Hundreds of private bus workers yet to submit details for police verification

…due to the delay in receiving the details. K.B. Suneer, president, Ernakulam Private Bus Operators Association, said there was no deliberate delay from the association or the workers in submitting the details. “ All have been very cooperative with the police in the initiative. Only a few who are aware that they are not eligible for a police clearance certificate [PCC] may have refused to submit their details. Bus operators will henceforth employ only those with ID cards issued by the police ,” he said, while reiterating concerns over the shortage of workforce in the sector. T.P. Mani, a bus conductor with 25 years of experience, said he and those known to him had already submitted the forms. “We have been…

…by the police,” he said, while reiterating concerns over the shortage of workforce in the sector. T.P. Mani, a bus conductor with 25 years of experience, said he and those known to him had already submitted the forms. “ We have been getting PCCs promptly every six months. So, we don’t have anything to worry about the verification ,” he said, adding that the misdeeds of a few had brought a bad name to the whole workforce. “Those who create the problems often roam around free and work on one bus or another, while the rest of us have to undergo…