GVMC Council passes decision in opposition to privatisation of Vizag Steel Plant

All 98 corporators of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), no matter their political affiliations, unanimously handed a decision within the Council assembly on Friday in opposition to the alleged transfer to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).

Saying that the decision could be submitted to the Centre by means of the State authorities, the corporators demanded the withdrawal of the disinvestment of RINL-VSP notified in 2021, and the Expression of Interest (EoI) known as from personal companies for the operation and upkeep of 44 wings of the VSP.

“After these calls for raised by the YSRCP, CPI and CPI(M), the corporators belonging to the ruling events similar to TDP, BJP and JSP additionally supported the transfer. All 98 corporators handed a decision in opposition to any exercise harming the pursuits of the VSP and its staff,” GVMC forty fourth Ward Corporator and YSRCP Floor Leader Banala Srinivasa Rao mentioned.

GVMC Mayor Peela Srinivasa Rao mentioned, “We will embrace the VSP situation within the company’s agenda and can carry it to the discover of the Centre by means of State authorities.”

Meanwhile, BJP Visakhapatnam North MLA Vishnu Kumar Raju mentioned that notifications for EoIs have been issued for 44 departments of the VSP for a complete contract system to streamline the operations. “It just isn’t for the privatisation of the plant,” he asserted.

Later, the council members mentioned 84 problems with the 151 notified within the agenda within the presence of the Mayor and GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg.

Barring a number of, virtually all had been authorized by the GVMC Council, a launch mentioned.