Approve pending promotions: transport staff union to A.P. govt.
The union's State president P. Damodar Rao and general secretary G.V. Narsayya, along with Andhra Pradesh JAC-Amaravati chairman Bopparaju Venkateswarlu, submitted a representation in this regard to Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Muddada Ravichandra.
They said nearly 3,000 RTC employees have been awaiting promotions for over six years. Citing nearly 11,000 vacancies in the department, they said the government should permit APSRTC to recruit staff and purchase new buses to improve the public transport infrastructure.
Their other demands included payment of arrears for 24 months under the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) and clearance of the pending gratuity and leave encashment of retired employees. They also wanted the government to operationalise the Retired Employees Medical Scheme (REMS) and requested NTR Trust CEO to formalise its procedures and guidelines.
Seeking alternative employment to staff declared medically unfit, they wanted the officials to initiate the pending appointments on compassionate grounds without further delay. They also sought job security for the outsourced workers in the department.
Insisting on immediate implementation of the 12th PRC, they demanded that the authorities announce an interim relief immediately.
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