THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART - II EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 174 ]

HYDERABAD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, Etc.

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PUBLIC WORKS NOTIFICATIONS

TELANGANA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

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No. TSERC/ 8 /2022

03.09.2022

REGULATION No._8_of 2022

Second Amendment to

³Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service of officers and staff´

Regulations, 1999 [Regulations No.3, Dated 12.07.1999]

INTRODUCTION:

Whereas consequent to the framing of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,

2014 notified by the Government of India on 01.03.2014, the Electricity Regulatory

Commission of the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh has notified Regulation No.3

of 2014 (Reorganisation) Regulation, 2014 on 26.05.2014 and Clause 3 of the

Regulation stipulates that ±³all the notified regulations as well as their supplementary

regulations / amendments, rules, orders, proceedings, guidelines, memos,

notifications, other instruments issued immediately before 2^nd June 2014 by the

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APERC for conduct of business and other matters shall fully & completely apply to the

whole of the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and shall similarly apply in

relation to all matters falling within the jurisdiction of the Commission until they altered,

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Whereas, after formation of State of Telangana, Government of Telangana

(GoTS) has constituted Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC

or the Commission) vide G. O. Ms. No. 3, Energy (Budget) Department, dated

26.07.2014, which came into functioning with effect from 03.11.2014. TSERC has

notified its first regulation, called Adoption Regulation, 2014 [Regulation No. 1 of 2014]

on 10.12.2014 and Clause 2 of the Regulation stipulates that ± ³All regulations,

decisions, directions or orders, all the licences and practice directions issued by the

erstwhile

Andhra

Pradesh

Electricity

Regulatory

Commission

(Regulatory

Commission for States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) as in existence as on the

date of the constitution of the Telangana State electricity Regulatory Commission and

in force, shall mutatis-mutandis apply in relation to the stakeholders in electricity in the

State of Telangana including the Commission and shall continue to have effect until

duly altered, repealed or amended, any of Regulation by the Commission with effect

from the date of notification as per Notification issued by the Government of Telangana

in G. O. Ms. No. 3 Energy (Budget) Department, dated 26.07.2014 constituting the

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Whereas, since formation the Commission is functioning with meagre strength

of officers and supporting staff against the approved strength of 81 Nos. For effective

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functioning, the Commission intends to strengthen the core departments of the

Commission and is also on the lookout for considering the experienced professional

candidates particularly those who are in Government sector or core professionals in

the respective areas. In order to facilitate induction of experienced in-service

personnel from the Government sector, the Commission has decided to relax the

upper age limit prescribed by GoTS in deserving cases. As such, a proposal was made

to GoTS for amending the clause (regulation) 9 of Regulations No. 3 of 1999.

Accordingly, GoTS has notified G. O. Ms. No. 23, Energy (HR. A1) Department, Dated

30.08.2022 for amendment to clause (regulation) 9 of Regulation No. 3, Dt.12.07.1999

of APERC (Adopted for the TSERC).

Now therefore, the Commission in exercise of the powers vested in it under

Section 91 (2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with clause (zj) of Section 181 and all

other powers enabling it in that behalf makes the following amendment to the Principal

Regulation, namely:-

Short title and Commencement:

(i)

This Regulation may be called the Telangana State Electricity

Regulatory Commission (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of

Service of Officers and Staff) Second Amendment Regulation, 2022.

(ii)

This Regulation shall come into force on the date of its publication in the

Telangana Gazette.

The existing clause (regulation) 9 of the Principal Regulation is amended and

replaced with the following:

³Age Limit 9.

The age limit for direct recruitment to the posts mentioned

in regulation 4.(i)(b) (Supporting Staff) shall be as per the

prevailing rules of Government of Telangana as modified

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from time to time. In deserving case of in-service

employees of State/Central Government, Public Sector

Undertakings, Regulatory Bodies and Power Sector

Entities, the upper age limit can be relaxed over the age

limit prescribed by the Government of Telangana.

However, in respect of the remaining staff (Officers) there

shall be no upper age limit for considering them for

appointment. Persons who have already superannuated

are to be appointed into the Commission only on Contract

basis.´

(BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION)

Hyderabad,

NAGARAJ NARAM,

03.09.2022.

Commission Secretary I/c.

Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.

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