Patiala: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing that the proposed Electricity Amendment bill, 2021, should not be rushed to Parliament during the pandemic period before a detailed discussion with power sector engineers and employees.
AIPEF spokesperson V K Gupta claimed the Union power ministry circulated the draft bill on February 5 only to the state secretaries of energy for comments to be sent within two weeks. “This procedure is anomalous and defective as the important stakeholders comprising power sector engineers and employees, electricity consumers have been excluded,” he said.
Further, even before the time completion of two weeks, videoconferences were proposed to be held on February 17 to give views. The virtual discussions were also held with regulators. “The whole exercise to rush through the bill is thus non-transparent, undemocratic, and discriminatory,” he alleged.
AIPEF spokesperson V K Gupta claimed the Union power ministry circulated the draft bill on February 5 only to the state secretaries of energy for comments to be sent within two weeks. “This procedure is anomalous and defective as the important stakeholders comprising power sector engineers and employees, electricity consumers have been excluded,” he said.
Further, even before the time completion of two weeks, videoconferences were proposed to be held on February 17 to give views. The virtual discussions were also held with regulators. “The whole exercise to rush through the bill is thus non-transparent, undemocratic, and discriminatory,” he alleged.
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