The Transport Department has urged the Delhi Government to expedite the process to augment manpower strength within the department as it faces a manpower crunch of 80 per cent. According to department officials, the augmentation of staff at the subordinate ministerial level is critical to process the Government’s ambitious plans to provide safety to women commuters using public transportation system in the Capital.
“In view of the Delhi Government’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety of commuters, especially women and improve the quality and other services offered by the department, augmentation of staff strength of Transport Department is a critical issue. Acute shortage of the subordinate ministerial staff was brought to the notice of the Services Department with the request to fill up vacancies at the earliest,” states the letter written to the Services Department by the Transport Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti.
The letter points out the severe staff crunch that the department faces. As per the letter, the department faces staff crunch of 80 per cent at the level of the lower division clerk, 70 per cent crunch at the stenographer level, 42 per cent shortage of staff at the level of head clerk and another 25 per cent at the level of the upper division clerk. The severe shortage of manpower is not only causing delay in processing tasks allotted to the department but is also affecting the quality of services.