The three-member expert committee has rejected the trade union’s demand to merge the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) with the government. However, it has recommended that the cash-strapped corporation be given financial assistance by the government for salaries for the next four years.

The committee was set up last November on the directives of the Bombay High Court which is hearing a large section of employees who are on strike, and the government. The strike started on November 3, 2021. In the interim, satisfied with the measures taken by the government, one third of the employees resumed their duties.