The State government has started the process of finding the common Managing Director of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) and its three subsidiary companies namely Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL), Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Limited (MePGCL) and Meghalaya Power Transmission Corporation Limited (MePTCL).
According to official sources, the position is on full time basis for a period of three years which can be extended at the State government’s discretion by another two years.
The State government will constitute a selection committee for selecting the candidate to the post of the Managing Director. Only a candidate having experience of working in a corporate power utility would be preferred.
The shortlisted applicants would be required to mandatorily appear before the selection committee headed by the State Chief Secretary. Candidates meeting all job requirements and scoring maximum marks in the selection process would be offered the position, sources said.
“We expect that the process of selection of the Managing Director will be completed by next month,” sources added.
The selected person for the post will be issued an appointment order by the State government.
Sources said candidates for the post must have at least 20 years of experience in the energy sector and should have professional experience of minimum five years in administration and adequate exposure of working at the level of director or an equivalent post in the power sector or in a similar sector in government.
On June 27, the State cabinet had approved the proposal to segregate the post of a chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of the MeECL for improving the overall functioning and performance of the corporation and its three subsidiaries – Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd (MePGCL), Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (MePDCL) and Meghalaya Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (MePTCL).
The non-executive chairman of the MeECL will be the Power Minister while the chairman of the other three subsidiaries will be the Chief Secretary or the Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal Secretary in-charge of power.
