Transport Department employees urge State government to fulfil their demands

Tamil Nadu Transport Department Staff Association, Madurai, connected Saturday urged the State authorities to fulfil their 10-point charter of demands.

The members said they had projected to behaviour a wide objection successful beforehand of each zonal offices successful the State connected November 5 to gully the attraction of the authorities to their plight and demands.

Addressing journalists aft a gathering with the relation members, its honorary president K. Balasubramanian successful the beingness of State president S. Vijayagurusamy and State vice-president S. Abu Bakkar Sithik, highlighted the cardinal demands of the members. He said the vacancies successful assorted posts successful the section should beryllium filled immediately.

When the enactment has increased, the fig of employees dealing with it should besides beryllium increased. However, assorted positions are lying vacant. Instead of filing the vacant positions, existing employees are fixed much work. They were being overburdened, helium said, adding that the required ratio should beryllium followed.

Another contented highlighted astatine the gathering was with respect to transfers and periodical promotions to the employees. Outsiders were influencing transfers and determination was misuse of power. Earlier, this was constricted to a fewer positions. Now it was astir each position. Periodical transfers were not taking spot and besides periodical promotions were not being given, helium said.

As a result, the medication was suffering. Even the station of grounds clerk was not being filled up. Public work was being affected. Promotions should beryllium provided to the eligible persons immediately, Mr. Balasubramanian said.

He besides lamented that determination was nary due grievance redressal for the employees. Earlier, the higher authorities would inspect the offices and inquire the employees arsenic to whether determination were immoderate grievances and redress them. However, nowadays, the grievances of the employees were not being heard and redressed.

There was nary due transmission to bring the issues to the announcement of the higher authorities. Funds should beryllium utilized for the improvement of the department. But this was not being done, helium added.