Cong urges Govt to settle the pending allowance and dues of HRTC staff

Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation employees and pensioners todaystaged a protest outside the assembly seeking release of their pending allowances and due including the pensioner benefits of retired employees.
This issue was raised in the state assembly after the recess by Congress senior member Mr SukhvinderSingh Sukhu through point of order . Mr Sukhu  said that while coming to assembly a delegations of HRTCemployees who are heading toward vidhan sabha complex stop him and apprise him about their longpending issues.
Mr Sukhu said that employees of HRTC are not getting their overtime and night allowances, their leave encashmentand accommodation allowances and gratuity are not being released by the corporation despite serving day and night on various routes.
Mr Sukh said that HRTC employees who have retired recently are deprived of the benefit of pensions despitehaving served in technical and hard conditions throughout their lives. Mr Sukhu said that Transport minister is notin the house and expected to be busy with the works of industry and labour and employment should have addressed the concern of employees.
Replying to the point of order of Mr Sukhu, Parliamentary affaris minister Suresh Bhardwaj informed that ministers arealready busy as the delegation of HRTC employees are in the assembly complex to discuss this issue with Chief MinisterJai Ram Thakur. Mr Bhardwaj said that he wanted to assure the members that the Jai Ram Government is aware about thedemands and problems of HRTC employees and it would be sorted out soon.
It is worthwhile to mentioned that State Government have to provide the annual grant of Rs 500 Crore to HRTCas it render the social welfare transport services to different categories and also provide facilities of transport in hard andless profitable rural and hard area on near 3000 routes to commuters on daily basis. The HRTC is currently running in whooping loss and its debt has been increased to Rs 900 Crore.