The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) Swargate Depot is facing 10 per cent shortage of bus drivers. The pinch can be felt as it is the summer holiday season and there is a need for full service. The depot management is allowing available drivers to do overtime work with a tempting offer of providing double rates of salary per hour.

One for the road: The money that the current crop of drivers is getting from working overtime has helped them fulfil some important family needs. Representation Pic