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Drivers of BMTC electrical buses from Depot 16 successful Deepanjali Nagar staged a abrupt protestation connected Thursday, raising concerns implicit delayed wage payments and unit to implicit each scheduled trips contempt terrible postulation congestion.
The protestation is the latest successful a bid of demonstrations by drivers operating BMTC electrical buses nether backstage operators. Similar protests were conducted connected October 18 astatine the Jayanagara depot and connected October 21 astatine the Yelahanka depot.
BMTC’s electrical buses are tally by backstage companies nether the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model, wherever the corp provides lone conductors, portion the contracted companies grip drivers, maintenance, and different operational responsibilities. Drivers are frankincense employed by the backstage operators and person their salaries straight from them.
BMTC officials clarified that the protestation did not impact autobus services. “These drivers are backstage employees. Their salaries are paid by the backstage company, not by the BMTC. There was nary disruption successful autobus services owed to this protest,” a BMTC authoritative said.
