LUCKNOW, March 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Parishad Abhiyanta Sangh has raised concerns over the selection process for director positions in state power corporation, urging chief minister Yogi Adityanath to review the matter. In a letter sent on Tuesday, the association called for a fair selection of departmental engineers for these key posts.

Jitendra Singh Gurjar, the association's general secretary, said the screening committee ignored established norms and introduced new criteria to shortlist candidates for 17 director positions, with interviews scheduled for March 6.

"Of the approximately 54 shortlisted candidates, only 19 are departmental engineers, while 35 are from private companies or other institutions," he said.

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