The head of the APPTD employees submitted the representation of the Minister of Transport M. Ramprasad Reddy in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The leaders of the public transport department Andhra Pradesh (APPTD) met on Friday with the Minister of Transport M. Ramprasad Reddym on Friday at their camp office in Vijayawada and urged it to ensure the promotion of the promotion of employees who in the last six years.
Represented by the Minister, State President of the Union P. Damodar Rao and General Secretary of GV Narasayya said that although all interconnections of employees and 28 August 2025 were still released, they must be released at a lower level.
They said that disproportionate delays not only caused riots among 6,000 employees who are currently waiting for promotional events, but also have become concerned about 45,000 RTC employees.
Referring to “Stree Shakthi”, a free travel system for women, they said that, given the insufficient number of buses in the fleet APSRTC, the government should immediately purchase at least 3,000 new buses and hire 10,000 employees.
He said that due to the lack of employees, employees were forced to exercise double duties. It was important to increase the staff in the summer, as otherwise the additional burden of existing employees in large numbers can result in the result of sick sheets.
They dismissed the government to ensure the payment of the “Stree Shakthi” subsidy, which is immediately extended by APSRTC every month and invited it to clean the payment of 360 Crore from August 15 to September.
Among the heads of the trade unions who met the Minister were MDA Siddiq, M. Shankar Rao, SK Mohiuddin, GS Narayana and Ys Srinivasa Rao.
Published – 4 October 2025 12:51
