In a major development, Telangana Government taken a decision to regularize 4001 contract employees of its RTC and the officials concerned issued orders to this extent.
Earlier, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has kept the RTC staff in good humor by announcing 44 per cent of fitment against the demand for 43 per cent which was replicated by Andhra Pradesh Government.
Taking cue from the chief minister, Telangana State Transport Corporation today issued orders regularizing its contract employees, according to information. With this the services of contract employees including 2,376 drivers and 1,625 conductors were regularized from last May 14. TSRTC Joint Managing Director Ramana Rao issued orders to this extent, according to information. The orders were issued as per previous agreement reached between the workers and the management.
It may be noted here that Chief Minster K Chandrasekhar Rao in recent times promised to regularize the contract workers in the state including that of RTC. With the order of Ramana Rao, the TRS Government has kept the promise of regularizing RTC contract workers.
Reacting on the development, Telangana Mazdoor Union (TMU) expressed pleasure on the orders. TMU hailed the RTC for keeping its promise. Accordingly, these employees are likely to get all the allowances from May and get monetary benefits. (NSS)