The latest move by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) chairman and managing director (CMD) Biju Prabhakar, informing the State government of his decision to step down from the post could have been triggered by various reasons, including political and financial. According to sources, the Finance department’s reluctance to provide timely assistance to the ailing corporation is a major contributing factor to the decision.
However, a number of issues have been smouldering in the crisis-ridden corporation for some time. Senior bureaucrats have been irked by the ‘stepmotherly’ attitude of the Finance department towards the corporation. The CMD’s remark that those criticising the corporation have not even run a tea shop was apparently aimed at senior Finance department officials and union leaders.
