All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister against the formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL till the democratic process of electing new government is completed as electricity is a concurrent subject.

V K Gupta Spokesperson AIPEF said that the AIPEF has written a letter to Lt Governor Jammu & Kashmir with copies to PMO on Tuesday urging them not to take any decision now and leave this to the newly elected government.

Since Electricity is a concurrent subject Ministry of Power/Home Ministry decision to form JVC
with central government company PGCIL is against the constitution because the State Govt has been bypassed .As per Press Reports it is expected that state assembly elections will be held around May/June 2022 .

It may be mentioned that All J&K Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee is vehemently opposing the move and have requested the Govt to put on hold the draft. in case the move is not withdrawn, they have given a call of Work Boycott from 18th December.
V K Gupta said that at least more than half a dozen power engineers Associations of various states have written to LG agaigest any such move and have supported the boycott move of J &K employees and engineers.These include the state of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, West Bengal , Uttarakhand,Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
AIPEF has mentioned its letter that every state govt. of the country faces a problem of unemployment and in case
transmission function is retained in state govt. without any JV with PGCIL, the implication is that it will provide employment to the unemployed
persons of J&K.