JKRTC rebuts news regarding ‘irregularities in reimbursement of commission to contractor’
JAMMU: The Jammu Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC), strongly countering the news published in a daily newspaper on Friday levelling serious allegations against the management of JKRTC for ‘reimbursing commission to a contractor’, said that the news has been published without obtaining and cross checking the actual facts of the case terming it as an attempt to defame the prestigious Corporation of the UT of J&K.
The communiqué, issued here today by the Corporation in this regard, said that the Daily Excelsior needed to be scrutinized thoroughly and the Management of RTC was also required to be contacted to find the actual facts of the case.
The General Manager (Administration) JKRTC has denied all the charges levelled against the management of the Corporation saying that the JKRTC is on the path of progress and has achieved several milestones since the past two years. The JKRTC has earned all time record revenue of 193 crore and was able to liquidated its liability to a great extent, the 6 months pending salary of the employees was paid, the retrial benefits of retired employees were paid and the Corporation is liquidating its liabilities on monthly basis to provide sigh of relief to its retired employees.
The General Manager (Administration) has said that the important points pertaining to the case has not been taken into consideration that the issue was adjudicated by the High court in the first instance thereafter by the Arbitral Tribunal and the amicable settlement was placed before the Tribunal.
The amicable settlement was the unanimous decision of the management committee after completing all the codal formalities and due procedure, the statement added.
