Passengers were seen waiting with luggage at bus stops across New Delhi on 16 September 2026 as a strike by contractual Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) drivers severely disrupted public bus services in the capital.
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses stood parked along roads in New Delhi on 16 September 2026 as contractual drivers demanding higher wages and improved medical and social security benefits refused to report for duty.
Scores of DTC buses remained grounded along New Delhi roads on 16 September 2026, with contractual drivers pressing demands for higher wages and better medical and social security provisions, leaving regular commuters without their primary mode of transport.
Sparse passenger movement was reported at DTC bus terminals across New Delhi on 16 September 2026, reflecting the scale of disruption caused by the contractual drivers' strike over demands for higher wages and better social security coverage.
DTC bus terminals in New Delhi recorded near-empty footfall on 16 September 2026 as the contractual drivers' strike — centred on demands for higher wages, medical insurance and social security — entered its active phase, stranding thousands of daily commuters.
Commuters carrying luggage were left stranded at bus stops across New Delhi on 16 September 2026 as the DTC drivers' strike kept buses off the road, forcing many to seek alternative transport at short notice.
With DTC services severely curtailed on 16 September 2026, passengers in New Delhi were seen waiting at bus stops with luggage, highlighting the acute disruption caused by the contractual drivers' ongoing strike action.
Contractual DTC drivers striking on 16 September 2026 submitted a five-point charter of demands — covering higher wages, medical insurance, social security benefits, paid leave and an annual bonus — that left buses parked and bus services across the national capital paralysed.
DTC buses at Rajghat Depot in New Delhi stood idle on 16 September 2026 as contractual drivers demanding higher wages, medical insurance, social security benefits, paid leave and an annual bonus declined to operate services, crippling bus connectivity across the capital.
The Rajghat Depot in New Delhi remained at a standstill on 16 September 2026 as the DTC contractual drivers' strike — demanding higher wages, medical insurance, social security, paid leave and an annual bonus — continued to disrupt bus services across the national capital.