TGSRTC Unions demand immediate action on salary revision & job security ahead of February 9 strike
Hyderabad: On January 27, 2025, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees announced a statewide strike starting February 9, 2025, to press for the resolution of their long-pending demands. The strike notice was submitted on Monday to the Corporation’s executive director, Muni Sekhar, in the absence of Managing Director Sajjanar VC.
The key demands include merging RTC employees with the state government, implementing two Pay Revision Commissions (PRCs), and immediately revising salaries due from April 2021.
The workers also seek the government’s immediate intervention in addressing several unresolved issues, including the purchase of electric buses for the RTC, job security for conductors and drivers, and the clearance of pending dues like Provident Fund (PF) and Central Civil Services (CCS) payments.
According to the strike notice, the workers are invoking Section 22(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as part of their efforts to resolve the issues outlined in their demand document. The strike will begin from the first duty shift on February 9, 2025, across all depots and units in Telangana.
One of the major demands is the immediate merger of TGSRTC with the state government, following the government order (RT No. 961) issued in October 2013. The union has also highlighted the delayed wage revision, which has been pending for over four years. The workers are calling for the implementation of a master scale system, similar to that of government employees.
The JAC further raised concerns about the job insecurity faced by conductors and drivers, who are under increasing stress from management and checking officers. The union claims this pressure has led to a rise in suicides and deaths among staff, due to stress and health issues such as heart attacks and strokes.
In addition, the unions are critical of the current policy regarding electric buses. They demand that the state government directly purchase electric buses and hand them over to the RTC to avoid privatization. The unions argue that bringing these buses under RTC control would ensure subsidies are reinvested into the corporation, rather than benefiting private operators. They also oppose retrofitting diesel buses into electric ones, citing potential financial losses.
Other issues include the lack of recruitment, leading to increased workloads on existing employees, and the failure to provide uniforms and other entitlements, including gratuity payments to retired workers. The unions also claim that RTC owes approximately 1,000 crores to the CSC, which has resulted in the stoppage of interest payments for retired employeesโ fixed deposits.
The unions are urging the management to resolve these pressing issues to avoid industrial unrest, stressing that the state government and RTC management are responsible for ensuring the welfare of public transportation workers.
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โ Hyderabad Mail (@Hyderabad_Mail) January 27, 2025
