THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An acute crisis ensued in the KSRTC following the dismissal of 2107 temporary drivers on the basis of the Supreme Court order. With this, several services were cancelled all over the state. So far, more than 200 services have been cancelled. Reliable sources from KSRTC said by tomorrow more than 500 services will be cancelled. With this, the crisis will get worse. South Kerala will be the worst affected. As the strike by private and interstate buses are still continuing, the crisis may affect this sector also.
Almost forty services have been cancelled in Kottarakkara alone. 21 services were cancelled in Kottayam, 20 each in Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla. 24 services in three depots in Wayanad were cancelled. The figures of other places have not been obtained. As per division bench’s ruling of April 8, drivers who have been on temporary work for more than 180 days should be sacked before April 30. Though approached the Supreme Court against the order, the apex court upheld to dismiss them. The court too pronounced to terminate the temporary drivers before June 30. The procedure was as follows. 1479 drivers were dismissed in Thiruvananthapuram, 257 in central region and 371 in northern region.
However, those terminated can be reinstated for the next 179 days. Procedures for this have already started. The corporation is interested in allowing temporary employees to continue rather than hiring those from the PSC list.
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