Outsourced power workers raise job security concerns

Vission Plus have been granted an extension till May 31. They can not terminate their services before that. If they do, they can be blacklisted. JAGDEV SINGH HANS, chief engineer, PSPCL (Ludhiana Central)

- Rishika Kriti

LUDHIANA: Outsourced workers deployed as Complaint Handling Bikes (CHB) and Complaint Handling Wagons (CHW) across Ludhiana have raised serious concerns about their job security amid uncertainty over contract extensions.

The concerns have intensified after Vission Plus, the company managing 423 outsourced workers in the Ludhiana Suburban Circle, informed them that their services would end on April 30, even though the contract is valid until May 30. A similar situation looms over 511 workers under Sandha and Company, whose contract also expires at the end of May.

A senior official of Vission Plus, requesting anonymity, said, "Our three-year-long contract had already concluded in November 2024. Since then, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had been giving us monthly extensions instead of a long-term renewal making it difficult for us to continue providing services, as there are many hidden costs and penalties that hinder our ability to function efficiently."