National Franchisee / C& D Employee Training Programme

In addition to its regular academic activities, FMS BHU is conducting three-day National Training Programmes for franchisees and C&D employees of the Poorvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. through out the year. This is in accordance with the Tripartite MoU signed between Banaras Hindu University, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., and Poorvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd.

The agreement is made as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

About CIRE/ REC:

Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., (RECL) is the implementing agency for Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme, under which franchising is an essential component. REC is thus committed to ensure development of Franchisees in power distribution.

Central Institute for Rural Electrification (CIRE), a training institution under REC, has been engaged in meeting the training and development needs of engineers, managers and other employees of power and energy sector for the last two and half decades. With a massive training infrastructure upgrading plan under implementation, the Institute strives to be a focal point for training of the personnel engaged in power transmission, distribution and distributed generation in India specifically, and South East Asia in general. It also undertakes to train C&D category of employees of Power Utilities and Power Distribution Franchisees in States. Additionally, CIRE undertakes such activities and creates forums to generate new ideas and models that will help policies and programs pursued from time to time by power sector organizations.

About PVVNL:

Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd., having its Head quarter at Varanasi, is committed to assign Franchisees, the micro management of Power Distribution at village level, as suitable to the requirements and depending on geo-economic diversity of the region/s.

Training Programmes conducted:		Contact Details
Proceedings of the Franchisee Training Programme (26-28, July 2011)		Prof. S.K. Singh, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, BHU Ph.: 91 542 6701228; Telefax: 91 542 2369332 Email: dean@fmsbhu.ac.in Prof. Raj Kumar, Coordinator Ph.: 91 542 6701224; Mb: +91 9415991709 Email: rajkumar@fmsbhu.ac.in; rajkumar_bhu@rediffmail.com Prof. Rekha Prasad, Dy. Coordinator Ph.: 91 542 6701232; Mb: +91 9793380578 Email: rekhaprasad@fmsbhu.ac.in, rekhavns@rediffmail.com