<p>The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Employees' Union has agreed to cancel its plan to strike work as the government is taking steps to meet their demands, Transport Minister H M Revanna said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The government has already hiked wages by 12.5% for employees across all four transport corporations. This is will cause a burden of Rs 1,767.57 crore," Revanna told reporters. The minister said the government would consider the employees' demand to cancel "forced" transfers.</p>.<p>The KSRTC Union, affiliated to CITU, had planned to strike work from January 18. Talks are on with another union that plans to launch a strike from January 30, the minister said.</p>.<p>"We are also considering a demand to pay bonus to BMTC employees. I will speak to the Finance department," he said.</p>.<p>He said a special recruitment drive will be launched to hire bus drivers and conductors in Mangaluru and Puttur, where there is a shortage of drivers and conductors.</p>.<p>"The student pass subsidy is another area where we can ask for government's help," he said.</p>
<p>The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Employees' Union has agreed to cancel its plan to strike work as the government is taking steps to meet their demands, Transport Minister H M Revanna said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"The government has already hiked wages by 12.5% for employees across all four transport corporations. This is will cause a burden of Rs 1,767.57 crore," Revanna told reporters. The minister said the government would consider the employees' demand to cancel "forced" transfers.</p>.<p>The KSRTC Union, affiliated to CITU, had planned to strike work from January 18. Talks are on with another union that plans to launch a strike from January 30, the minister said.</p>.<p>"We are also considering a demand to pay bonus to BMTC employees. I will speak to the Finance department," he said.</p>.<p>He said a special recruitment drive will be launched to hire bus drivers and conductors in Mangaluru and Puttur, where there is a shortage of drivers and conductors.</p>.<p>"The student pass subsidy is another area where we can ask for government's help," he said.</p>
