KURUKSHETRA: Under the management of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF), the Haryana Power Engineers Association (HPEA) has determined dangle a strike on January 8 and nine in opposition to the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018.
VK Gupta, a spokesperson of AIPEF said, “Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018 additional divides the unbundled electricity business because the distribution corporate will carry the electricity to the purpose of consumption and selling electricity to the consumer can be executed by means of provide licensee.”
KK Malik, normal secretary of HPEA said, “The draft modification to the Electricity Act, 2003 is ‘very unhealthy’, and the proposed adjustments are aimed at reaping rewards ‘the large energy corporations’.
“The draft modification would result in a steep hike in energy tariff, thereby making it unaffordable even for the middle class, let on my own farmers and the poor. States around the country give subsidised electricity to quite a lot of classes of shoppers, including farmers and this is without doubt one of the number one explanation why many distribution corporations around the country are in massive debt lately. If a consumer gets the subsidy directly in his checking account, the centre expects that the distribution corporate would not collect more debt,” said Malik.
KD Bansal president HPEA said, “The government is pushing the Bill, supposed obviously for the benefit of private corporations, at the false premise that pageant will lead to higher products and services for consumers. But the truth is that it is bound to lead to the provision of electricity turning into costlier in a country the place just about 30 crore people are nonetheless with out electricity.”
VK Gupta, a spokesperson of AIPEF said, “Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018 additional divides the unbundled electricity business because the distribution corporate will carry the electricity to the purpose of consumption and selling electricity to the consumer can be executed by means of provide licensee.”
KK Malik, normal secretary of HPEA said, “The draft modification to the Electricity Act, 2003 is ‘very unhealthy’, and the proposed adjustments are aimed at reaping rewards ‘the large energy corporations’.
“The draft modification would result in a steep hike in energy tariff, thereby making it unaffordable even for the middle class, let on my own farmers and the poor. States around the country give subsidised electricity to quite a lot of classes of shoppers, including farmers and this is without doubt one of the number one explanation why many distribution corporations around the country are in massive debt lately. If a consumer gets the subsidy directly in his checking account, the centre expects that the distribution corporate would not collect more debt,” said Malik.
KD Bansal president HPEA said, “The government is pushing the Bill, supposed obviously for the benefit of private corporations, at the false premise that pageant will lead to higher products and services for consumers. But the truth is that it is bound to lead to the provision of electricity turning into costlier in a country the place just about 30 crore people are nonetheless with out electricity.”
Haryana power engineers to hold protest against Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018
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