After having a dialogue with the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and his son, Saket Bahuguna along with the department higher officials, contractual employees of all three power corporations withdrew their agitation.
It is noteworthy that contractual employees from all three power corporations which include Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl), Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl), Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand limited (PTCUl) under the banner of Uttarakhand Vidyut Samvida Karmchari Sangathan (UVSKS) were staging protest for more than one month in support of their pending demands.
While talking to The Pioneer, Vinod Kavi, State general secretary of UVSKS, hoped that the State Government will take effective steps for
redressing the grievances of the contractual employees, who have been staging protest for about a month.
He claimed that tripartite talks with public representatives and officials facilitated fruitful conclusion.
The association office bearers told that 15 per cent hike in salary, enforcement of labour laws and provision of Rs10 lakh compensation for the bereaved family in case of accidental death of a worker and a job for one dependent, official quarters etc. are pending demands of association and they have already submitted memorandum highlighting their demands to department officials.