CHENNAI: Nearly 400 Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses don't seem to be operated day by day due to non-availability of staff, respectable knowledge presentations.
Though just about 1,500 drivers, conductors and technical staff individuals retired after 2015, no longer a single employee has been recruited during this period, display documents received from MTC.
High absenteeism among MTC personnel has worsened the situation, says a research study in a magazine published by the Institute of Road Transport (IRT), Chennai.
Altogether, staff inadequacy has led to a lack of Rs 40 lakh according to day, says the thing which reviews the monetary position of quite a lot of state transport firms including MTC.
Transport workers’ unions say prime absenteeism is recorded among personnel who be afflicted by occupational sicknesses like blood pressure, diabetes, spondylitis and conjuctivitis essentially as a result of the pollution and irregular paintings schedule which affects their eating and snoozing conduct. In addition, RTI knowledge presentations that drivers and conductors from workers’ unions affiliated to the ruling birthday party are given desk jobs and different duties like distributing bottles and maintaining safety. The already overburdened staff are forced to paintings additional hours in consequence, said V Pitchai from the government transport workers’ union.
According to government norms, the ratio of manpower to buses should be 6.5 to 7.5. But the ratio is dwindling as just about 500 MTC personnel retire annually and don't seem to be being changed by new recruits, said K Arumugam Nainar from the CITU-affiliated state transport union.
Despite respectable knowledge to the contrary, a senior MTC respectable instructed ToI that around 250 buses were affected day by day and this was once only due to absenteeism, no longer vacancies. “Indeed, we've a group of workers in excess,” he said.
K Anbazhgan from Nethaji Transport Union insisted that neither vacancies nor absenteeism were accountable, announcing MTC was once looking to hide the truth that its buses don't seem to be are compatible for operation. “Many drivers and conductors return home without pay because ok buses don't seem to be to be had for operation,” he said.
The study additionally states that staff inadequacy has affected the punctuality of presidency buses to a considerable extent, leading to an extra lack of Rs.20 lakh an afternoon.
“Punctual operations can increase the occupancy by as much as 2%,” said SA Vijayakumar, retired managing director of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), Villupuram, who authored the study.
However, drivers say the loss of punctuality could also be due to traffic woes. “Given the traffic conditions, it's practically impossible for us to complete the go back and forth on time and a prolong of as much as an hour is inevitable during height hours,” said an MTC driving force on the Koyambedu-Siruseri direction.
A passenger ready at a bus forestall will shift to different modes of transport like percentage automobiles or trains if buses are delayed by more than ten mins, say experts, adding that when they shift, it is extremely tough to carry them again.
The study means that common and continuous recruitment of staff is a must to enhance the monetary position of MTC.
“Soon, new buses would be added to the prevailing fleet. Though firms will overcome the dearth of drivers and conductors, loss of sufficient technical staff individuals will make operations very tough,” said S Sampath from the state transport personnel federation.
Though just about 1,500 drivers, conductors and technical staff individuals retired after 2015, no longer a single employee has been recruited during this period, display documents received from MTC.
High absenteeism among MTC personnel has worsened the situation, says a research study in a magazine published by the Institute of Road Transport (IRT), Chennai.
Altogether, staff inadequacy has led to a lack of Rs 40 lakh according to day, says the thing which reviews the monetary position of quite a lot of state transport firms including MTC.
Transport workers’ unions say prime absenteeism is recorded among personnel who be afflicted by occupational sicknesses like blood pressure, diabetes, spondylitis and conjuctivitis essentially as a result of the pollution and irregular paintings schedule which affects their eating and snoozing conduct. In addition, RTI knowledge presentations that drivers and conductors from workers’ unions affiliated to the ruling birthday party are given desk jobs and different duties like distributing bottles and maintaining safety. The already overburdened staff are forced to paintings additional hours in consequence, said V Pitchai from the government transport workers’ union.
According to government norms, the ratio of manpower to buses should be 6.5 to 7.5. But the ratio is dwindling as just about 500 MTC personnel retire annually and don't seem to be being changed by new recruits, said K Arumugam Nainar from the CITU-affiliated state transport union.
Despite respectable knowledge to the contrary, a senior MTC respectable instructed ToI that around 250 buses were affected day by day and this was once only due to absenteeism, no longer vacancies. “Indeed, we've a group of workers in excess,” he said.
K Anbazhgan from Nethaji Transport Union insisted that neither vacancies nor absenteeism were accountable, announcing MTC was once looking to hide the truth that its buses don't seem to be are compatible for operation. “Many drivers and conductors return home without pay because ok buses don't seem to be to be had for operation,” he said.
The study additionally states that staff inadequacy has affected the punctuality of presidency buses to a considerable extent, leading to an extra lack of Rs.20 lakh an afternoon.
“Punctual operations can increase the occupancy by as much as 2%,” said SA Vijayakumar, retired managing director of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), Villupuram, who authored the study.
However, drivers say the loss of punctuality could also be due to traffic woes. “Given the traffic conditions, it's practically impossible for us to complete the go back and forth on time and a prolong of as much as an hour is inevitable during height hours,” said an MTC driving force on the Koyambedu-Siruseri direction.
A passenger ready at a bus forestall will shift to different modes of transport like percentage automobiles or trains if buses are delayed by more than ten mins, say experts, adding that when they shift, it is extremely tough to carry them again.
The study means that common and continuous recruitment of staff is a must to enhance the monetary position of MTC.
“Soon, new buses would be added to the prevailing fleet. Though firms will overcome the dearth of drivers and conductors, loss of sufficient technical staff individuals will make operations very tough,” said S Sampath from the state transport personnel federation.
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