MUMBAI: BMC mayor Ritu Tawde said the civic corporation was keen on making BEST financially capable and sensitive towards providing gratuity and other legal dues to retired workers and employees, with priority given to ensuring that BEST had its own fleet of buses.
“In this regard, meetings will be held continuously and planned action will be taken. BEST administration should also formulate effective measures," asserted Tawde, who met union leader Shashank Rao from BEST Workers' Union and other union activists at the civic headquarters on Friday.
Discussions covered pending demands of working employees and retired employees of BEST Undertaking, gratuity, wage agreement, promotions, recruitment on compassionate grounds, availability of self-owned buses, and financial assistance. Tawde assured them of resolving the issues.
Somit Sen, Senior Editor at The Times of India, Mumbai. He covers...
Read MoreSomit Sen, Senior Editor at The Times of India, Mumbai. He covers stories on Power beat in Maharashtra and on Oil & Gas. He also covers RTO, BEST (Mumbai’s public transport buses), transport ministry, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, interstate transport (trucks/tempos) and the fleetcabs.
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