The PRTC’s daily income is around ₹2.35 crores ... The PRTC, which has the biggest fleet of over 1,109 buses, has not received dues for over six months now, barring around ₹35 crore, which was disbursed in October, officials disclosed.
The strike, called by the Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC Contractual Workers Union, had crippled public transport since early Friday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and services operating at a fraction of capacity ... Prtc Punjab Roadways.
Terming it a viable model, the Pepsu Road TransportCorporation (PRTC) is set to hire nearly 105 buses under the controversial ‘Kilometre Scheme’ despite an ongoing employees’ protest against the scheme ... Prtc.
The Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and PRTCContractWorkers Union have said that operations will not resume until all detained leaders are released ... Prtc Punjab Roadways ... Day 2 of Punjab Roadways, PRTC contractual workers union stir.
Commuters board a private bus, a day after a strike by PRTC contractual workers over detainment of their leaders by police, at a bus stand, in Patiala, on Saturday ... Prtc ... PRTC acts tough, sacks 22 contractual employees, issues notice to 1,100.
Contractual and outsourced staff of PRTC, Punjab Roadways and Punbus are up against the Punjab govt's Kilometer Scheme, which allows private operators to run buses with conductors provided by the dept.
“To protest this unjust action, we immediately decided to shut down bus operations of both Punjab Roadways and PRTC... No Punjab Roadways or PRTC buses will operate until our detained members are released and our demands are met,” he added.
Tension prevailed at the Sangrur bus stand when PRTC employees, some of who had climbed atop parked buses, splashed petrol on police personnel when they attempted to bring them down ... Prtc Punjab Roadways Sangrur.
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Police have booked a PRTC bus driver after an 86-year-old woman died in an accident on Sunday afternoon ... PRTC driver booked for running over 86-year-old woman to death.
Contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways and Pepsu RoadTransportationCorporation (PRTC) went on strike on Monday to press their demands, including regularisation of their jobs, officials said ... Prtc Punjab Roadways Strike.