1.5 mn power sector employees plan strike on Jan 8 against privatisation

They say amendment to Electricity Act, 2003 will also impact farmers and weaker sections of society

Nearly 1.5 million employees, including engineers, of public sector undertakings in the power sector across the country will observe a one-day strike on January 8 against the proposed amendment to the Electricity Act, 2003.

The employees have alleged the amendment was aimed at facilitating the privatisation of power supply in India by segregating carriage and content. 

“The decision to amend the Electricity Act, 2003, will adversely affect farmers and weaker sections of society. Therefore, the union power ministry should immediately withdraw the move,” All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) Chairman Shailendra Dubey said on Sunday.

He said electricity employees in all the state