Misleading the people of Telangana by lying. Hyderabad
metro MD promises that 40k jobs (out of 50k that would be generated) would be
reserved for Telanganites. Can he do that? One official says: "In reality,
the number of employees required ... is around 20,000. The inflated number
being assured by the metro rail authorities can later lead to unrest among the
local people apart from misleading the public." It is a PPP project and
the metro MD will have no say in recruitment.
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Metro rail MD in bind over jobs for T youth
Metro rail MD in bind over jobs for T youth
May 9, 2013
HYDERABAD: A TRS-TJAC delegation on Wednesday called on Hyderabad Metro Rail
Ltd (HMRL) authorities and demanded that 80% of the jobs that the project will
generate should be reserved for people from Telangana.
According to sources, when a delegation met HMRL managing director NVS Reddy, he assured that the
demand would be fulfilled. Reddy told them that the project would generate
about 50,000 direct and indirect jobs. and that they would not have any
hesitation in reserving 80% of it for the people of Telangana
The delegation that met NVS Reddy included TRS Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao, politburo member Sravan Kumar Dasoju and MLCsSwamy Goud and Mahmood Ali besides TJAC leaders Srinivas Goud and Addanki Dayakar. The team reminded the metro rail officials of the AP Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadre and Regulation Direct Recruitment Order- 1975) Act, also known as Presidential Order 1975, which reserves 80% of government jobs to locals. "We explained the provision of the Act and also warned of an agitation in case our demand is not met. Responding positively to our demand, NVS Reddy said that of the total estimated 50,000 jobs, 40,000 would be reserved for locals."
However, according to a senior official in the municipal administration department, the TRS delegation approached the wrong party in seeking an assurance on job reservation as the Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have no say in the matter. "The metro rail project is an infrastructure project being executed under public private partnership (PPP), and Larsen & Toubro is the concessionaire for the project. HMRL has no role in the recruitment because L&T has given the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract to Keolis, a France-based public transport operator, which would hire people in consultation with the concessionaire," said the official.
According to the official, HMRL has got it wrong with regard to the number of jobs that the project is expected to generate. "In reality, the number of employees required , including construction and operation, is around 20,000. The inflated number being assured by the metro rail authorities can later lead to unrest among the local people apart from misleading the public," said the official.
The delegation that met NVS Reddy included TRS Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao, politburo member Sravan Kumar Dasoju and MLCsSwamy Goud and Mahmood Ali besides TJAC leaders Srinivas Goud and Addanki Dayakar. The team reminded the metro rail officials of the AP Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadre and Regulation Direct Recruitment Order- 1975) Act, also known as Presidential Order 1975, which reserves 80% of government jobs to locals. "We explained the provision of the Act and also warned of an agitation in case our demand is not met. Responding positively to our demand, NVS Reddy said that of the total estimated 50,000 jobs, 40,000 would be reserved for locals."
However, according to a senior official in the municipal administration department, the TRS delegation approached the wrong party in seeking an assurance on job reservation as the Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have no say in the matter. "The metro rail project is an infrastructure project being executed under public private partnership (PPP), and Larsen & Toubro is the concessionaire for the project. HMRL has no role in the recruitment because L&T has given the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract to Keolis, a France-based public transport operator, which would hire people in consultation with the concessionaire," said the official.
According to the official, HMRL has got it wrong with regard to the number of jobs that the project is expected to generate. "In reality, the number of employees required , including construction and operation, is around 20,000. The inflated number being assured by the metro rail authorities can later lead to unrest among the local people apart from misleading the public," said the official.
Metro Rail MD also knows that he is not right authority to give such assurance. yet, he gave in the hope that this would stop TRS from opposing the project itself. Now, TRS should worry about the question, whether they want project or jobs. NVS Reddy is likely to convince L&T about his assurance, on this premise.
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