Why there is RTC strike in Telangana?

The RTC employees launched the strike on October 5 with a list of 26 demands which includes merger of TSRTC with State government, job security to bus drivers and conductors, filling up of vacancies. The leaders stated that they were temporarily dropping the demand of merger of the Corporation with the government.

Is TSRTC strike called off?

Over 48,000 employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation called off their 52-day strike on Monday, The News Minute reported. The employees’ Joint Action Committee leader Aswathama Reddy claimed the decision to end the strike was taken to halt attempts to privatise the corporation, PTI reported.

When did RTC strike start?

Bus services remained largely hit across Karnataka on April 11 too, as strike by employees of the Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) on wage related issues, entered its fifth day.

Is there any bus strike in Telangana?

KCR relents, Telangana bus strike called off after nearly two months. Ending an impasse over Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) workers’ strike that lasted for nearly two months, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday said that the employees can happily resume their duties starting from Friday.

Is Karnataka bus strike ending?

Public bus drivers end strike in Karnataka State, India, April 22.

Is there bus service tomorrow in Bangalore?

After a week-long lockdown, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will start its services for all on Wednesday. The lockdown will not be extended, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said today. …

Did the bus strike end?

What is bus strike?

During the strike, 119 buses were damaged. These include KSRTC (73), BMTC (6), NWKRTC (13), and NEKRTC (27). According to officials, revenue loss to four transport corporations is around Rs 287 crore. This includes KSRTC (Rs 122.5 crore), BMTC (Rs 45 crore), NWKRTC (Rs 57.5 crore) NEKRTC (Rs 62 crore).

What is the Telangana RTC strike?

The Telangana RTC strike which began on October 5 by its employees has entered its 8th day today. The Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the strike by over 48,000 employees, made it clear that they will not resume their duties until the government accepts their major demands.

Will TSRTC be merged with the government?

Clearing that TSRTC will not be merged with the government, in a statement on Sunday evening, KCR condemned the strike, calling it “illegal, irresponsible and based on wrong thinking.” The RTC employees have called the government’s decision ‘undemocratic’.

Why are RTC employees under constant pressure to end indefinite strike?

As uncertainty looms over the RTC employees, they are under constant pressure from their respective families to end the strike due to the impounding financial burden on them due to the indefinite strike.