Telangana State Road Transport Corporation management requests employees to not go on strike

The management said the RTC was progressing on the path of development because of all the employees

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) management has requested employees not to go on strike as it would cause irreparable damage to the organisation and its employees, at a crucial time when they are on the path of development.

In a press release on Monday, the management said the RTC was progressing on the path of development because of all the employees.

The management does not compromise at all on the welfare of the employees who are driving the RTC organisation forward. Every rupee that comes to the organisation is being spent for your welfare, it said.

The management further reiterated that despite the financial difficulties, it has released the 2017 PRC, which has been pending for many years, with a fitment of 21 per cent in May 2024. The 10 pending DAs have been released in phases since 2019.

It has paid Rs 280 crore related to RPS-2013 bonds. For the last three and a half years, salaries have been paid on the 1st of every month. The management was gradually reducing the arrears by paying the PF and CCS recovery amounts regularly every month.

A strike is not a solution to problems. The organisation was pushed into a deep crisis due to the strike in 2019. There is a danger that all these will become adverse factors for the survival of the organisation.

Strikes are prohibited in RTC as per the ESMA Act. Strikes are illegal as per the company rules. Legal action will be taken against those responsible for threatening employees or obstructing their duties in the name of strike, it warned.