The state government has set up a committee following the order of the Bombay High Court regarding the merger of the corporation with the government, which the protesters claim will give them better salaries
As the strike of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) staffers continues on the 17th day, state Transport Minister Anil Parab on Saturday announced that the government will take a positive decision by studying the demand to pay them at par with government employees.
On Saturday, the workers under the leadership of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and Rayat Kranti Sanghatana founder and MLA Sadabhau Khot met Parab and Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte and other officials at Sahyadri Guest House to discuss the strike, which is going on since October 27. The staffers are demanding the merger of MSRTC with the state government.
Officials said that Parab told the delegation that in line with the demands of trade unions, MSRTC staffers have been given a hike of 28 per cent dearness allowance and housing allowance like the government employees.
The state government has set up a committee following the order of the Bombay High Court regarding the merger of the corporation with the government, which the protesters claim will give them better salaries and benefits at par with the government employees.