Yesterday when I browsed the Bescom website, they had a list of file names on their RTI link, but after i open each and every link and download file, I get to know that, no details are made public yet. They regret to inform that, no library is established yet. Pasting the same as is:
So I search the Internet even harder and, where do I get the pay details from? Their own advertisements, calling people to apply for Assistant Linemen.
http://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/English-Notification-BESCOM-Assistant-Lineman-Posts1.pdf
It was posted in October 2014. I get to see, that they have posts solely for Bescom, Karnataka few for Bescom Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
Then I go about checking the pay scale offered. I get this string of characters.
"7950-150-8100-190-9050-240-10250-300-11750-360-16790."
Could not make a head or tail of it right. Neither could I. I could only understand that beginner basic pay for Assistant Linemen was Rs. 7950. So I get searching and I hit upon a perfect website salarystructure.in. They give very detailed explanation in their article How to read and understand pay scale.
So, here goes the explanation, beginning with Basic pay of 7950 with an yearly increment of 150. So, next year, basic becomes 8100 to which the increment given is 190 each year. But amount 9050 is reached only after 5 years. So lineman has to work for 5 years with his salary incrementing in steps of Rs. 190/- after which, basic becomes 9050. After this year, the lineman is given increment of 240. Lineman is paid this same increment amount for 5 more years, after which the basic becomes Rs. 10250.
So in order to reach the Rs. 16790 basic pay, lineman should have served 35(1+5+5+5+5+14) long years to the Bescom.
Personally, I do not think they live that long.
Now coming to the pay scale an AE or Assistant Engineer(Electricals) gets. I got this from their notification seeking application for Assistant engineers in Electrical and Civil and Junior engineer for Civil. This was dated September 19th 2014.
http://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Notification-BESCOM-JE-Asst-Engineer-Other-Posts.pdf
The pay scale given is
18380-510-18990-570-20600-620-23080-700-25180-760-28220-850-30770-920-32610
Now, the pay scale offered is much higher than the linemen. Basic pay offered is more than ten times for AE, while increments are higher five times, when compared to Assistant Lineman.
I just hope allowances and covers provided to the Linemen make up to the discrepancy. I will study the allowances part and write a post tomorrow. Its too big to write in one post.
I wonder, What if everybody gets educated well and becomes an AE, where will we get people to do the important work of restoring power to houses. I really wonder!!!
THE
PARTICULARS OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS FOR OBTAINING
INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE WORKING HOURS OF A LIBRARY OR READING
ROOM, IF MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC USE;
All the related Manuals,
Regulations and other Books are available in the website. At
present, there is no library or reading room maintained in BESCOM for
the use of general public. Now, it is being proposed to start a
library at the Corporate Office. This will go a long way in
providing required information to the consumers at large to know more
about the power sector in general and the activities of BESCOM in
particular. The consumers visiting this office can go through the
various information pertaining to the company as well as electricity
sector.
http://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/English-Notification-BESCOM-Assistant-Lineman-Posts1.pdf
It was posted in October 2014. I get to see, that they have posts solely for Bescom, Karnataka few for Bescom Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
Then I go about checking the pay scale offered. I get this string of characters.
"7950-150-8100-190-9050-240-10250-300-11750-360-16790."
Could not make a head or tail of it right. Neither could I. I could only understand that beginner basic pay for Assistant Linemen was Rs. 7950. So I get searching and I hit upon a perfect website salarystructure.in. They give very detailed explanation in their article How to read and understand pay scale.
So, here goes the explanation, beginning with Basic pay of 7950 with an yearly increment of 150. So, next year, basic becomes 8100 to which the increment given is 190 each year. But amount 9050 is reached only after 5 years. So lineman has to work for 5 years with his salary incrementing in steps of Rs. 190/- after which, basic becomes 9050. After this year, the lineman is given increment of 240. Lineman is paid this same increment amount for 5 more years, after which the basic becomes Rs. 10250.
So in order to reach the Rs. 16790 basic pay, lineman should have served 35(1+5+5+5+5+14) long years to the Bescom.
Personally, I do not think they live that long.
Now coming to the pay scale an AE or Assistant Engineer(Electricals) gets. I got this from their notification seeking application for Assistant engineers in Electrical and Civil and Junior engineer for Civil. This was dated September 19th 2014.
http://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Notification-BESCOM-JE-Asst-Engineer-Other-Posts.pdf
The pay scale given is
18380-510-18990-570-20600-620-23080-700-25180-760-28220-850-30770-920-32610
Now, the pay scale offered is much higher than the linemen. Basic pay offered is more than ten times for AE, while increments are higher five times, when compared to Assistant Lineman.
I just hope allowances and covers provided to the Linemen make up to the discrepancy. I will study the allowances part and write a post tomorrow. Its too big to write in one post.
I wonder, What if everybody gets educated well and becomes an AE, where will we get people to do the important work of restoring power to houses. I really wonder!!!
