Roadways employees in Tanakpur continued their sit-in for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding regularisation for contract and special-category workers along with equal pay for equal work.

Members of the Uttaranchal Transport Workers Union gathered at the ISBT campus from the morning and held a demonstration. The protest is focused on employment conditions, salary payments and expansion of the corporation’s bus fleet.

Key demands raised by workers

The employees prominently raised several demands during the demonstration:

  • Regularisation of contract and special-category employees.
  • Equal pay for equal work.
  • Availability of 700 new buses in the corporation’s fleet.
  • Payment of salaries by the 7th of every month.

The union has warned that the sit-in will continue indefinitely if the workers’ concerns do not receive a meaningful resolution. The available report does not state that an agreement has been reached or that the protest has been withdrawn.

Employees present at the demonstration

Devendra Kumar Mishra, Deep Chand Shah, Gaurav Gupta, Narendra Pal, Manoj Mishra, Umesh Joshi, Bhuwan Chandra Sharma, Keshav Dutt Lohani, Ramesh Chandra and Krishna Giri were among those present.

The continuing protest keeps the workers’ demands before the authorities, while the union’s warning indicates that the next development will depend on whether a substantive resolution is reached.

Conclusion

Tanakpur roadways employees remain on a sixth-day sit-in over regularisation, equal pay, salary timing and fleet expansion, and have warned of an indefinite protest without a meaningful resolution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where did the roadways employees hold their protest?

The employees held the sit-in and demonstration at the ISBT campus in Tanakpur, Champawat.

Q. How long had the protest continued on Thursday?

The protest had entered its sixth day on Thursday.

Q. What employment-related demands did the workers raise?

They demanded regularisation of contract and special-category employees and equal pay for equal work.

Q. What salary-related demand was made?

The workers demanded payment of salaries by the 7th of every month.

Q. How many new buses did the employees seek for the corporation’s fleet?

They demanded the availability of 700 new buses.

Q. What has the union warned?

The union warned that the sit-in would continue indefinitely if a meaningful resolution was not reached.

Q. Which organisation’s members joined the demonstration?

The protesting employees were associated with the Uttaranchal Transport Workers Union.