THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a): 144 number of employee have been engaged by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Ltd. (DMRC) on contract basis, category wise as follows:-
S.No. Category Number of Employees
1 Assistant 10
2 Assistant Manager 11
3 Supervisor 104
4 Senior Supervisor 1
5 Deputy General Manager 1
6 Head of Department 3
7 Miscellaneous 14
Total 144
(b): DMRC has informed that with a view to meet the huge requirement of manpower during
the construction phase, it had employed some staff & executives on 3 year contract for
Phase-II. Once the construction phase is over, the huge work force will not be required.
Therefore, the engagement of contractual staff has been done on tenure basis during Phase-II
also.
(c)&(d): The employees engaged by the DMRC on contract basis for Phase-II were initially
taken on a fixed lump sum salary. On completion of three years service and after screening,
most of them have been granted the regular pay scales on long term contract of 5 years for
Phase III along with all facilities as applicable to a regular employee of DMRC. They
are eligible for accident / life insurance and are covered under the DMRC’s medical policy
also. Some fresh employees for Phase-III have also been engaged on a long term contract of
5 years in regular pay scale with most facilities as available to regular employee of DMRC.
(e): DMRC has informed that no complaint has been received regarding exploitation of
such contract employees.
(f): Does not arise.
