Tata Power Discoms reaffirms: No Retrenchment of BA Workforce, Only Redeployment by AMC Contractors; Workers Urged to Rejoin by November 15
• Tata Power Odisha Discoms serve nearly 1 crore customers across Odisha.
• Over the past six years, distribution losses have reduced and safety and customer service have improved, while consumer tariffs have remained unchanged.
• Due to exponential growth of no. Of consumers and load , the contractual workforce has increased from approximately 6,000 in 2020 to around 15,300 today for TPCODL. *The overall number has doubled across all discoms to over 55,000 contractual employees.* No contractual employee has been retrenched as per the Govt directives.
• Only 374 out of around 15,300 contract employees have been identified for redeployment, of whom approximately 200 have already moved.
• Employees have been asked to join by 15 November26. Those wishing to return can join. Where employees remain unavailable, business associates will be compelled to make alternative arrangements to ensure uninterrupted services to the people of Odisha.
We request you to kindly consider these facts while reporting and help place the right perspective before the people of Odisha through your respected print, broadcast or digital platforms.
