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ETF Gives Greenlight, Power Staff See Red
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|January 10, 2025
The Energy Task Force (ETF) on Thursday approved a proposal to invite bids to select a transaction advisor (consultant) for preparing a roadmap to privatize the Agra and Varanasi distribution companies (discoms) in the state.
LUCKNOW: The decision was taken at the ETF meeting chaired by chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh here.
The move has, however, sparked fresh discontent among power sector employees, who have vowed to escalate their ongoing agitation.
"Today, discussions were held in the Energy Task Force (ETF) meeting regarding appointing a transaction advisor to prepare a roadmap for reforms in power distribution companies and preparing an RFP (Request for Proposal)," chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh said in a post in Hindi on X later in the afternoon.
This story is from the January 10, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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