As protesters remained adamant on continuing the strike, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has now called back retired employees, aged below 62 years including those who had opted for voluntary retirement scheme, on monthly compensation basis to keep its buses going.

The MSRTC administration has asked all its divisions to prepare a list of all retired employees aged below 61-and-a-half years. “Those who had been removed from service for serious accidents, mishaps etc should be left out. After a proper assessment and medical fitness, the retired employees would be asked to join service,” a senior official said.