The department has been Re-organized during 2001-02 by which six offices of Deputy Chief Electrical Inspectors were started with the sanction of seven DCEI posts one each to the six field offices and one at head office. Further, 16 additional posts of Electrical Inspectors, 13 posts of Deputy Electrical Inspectors and 12 posts of Assistant Electrical Inspectors have been sanctioned raising the total no of sanctioned posts to 329.

Subsequently as per the policy of the Govt. to cut 80% of the existing vacancies in each department, Govt. have abolished 46 posts including a post of senior accounts officer in the department. As such the sanctioned strength is reduced to 283.

Consequent to the formation of two no.s of new districts, at Ramanagara and at Chikkaballapur, a total number of six posts have been sanctioned raising the total number of sanctioned posts to 289. The new posts sanctioned are, Deputy Electrical Inspector- 2 nos, Assistant Electrical Inspector- 1 No. FDA -1 No., Driver -1 No. and Peon-1 no.

Further, during 2010-11, formation Yadgir district has resulted in sanction of 8 posts and the total sanctioned strength raised to 297.

During 2010-11, additional 50 posts (non technical) were created along with 35 posts of outsourcing and the total sanctioned strength rose to 398.

During 2012-13, the Dept has been organised by creating additional 60 posts viz; 5 posts of Additional Chief Electrical Inspector, 8 Deputy Chief Electrical Inspector, 4 Electrical Inspector , 33 Assistant Electrical Inspector, 1 Manager, 2 AAO’s , 3 FDA’s & 4 SDA’s and the sanctioned strength raised to 442 and total no of offices 38.

During 2014-15, additional 6 posts viz.,2 posts of Additional Chief Electrical Inspector, 2 posts of stenographer 2 posts of Helpers(Outsourcing) were created and total sanctioned strength raised to 448

During 2015-16, additional 4 posts of Accounts officer were created and total sanctioned strength is 452.