3. INTRODUCTION
WAPDA, the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, was
created in 1958 for the purpose of coordinating and giving a unified
direction to the development of schemes in Water and Power Sectors.
Charter of Duties;
a) Generation, Transmission and Distribution of power.
b) Irrigation, Water supply and Drainage.
c) Prevention of Water logging and Reclamation of Waterlogged and
saline lands.
d) Flood management
e) Inland Navigation
5. Core Idea
The Vision
To make Pakistan Power Sector customer friendly, efficient, able
and responsive in meeting electric energy requirements of
industry, business customers.
The Mission
To fully enable the reform and restructuring of the Pakistan
Power Sector and bridge the ever growing supply-demand
gap, so as to meet customers electric energy requirement on a
sustainable basis.
6. RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE
WAPDA is authorized to appoint officers and make
service rules as per powers delegated under WAPDA
Act.
Sources of Recruitment;
1. Internal sources (20% employees children, Daily
wages, promotion)
2. External sources (Direct quota, posts to be filled from
market)
7. SEQUENCE OF STEPS IN
RECRUITMENT
A. Advertisement
B. Scrutiny
C. Qualification/test
D. Interview
E. Selection board
F. Final merit list
G. Approving authority
8. CLASSIFICATION OF
OFFICERS
The officers recruited in WAPDA are classified as;
1. Professionals (Technical)
a) Doctors
b) Engineers
c) Auditors
2. Generalists (Non-Technical)
a) Finance services
b) Administrative post services
c) Revenue Officers
9. MEASURMENT (OFFICERS)
Generalist (BPS-16 to 18)
a) Percentage of marks Matriculation
Examination X5
b) Percentage of marks FA/F.Sc or
equivalent X8
c) Percentage of marks BA/B.Sc or
equivalent X12
d) Percentage of marks MA/M.Sc or
equivalent X15
e) Marks in quiz test X40
f) Interview marks 20
Total 100
Professional (BPS-17)
a) Percentage of marks
Matriculation X5
b) Percentage of marks FA/F.Sc or 3
years diploma X10
c) Percentage of marks B.Sc/MBBS
X25
d) Marks in quiz test X40
e) Interview Marks 20
Total 100
10. MONITORING MECHANISM
Before issuance of appointing letters eligible candidates, the
recruitment process is further scanned through a monitoring
mechanism.
a) To ensure that procedure as laid down Recruitment Policy has
been followed.
b) Merit list prepared by Selection Board is fair and transparent.
c) Complaints, if any regarding recruitment are properly looked.
d) To ensure that final merit list is pasted on the notice board.
11. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
WAPDA is fully conscious of this fact and has its own well
defined training and development set-up.
This set up is being led by General Manager.
Two premier Training Institutions namely;
1. WAPDA Administrative Staff College Islamabad
2. WAPDA Engineering Academy Faisalabad
12. WAPDA ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE
ISLAMABAD:
WAPDA Staff college is situated near Al- Shifa Hospital Islamabad.
Responsible to cater managerial needs of WAPDA/PEPCO Officers.
Main features of Syllabus are as under:
o Latest Management Topics
o Computer based application program
o Daily activities (Tilawat, Tafseer)
o Tours (local/foreign)
o Lecture/Group work (relevant to management topic)
13. WAPDA ENGINEERING ACADEMY
FAISALABAD
The academy being unique of its kind in the country.
Engineers and Technician of WAPDA were trained in this academy.
Following to enhance confidence/communications skills of officers;
o Latest Management topics
o Computer based application program
o Daily activities
o Tours(local/foreign)
o Lectures/Group work (relevant to technical topics)
14. TRANING OF TRAINERS
WAPDA is also conducting training of trainers.
Workshop
Seminars
All necessary arrangements made by WAPDA
Training is not important to those having attained 56 years of
age due short term utility.
15. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL METHOD
Performance in WAPDA is assessed on the basis of Annual
Confidential report.
If remarks mentioned as Advisory so that necessary
improvement could be made before consideration for
promotion.
Similarly where an officer/staff is assed below average or
unfit for promotion he/she upraised with these remarks as
Adverse.
17. BASIS FOR PROMOTION
Following are the basis for consideration of promotion cases
of officers:
• Qualifying
• Quantification
• Courses
• Experience
• Selection Board Assessment/Recommendation
18. ALLOWNCES/COMPENSATION
WAPDA is providing pay & allowances to its employees as per
Federal Government pay structure, here are different types by Federal
Government and WAPDA as well:
• House rent allowance @ Rs. 45% P.M of initial pay
• Medical Allowance @ Rs. 1000/- P.M to BPS-1-15
• Appointment Allowance to GMs @ Rs. 10,000/-P.M
• Special WAPDA allowance for officers of Finance, Account, Costing
& audit cadres @ Rs. 10,000/-P.M
• Overtime Allowance to BPS-1 to 15 of HO employees up to maximum
of ¼ th of basic pay
19. INCENTIVES
Here are different types of incentives allowed by Federal Government
and WAPDA as well:
• Interest free loan
• Monthly grant to widow
• Funeral charges
• Marriage grant to employees to one daughter @ Rs. 20,000/- and two
daughter of widow
• Education grant to the children of WAPDA employee – monthly
scholarship
20. MEDICAL FACILITY
List of medical facilities which are provided by WAPDA are follows:
• Total hospitals =12
• Dispensaries /Fortified Dispensaries =24
• Provision of free food to indoor admitted patients of BPS-1 to 11
• Parents are allowed medical treatment only in WAPDA Hospital
• Referral to Cardiac institution i.e. AFIC / PIC /NICVD for treatment /
open heart surgery
22. ANNUAL LEAVES
Without medical certificate =120 days
With medical certificate =180 days
Leave on half pay
Leave on full pay
23. KIND OF LEAVES
Recreation leave
Leave not due
Special leave
Maternity leave
Disability leave
Extraordinary leave
Medical leave
24. MANAGING WAGES/SALARIES
WAPDA is Semi- Government organization and follows
Government pay structure therefore wages are managed
according to Federal Government.
Allowances sometimes are given on discussion with labor
union.
25. COMUNICATING (CONSELING
DISCIPLININIG & INTERVIEWING)
In WAPDA day to day affairs are running in a routine
manner.
Only at the time of promotion employees have to conduct
trainings.
Otherwise in routine official procedure these kinds of
communications are not prevailing.
26. BUILDING EMPLOYEE’S
COMMITTMENT
WAPDA has no policy to gather its employees and to
give the them any visual modality.
Completion of various projects become late and the
momentum of work also suffer.
In these circumstances building of any commitment
amongst the employees is not feasible.
27. FIRING PROCEDURE
Disciplinary cases of WAPDA are dealt under efficiency & disciplinary
rules ,1978 on “Misconduct” which includes;
a. Breach of service discipline or instructions issued by the authority.
b. Commission of theft, fraud, dishonesty.
c. Habitual absence without leave
d. Habitual late attendance
e. Willful damage to or loss of the Authority’s goods.
f. Habitual negligence.
g. Disorderly behavior during working hours.
28. INQUIRY PROCEDURE
Formal/Regular Inquiry
Through enquiry (under rule 6)
• Charge sheet
• Defense reply
• Personal hearing (if
requested)
• Receipt of report
• Constitution of enquiry
committee
Proceeding without
Inquiry
Without inquiry (under rule 5)
• Letter of explanation
• Defense reply
• Personal hearing
• Show cause notice
• Personal hearing
• Decision of competent authority
29. PENALTIES
a. Minor Penalties:
i. Censure
ii. Withholding for a specified period, promotion or
increment
iii. Recovery from pay of the whole or any part of any
pecuniary loss caused to WAPDA
30. PENALTIES
b) Major penalties
i. Compulsory retirement
ii. Removal from service
iii. Dismissal from service
iv. Reduction to a lower post or time-scales