RTC staff to get May salary in instalments

RTC staff to get May salary in instalments

With drop in demand, RTCs incurring losses even by plying buses

02/06/2020, STAFF REPORTER,BENGALURU

There are nearly 1.25 lakh workers in the four road transport corporations in the State. Sampath Kumar G.P.Sampath Kumar G.P.

Workers of the four road transport corporations (RTCs) in the State will get only half of their salary for May in the coming week, while the State government and the corporations chalk out a road map to mobilise resources to pay the second instalment. A couple of RTCs are even planning to deploy their workforce on rotation as per demand.

There are nearly 1.25 lakh workers employed in the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC), North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).

With most bus operations hit, the corporations are dependent on the government to pay salaries, senior officials in the RTCs told The Hindu. All the four corporations paid full salaries in one instalment for April as the government released money towards it. However, problem has risen for payment of salaries for May as the government has sanctioned only half the salary bill presently. The salary bill of the four corporations comes up to around ₹366 crore a month, sources said.