Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 19: J&K Central Non-Gazetted Electrical Employees Union (JKCNGEEU) projected burning demands of Electrical employees in separate functions held today at Jammu and Srinagar, in connection with 34th anniversary of the Union.
The function was presided over by J&K president Mohammed Afzal Bhat Fatehpuri at Bemina PDD complex Srinagar and Parshotam Sharma, J&K general secretary through press conference at Press Club Jammu along with Gurnam Singh Salathia, Surjeet Khajuria, Chander Vijay Singh and others.
In the programme it was made clear that all PDD/PDC employees and workers are united for the ongoing struggle against the privatization of PDD, release of long pending wages of daily wagers and regularization of their service.
The speakers said that the Power Development Department was reorganized in the year 1981 and since then a huge augmentation was made to the infrastructure by way of construction of large number of Grid Stations, Receiving Station and laying of HV Transmission lines but the manpower required for smooth maintenance of this huge infrastructure has not been provided and no attempt made to create the adequate posts for the required manpower.
Parshotam Sharma demanded revocation of wrong policy of Government for Restructuring and Unbundling (Privatization) of the PDD and formation of companies and corporations. He also demanded transfer of all power projects from NHPC to JKSPDC to overcome power and economic crisis and unemployment to some extent.
The Union, during the function, also demanded risk allowance in favour of the staff working on risk prone jobs, formation of compensation, relief and rehabilitation centers for employees and workers of the department undergoing power accidental cases and provision of modern safety tools to employees and workers.
The speakers appealed the employees and workers of PDD to unite for fighting for their common cause and urge the Principal Secretary PDD and MD JPDCL to resolve the pending issues of PDD employees and workers.
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