INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
"There is a possibility of services shutting down if no agreement is reached," said Delhi Metro official.Delhi Metro services may trouble
you from Saturday as select staff may go on strike
The non-executive staff of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has threatened to go on strike from Saturday if their demands, including
is a possibility of services shutting down if no agreement is reached, but we are hopeful of reaching a resolution."Here are five things you
should know about the looming strike by Delhi Metro officials:1) DMRC employs nearly 12,000 people
The non-executive staffers are about 9,000
Some of the non-executive staff of DMRC have been protesting at a few metro stations since June 19 in support of their eight-point
demands.2) The non-executive workforce includes train operators, station controllers, operations and maintenance staff and technicians, and
form a major component in the operation of the rapid rail network.3) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Staff Council had given a call to all
members to join the agitation but not all have participated in the stir
"Our first demand is that that the DMRC Staff Council be changed to a DMRC employees union as the council is not a constitutional body and
so, it does not have any teeth
Other demands include implementation of our Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) as per the 3rd pay revision scale," said the council's
secretary, Ravi Bhardwaj.(: Delhi Metro Magenta Line From Janakpuri To Kalkaji, Noida Metro Extension -10 Points)4) "If our demands are not
met by June 29, we will go on complete hunger strike and work in that condition, and drivers will drive trains in that condition
And, if anything happens to our members or to commuters then the DMRC shall be responsible for it," Mr Bhardwaj said
"Even then if our voices are not heard by DMRC authorities, we will completely stop work from June 30," he insisted.5) Other demands of some
of the council members include issue of proper guidelines for sacking of an employee and that too in extreme conditions
The council said the demands have been sent to Delhi Metro authorities and Union Urban Affairs Ministry
