Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has assured that the state government will take a positive decision on the legitimate demands of State Transport (ST) Corporation employees following discussions with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.
The demands include payment of dearness allowance, house rent allowance, and other pending benefits since 2018, along with advance Diwali payments, amounting to approximately Rs 4,400 crore.
The assurance was given during a meeting held with ST workers' organisations at the ministry, attended by ST Corporation Managing Director Dr Madhav Kusekar, Joint Secretary Rajendra Holkar, and representatives including Sandeep Shinde,...