RTC staff to hold satyagraha on Tuesday to demand announcement on pay package
The Hindu
Employees of the State-run road transport corporations, under the aegis of the Karnataka Rajya Rasthe Sarige Naukara Koota, are planning to hold a daylong satyagraha on Tuesday at Freedom Park.
The primary demand is for the State government to pay staff their salaries as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations and make the announcement in the upcoming budget, which is slated to be presented on March 8.
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