ESMA, its role in quelling powermen’s protest
The implementation of East Punjab Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1968, approved by the UT Administrator-cum-Governor Punjab, Banwarilal Purohit, and undersigned by Adviser Dharam Pal banning strikes for upto next six months by the employees of UT Electricity Department has raised many concerns.
Insiders believe that the invoking of ESMA along with the calling of military personnel forced the members of UT Powermen Union to rethink their decision of a 72-hour long strike and reducing it to 36 hours till 4pm, on Wednesday. They called off the strike and resumed work.
What is the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1947?
The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1947, which is being read now as ESMA, 1968, is an Act of the Parliament which was established to ensure the delivery of certain services,
