All powercom employees’ associations unitedly oppose state govt’s move to sell / lease Punjab’s lifeline properties
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ October 9,2025
An emergency meeting of all Unions/ Associations representing the power sector of Punjab was held today in Patiala regarding the plans to sell assets and properties of PSPCL and PSTCL. The meeting was attended by Er. Jatinder Garg, Er Devinder Goyal, Er Ajay Pal Singh Atwal representing PSEB Engineers’ Association, Er Amandeep Jehlvi, Er Chanchal Kumar, Er Vikas Gupta from Council of Junior Engineers, Kuldeep Singh Udhoke, Harpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh Jassal from Technical Services Union, Avtar Kainth Bijli Mulazim Shangarhsheel Morcha, Gurvinder Singh SCBCEWF, Amit Kumar, Ashish Singh from PSEB Accounts Audit & Administrative Services Association, Er. Tejinder Singh PSPCL/ PSTCL IT Officers Association, Reetinder Galwatti HR Officers Association.
“A unanimous decision was to oppose the move to sell / lease valuable lands and assets of the power sector. It was decided that all employees and engineers/ officers will oppose this move to sell properties in the name of monetisation where our power houses, offices, stores are situated and some vacant lands that would otherwise be used for the department’s future growth for providing electricity services to the public. These actions could endanger the very existence of PSPCL and PSTCL. A protest demonstration was also held against the government attempt to sell off valuable lands of the power sector under the name of monetisation today dated 09-10-2025 in front of the main gate of PSEB Head Office” said the spokesperson of an association.
The leadership of all unions issued a warning that if any attempt is made which may cause harm to the department’s properties/ assets, then all unions across Punjab will launch immediate protests.
As per available information, sate government is planning to sell government properties in Mohali, Ludhiana and Patiala. The govt is keeping an eye on the land of the Old Bus Stand in Patiala, properties of the PSPCL, spread over 55 acres near 23 Number Phatak, a sports stadium and flats constructed for the PSPCL employees, among others. In Ludhiana,there are around 40 properties of the PSPCL, located on the GT road, and in Power Colony at Sarabha Nagar, besides the long-pending auction of Ludhiana City Centre and land parcels opposite the district administration complex are under the radar of state government for selling.
