Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and other State transport corporations plan to hire 8,719 employees following the retirement of 13,669 employees, according to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
State-run road transport corporations (RTCs) — KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, and KKRTC — have not recruited any driver, conductor, or mechanic in the past eight years.
Mr Reddy told The Hindu, “Since 2016, 13,669 staff members have retired, causing a shortage in our workforce. The lack of drivers has prevented us from utilising our fleet to its full capacity. To address this, we plan to recruit 8,719 individuals across all four corporations, and also add new buses. The State Government has approved recruitment of 6,500 drivers and 300 mechanical staff in the first phase.”
