Mangaluru: “To avoid the transfer attempts soon after the recruitment state transport corporation is trying to recruit area wise personnel for the department,” said state transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
He was speaking after inaugurating newly built JNNURM bus unit at Kuntikana on Friday.
“Last year the department have recruited 8000 people to the department. This year applications have been called for 6000 posts. Though applications from Mangaluru division also, the number of applications hasn’t reached expected level,” he said.
He further said that north Karnataka people apply for the transfer after the recruitment as they cannot adjust to the weather and food of coastal region. So, Mangaluru division vacancies are not being filled by the department. On this background further recruitments will be made based on the area wise distribution.
MLA J R Lobo said that in order to control the traffic in the city, there is a need of shifting the Bejai government bus stand to Pumpwell. Already private bus stand construction work has been planned to build at Pumpwell. Pumpwell should be transformed as ‘Transport hub’.
District in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai, MLA Shakunthala Shetty, KSRTC Executive Director Rajendra Kumar Kataria and others were present.