A delegation of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE)  will meet   Punjab Governor on February 1 and handover  a memorandum to him against privatisation of Chandigarh (UT )Power Department.
 

A spokesperson  All India Power Engineers Federation(AIPEF)  V K Gupta said that

NCCOEEE online meeting held on Monday  was presided by Er Shailendra Dubey Chairman AIPEF. It was decided to oppose the  decision for privatisation of profit-making power  departments of Union Territories of Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Puducherry. NCCOEEE core committee leaders will reach Chandigarh on February 1 to support UT power sector employees’ strike  against privatisation.
It is worthwhile to mention that the Chandigarh Power Department has
 been making profit for the last seven years.Profit for the year 2020-2021 is Rs 257 crore and line losses in Chandigarh are only 9.2 percent. The electricity
tariff of Chandigarh is also cheaper as compared to Punjab and Haryana. The privatisation of such a profit-making utility is not acceptable.
Mr. Gupta further  said that the legal challenge filed by UT employees is still sub judice as the matter was  first referred to the Supreme Court which then directed it to High Court. The next date of hearing is
January 20 and the High Court is yet to decide the case on its merit.It seems that the UT administration has not brought the full facts of the cast before the central government.

It may be mentioned that the Union Cabinet approved the bid of the highest bidder on January 6 to privatize the electricity department of the Chandigarh administration.