Candle-light protest in Mysuru this evening
60 Government buses damaged in State
RTCs register revenue loss of Rs.152 crore
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the indefinite strike launched by the four State-run Transport Corporations —
KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC — seeking fulfilment of their various demands entered the ninth day today, more number of workers are reporting back for duty with each passing day.
So far, 947 out of about 1,800 employees attached to four depots of KSRTC Mysuru City Division have reported for duty, while 845 out of the nearly 3,000 staff attached to Mysuru Rural Division have reported for work, according to KSRTC sources.
The employees are on strike since Apr.7 urging the Government to meet their nine-point charter of demands. While the Government has claimed that it has met eight of the nine demands, barring the Pay issue, the Transport Unions, refuting the Government’s claims, say that the bone of contention is salary as per the recommendation of Sixth Pay Commission.