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A senior official of the Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam (power discom) recently directed officials across 17 districts to watch, listen and share the motivational content on the YouTube channel of an engineer in the department. The order was later withdrawn. Additional chief engineer (training) S K Nagrani issued an official order on October 9 saying that the employees who come to work without listening to the motivational contents of the YouTube channel will not be allowed to attend periodical safety discussions and disciplinary action will be taken against such “careless” employees. He directed the junior engineer (safety) to create WhatsApp groups for all 17 circles, add all engineers and share the posts in the groups every Friday. These posts are to be further circulated among subordinates and electricity consumers, the order stated. Along with the order, a feedback form was also issued which had a column for suggestions or inspiration or learning from ten creations or contents of the channel. Motivational videos, available on the “Jeene Ki Raah Surendra Kumar” YouTube channel by Junior Engineer Surendra Kumar, were to be shared across all WhatsApp groups every week. “If any employee informs the Assistant Engineer concerned well in advance about his inability to be present before the start of the safety discussion, then in his place another employee, who has heard all the motivational compositions, can be proposed to participate in the safety discussion,” the order said. However, the order was later withdrawn after an inquiry was initiated by Ajmer Discom managing director K P Verma. Talking to The Indian Express , Verma said that a top official had issued the orders on Tuesday. “The officer had issued this order for his department. We got the information and cancelled the orders. We have constituted a two-member committee to investigate the matter to see if anyone was being promoted because of this order. Further action will be taken after the report by the committee is submitted,” said Verrma. While Nagrani was not available for comments, executive engineer (safety) Surendra Kumar Mourya argued how could some people question the spread of motivational content. While justifying the order, he said he would meet top officials to get the arrangements in motion (mentioned in the order) across all electricity companies of the state. “The posts are motivational. What was wrong with the order? It should be done in all the discoms. I will meet the senior officials to present my side,” he said. Ajmer discom is engaged in distribution and supply electricity in 17 districts of Rajasthan , namely Ajmer, Banswara, Beawar, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Deedwana-Kuchaman, Dungarpur, Jhunjhunu, Kekri, Nagaur, Neem ka Thana, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Salumbar, Shahpura, Sikar and Udaipur. None
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