Delay in salaries: PRTC contractual employees stage protest in Ludhiana

Ludhiana vice-president of the protesting union, Gurpreet Braich, said around 3,600 contractual employees have not received the salary for the last month till now

Lambasting the state government over the delay in payment of salaries, the members of PRTC contractual employees union staged a protest against the state government at the bus stand here on Tuesday.

PRTC employees union protesting against state government at bus stand in Ludhiana on April 12, 2022. (HT PHOTO)

The employees said the transport department is facing a financial crisis due to the wrong policies of the state as the government has also failed to pay the pending bills of ₹400 crores to the department for allowing free travel to women.

District vice-president of the union, Gurpreet Braich, said around 3,600 contractual employees have not received the salary for the last month till now.