4 days ago
TTD urges contract staff to avoid strikes, warns of action under ESMA
Visakhapatnam: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (
TTD
), in an official statement issued on Wednesday, stated that contract employees providing services to devotees of Lord Venkateswara will face appropriate action if they boycott duties or stage protests.
Contract employees have been advised to raise their concerns with their respective departmental heads and resolve issues amicably.
"Employees in departments such as sanitation and health are rendering crucial services and have been urged not to engage in actions that cause inconvenience to devotees. The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), which prohibits disruptions to essential services, is currently in force and must be strictly followed at TTD," the statement said.
The organisation emphasised that boycotting duties in a globally recognised spiritual institution is inappropriate. It further added that if employees violate rules and initiate strikes, ESMA provisions will be enforced. In addition to staff from the SLSMPC organisation, contract employees and workers from various societies are employed within TTD. Should they boycott their duties, alternative measures will be taken under the ESMA provisions, the statement added.
