Senior officials said lthough there is no official order in this regard, TSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar instructed all office employees to adhere to a formal dress code.
Though the occupancy ratio has indeed increased, the profits in the form of ‘zero tickets’ are reflected only on paper and the corporation did not get any financial benefit.
The girl students can travel for free of cost under Mahalakshmi scheme while boys can travel to their examination centre for free of charge by producing their hall tickets and old bus pass.
The TSRTC authorities have proposed to do away with the free travel in special buses and collect fares instead, which would sustain the corporation’s revenue.
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan continued to keep over 43,000 employees of the State Road Transport Corporation on tenterhooks without permitting the TSRTC (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill to be tabled in the Assembly
The TSRTC employees staged protests at depots at Miryalaguda, Narketpally, Yadagirigutta and other towns in erstwhile Nalgonda district by wearing black badges.
P Sabitha Indra Reddy appealed to people to set aside their personal and political gains and ensure that students take exams without any pressure and stress.
