Thiruvananthapuram ; Salary disbursements to employees at KSRTC will be complete by Monday. Drivers and conductors were paid salaries Friday, the ministerial staff will get their pay today, Saturday and supervisory staff on Monday. The salaries have been paid with Rs 50 crores handed by govt together with KSRTC’s own revenues.
Discussions are underway to explore ways to higher income, so salary delays like the current is not repeated. The transport corporation represents met with Transport Minister Antony Raju, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Finance Minister KN Balagopalan in this regard. The newly started SWIFT buses are fetching impressive collection. It is hoped revenues will get higher once CNG buses and those with help of local bodies start plying routes.