The State Cabinet has decided to merge the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation with the government fulfilling the long cherished dream of the thousands of employees working in the corporation.
The State Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Monday took a decision to this effect. Briefing reporters later, Minister for Municipal Administration K. T. Rama Rao said the Cabinet had discussed the issues pertaining to the TSRTC in detail and resolved to merge the Corporation with the government. The move was aimed at protecting the Corporation and strengthening the public transport system in the State.
Accordingly, a sub-committee of officials headed by Finance Special Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao had been constituted to study the modalities pertaining to the merger and prepare guidelines accordingly. The decision comes as a relief to 43,373 employees working in different categories in the Corporation as they would become government staff once the merger process was completed.
