Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 21: A meeting of drivers of SRTC was held today at District & Tourist Fleet, Rail Head Complex, here to review the aftermath of memorandum of demands submitted to Manager District & Tourist Fleet and to M D through G M Operations on various occasions. It was observed that management in spite of solving the genuine problems of the drivers, was bent upon harassing the drivers.
The demands which were discussed in the meeting include conducting of fuel survey of vehicles particularly in respect of Amarnath yatra, arranging of at least one room at Base Camp, Bhagwati Nagar for drivers who have to spend night there, implementation of enhanced Trip Order, cancellations of claims against drivers, time bound promotion system for drivers upgradation of regularized driver from Helper to driver, fixation of consolidated pay of Rs 12000 p.m against 225/day as the drivers have no fixed working hours, regularization of drivers who have completed 08 years of service, releasing drivers on bail involved in road accidents, adoption of Group Insurance Policy for drivers etc, disposing of arrears at the time of fixed by court in petition.
In order to further strengthen the union some minor changes in the Organization were also made and President Mohinder Singh Saini was made Vice-Chairman and Kulbushan Singh Chib was appointed as President of Tourist Fleet.
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