After the doctors in Punjab, now the employees of the electricity department have decided to go on strike. All the employees of the electricity department will not work on 10, 11 and 12 September. This decision has been taken by the Joint Forum Punjab, Bijli Karamchari Ekta Manch and Junior Engineer Association after the government did not accept their demands. Due to which common people may have to face difficulties.
A meeting was held with the government on 6 September
The three organizations of the electricity department had a meeting with the electricity minister Harbhij Singh ETO. But this meeting was inconclusive. The organizations of the electricity department say that the government is not ready to give them anything and is only talking. The government is not ready to give martyr status and financial assistance of crores of rupees to the electricity employees who lose their precious lives while working.
These are the demands of the electricity department
The employee who dies during duty should be given the status of martyr and financial assistance of crores of rupees.
The main demands of the sub-station staff are that the time for promotion from RTM to ALM should be reduced.
OC should be given pay band, sub-station staff should be given security and overtime should be given.
The allowances which have been re-issued by the Punjab government have to be implemented from 2021.
Third scale promotion should be relied upon, recruitment should be done on vacant posts.
Recruitment from other states in Powercom should be banned.