MSRTC employs first woman ST driver in Maharashtra

MSRTC employs first woman ST driver in Maharashtra

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Category : State Published on: June 17 2023

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  • Archana Atram has become the first woman driver of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) as she drove the bus from Saswad to Nira in Pune.
  • Archana is one of the 100 women ST drivers who were selected for the post by MSRTC. 
  • Their selection was done in 2019 but due to a pandemic their training could not be completed. 
  • A total of 18 of them were undergoing training in the Pune division and 6 have joined the service after competition of training
  • Archana who hails from Sarkani village of Kinvat, Nanded district registered her name in the history of MSRTC by becoming the first woman ST driver. 
  • The MSRTC had started recruiting women as conductors on the ST buses but the driver post was only reserved for men till now.
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