Ludhiana, April 23 -- Contractual workers of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) have announced a two-hour shutdown from 10 am to 12 pm on April 24 across all nine PRTC depots in Punjab. The affected depots include Ludhiana, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Budhlada, Patiala, Sangrur, Patiala head office and Chandigarh.

The workers are protesting the delayed payment of their salaries, having received only 50% of their wages for the previous month, with no clear indication of when the remaining amount will be released. They have warned that if the pending salaries are not cleared promptly, they will suspend all bus services originating from PRTC depots.

The shutdown is being organised by the Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and P...