Shimla, Oct. 16 -- As the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) pensioners on Wednesday staged a protest at Chaura Maidan, Shimla, over delayed pensions and pending dues.

Addressing the gathering, Devraj Thakur, president of the HRTC association, said, "We have been deceived by the management and the state government. The Himachal Pradesh government adopted the new pay scale scheme in 2016, but the arrears from 2016 to 2022 are still pending. Since April 1, 2024, not a single retired employee has received even Rs.1 as pension."

He added that for the past four years, no medical reimbursement claims had been cleared. "Over 500 retired employees have passed away in the last four years without receiving reimbursement for their ...