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AIPEF seeks LG, CM intervention to revoke suspensions, release withheld salaries

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13 August 2026

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Srinagar, August 12: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir to intervene for immediate revocation of suspension orders against power engineers and employees, release of withheld salaries and withdrawal of what it described as “victimisation” measures.

AIPEF Chairman Shailendra Dubey, in a letter to the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister, said holding engineers and employees personally responsible through suspension and other punitive measures, without a comprehensive examination of the relevant records, was “wholly unjustified and unacceptable.”

According to the federation, the J&K Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee has maintained that field engineers and officials had already undertaken several enforcement measures against electricity theft and unauthorised use of electricity.

These measures, it said, included disconnections, assessment of penalties, recovery proceedings, requests for registration of FIRs, joint inspections with police authorities and action against habitual offenders.

AIPEF alleged that instead of examining the complete factual and technical record and fixing responsibility in accordance with established procedures, engineers and employees had “apparently been made scapegoats” and subjected to punitive action.

The federation also pointed to Action Taken Reports submitted by the concerned Chief Engineer and Superintending Engineer, saying these should be subjected to immediate and impartial examination.

Objection to salary withholding

AIPEF also objected to the withholding of salaries of engineers and officials in various divisions and subdivisions over what it described as comparatively lower progress under the Solar Ghar Scheme.

“Salary is the legitimate livelihood of employees and cannot be withheld as a coercive or punitive measure without following due process,” the federation said.

The federation argued that arbitrary suspension, salary withholding and alleged victimisation to shift responsibility for systemic deficiencies could demoralise the workforce and adversely affect reliable electricity supply and the functioning of the power sector.

It called for responsibility to be fixed only after a comprehensive technical and administrative inquiry.

AIPEF further said that if the Jammu & Kashmir Electrical Engineering Association (JKEEGA) and other power employees and engineers were compelled to resort to agitation in support of their demands, power engineers and employees across the country would extend “full support and solidarity” to their counterparts in J&K.

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