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Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 19: The Power Employees Coordination Committee members have decided to go for 72 hours strike from September 24 with regards to the government decision of unbundling the department. The employee's coordination committee has opposed the decision. Scores of employees ET talked to said that there were dire consequences if the decision was not taken back. One of the employees said that the tender for unbundling have been issued and the government is heading towards the privatization and unbundling without taking the stakeholders on board. He added, while the government was yet to take to redress the pending issue of the employees.
The employees have appealed to the administration to establish a commission and make efforts to stop such a move. The employees have thus decided to go on 72 hours strike from September across Jammu and Kashmir.
Another employee said, "Our protest is against the unilateral move of the government to unbundle the department and create companies, without involving the employee who are major stake holder". The government of Jammu and Kashmir is contemplating the unbundling of JKPDD into various companies as per the tender floated vide E-NIT No-01 dated 23/08/2019.
The government has not made public the report of the Reorganization committee framed vide Government Order no 229-PDD of 2018 dated 25/10/2018 after the agitation by employees in October 2018, which had been mandated to put up the proposal for examining the service conditions of all cadres at various levels in length and breadth regarding reorganization of department. The employees are of apprehension that several issues like service guarantee, GPF, pension, family pension in case of death, death cum retirement gratuity, payment of leave salary, life insurance and medical facilities, compassionate appointments- SRO 43, various types of leaves as per CSR leaves Rules 1979. The members urged the government to shelve the proposal of creating companies and implement the report of the Reorganization Committee constituted by the Government on Oct 25, 2018. The Executive Director assured the delegation that he shall take up the matter with the government. |
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