ABSTRACT:

                                     One of the most important institutions of the modern world is the industrial organizations, where a large number of people work together for attainment of the organizational objectives through production of goods and services. People are central to the organizational process and therefore, the challenge of new millennium manifests most critically in the area of Human Resource Management. Human Resource Management is one of the most important managerial functions encompassing in its ambit all aspects of the organizational interactions with people, whether within itself or the society around. The electricity industry occupies a unique place in our country. The electricity industry being labor-intensive is a major contribution to the country’s economy with its vast potential for creation of employment opportunities in industrial sectors. Business organizations are made up of people and function through people. Electricity industry is no exception this. Hence, it is essential for every organization to adopt human resource management practices in the administration. This paper also analyzes the human resource management in electricity industry.

KEY WORDS :  Human resource management, organizations, electricity industry, HRM Practices.