Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde on Tuesday announced that the employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will receive a revised dearness allowance of 53 per cent of their basic salary from June, a rise from the current 46 per cent.

During a meeting with the representatives from various MSRTC unions at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai, Shinde also declared a series of employee welfare measures, including an accident insurance cover of Rs 1 crore and free travel passes for retired employees and their spouses for an entire year instead of the existing nine-month validity.

Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, legislator Sadabhau Khot, former Member of Parliament (MP) Anandrao Adsul, Captain Abhijit Adsul, Transport Department Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Sethi, and MSRTC Vice-Chairman Madhav Kusekar were among those present during the meeting.