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| PDD employees protest against privatization | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee staged a protest against privatisation of the Power Development Department (PDD). The protesters urged the government to ensure that employees’ interests were kept on mind before taking any decision to unbundle the department.
The employees alleged that the government was not clarifying about the future of the employees after the PDD would be bifurcated between Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It is estimated that about 30,000 employees will be affected by the decision of the state government to reorganize the PDD.
A protester, on the condition of anonymity, said, “Our daily wager staff members who have been working for last 20 years have not been regularised and there is no plan for them. There is no clarity on service right. There is no detailed plan by the government about the structure after the transition and the levels in the department. What would be the seniority, promotion avenues in the future is not clear.”
Power Department is the biggest employer in the state. The employees alleged that with privatisation, their jobs will be at stake, as there will be no accountability. “They might not give permanent jobs, they can outsource jobs. There can be issues with employment and recruitment. It is a multi-dimensional issue. The government only wants to offload its liabilities onto some private firm in the future. That’s why they are taking this decision in haste and we are strongly opposing it,” said Tikku.
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