Reportedly unfazed by the ongoing strike by the employees of state-owned telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), the state government on saturday announced the privatization of 50 percent of rtc routes. Meanwhile the major decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister K. chandrasekhar Rao and kcr, who has been unwilling to hold talks with the employees, even went on to warn them, saying that if they fail to join duty inside the next three days, the state government will privatize the remaining routes.
Furthermore he told reporters after the meeting that private operators will be allowed to run buses on 5,100 routes out of the total 10,400 routes. kcr said he was giving a chance to the striking employees to save their jobs and the future of their families. Further kcr said the decision to privatize the routes was irrevocable as the state was empowered to do so under the Motor vehicles Act, 2019.
Moreover the chief minister once again ruled out the merger of TSRTC with the government and he said the cabinet passed a resolution that TSRTC can't be merged with the government. Perhaps the decision came even as the indefinite strike by over 48,000 employees entered its 29th day on Saturday. Apparently kcr reiterated that the strike was illegal and asked the employees not to fall into the trap of union leaders and spoil their future.
