THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a press conference that the salary revision in KSRTC from 2016 will be implemented in June. The announcement was made by the CM before the start of the pay reform talks with the trade unions. The government will demand that the strike announced by the opposition trade unions on the 23rd be called off on the basis of this assurance.
The CM said that the dismissed temporary drivers and conductors who have more than 10 years of service will be made permanent in KURTC and those below 10 years will be temporarily rehabilitated in Swift Company. The Chief Minister's announcement confirms the news published by Kerala Kaumudi on January 11.
Three installments of the nine installments of DA arrears from July 1, 2016 will be paid in March 2021. Ten percent of the vacant posts will be considered for promotion.
Those who are eligible for compassionate appointment will be considered for the vacant driver and conductor posts. An amount of Rs 225 crore owed from 2016 onwards on salary recovery, payments to banks, LICs, Co-operative Banks and KSFEs will be paid this year. The CM sought the full cooperation of the employees for the implementation of Restructure 2.0.
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