Panaji: The KTC Drivers and Allied Employees Association (AITUC) has issued a 21-day strike notice to the management of Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL), effective from March 19, 2025. The decision was taken unanimously during a massive rally in Panaji, where KTCL employees highlighted long-pending unresolved issues.
The employees have put forth several demands, including:
Immediate payment of 34 months’ arrears to all KTCL employees, including over 600 retired staff, for the period from January 1, 2019, to October 3, 2018.
Restoration of a 12% Provident Fund (PF) contribution by KTCL management, with effect from December 2009.
Urgent procurement of 300 new diesel buses to replace 200 scrapped or condemned vehicles over the past two years.
Regularization of temporary drivers and conductors who have completed over three years of service.
Grant of temporary status with similar pay scales to drivers and conductors serving for over five years in the absence of permanent vacancies.
Promotions for senior conductors to Traffic Controller (TC) positions, maintaining a workforce of 120 TCs.
Appointment of six vehicle examiners in KTCL.
Halting the ‘Majhi Bus Scheme.’
Stopping outsourcing of electric bus operations and ensuring that all employees working on these buses, including drivers, conductors, and maintenance crews, are on KTCL’s permanent rolls.
Resolving anomalies in the pay fixation of 12 conductors, pending since July 2019.
Promotions for helper-mechanics with over ten years of service in all KTCL depots.
Filling vacancies for technical staff in maintenance departments.
The rally was addressed by union leaders, including President Chandrakant Chodankar, General Secretary Christopher Fonseca, and other prominent members. The employees have warned of intensifying their agitation if their demands are not met.
