Curbs introduced as part of controlling the Nipah outbreak have again hit the lives of hundreds of motor vehicle workers in Kozhikode district prompting them to seek tax waivers from the State government apart from a favourable financial assistance.
The affected segment mainly includes taxi drivers and owners of commercial vehicles who are now struggling to meet even the maintenance cost of vehicles.
“We are in a situation to seek relief aid from the government to tide over the crisis that surfaced soon after the withdrawal of COVID-19 scare. Many will be happy if they get free ration as well,” said K. Shaji, president of Motor Workers Federation under the Indian National Trade Union Congress. A possible aid from the Motor Workers Welfare Fund Board can be considered to address the concerns of the workers in the sector, he added.
