Over 40,000 employees of GSRTC (Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation) are on casual leave today to seek a solution to their long pending problems of a pay hike as per the 7th pay commission. This means that transport services all over Gujarat are on a standstill today.
Out of the 45,000 employees of the GSRTC, 43,000 have applied for casual leave to seek a solution to their problems before the Lok Sabha elections in April and May. All the employee unions have banded together to address their grievances.
Author-Sweta Joshi