The Uttarakhand Government has started preparations to give the benefits of the seventh pay commission to the employees of the State Government.
The Chief Minister Harish Rawat said this while addressing a meeting of 26 biennial convention of Uttarakhand Urja Kamgar Sangathan (UUKS) hereon Thursday. He said that the state government is committed to provide the genuine benefit to the employees and advised the worker unions that they should refrain from strikes. Rawat said that avenues of talks between the unions and government should always remain open and stressed that the strike is not the solution. He observed that strikes not only inflict wounds on the government but also on the employee unions. He called for making Uttarakhand a strike free state for the larger benefit of the people of the state. Chief Minister said that the employees and State Government should work in tandem for the betterment of the State.
Exhorting the power corporations to increase their efficiency CM advised that they should work dedicatedly for increasing the power generation and reducing the losses. He observed that the state is on 19 positions among the 38 power utility in the country and the corporation should strive to reach at ninth place. Rawat said that lot needs to be done on improving power scenario in the state and Government is committed to complete Pancheswar, Kisau, lakhwad and Vyasi hydro power projects on time.