NAGPUR: Employees of all three government-run power companies will strike work on Diwali on Saturday over the failure of the government to pay bonuses to them. All the 21 power unions have decided to participate in the strike.
Mohan Sharma, a senior power staffer union office-bearer, said the staffers had asked for a bonus against their performance in 2019-20 but energy secretary Aseem Gupta refused to give any assurance regarding it.
“In 2019-20, MSEDCL employees had worked hard to collect Rs 82,000 crore revenue. The discom had earned a profit of Rs 150 crore while Mahatransco had earned Rs 130 crore. In spite of this, the state government refused to sanction Rs 120 crore for the bonus of one lakh power staffers,” said Sharma.
The union leaders have asked all staffers including officers to gather in front of company offices at 8 am on Diwali and stage a dharna.
