CPI demands reduction in power tariff for ferro-alloys units
The Hindu
CPI State Secretariat member P. Kameswara Rao on Thursday urged the State government to reduce the power tariff for ferroalloys companies and other small and medium industries, saying that they were on the verge of closure with the hike in electricity charges.
CPI State Secretariat member P. Kameswara Rao on Thursday urged the State government to reduce the power tariff for ferroalloys companies and other small and medium industries, saying that they were on the verge of closure with the hike in electricity charges.
In a press release, he said that that concession in power tariff would help the industries focus on production which ensures livelihood for workers and create economic activity.
“Almost all the major industries including jute, sugar and ferro-alloys have halted their operations with the increase in raw material cost and power charges. A unit of electricity has gone up to ₹8 from ₹5. A concession of ₹2 per unit will help the units revive production,” said Mr. Kameswara Rao.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists