APSRTC is now divided into two as APSRTC and TSRTC. After the bifurcation of both the Telugu states, this proposal is made long back, but finally now it came into implementation.
On Tuesday, the department announced that the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation will now be divided into two and they will be named as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and the other is Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC).
Coming to the division of the workers in it, the seniority of the workers up to June 1st, 2014 is taken into consideration and accordingly the division will be made. On April 10th, the notifications were released regarding the division of the officials for both the states. At Bus bhavan, 'A' block is considered for Andhra Pradesh and 'B' block for Telangana.
EDs of APSRTC : G.Jaya Rao, AV Rao, Koteshwara Rao, Bhuvaneshwara Prasad, Ramakrishna, N. Venkateshwara Rao
EDs of TSRTC : M.Ravinder, Purushottham Nayak, Nagaraju.
There are total 22 HODs for Telangana and 18 HODs for AP. With this division from, May 14, the officials got ready to carry their activities for the state they are allocated to. Telangana transport minister Patnam Mahendar Reddy is making all the arrangements to start the activities separately as soon as possible.
No other go other than this :
Most of the employees and workers union members like K Padmakar, Palishetty Damodara Rao, Ashwatthama Reddy, Thomas Reddy, M.Nageshwara Rao, Sayyed Mohammad, Lakshmaiah, Komirelli Raaji Reddy opined that though it is sad to divide the department, there is other go, other than doing this.
From the past few years, it was heard many times that RTC is running in continuous losses and in spite of it, it never turned down and continued its services in the state. At least after, the division of the department, if the proper measures are taken making new strategies for controlling the losses, then the ticket prices can also be reduced, then that will be a pleasure to both the department and the public.
By Phani
