Niti Aayog's 'privatisation' recipe irks public sector powermen union

Union says 'experiments' of privatisation and franchisee models had failed across the country; asks Centre to discuss related issues with power sector engineers for framing a fruitful power policy

Energy sector technocrats representing some 1.5 million public sector powermen have opposed NITI Aayog's proposals, in its strategy paper, to privatise power distribution in urban areas and run a franchisee system in rural.

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has said any move to privatise power distribution would meet resistance by power engineers and employees at all levels.