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Elamaram Kareem, General Secretary of the Center for Indian Trade Unions (Cit), will start a Convention on VS Achuthanandan Nagar (Kozhikode City Hall) on Monday. The event will be attended by about 500 selected delegates from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) throughout the state.
The working president of the CK Harikrishnan Association told reporters on Saturday that KSRTC is facing several challenges that will be discussed in the three -day Convention. “While the corporation slowly overcomes the financial crisis by generating income without tickets, the antagonistic attitude of the central government towards road corporations across the country is a serious problem,” he said.
Every month, the state government grants KSRTC 50 crore for salaries and crore 73 GBP for pensions. Meanwhile, the corporations seek to generate further revenue by introducing new bus services, reducing costs through financial restructuring and earning income without tickets from budget tourism, logistics and fuel supply center, Yatra Fuels.
However, the company affects rising fuel prices, motor vehicles Act (amendment), 2019 and E-BUS project. “The KSRTC needs 3.5 liters of diesel per day. The ticket rate cannot be increased every time the fuel prices increase. In addition to the high prices, the KSRTC must pay 2 2 per liter for 2 because it is a bulk buyer,” he said.
“The law on amended motor vehicles allows large luxury vehicles to run like stage vehicles without permission. Instead of transporting the e-Bus project, the government has passed it to private suppliers, but the corporation is expected to provide warehouses. All KSRTC employees, regardless of political affiliation, planned to protest against Step 12. October.
The State Convention will include the “Kerala Economy and Central Policy” seminar at 4 pm at the town hall at 4 pm. Former Turk Minister Thomas Isaac will start a seminar, while the State President of the Association and MLA TP Ramakrishnan will serve as a moderator. The Delegates Convention will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Anathalavattom Anandan Nagar (Mam Jubilee Hall), which will end at 17:00 on Wednesday.
Published – September 2025 20:24
