The State Government will recruit about 10,000 technical staff for the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) shortly, Transport Minister K.N. Nehru said.

Participating at the opening of a new office in the Rasipuram depot of the Corporation on Sunday 7.6.2009, the Minister said that the Government was operating over 20,000 buses in different parts of the State. The Government had taken concerted efforts for the welfare of the employees of the Corporation. A new wage agreement would come into force next year, he added.

The Corporation had witnessed significant increase in the revenue under the DMK regime. The Government had recruited about 35,000 personnel including drivers and conductors for the Corporation. Bus services were introduced in over 2,000 new routes in the last three years, he said.

Inaugurating the new office building, Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam said that the Government had lifted the ban on recruitment of personnel for various Government departments and over 2.5 lakh persons were given employment opportunities.

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare S. Gandhiselvan and Tourism Minister N. Suresh Rajan also spoke. Collector U. Sagayam presided. Welfare assistances were distributed to 121 persons during the function. Bus passes were issued to school students.

Source: Hindu.com