Token strike by sta‹ paralyses works at RTOs across State
The one-day token protest by a section of ocials of the State Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate pressing a charter of demands, including promotions and lling-up of vacancies, paralysed the functioning of Regional Transport Oces, across the State.
D. Rajan, an oce-bearer of the Tamil Nadu Pokkuvaruthu Thurai Paniyalar Ondrippu, said the reason for the clerical sta going on strike was the proposal to remove the promotions for non-technical sta, who have been allotted 20% quota to become Regional Transport Ocers.
At present, there are many vacancies for RTOs and also vacancies in other posts, including record clerk. As per the norms, 80% of those having technical background and 20% of sta from non-technical background were promoted as RTOs. In the latest proposal, the 20% reservations for non-technical sta to be promoted as RTOs would be removed. And, this triggered the protest, he said.
Proposal to remove promotions for non-technical sta who are allotted 20% quota to become RTOs triggers strike
R. Senthil, a resident of Iyyappanthangal, said a number of persons at the Poonamallee RTO who had come for renewing their licences, obtaining tness certicates for vehicles, and driving licences had to wait for more than three hours. as the gate was closed. Only in the afternoon, a senior ocial at the RTO said it was due to the strike by clerical sta that various functions in the oce had been delayed.
Several RTOs in the city and State were unable to process works due to the protest. A senior ocial said during a review meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena, it was noted that several nontechnical sta without adequate computer knowledge were being promoted and hence were facing diculties in the day-today aairs. So it was decided to nd a better working methodology, he said.