Roadways strike put off for a month: staff agree after talks with transport minister, buses running normally again

The work boycott by Uttarakhand Transport Corporation staff that began on October 30 ended on Saturday evening. According to Amar Ujala, after agreement was reached on their demands at a meeting with employee organisations at transport minister Pradeep Batra's official residence, the Uttaranchal Roadways Karmachari Union put the agitation off for a month, after which bus services returned to normal. According to Dainik Jagran, staff were called back on duty from late Saturday evening and the strike has been put off until December 1. It was decided at the meeting that August salaries will be paid before November 4 and September salaries in November; a proposal to regularise contract and special-category staff will be sent to the government, and action will be taken against illegally run private vehicles (daggamar).