Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Prepared by-
Arpit Pandey
Parmeet Singh Walia
Background
DRUM is the product of extensive discussion within both India and the
US. Its design is drawn from a detailed analysis titled “Study Report:
India Electricity Distribution Reform Initiative”. The overall
programmatic goal is to demonstrate commercially viable electricity
distribution systems that provide reliable power of sufficient quality to
consumers and to establish a commercial framework and a replicable
methodology adopted by Indian Financial Institutions (FIs) for providing
non-recourse financing for DRUM activities and programs.
• To create Centres of Excellence in distribution sector in urban and
rural area.
• To develop capacity of distribution engineers/technicians and build
institutional capacity of Indian institutions
• To establish partnership between Indian and U.S. institutions for
sharing best practices.
• To promote market development of renewable energy.
• To assist GOI in developing Smart Grid Vision for the Indian
Power Sector and sensitize stakeholders on smart grid.
Partner institutions under DRUM:-
1. MDI
2. IGNOU
MDI:-
Description:
The process of reforming the Energy and Power sector in India has
reached a crucial level and experts are expecting acceleration in the
process of reforms in the future. It is therefore necessary to build a cadre
of young managers who would take the reforms to newer heights. In
order to cope with the new realities and changing contours of the Energy
sector, MDI launched its 15 month PG Diploma in Business
Management (PGDBM): Energy Management course in collaboration
with Ministry of Power, Government of India and USAID.
Eligibility:
Objectives
Eligibility
Effect on employees-
Effect on employees-
The line man and meter readers are provided special training under
IGNOU program to read,install and account the new energy meters
which are more sensitive than the older ones
The front level employees that have to deal with consumers directly
would be specially benefited as they would be provided with incentives
and perks on better performance
Franchisees- This course would really benefit the existing as well as the
new recruits because the primary aim of any distribution franchisee is to
improve the collection efficiency and reduce the losses. The employees
would get a feel of things during the drills conducted in the course and
would help them in spreading awareness among the consumers
regarding energy efficiency.
3)IT in Distribution- This is currently one area that power sector has
not adopted fully by the DISCOMS but this can prove to be a boon to
the sector as SCADA implementation, GIS,SMART GRID etc will not
only help to reduce losses but will also help the DISCOMS in better
revenue recovery and in fighting pilferages. As the utilities are
susceptible to such IT reforms, but the courses offered by the institutions
would definitely help in changing their perspective.
Effect on employees-
State utilities- The top level managers need to be aware of the latest IT
techniques as IT implementation in power sector can certainly prove to
be a turning point in the depleted power sector. The course will help the
management employees in forming various strategies.
No special on-hands training are not provided to the front end employees
and the line man hence special care needs to be taken
Effect on employees-
State utilities-The state utilities which are under heavy losses definitely
needs to pay attention on such principles which will result in better
controlling of operations
Effect on employees-
Franchisee- When the private player takes over the distribution circle
from the SEBs, they have to start everything from scratch. Knowledge
about project development provided in the course shall help the
employee in timely completion of allocated tasks and sequencing the
tasks based upon priority.
Relevance of the training of employees
The main objective of the electricity industry is to achieve customer
satisfaction through generation of electricity of the right quality and
quantity at an affordable cost and supply to the consumers efficiently
whenever and wherever required. Though technical training is important
in making the employees aware of newer and modern technologies for
making their work easier, it doesn’t address many more crucial issues.
There is little attempt to make the employees understand the benefits of
adapting to the change, psychology of the customers and their co-
workers. No emphasis is laid on making the front end employees
sensitive towards the problem faced by their customers or making the
management understand the emotions and sentiments of their
employees.
Training structure
In tandem with physical implementation, an innovative multi-phased and
multi-dimensional behavioral training should be organized.
Training needs at different levels
In tandem with partner utilities, the training modules were designed for
bringing in planned interventions in the behavior, attitude and
performance of people at the pilot site. The program capsule is shown in
the exhibit below:
Leadership Tier- This tier included senior level officials, Chief
engineers, Superintending engineers, Executive engineers and Sub-
divisional officers
Tactical Tier- This tier included Junior Engineers, Accountants and
Supervisors
Operational Tier- This tier included linesman, meter readers, field
staff, office assistants etc
Leadership Tier
1. Self-discovery, innovation harnessing, effective management,
communication integrity, synergy, negotiation, coaching and
mentoring
2. Leadership and team building
3. Problem solving
Tactical tier
1. Self-discovery, role effectiveness, communication, emotion
management, synergy and work ethics.
2. Self development and self improvement, performance orientation
and innovation
3. Customer sovereignty including a session on internal customers
4. Sustenance of efforts and initiatives
Operational Tier
1. Self introspection, self role evaluation, time management, change
management, team building and work ethics.
2. Communication tools
3. Customer delight
Conclusion
Post evaluation of the feedbacks received from the participants, it was
concluded that the behavioral training made a huge impact on the
employee by bringing change in their mindset and has helped them
maintain a better work-life balance. Behavioral training can help the
participants in the following:-
1. Change Management- The participants are able to adapt to the
changes at work and personal life more easily.
2. Cooperation- The participants understood that any task can be
made simpler with better team work.
3. Confidence of individuals- The participants felt more confident
handling situations at work.
4. Courtesy- The participants are more courteous towards their
superiors, peers and subordinates.
5. Clarity of thought- The participants are encouraged to think out of
the box which has helped them in solving problems at work and
home more creatively.
6. Communication- The participants are more confident in
communicating their ideas and problems with their peers and
superiors.
7. Consumer Handling- The participants learnt to handle the grieving
consumers with more patience and serve them politely.
8. Cleanliness- The participants maintain more cleanliness in their
work area and are more particular about neatly dressing up for
work
Summary
The training has helped the participants in becoming better leaders,
better co-workers, better team members and better individuals who are
able to manage their work-life balance efficiently.