Rs 2,600 cr EPF scam: UPPCL employees boycott work

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) employees on Monday began their 48-hour work boycott against the provident fund scam and sought a Government guarantee for the safe return of their money invested in the DHFL.

Over Rs 2,600 crore of the State power employees’ provident fund (PF) was reportedly invested in the scam-hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL), prompting the State Government to order a CBI probe.

However, the units generating power have been exempted from the protest to prevent grid failure.Led by Vidyut Karamchari

Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS), a joint forum of power employees and engineers, about 45,000 employees of the power department began their protest at 8 am on Monday for 48 hours, its convenor Shailendra Dubey said.