TGSRTC announces 2.5 per cent Dearness Allowance to employees

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that 2.5 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) is being announced for RTC employees after discussing it with the RTC management.

Prabhakar said the 2.5 per cent DA will cost the RTC Rs 3.6 crore every month. Since the launch of the Mahalaxmi scheme, 150 crore women have travelled free of cost so far, he said.

This DA will be



calculated on the basic salary after the wage revision and paid as part of the salary. “After the launch of the Mahalaxmi scheme, the number of women passengers has increased by 14 lakh women every day. So many have been travelling free of cost each day,” the minister said.

The announcement is expected to help nearly 40,000 employees.