Job Satisfaction of Employees in Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Limited

Abstract

The advent of scientific management focused considerable research effort to find ways and means to simplify, standardize and specialize jobs. It was believed that simplification of the job would result in increased productivity, reduced training costs, enhancing organizational benefits and effectiveness. It was realised that only state transport organisations would be able to connect scattered, far off, isolated villages and backward areas with the mainstream of national life since private operators would not be interested in operating their services on uneconomical, non-profit routes. During the year 1972, the government of Tamil Nadu decided to set up a public limited company to take over and operate the bus services in Madras City and Chengalpet district. The National Transport Policy Committee was appointed by the Government of India in April 1978 for the purpose of suggesting a comprehensive national transport policy. The 21 corporations were amalgamated into seven corporations during 1997 (08.05.1997). The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore-Division-II) Ltd., Erode has been merged with Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore, Division-I) Ltd., Coimbatore from 30.12.2003, and hence this corporation is, at present, functioning in the name of "Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd.," Coimbatore. Hence, a study on the job satisfaction of a transport employee is a must for the wellbeing of the society and for the economic development of the country, therefore this study has been undertaken to see whether the transport department employees have job satisfaction and to examine as to what extent the employees are satisfied.