Deputy Chief Minister Pathak who, also holds the Health and Medical Education portfolio visited the trauma centre on Thursday and declared that the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) will be imposed if such strikes occur again.
Under the final stage (Stage IV) of the Centre's action plan, only CNG, electric, and BS VI-compliant vehicles from other states are allowed to enter Delhi, with exemptions granted to those involved in essential services.
Birmingham City Council, which provides services to more than a million people, submitted a Section 114 notice on Tuesday, suspending all expenditures from those for essential services.
Protesters expressed frustration over unjust tax hikes, an unprecedented surge in electricity bills despite prolonged power cuts, and against a state-manufactured crisis of essential services in the region.
Delhi police authorities on Wednesday announced to have chalked out a detailed traffic plan with necessary arrangements to ensure smooth vehicular movement in the national capital during the upcoming 18th Heads of State and Government Summit of the G20 (Group of 20).
The Chief Minister directed to make all the essential services like property tax, bill payments, notices, all types of NOCs and permissions online, which would not only facilitate the people in getting prompt services but also help to play down the corruption within the system. He said that
All Delhi schools and colleges will remain closed till Sunday and government offices, except those providing essential services, will resort to working from home, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday.
Chief Minister Sukhu emphasized that after six months of assuming power, the Congress government successfully initiated operations at the Mini Secretariat, bringing all essential services under one roof.
"Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in the exercise of Powers, conferred upon him under section 3 read with section 4A of the Haryana Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1974 (Haryana Act No. 40 of 1974) as extended to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, vide Govt.
"Under the sub-article (1) of the article (3) of the Uttar Pradesh Essential Services Maintainance Act (1966), the Lieutenant Governor forbids strikes under state services for the six months starting from the date of issuance of the notice", said the official statement.
According to the official statement, Prime Minister directed senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safely evacuated by the State Government and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as Power, Telecommunicatio
The Uttarakhand government enforced ESMA (Essential Services Maintenance Act) to put pressure on the striking employees of Uttarakhand Power Corporation, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, and Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd (PTCUL) to get back to work, stated an officia