The four-day-long statewide strike of transport employees ended on Friday afternoon. The government has reinstated both the transport employees suspended in the accident that took place on June 15 in Rudraprayag. Transport Secretary Brijesh Kumar Sant said that the investigation committee constituted in the case has not found any negligence on the part of both the employees in the accident. On this basis, the employees have been reinstated. At the same time, with the end of the strike, the work of enforcement including driving license, vehicle registration, fitness, tax etc., which was stalled since Tuesday at all RTO, ARTO offices, transport checkposts across the state, has started.
Government suffers revenue loss of Rs 15 crore
Let us tell you that due to the ongoing strike at all RTO and ARTO offices including checkposts in the state, the government suffered a revenue loss of Rs 15 crore. During the strike, transporters and common people had to return empty-handed from all RTO and ARTO offices. Work was halted at 18 offices of the department including vehicle tax, fitness, permit, new registration and license work at 12 checkposts. On the other hand, on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Friday, i.e. today, Secretary Transport Brijesh Kumar Sant had called the striking employees for talks in the Secretariat. The government gets a revenue of Rs 60 to 70 lakh daily in various items in the RTO office Dehradun. At the same time, if we look at the transport offices and checkposts across the state, about five crore rupees are deposited in the state government treasury every day. The employees on strike have claimed that the government has suffered a revenue loss of about Rs 15 crore in this strike.
