Nearly 1.5 mn public sector powermen to go on pan-India strike on Jan 8

They are protesting against Electricity (Amendment) Bill, privatisation policies

Almost 1.5 million public sector power employees, including engineers, will proceed on a two-day pan-India strike beginning January 8 in support of their demands and highlight alleged privatisation attempts of the country’s energy sector.

The strike call has been given by the national federations of powermen under the banner of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE). The stir is also against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018 and the alleged privatisation policies of central and state governments.

The other demands of the power employees and engineers include the integration of unbundled power utilities in form of the