Mumbai, 03 June

(HS): The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees will

get a hike in their dearness allowance (DA) from June 2025. The State

Government has announced a hike of 7 percent from the existing 46 percent to 53

percent on the basic salary. The employees will also be covered under the Mahtma

Phule Janarogya Scheme or the Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Health Scheme. The health

insurance will be of Rs 1 crore. The announcements were made by Deputy Chief

Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday.

Shinde also said

that the free pass for the employees will be for 12 months now. Earlier, it was

for nine months. Shinde held a meeting with the representatives of various

unions of MSRTC employees. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, MLA Sadabhau

Khot, ex-MP Anandrao Adsul, Captain Abhijit Adsul, Additional Chief Secretary

of the Transport Department Sanjay Sethi, and Deputy Chairman of MSRTC Madhav Kusekar

were also present. A discussion on saving on fuel, improving the passenger and cargo

transport system, and rise in income of the corporation was also held. The

insurance cover will be implemented through the State Bank of India. The

retired employees and their wives will also get a free travel pass for one year,

Shinde announced.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar