Power ministry asks states to vaccinate power sector employees on priority

The Union Ministry of Power has written to all states asking them to consider power sector employees as front line workers and vaccinate them on a priority basis.

“Since the government had allowed vaccination of all individuals, I would like to request you to kindly arrange and facilitate special vaccination drive on first priority across all utility personnel working in generation, transmission and distribution sectors, whether on rolls of discoms or contractual, both public and private sectors, as well as in crucial centres/offices of such as central and regional load despatch centres, the control rooms, and other institutions which contribute to the uninterrupted supply of power, on priority basis,” said a letter by Alok Kumar, secretary, Union Ministry of Power.