The record
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- Employee unions of APSRTC, through their Joint Action Committee, have submitted a memorandum to the Ministers' Committee at the State Secretariat listing long-pending demands, including clearance of financial dues, implementation of Pay Revision Commission recommendations, filling of vacant posts, and procurement of 4,000 new buses for the Stree Shakti free travel scheme.
- The unions are also protesting the state government's policy of allowing private operators to run electric buses and have opposed privatisation of APSRTC assets, depots and services, and plan to submit memorandums to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on July 27.
- They have sought timely release of the ₹350 crore monthly reimbursement for the Stree Shakti scheme, along with measures on transfers, promotions, health scheme benefits and compassionate appointments.
- The JAC has warned it will intensify its agitation if the demands remain unresolved.
What to watch next
- The government's response to the memorandums planned for Chief Minister Naidu on July 27
- The JAC meeting on July 30, where the unions will decide their future course of action
- Whether the state revisits the policy allowing private operators to run electric buses
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The Hindu — Andhra Pradesh[1]
APSRTC employees to submit memorandums on July 27 against private e-bus policyThe Hindu — Andhra Pradesh[2]
APSRTC employees’ JAC seeks settlement of long-pending demands
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Named India · Andhra Pradesh Government · Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department · APSRTC · Vijayawada · Joint Action Committee · N. Chandrababu Naidu · P. Damodara Rao · State Government · Y. Srinivasa Rao
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