As the MSRTC strike completes three months, over 6,000 employees have been terminated from service so far and more than 11,000 suspended following disciplinary action for not joining work despite appeals and requests. The court-appointed committee that had been set up to look into a merger with the government will complete its deadline this week and employees are looking forward to its recommendations.

On Monday, 27,288 of the 96,000 employees reported to work and 243 of the 250 bus depots remained functional. “Around 276 more employees were terminated on Monday following proper hearings. The total number of employees terminated has now reached 6,854. Even as 8,067 more employees have been slapped with termination notices and asked to report to work, around 11,024 employees have been suspended from service,” an official said.