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The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Public transport employees' union demands recruitment of staff, new buses
Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (AP PTD) Employees' Union on Friday urged the State government to approve recruitment of 10,000 staff and purchase 3,000 new buses for smooth implementation of the promised free bus travel scheme for women from August 15 in the State. Speaking at a dharna organised at Pandit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada as part of a State-wide protest, the Union's State president P. Damodar Rao raised concern over the 'inordinate delay' in implementing promotions of the employees. He said 3,000 RTC employees were eagerly waiting for promotions for the last six years and urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to approve the same. He also urged the government to appoint 12th Pay Revision Commission and announce Interim Relief for the employees. The Union's zonal secretary Y. Srinivasa Rao said that the electric buses proposed to be procured by the government should be operated by the AP PTD staff. He also asked the government to release the pending 24 months arrears under the 11th PRC and arrears of DA. The Union's State secretary T.V. Bhavani demanded immediate payment of gratuity and leave encashment for the retired and deceased employees of the department and also revival of the medical facilities through referral hospitals, as was provided prior to the merger of the APSRTC with the government. The Union's State secretary and State Maintenance Committee convener N.C.H. Chakravarthi, organising secretary S.K. Mohiddin, NTR district secretary Sagar, Vijayawada depot secretary Radhakrishna and others participated.
The Hindu
30-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Public transport wing employees union to stage protests on July 4, 5
Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (AP PTD) Employees Union on Monday announced their decision to stage a State-wide protests on July 4 and 5, in support of their demand for promotions to lower-level employees. In a statement, the union's State president P. Damodar Rao and general secretary G. V. Narasayya said: 'On July 4 and 5, employees across 129 depots and four workshops will participate in lunch-hour gate meetings and dharnas, wearing red badges, during duty hours.' The merger of the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) with the government in 2020 had raised their hopes for a fair deal, but over the last six years the employees continue to wait for promotions. They said that many eligible employees had retired without promotions and several attempts by the union to draw the government's attention to the issue failed to yield any result. The union leaders also demanded payment of arrears of 24 months related to the 11th PRC, clearance of the pending DA arrears and raised 30 other long-standing issues demanding their immediate resolution.
The Hindu
24-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
APPTD employees union to stage protests on July 4, 5 for resolution of pending issues
Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (APPTD) Employees Union on Tuesday urged the government to address their grievances on a priority basis. The union leaders said that to build pressure on the authorities, they would stage protests on July 4 and 5 by attending duties wearing red badges and organising dharnas and gate meetings at all the depots across the State. Addressing the State executive committee meeting of the union held at Vijayawada, the union's State president P. Damodar Rao and general secretary G. V. Narasayya said that they submitted a representation to the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, drawing his attention to the issue of employees' promotions, pending for last six years. They said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu should approve the same ensuring justice to 3,000 RTC employees. They also demanded immediate measures to fill around 11,000 vacant posts in the department, procurement of new buses and additional manpower for their smooth operation. Pointing to the government's promise on introduction of free bus travel scheme for women in the State from August 15 this year, they said induction of 2,000 buses in the RTC fleet and recruitment of 10,000 personnel was needed to be done immediately. The Employees Union leaders also wanted immediate payment of the pending arrears for 24 months related to the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) and Dearness Allowance (DA), gratuity and leave encashment of the retired and deceased employees. They also opposed leasing out of APSRTC bus depots to private electric vehicle operators and demanded that the RTC staff be trained in operating electric vehicles.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Approve pending promotions: transport staff union to A.P. govt.
A.P. Public Transport Department (APPTD) Employees' Union state committee leaders on Wednesday (May 28) urged the government to approve the promotion of RTC employees, which, they said, has been pending for the past six years. 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.
