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Tuesday, 16 January 2018

KSRTC, A SOCIAL OBLIGATION OR A PROFIT VENTURE?

The conundrum relating to pension payment in ksrtc continues to haunt the government . Now the government says it cannot take over the responsibility and ksrtc should find its own resources to meet the liability. However nobody answers the following questions on this.

What had the ksrtc done to build up the funds for meeting the liability to pay pension. Was a pension fund ever created by it and how the funds were utilised?
Is ksrtc run as a profit making organisation and if yes what happens with the profits?
If the ksrtc is run as a social obligation utility does the government subsidise it and pay the subsidy regularly.
What is the amount owed by the government to ksrtc on account of the various free journeys allowed by ksrtc to government officials etc.
How the banks consider the request of the ksrtc for further loans even to pay salaries? How do they work out the repayment capacity of a loss making organisation? Many ksrtc depots are reportedly mortgaged to banks for obtaining loans on various occasions. What is the enforceability of such mortgages and recovering the dues by banks?
On the whole it can be seen that the entire issue revolves around a vicious circle and unless some drastic measures are taken by the government which have to be supported by the employees irrespective of political affiliations, the future of the service will be murkier only, without any solution to the problems faced by it. Hope all concerned will rise to the occasion and do a brain storming.

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