Increased Salary, Better Insurance and Safety Kits for Electricity board employees of Punjab

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Last Updated: 25 October 2026

Jul 2026: 10,500 safety kits worth ₹12.60 crore given to PSPCL employees[1]
-- Each kit has a safety helmet[1:1]
-- Pole safety belt[1:2]
-- Voltage sensor[1:3]

Nov 2025: Selection of 2,600 Lineman Apprentices completed[2]
-- 2,500 for PSPCL + 100 for PSTCL[2:1]
-- 8,984 new employees recruited in the power utilities since April 2022[2:2]

Feb 2024: Punjab govt increased pay scale of PSPCL employees[3]
Dec 2023: NEW Accident Compensation Policy[4]
-- Same coverage added for contractual & sub-contractual workers[4:1]

1. Increased Pay scale[3:1]

Earlier, PSPCL employees had their pay scale less than that of other Punjab Government employees

e.g. Basic Pay increases as below for some positions

Position Earlier(Basic) Now(Basic)
Junior Engineer 17,450 19,260
Divisional superintendent accounts 17,960 19,260
Revenue accountant 17,960 19,260
Superintendent grade 2 18,690 19,260
PS 18,690 19,260

2. New Accident Compensation Policy[4:2]

This reflects Punjab Govt's commitment to the safety and well-being of the workforce in the power sector

  • Advance Medical Expenses: Employees will have access to medical advances of up to 3 lakhs during emergencies, apart from accidental benefits
  • Ex-gratia assistance increased from 5 lakhs to 10 lakhs for fatal accidents
  • Group insurance value for such workers has been raised from 5 lakhs to 10 lakhs
  • Earlier no compensation in non-fatal accidents for contractual and sub-contractual categories
  • Now 10 lakhs compensation for 100 percent disability, proportionately determined based on the severity of the incident for others
  • Effective from December 8, 2023

3. Safety Kits for PSPCL staff[1:4]

  • 10,500 safety tool kits worth ₹12.60 crore (about ₹12,000 each)
  • Launched in Ludhiana by Power Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sondh[1:5]
  • Employees trained to use the equipment

Each kit has

  • Safety helmet
  • Pole safety belt
  • Voltage sensor
  • Reflective jacket
  • Safety gloves
  • Goggles
  • Rechargeable LED torch
  • Essential hand tools

REFERENCES:

  1. https://www.millenniumpost.in/amp/business/punjab-distributes-10500-safety-kits-to-pspcl-staff-668937 (Millennium Post, 20 Jul 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213322 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 10 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/punjab-govt-increases-initial-pay-of-pspcl-employees-591466 ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=175949 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

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