr.) 13580 37787

45 Mtr.Insp.  R. B. Pandit Asst. Foreman 10875 30391

46 Mtr.Insp.  S.S. Chavan Meter Insp. (Sr.) 13580 37787

47 Mtr.Insp.  J. V. Thombre Meter Insp. (Sr.) 10875 30391

48 Mtr.Insp.  M.P. Lingayat Meter Inspt. (Sr.) 12475 34532

49 Mtr.Insp.  R. J. Dalvi Meter Insp. (Sr.) 13130 36135

50 Mtr.Insp.  P. A. Sontakke Meter Insp. (Sr.) 11850 32972

51 Mtr.Insp.  S.R. Gangavane Meter Insp. (Sr.) 11850 32972

52 Mtr.Insp.  K.B. Khandzode Meter Insp. (Sr.) 11850 32892

53 Mtr.Insp.  M.M. Sawant Meter Insp. (Sr.) 14050 39184

54 Mtr.Insp.  V.R. Patil Meter Insp. (Jr.) 11060 30868

55 Mtr.Insp.  S. V. Kunjir Meter Insp. (Jr.) 11060 30868

56 Mtr.Insp.  R.G. Dhanawade Mtr. Insp. (Jr.) 10505 29651

57 Mtr.Insp.  S.B. Kumbhar Mtr. Insp. (Jr.) 10875 30391

58 MRT S.S. Ghanekar MRBC (Tech) 14285 38881

59 MRT P.P. Jadhav MRBC (Tech) 14050 38306

60 MRT V. Y. Wawoo MRBC (Tech) 16315 38839

61 MRT P.S. Bhangare MRBC (Tech) 12260 30148

62 MVD R.P. Navale M.V. Driver (Sr.) 12690 33956

63 MVD B.S. Savekar M.V. Driver 9330 22570

64 MVD G.P. Agavane M.V. Driver 6805 18937

65 MVD D.V. Zimal M.V. Driver 11060 26274

66 MVD B.Y. Gondhali M.V. Driver 11060 26274

67 MVD S.S. Misal M.V. Driver 9650 23116

68 B.D. A.R.B. Maniyar Sr.Bus Driver 13580 31761

69 Nghny A.L. Kamble Nawghany (Sr.) 12475 35033

70 Nghny S.D. Sarvade Nawghany 9175 25316

71 Nghny S. M. Singh Nawghany 8450 23947

72 Nghny H.K. Tripathi Nawghany 8450 22013

73 Nghny T.C. Bande Nawghany 8730 24688

74 Nghny H.P. Jagtap Nawghany 8450 21412

75 Nghny Y.B. Bhangre Nawghany 8730 23947

76 Nghny H.K. Dhanshetty Nawghany 8450 23947

77 Nghny S.G. Thorat Nawghany 8450 23947

78 Sr.AO Chitra Narayanan Sr.Admn. Officer 23165 64861

79 AO M.V. Ittyara Admn. Officer 22550 62741

80 Sup. Bharti Parekar Supervisor 10875 32278

81 AAOP S.R. Kini Asst.Adm.Officer(P) 15910 43196

82 Sup. A.S. Bangera Supervisor 12475 32052

83 Steno R.S. Tondwalkar Sr. Steno (P) 13815 35771

84 Steno Smt.J.N. Naik Sr.Steno.(P) 12690 34052

85 Clerk S.N. Vichare Supervisor (P) 14285 36481

86 Clerk Smt. S.G. Kamath Supervisor (P) 14285 36481

87 Clerk V.A. Patil Supervisor (P) 13580 30586

88 S.R. S.S. Mohite Supervisor (P) 13580 34756

89 S.R. U. R. Parkar Supervisor (P) 14285 37031

90 S.R. P.L. Palav Supervisor (P) 14285 36481

91 S.R. S.B. Mane Shop Recorder 13580 34756

92 S.R. B.V. Shirodkar Supervisor (P) 11645 13170

93 Clerk S. L. Kachave Clerk-cum-Typist 10875 28337

94 Clerk A.S. Waghmare Clerk-cum-Typist 10505 24280

95 S.R. J.C. Kakade Shop Recorder 13580 34756

96 S.R. M.M. Sawant Shop Recorder 6555 17526

97 Sepoy S.V. Bhor Sepoy 6180 16750

4 (b) (xi) : The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made :-

The provision for plans & proposed expenditure is made in

the BEST Undertaking’s annual budget. Reports of disbursement made are available in Annual Budget reports of the Undertaking.

4 (b) (xii) : The manner of execution of subsidy

programmes including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes :-

N.A.

4 (b) (xiii) : Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it :-

N.A.

4 (b) (xiv) : Details in respect of the information available or held by it, reduced in an electronic form :-

The information in respect of the department and officers

and staff is available in the form of electronic on the website viz. www.bestundertaking.com

4 (b) (xv) : The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information including the working hours or a library or reading room, if maintained, for public use :-

The working hours of department is 9 to 5 from Monday to Friday with lunch interval of 45 minutes at 01 p.m. On

Saturday, working hours is 9 to 2 p.m. (no lunch interval). Sunday is weekly off.

No library/ reading room is maintained for public use.

4 (b) (xvi) : The names, designations and other particulars of the public information as may be prescribed and thereafter updates these publications every year :-

Public Information Officer : Chitra Narayanan Sr. Administrative Officer, Vigilance (ES) South Dept. 1st Appellate Authority : 1) Shri. N.M. Herlekar, Divisional Engineer, Vigilance (ES) South Dept. 2) Shri. S.R. Kolekar, Divisional Engineer, Vigilance (ES) North Dept.

4 (b) (xvii) : Such other information as may be prescribed :- The other information pertaining to department can be obtained from PIO of the department.