The state government employees, including sanitation workers, teachers, and hospital staff, declared an indefinite strike from March 14, seeking restoration of the old pension scheme that was scrapped in 2005.
Thousands of employees of three state-owned power companies went on a 72-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against the privatisation of power firms even as the government invoked the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA).
Protesting against privatisation, more than a lakh employees of Maharashtra’s power sector companies are going on a three-day strike which would have an impact on the supply system. The employees of all the three companies - Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MahaDiscom), Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd (MahaGenco) and Maharashtra State Electricity