DTC strike today: Employees unions observe protest today, commuters suffer; LG imposes ESMA

DTC strike today: Commuters depending on public transport buses have been facing hardship for the last few days due to less DTC buses on the Delhi roads. They are facing even more hardship as unions of DTC employees are observing strike today. 

Though some of the buses were seen plying on various routes early today, around 3,000 buses may to off road due to the strike.

The DTC contractual workers are on strike under the banner of DTC Contractual Workers Union since last Monday, demanding the restoration of their original wages that were slashed by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) after a court order.

The DTC Workers Unity Centre too has given a call for the strike on Monday.

Meanwhile, the DTC in a press statement said, "The Delhi government restored the minimum wage rates which were prevailing before August 4, 2018, of contractual employees and withdrew the orders for reducing the minimum wage."

The deduction in wages made for the intervening period from August 4 till October 31 will be credited to the accounts of the personnel by the end of this month, it said.

The DTC has appealed the contractual staff to resume their duties at the earliest.

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi had imposed Essential Service Maintenance Act, 1974 on DTC for six months banning all strikes for six months.

(With PTI/agency inputs)