Dar chairs meeting of chairpersons of Discos’ BoDs

Discussions focused on critically required human resource by Discos

By APP
September 22, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting of the Chairpersons of the newly constituted Boards of Directors of the Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on September 21, 2024. — APP
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting of the Chairpersons of the newly constituted Boards of Directors of the Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on September 21, 2024. — APP

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired the meeting of Chairpersons of the newly constituted Boards of Directors (BoDs) of Power Distribution Companies (Discos).

The meeting was also attended by Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari. The discussions focused on the critically required human resource by the Discos.

The chairpersons of the Boards of Directors were asked to reassess the level of human resource requirements in light of the functional requirements and principles of outsourcing for maximum efficiencies, reduction in line losses, elimination of power theft and customer care.

They were also urged to look into all those ageing posts which are now redundant. The deputy PM expressed full resolve of the government to address the issues of governance in Discos.