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HESMA NOTIFICATION

Issue Date: 07 January 2025 Published: 08 January 2025

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-08012025-260042 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

Declares Delhi Transport Corporation and Cluster Bus Scheme services as essential and prohibits strikes by employees for six months.

Detailed Summary

The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, through this notification, designates the services provided by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the Cluster Bus Scheme under the Transport Department as essential services. This action is motivated by the recognition of these services' critical importance to the residents of Delhi and the frequent disruptions caused by employee strikes, including those from DTC, DIMTS, and concessionaires, leading to public inconvenience and financial losses. Consequently, invoking powers under the Haryana Essential Services Maintenance Act 1974, the notification prohibits strikes and agitations by employees involved in these essential transport services for a duration of six months from the date of the notification's publication in the official gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-08012025-260042 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 13] DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025/PAUSHA 17, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 325 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 209 DG/2025 HOME (POLICE-III) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 7th January, 2025 F. 3/02/HESMA/2015/HP-II/60-70.—Whereas, Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is satisfied that the services of Delhi Transport Corporation and Cluster Bus Scheme of the Transport Department are an essential transport service of critical importance for the people of the National Capital Territory of Delhi; And whereas the employees, including contractual & out-sourced, of DTC, DIMTS and concessionaire deployed for operation of DTC/Cluster bus scheme, often go for strike to disrupt transport services causing inconvenience and hardship to the general public, and also financial loss to the Government; And whereas the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is further satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary and expedient to prohibit the strike/ agitation by these employees. Now, therefore, the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in exercise of Powers conferred upon him under section 3 read with section 4A of the Haryana Essential Services Maintenance Act 1974 (Haryana Act No. 40 of 1974) as extended to the National Capital Territory of Delhi vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. GSR 526 (E) dated 30.7.93, hereby orders that the above said services as essential services and prohibits the strike/agitation by the aforesaid employees for a period of six months from the publication of this notification in official Gazette. By Order and In the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, KULVINDER SINGH, Dy. Secy. (Home)

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