Chief Minister Sri K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced that, RTC should be turned into a profit-making organisation and for the existence of the RTC certain actions and measures are necessary. The CM said RTC is incurring losses to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore and has Rs 5,000 Crore debts coupled with the ever-rising the diesel prices. When RTC is under such a bad situation, there is no question of having any compromise with those resorting to unlawful strike that too during the festival season.
The CM said RTC will not be merged with the government and the government will not have any talks with those who went on strike, the CM made it clear. The CM also said that the government is of the firm opinion that there should a permanent end to blackmail tactics, indiscipline and actions that often create headaches.
Chandrasekhar Rao also categorically said that there is no question of taking back the employees who have not joined duties before the deadline stipulated by the government. He said that as it is there are less than 1200 employees in the RTC.
The CM instructed that as an immediate measure 2500 private buses should be taken on hire and run them. There are still 4114 private buses and if they are made into State Carriages they would also come under the RTC. Transport and RTC officials are speaking to these operators.
KCR wanted the appointment of new employees soon, the newly recruited employees should be given an undertaking that they would not join in any trade union at the time of joining, the new recruits will be put under certain conditions and they will also have a probationary period.
Based on which category of employees went on strike, recruitments would be done in those categories. It was decided that in the buses to be run by RTC, fifty per cent would be private buses and the rest would be of the RTC. If measures and action are taken in this direction, buses will run efficiently and the RTC will become profitable in two to three years. The CM wanted RTC to be restored to status quo anti within fifteen days.
