In the fifth round of wage talks with representatives of transport trade unions in the city on Monday, chaired by Transport Minister SS Shivshankar, the transport department accepted the demand for a 3% hike in basic pay with revised pay structure effective from January 2022. . The last time the increment was done was in August 2019.
Shri Shivshankar told reporters after the talks that 14 th The wage agreement will be signed soon after consulting the Chief Minister on some of the demands of the trade unions.
The Department of Transportation announced the increase in a press release. tell me For bus drivers and operators operating ordinary buses, where free bus travel for women was implemented. A special allowance of ₹ 300 was also announced for transport workers. Among other demands, 1,078 technical workers in eight state transport corporations (STCs) will be given one-time promotion and other allowances including steering, night shift and risk allowance.
Allowance for drivers and operators operating buses at hill stations has been doubled from ₹ 1,500 to ₹ 3,000 per month.
Transport Secretary K Gopal and Finance Secretary GK Arun Sundar Dayalan and other transport officials participated in the talks. Representatives of Transport Trade Unions of LPF, CITU and INTUC participated.