CM instruction to release funds for road transport corporation workers’ salaries: Savadi
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Employees had expressed disappointment over not getting October wage and demanded advance cost
After being criticised for not releasing funds to pay the salaries of workers of road transport companies, Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi on Monday stated that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has directed officers to release ₹635.50 crore “immediately”.
Non-payment of salaries for over 1.3 lakh workers of 4 road transport companies (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC) throughout Deepavali had prompted a lot embarrassment to the federal government. Employees had expressed disappointment over not getting October wage and demanded advance cost of no less than ₹15,000. Children of among the workers had, by way of video messages on social media, appealed to the CM to pay the wage in order that they may rejoice festivals like others. Opposition occasion leaders too had ridiculed the State authorities for not paying wage on time.
Office of the deputy chief minister, in a press release stated, the Transport Minister met the CM and requested him to release the required funds. “The CM has instructed the officials to release the money required to pay the salaries from October to December. The State government is providing 75% of the amount and Corporations will bear 25% of the cost,” the release acknowledged.
The release additionally acknowledged that due to poor ridership after the outbreak of pandemic, the income technology of the Corporations has not crossed 30%.
In mid–October, citing poor income technology, all of the road transport companies had sought the State authorities to release ₹634.50 crore to pay the wage of workers until December. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the State authorities offered shut to ₹1500 crore to pay the salaries from April to September.
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