Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 4 (PTI) The employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation will henceforth receive their salaries regularly on the first of every month, State Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters here, the minister said this month's salary would be credited to employees' accounts by Tuesday evening.

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The KSRTC had been unable to pay full salaries to employees regularly since July 2021, he said.

The Left Front government had made a concerted effort, with the support of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, to ensure that salaries were paid on the first of every month, he added.

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Besides generating more revenue through cost-cutting measures, the government will also provide Rs 50 crore monthly to KSRTC for salary payments, the minister said, calling it a "proud moment" for the corporation.

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