Employees of Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Kerala staged a unique protest on Friday by working for 3 hours after working hours. The protest came against the alleged reduction in promotion opportunities for ministerial employees in the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department Employees Association organized the protest after amendments were made to the special rules to determine recruitment, qualifications, monitoring and promotion of employees in various government departments in the state, news agency PTI reported.
On Thursday, employees worked in the office until 8 p.m., extending beyond their daily operations until 5 p.m.
The faculty members claimed that the changes in rules reduced the chances of promotion for ministerial staff in the ministry.
Suresh Kumar, a senior employee at the RTO, told ANI that employees are aware that stopping work may be against public interest and the government. He also expressed his hope that the authorities would take appropriate measures to address workers’ concerns.
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Furthermore, Kumar said stopping services could be “harmful to the community,” which is why members are working three extra hours.
“We want our protest to be noticed, and we want both the public and the government to understand our grievances clearly,” Kumar told ANI.
As part of the protest, employees, including female employees, continued to work in RTO offices across Kerala.
What prompted the protest?
According to the association’s leaders, the protest came due to changes in the pattern of promotions in the department. Earlier, when two Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIs) were promoted to Joint Regional Transport Officers (Joint RTOs), a senior controller from the ministerial cadre was promoted to the same post.
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However, under the revised system, the senior supervisor will now be eligible for promotion to joint RTO only after eight vehicle inspectors are promoted to the post.
As a result, the opportunities for promotion of ministerial employees will be significantly reduced, the association said.
The association’s leaders explained that the “Do More for Rights” rally was organized to highlight the denial of fair promotion opportunities and draw the government’s attention to this issue.
