Provisions relating to personnel

(1) The State Government may by a transfer scheme provide for the transfer of the personnel to Gridco and OHPC, an thc vesting of rte pro~erlies, rights and liabilities in the Gridco cr OHPC under section 23. (2) Upon such transrer under tlle transfer scheme the pcrsonnel shall hold office or service undcr Gridco or OHPC, as the case may be, on terms and conditions that may be determincd in accordance with the trensfm scheme: Provided that such ter ms and conditjons on the transfcr 6haIl not in any wsy be less favourablc than thosc which would have been applicable to them if there had been no such vesting. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 or any other law as is applicable, and except for the provisions madc in this Act, the transfer of the employment of the personnel referred to in sub-section (1) shall not entitlc such ernployee6 to any cqmpensation or damagei under this Act: or any other Central or State law or under the gcnercl law, savc as prcvided in the transfer scheme. (4) For the purpcses of this Section as well as the transfer scheme the term "personnel" shall mean all Persons who on the effective date are the employees of the Board or the employees of the State Government on deputation or assignment to the Board and otl~cr persons assigned- for thc elccclricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply related work n s may be notified -by the State Government as forming part of the personnel under tbis seclion notwithstanding that they have been empIoyed by other departments and organisations.