KTC gets tough on 20 truant workers
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, SEPT 17
Taking strong cognizance of the indiscipline by employees, the Kadamba Transport Corporation has today issued memos to 20 head office employees and threatened to take stern action against them.
The 20 officers from the head office in Porvorim include upper division clerks (UDCs), lower division clerks (LDCs), traffic in charges, drivers and conductors.
Sources in the corporation told Herald that the management was peeved with the absenteeism of the employees especially during the ongoing Ganesh festival.
“Many of the drivers, conductors did not report for duty and did not apply for leave or inform the office as a result of which commuters in rural areas faced problems, as many of the buses could not pass through the villages,” sources stated.
When contacted KTC Chairman Dipak Dhavalikar confirmed the development and said that strict action would be taken against the erring employees.
“Yes, we have issued memos to the 20 employees and asked for an explanation,” Dhavalikar told Herald.
He stated that the KTC will henceforth have zero tolerance towards indiscipline.
“The employees will have to come on time otherwise face disciplinary action,” he said adding “We have also transferred the traffic incharge in Panjim for lapse in duties and negligence at the workplace.”
The chairman further said that the indiscipline was causing lot of problems in the movement of buses and other administrative works.
“These employees remained absent without applying for leave and had been taking the corporation for granted for many years,” Dhavalikar said.Henceforth, he added, nobody would be spared be it an officer, staff or other field staff.
“Nobody is indispensable,” he stated.
On what action would be taken against the erring employees, he said, “Let the explanation come then we will see”.
