CHANDIGARH: Maharashtra State Electricity Employees, Engineers, Officers Action Committee comprising seven unions and associations have written to the Chief Minister and Energy Minister to instruct the management of Mahavitaran Company to stop the implementation of the proposed wrong restructuring proposal.

Releasing the letter V K Gupta media advisor AIPEF informed that the letter also seeks a meeting to stop unreasonable privatization and give up the policy of granting parallel electricity distribution licenses and decide an effective policy from the perspective of the interests of the state, employees , and consumers.

An online meeting of the unions action committee was held and a decision was taken unanimously to completely oppose the said restructuring proposal, which would be fatal for the future existence of the Mahavitaran Company and the employees of the company.

The restructuring proposal received by the trade unions is mainly to the staffing pattern and working norms and restructuring invariably has led to reduction of workforce and often been used to make organization attractive for privatisation. Restructuring has led to increased workload on the remaining workers.

The vacant posts have not been filled when about 30% to 32% of the total sanctioned posts in the Mahavitaran Company are vacant and its far-reaching effects are being felt on the financial progress of the company and customer service. .

The restructuring model put before the trade unions is incomplete, unrealistic and impractical and there is no clarity about the future empowerment of the Mahavitaran Company in it, all the unions participating in the action committee have opposed the restructuring proposal.

If the implementation of the said policy is not stopped, a decision has been taken unanimously to protest from October 1. The management is deliberately trying to impose such a strike, the administration will be solely responsible for any disruption of industrial peace or impact on customer service due to this strike.