ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Office of the Managing Director,

Bus Bhavan, Hyderabad.

No.OS3/ 767(19 )/ 2011  PO.III

CIRCULAR NO. PD -  7 / 2012  DATED 25.04.2012 

            SUB:-    CREW POSITION  – Withdrawal of Absenteeism pool in respect of Driver/Conductor categories – Instructions issued – Reg. 

            Ref:-    1) Lr.No.R5/684(5)/2003 HRD dt 11.3.2003

                       2) Lr.No.R4/684(52)/2002 HRD dt 5.5.2003

                       3) Lr.No.R4/684(52)/2002 HRD dt 26.7.2003

                       4) Lr.No.OS3/767(13)/2004 PO.III dt 26.10.2004

                       5) Lr.No.OS3/767(6)/2005 PO.III dt 2.3.2005

                       6) Lr.No.OS3/123(15)/2007 PO.III dt 24.11.2007

                       7) Circular No.PD-69/2010, dated 23.12.2010.

                       8) Lr.No.OS3/767(19)/2011 PO.III dt 19.3.2012

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            To meet the requirement of crew against unauthorized/spot absenteeism and avoid cancellation of services,   instructions were issued from time to time for keeping additional pool of 0.1% over and above the permitted crew norm of  2.6 per schedule.  Instructions were also issued to show the crew engaged against pool separately without reflecting the same in the BSR.  The mere contention of maintaining this pool is to avoid cancellation due to unauthorized absenteeism of crew, ensure punctuality and reliability of operations. Instructions were also issued not to allow wages to the crew unauthorisedly absent in addition to initiating  necessary disciplinary action to curtail the unauthorized absenteeism.   It is also felt that there will not be additional financial impact by allowing additional pool of 0.1 cushion  since they are engaged against the unauthorized absentees for whom the wages will not be paid as per the instructions.

            After review of the wage bills of various units, it is noted that the additional pool of crew provided is not being utilized  for the purpose it is proposed.  At most of the units the wages are being allowed to the unauthorized absentees also on one or other plea for the day of their absence though the contract crew were utilized against such absenteeism duly paying wages, and the wage bills are reflecting as having utilized the crew  more than 2.6 norm.

             This has been examined in details and it is decided to WITHDRAW  the system of providing additional pool of crew  with  immediate effect and the following instructions are issued:

1        All the Conductors/Drivers who are on rolls shall be reflected in the staff position as against their categories and the column meant for Additional Pool shall be DELETED  in preparing the staff position.

2        The Unit Officers shall seriously  view the unauthorized absenteeism  of employees and action shall be taken as per the guidelines issued vide Circular No.PD 69/2010 dt 23.12.2010.

3        While calculating the BSR,   all the employees on rolls shall be taken into consideration.

4       The present practice of calculating the BSR on RTC Schedules  duly  reducing the conductors  @2.6 per each hire bus schedule from the total employees while calculating the BSR shall be continued.

5       The instructions issued to maintain Crew norm @ 2.7 during the peak season   April to June and @ 2.6 crew norm for the remaining period are to be strictly maintained.  

Action shall be taken accordingly.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (A&P)

To

All Officers of the Corporation.