The committee also revealed that a delegation met the PSPCL chairman, Basant Garg on December 23 and submitted a formal agitation notice ... PSPCL staff to protest on Jan 15 over land sell-off plan.
The association alleged that the change violates the tripartite agreement signed between the Punjab government, the management of the PSPCL and Punjab StatePower TransmissionCorporationLimited (PSTCL), and employee unions and associations.
Explaining the sharp rise in revenue, PSPCL officials pointed out that applicants seeking connections without an NOC are charged higher amounts ... NOC waiver on new connections boost PSPCL revenue by 50% in month.
PSPCL union leaders during the state-level meeting scheduled with CMD Basant Garg at head office in Patiala on December 12...Despite this, they alleged that both the state government and the PSPCL management continued to ignore their demands.
The dispute dates back to 2018, when PSPCL booked Kumar’s unit for alleged unauthorised use of electricity and imposed a penalty of ₹21.94 lakh ...Despite this clear ruling, PSPCL delayed refunding the deposited amount ... Pspcl.
Union leaders warned that selling PSPCL and PSTCL land would severely restrict future development of critical infrastructure such as substations, transmission corridors and new power projects ... Pspcl.
No new staff have been assigned to existing substations, leaving critical power infrastructure exposed to delays, outages and serious safety risks, they said ... (HT FilePhoto) ... News / Cities / Chandigarh / Staff crunch at PSPCL substations in Ludhiana.