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An average of 4.5 lakh women have been availing free bus rides in KSRTC buses in Mysuru urban and rural divisions since the roll out of Shakti – the first guarantee scheme of the Congress government. As the guarantee scheme completed one year of its launch, nearly 13.59 crore women in Mysuru have made use of the benefits of the …

As many as 1,850 old Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses have gotten a new lease of life since 2022 till this May, as the corporation has refurbished vehicles which have clocked 10 lakh kilometres, transforming them into almost brand new buses. Shakti demand Following the launch of the Shakti scheme, which provides free travel for women in State-owned non-premium …

MRPL to fund ₹40 lakh for repair and renovation of toilet blocks at KSRTC Bejai Terminal

The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., on Monday, told the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation that it will fund the renovation and repair of toilet blocks at the latter’s Bejai Terminal in Mangaluru. MRPL Group General Manager Krishna Hegde handed over the letter of intent promising to provide ₹40 lakh under its corporate social responsibility initiative to KSRTC for the …

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KSRTC provides ₹10 lakh aid to family of accident victim

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Monday issued ₹10 lakh accident relief amount to the dependents of a passenger who died in a mishap while travelling in the public bus. A KSRTC bus met with an accident on February 4 near Bhage, Sakleshpur, when G N Amruth, aged 34 died on the spot. In order to provide more financial assistance …

Accident Ksrtc Lakh Aid

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has increased the relief amount for its Employees’ Family Welfare Scheme from ₹3 lakh to ₹10 lakh. According to a release on Monday, with this move KSRTC become the first in the history of State Transport Undertakings in India to increase the relief amount for its Employees’ Family Welfare Scheme. To support the families …

The role of public sector enterprises has been strategic and ideological. The important financial parameters based on the report, A Review of Public Enterprises in Kerala 2020-21, tell a disquieting story. For the three public utilities alone — Kerala State Electricity Board, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and Kerala Water Authority — the loss was ₹1.67 lakh per employee. But …

Kerala incurred a loss of Rs 86 lakh during PFI hartal violence

The episode of the dusk-to-dawn hartal organised by the now-banned Popular Front of India witnessed random incidents of violence causing disarray in the state of Kerala, causing the state a loss of Rs 86 lakhs, the state government told the high court. The PFI hartal reportedly ruined the everyday life of the state and forced the Kerala High Court to …

It is not prudent to allow a workman to get his job back when there is loss of mutual trust between the employer and employee, the Karnataka High Court has said. The court therefore ordered a digital services company to pay compensation of ₹10 lakh to the techie who was terminated but did not allow his reinstatement to the job. …