Times of India: Jaipur: Friday, 02 May 2014.
The roadways
department, reeling under staff shortage, has many conductors and drivers who
have not been deputed on any route since their appointment. Using their clout,
the personnel are doing office jobs rather than duty on buses.
In a Right to
Information (RTI) reply, it has come to fore that some staffers have not
reported on route despite their appointment as conductors. Other drivers and
conductors are forced to work for 14-16 hrs every day. The department has a
shortage of over 1,000 personnel in all its 54 depots in the state.
Adding to the
woes, the staff deputed to other departments like Jaipur City Transport Service
Limited (JCTSL) have not been relieved. The department, on the other hand, has
issued regular orders for deploying staff on jobs for which they were recruited
but failed to implement it.
One Surendra
Bhardwaj was appointed in 1983 on compassionate grounds as conductor. However
since his appointment he has been serving in the office. Moreover he has been
made the manager of traffic cell by the depot managers without considering his
qualifications. Similarly, Manu Raj Sharma, who is at central bus stand,
Jitendra Singh Mand, currently on deputation with JCTSL and Gauri Shankar
Sharma are other personnel who are performing administrative duties.
On route
staff claim that there are more such people who have managed to avoid the route
duty.
"On May
9, I have called a video conference where we will discuss this issue. Unless
anybody has taken special permission from headquarters for serving in offices
all will have to report for the original jobs" said Bhaskar Sawant,
managing director, RSRTC.
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