Nagpur, Dec 22 (PTI) A total of 26,648 technical and non-technical Class III and IV posts in the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited are lying vacant, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the Assembly on Thursday.

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Contract workers cannot be recruited directly into service but will given be priority in the recruitment process, he added.

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"These workers will get additional marks per year for their service, which would be considered during the recruitment process," he said.

He said recruitment will be done soon for a large number of MSEDCL posts, and contract workers will be provided insurance cover etc like personnel of security corporations.

"A total of 17,443 contract workers are working in MahaGenco, while 3,940 and 21,551 contract workers are outsourced in MahaTransco and MSEDCL, respectively," Fadnavis added.

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