N Murugesan, President, Southern India Spinners’ Association (SISPA) says his association has requested the state government to provide immediate remedial measures, including sanctioning six equal installments for payment of electricity bills for March 2020, irrespective of the consumers (LT, LTCT and HT) without levying belated payment surcharge (BPSC)/any other additional surcharges or otherwise it may be deducted from the additional current consumption deposit (ACCD).

The association also requested the state government to advice TANGEDCO to collect minimum electricity charges for the recorded (actual) demand and not for the sanctioned demand during the lockdown period. SISPA also requested the government to adopt the same procedure for at least six months to overcome the financial crisis after the lockdown period. Murugesan revealed the 40 days nationwide lockdown, closing of borders between districts and states has affected the highly labour, capital- intensive textile spinning sector and has affected the revenue of the entire textile value chain. Hence, the association is seeking support at this critical moment to safeguard the industries and the millions of the workers in the nation.