TNSTC employees proceed protest for fifth day

 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation employees, together with transport division retired staff, staged a protest for fifth day in Madurai on Friday. 

Their key calls for included implementation of the previous pension scheme for many who have been recruited after April 1, 2003, and launch of retirement advantages to the retired employees.

D. Sivakumar, TNSTC-CITU, who headed the protest, mentioned that although the employees have been assured they might be prolonged advantages beneath new pension scheme, it ought to really be termed as ‘no pension scheme.’ 

“Those transport employees who retired from service in June 2023 are but to get any of the retirement advantages like Provident Fund, gratuity and depart wage even after 25 months,” he added.  

Though the Tamil Nadu authorities has handed a Government Order to launch the advantages for 10 months, their demand was to guarantee them a time interval to launch all of the pending advantages, Mr. Sivakumar famous.  

Akin to different authorities staff, retired transport staff must also be supplied medical insurance coverage, he mentioned.  

As the retired employees resulting from their age-related illnesses, partly resulting from their working situation and nature, might use the medical insurance coverage to keep away from out-of-pocket expenditure, he said.