Over 4,000 RTC drivers, conductors want to leave city
The Hindu
A total of 7,354 applications received for inter-corporation transfers this time, of which 4,448 applicants are from BMTC and KSRTC staff
More than half of the drivers, conductors and technical staff of the Road Transport Corporations (RTC) who have applied for inter-corporation transfers want to leave Bengaluru. In March, the State government, in its order, had allowed employees of the all the four RTCs to apply for inter-corporation transfers till July 15, 2021. A total of 7,354 applications have been received from the employees, out of which 4,448 applicants are from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) who have sought transfer from Bengaluru. Last time, inter-corporation transfers were done in 2017 when 18,978 applications were received, out of which 3,971 were finally considered for transfer.More Related News
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