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Leaders of recognised employees’ unions successful the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) person urged the authorities to run electrical buses done the corp itself with authorities enactment alternatively of moving towards privatisation.
The request was raised during a Joint Staff Council gathering held astatine the State Secretariat successful Amaravati connected Friday with Special Chief Secretary, Transport, Roads and Buildings, and in-charge Public Transport Department Commissioner and APSRTC Managing Director M.T. Krishna Babu. Representatives of the APSRTC National Mazdoor Unity Association (NMUA) and APSRTC Employees Union (EU) participated successful the meeting.
The national leaders urged the authorities to halt handing implicit invaluable RTC assets to backstage operators successful the sanction of introducing electrical buses. They besides sought measures to fortify the ‘Stree Shakti’ strategy by introducing 3,000 caller buses and filling 10,000 posts to easiness the workload connected existing unit and amended rider services.
The representatives appealed to the absorption to code the difficulties faced by employees successful summons issuance nether the ‘Stree Shakti’ strategy and demanded stringent enactment against attacks connected RTC staff. They besides sought payment measures for mechanics.
Among different demands, the unions called for replacement of outdated Ticket Issuing Machines, constitution of RTC hospitals successful recently formed territory headquarters, and implementation of Circular No. 01/2019 relating to worker occupation security.
Mr. Krishna Babu reportedly assured the unions that employees request not interest astir privatisation and said their concerns would beryllium brought to the announcement of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. He besides informed them that committees comprising Executive Directors would beryllium constituted to analyse issues relating to worker welfare, promotions, aesculapian facilities and different work matters.
