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2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 08:24 PM IST
Public transport is expected to take a hit across Karnataka from May 20 as the joint action committee (JAC) of trade unions associated with the four road transport corporations on Wednesday an indefinite protest announced on Wednesday.
The unions are unhappy with the 12.5 per cent wage hike the government announced for the employees of the state road transport corporations on Tuesday. The JAC demands a 25 per cent wage hike, effective from January 1, 2024.
The current wage hike will be applicable from April 1, 2025.
“All employees of the four transport corporations will participate, and buses will not ply,” B Jayadevaraje Urs, secretary-general of the Akhila Karnataka State Road Transport Employees’ Federation, told a news conference.
The JAC demands that the “unilateral” wage revision order be amended to effect a 25 per cent increase and that the hike be implemented retrospectively from January 2024.
Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the government would take a call on the unions’ protest call in the coming days.
This is the second protest announced by the JAC this year. In February, the JAC called off the indefinite protest after the government released the employees’ arrears of Rs 1,271.92 crore.
Reddy then assured the protesters that the government would look into their pending demands and make an announcement in the budget.
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