# Haryana power staff strike over private licence

> Haryana's power employees call a three-day strike after regulators grant a private company a 25-year licence to distribute electricity in Gurugram and Nuh.
- Title: Haryana power staff strike over private licence · The Hindu
- Summary: Haryana's power employees call a three-day strike after regulators grant a private company a 25-year licence to distribute electricity in Gurugram and Nuh…
- Keywords: haryana, electricity, strike, eleven power, herc, privatisation, gurugram, nuh, dakshin haryana bijli vitran nigam, anil vij, news, politics
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/haryana-power-staff-call-3-day-strike-against-giving-licence-to-private-discom/article71605055.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-20T19:29:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: haryana, electricity, strike, eleven power, herc, privatisation, gurugram, nuh, dakshin haryana bijli vitran nigam, anil vij, news, politics
## Regulator grants private licence
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission granted Eleven Power Private Limited a 25-year licence to distribute electricity in Gurugram and Nuh on October 19.
## Staff call three-day strike
The Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Front called a three-day statewide strike from Thursday to protest the decision to grant the private company a parallel distribution licence.
## Eight point three lakh consumers affected
Over eight point three lakh power consumers in Gurugram and Nuh, including households, farms, shops, industrial units and offices, can now choose between two distribution companies.
## Staff fear state firm undermined
The Joint Front alleged the decision would undermine the state-owned Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam by handing over high-revenue areas to a private player.

> undermine the State-owned Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
## Farmers warn of subsidy loss
Bharatiya Kisan Union State president Rattan Mann said farmers and poor households in Nuh who benefit from subsidised electricity could be hit hard as the government gave no written assurance subsidies will continue.
## Opposition calls it assault
Indian National Lok Dal patron Sampat Singh condemned the decision as a grave and irreversible assault on Haryana's public power sector and the principle that essential services must serve people before profit.

> a grave and irreversible assault on Haryana's public power sector
## Government will challenge ruling
Power Minister Anil Vij said the decision was taken by an autonomous body despite the state government's opposition to privatisation and would be challenged before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.
## Next steps announced for October 24
The Joint Front announced that the next phase of agitation and future course of action would be declared on October 24, while the Bharatiya Kisan Union planned a mahapanchayat over the next 15 days.
## Key takeaway

Haryana power staff strike from Thursday against HERC's decision to grant Eleven Power a 25-year electricity distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh, with farmers and opposition also opposing the move.