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United News of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- United News of India
TGSRTC committed to employee welfare, says MD VC Sajjanar
Hyderabad, May 27 (UNI) Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) Managing Director VC Sajjanar reaffirmed the corporation's commitment to the welfare of its employees, stating that all pending issues will be addressed in a phased manner with the support of the state government. Sajjanar made these remarks during a meeting with the State-level Employee Welfare Board held at the TGSRTC Kalabhavan in Baglingampally on Tuesday. As chief guest, he interacted with board members and senior officials, taking stock of field-level issues and receiving valuable feedback. He emphasised that the management prioritizes the well-being of employees who are working with dedication to ensure passenger safety. Highlighting several welfare initiatives, Sajjanar said that salaries are being paid on time every month, the 2017 PRC and 2013 RPS bonds were released with 21% fitment, and pending Dearness Allowances (DAs) have been sanctioned. The MD informed that compassionate appointments have been provided to the families of 2,350 employees who died in service, and jobs were offered to 537 medically unfit employees. Under the Grand Health Challenge initiative, health screenings were conducted for all staff, resulting in life-saving interventions for 726 employees and 184 of their spouses. Sajjanar addressed concerns over temporary recruitments of drivers and conductors to manage the increased workload due to the Mahalaxmi scheme. He clarified that while 3,036 regular posts have been approved by the state government, recruitment is delayed due to technical reasons but will be conducted strictly according to rules. He urged employees not to be misled by false propaganda or provocative statements being made by a few individuals. He also appealed to the central government to support TGSRTC in procuring electric buses, with backing from the state government, in line with green mobility goals. Sajjanar assured that all decisions made by the management are transparent and in the best interest of both the employees and the organisation, with no personal motives involved. He encouraged Welfare Board members to act as a bridge between the staff and management and to openly communicate employee concerns to senior leadership. He added that the suggestions made during the meeting will be seriously considered. The meeting was attended by Executive Directors Munishekhar, Khushrosha Khan, Solomon, Venkanna, Rajasekhar, Finance Advisor Vijayapushpa, heads of departments, and others, a TGSRTC statement said. UNI VV GNK
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
RTC staff society sends notice to three officials over Rs 1,000 crore dues
Hyderabad: Three senior govt officers, including special chief secretary (transport) Vikas Raj and (TGSRTC) managing director V C Sajjanar, received legal notices from the State Transport Employees' Thrift and Credit Co-operative Society (CCS) Ltd for the RTC failing to deposit the staff members'contribution of Rs 1,029 crore into the CCS over the last several Pushpa, financial advisor and chief accounts officer of RTC, was also severed the officials have been asked to ensure that RTC releases the funds within the next 15 days to avoid legal that the corporation "breached the terms and conditions of CCS", the notice claimed that a principal sum of Rs 466 crore has been outstanding since 2022, along with an interest Rs 563 crore that has accumulated on this since 2014. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Deducting the amount from the salaries and withholding the same is a violation of the Section 37 of the Telangana Cooperative Societies Act, 1964," the notice within the corporation further claimed that RTC bought buses, paid for hired vehicles and fuel expenses with the staffers' 30,000 employees contribute 4.5% of their basic monthly salary towards due operational losses: RTCWhile the management admitted to not depositing the employees' contribution to CCS regularly, they maintained that it was due to RTC's operational losses."Most of these pending dues date back to 2012. While we have paid Rs 200 crore so far, we are yet to deposit the outstanding principal, which is around Rs 466 crore. A decision on the outstanding interest (Rs 563 crore), however, is yet to be taken," Sajjanar told TOI, seeking additional time to settle dues owing to the corporation's financial employees, meanwhile, said the lack of funds has become a concern, especially in times of emergencies."A couple of months ago, I visited the CCS office to withdraw Rs 4 lakh for my wife's surgery from my savings of Rs 6.5 lakh in CCS. However, the society informed me that there were no funds. I had to avail a loan at 2.5% interest rate and am now paying Rs 10,000 as interest every month," said a clerk from TGSRTC, Greater Hyderabad zone.10k members cancelled subscriptions: CCSIn fact, office bearers of CCS claimed that the membership has dropped because of pending payments by RTC."Earlier, there were over 40,000 regular employees were members of the society, but now we have only 30,000. At least 10,000 members cancelled their membership. Given the insufficient funds in our corpus, many had to take credit by pledging their gold jewellery in case of an emergency. Now, their ornaments are up for auction," said B Mahesh, secretary, Ltd.
New Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Government committed to welfare of retired RTC staff: Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar
HYDERABAD: The state government is committed to the welfare of retired Road Transport Corporation (RTC) officials and staff and it will continue to support the RTC management in this regard, said Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar. He stated that pending issues related to RTC employees are being resolved in a phased manner. On Sunday, the minister attended the fifth annual meeting of the TGSRTC Retired Officers Welfare Association in Lakdikapul as the chief guest. He, along with the RTC Managing Director, VC Sajjanar, felicitated retired RTC employees who have completed 90 years of age. Speaking on the occasion, Ponnam Prabhakar praised the retired officers and employees for their significant service towards the improvement of the public transport system. He emphasised that the organisation is moving forward with three priorities: employee welfare, providing comfortable transport services to the public and protecting the organisation. The minister stated that over the past year, the RTC has initiated the purchase of new buses, and recruitment processes are underway to match the acquisition of new buses. Ponnam Prabhakar said that the implementation of the Mahalakshmi Scheme by the government has been strengthening RTC financially. He asserted that the government is taking all necessary measures to make Telangana RTC the number one organisation in the country. Later, Sajjanar said that several innovative initiatives have been introduced in RTC based on the suggestions and advice of retired employees. Keeping in mind the health of both regular and retired RTC staff, the TGSRTC Tarnaka Hospital has been developed into a super-specialty hospital, offering all types of medical services, he added.
