The Uttarakhand Government constituted a subcommittee to consider the issues of the employees of Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (UPNL) on the directions of the chief minister, Tirath Singh Rawat. On Thursday, thousands of protesting UPNL employees marched to CM residence to stage a gherao to press for their demands but they were stopped by police at the Sahastradhara Crossing due to which, the protestors started protesting on the roads. As informed by the president of the union, Kushagra Joshi, five representatives of the union talked to CM through a video conference in which he stated that no protesting employee would be terminated from his job and the State Government formed a subcommittee to consider their issues.
The CM has stated that UPNL employees have made considerable contribution in the development of the state and the government would take all the possible measures in their interest. In this sub committee, the additional chief secretary/ principal secretary/secretary will be the member secretary while finance secretary while personnel secretary and managing director of the UPNL will be the members on behalf of the government. Further, the government has also decided to invite two officials from the UPNL Employees Union to be a part of the subcommittee.
Meanwhile, the protesting union members stated that they will continue their protest till the government approves their demands.
Friday, 26 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
