Maharashtra government sanctions ₹1000 cr. package for MSRTC; to pay staff before Deepavali
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A day after an worker of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) dedicated suicide over non-payment of wage for three months, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday introduced a ₹1,000 crore package to pay pending salaries before Deepavali.
“We were always of the opinion that salaries of all State transport employees be paid on time. We had been trying for the same from different sources. On Monday, we held a meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and today with Finance Minister Ajit Pawar. The government has agreed to release a package worth ₹1,000 crore. All salaries will be paid before Deepavali,” mentioned Transport Minister Anil Parab.
“We lost over ₹3,000 crore during the lockdown. Our expenses on salaries, maintenance, redevelopment of bus stands continued and therefore our debt too increased,” he added.
On Monday, Manoj Chowdhari (30), who was working with the Jalgaon depot of the MSRTC, was discovered useless.
He left a behind a observe saying he was ending his life over irregularities at his office and wage points, and likewise blamed the State government for this.
Meanwhile, Prashant Thakur (BJP) MLA from Panvel led a protest on Tuesday demanding resignation of Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Parab for the dying of Chowdhari, and one other staffer Pandarang Gadde in Ratnagiri on Sunday.
(With inputs from Raina Assainar)
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