The Culture of Contractual jobs in India

Chapter: 1

We wake up in the morning, go to washroom to get fresh, wear sportswear and walk out of gate of our house to go to the park for jogging or morning walk. We see some men and women sweeping streets with broom. If we’re rich enough we see one or more than one security guards, standing at our gate.

They keep out city clean and our houses safe. They are believed to be poor people who have hailed to the city from village in search of some work and are found working for us. Most of them are always seen in some particular uniform that they get from the agencies which are government approved agencies. As far as security guards at our gate or at the gate of malls, ATM, shops and any commercial and domestic building are concerned, they are the people who are generally village guys who are supplied to the town and city by some agents. They get such small jobs here in the city and stay alone, away from their kids, wife, husband, parents and their love.

Who are these guys?

They are the contractual employees of the government municipality or some private agencies.

After morning walk, we take shower, wear dress, eat our breakfast, take our bike or car keys and get ready to go to our office. On the way we come across many traffic lights which are run by automatic controller. We, the gentlemen and ladies follow traffic rules and some of us are smart enough to jump the red lights after checking if any traffic police in white and blue uniform are standing on either side of the traffic light or not.

On the way we come across many men and women who wear almost same uniform as the traffic cops who stand at the road sides, waving their hands to give direction to our vehicles according to the weight of the vehicles. Modern urban developments which have been done by the respected PWD and road transport department have been playing a leading role in making road traffic smooth. They have made many dividers to divide the road so that light and heavy vehicles can run in their respective lanes so that the traffic may run easily.

On the divider again we see many men and women in blue and white uniform, waving their hands to give directions to our vehicles. They look like the traffic police but they are not. Who are they then?

They are again the village people who have come to the city or have been supplied by the labor agents to the agency who have been given contract by our government for maintenance of the roads and smooth traffic. They are the contractual employees who take charge of traffic police, keeping their life in danger.

If any traffic jam happens on these roads they are the people who work to clear the roads. No doubt some of the government traffic cops come but two or three in number and they are helped by ten to twelve contractual people to smooth the traffic. Many people in the city are irritated or frustrated so they fight and they beat the men in blue and white uniform. It happens only in our motherland, India. You can fight anywhere, with anybody and can do anything like beating with them.

If we’re intelligent enough we have government or permanent job in our hands so we’ve to reach office by time to work. Over there in office we have again contractual employees in government and non government offices. The number of contractual employees is far more than the government officials or CTC (company role) employees everywhere in India.

The government officials do only supervision work and rest works are done by these contractual guys. According to their educational qualifications they are hired by the agencies or contractors for the same work. Their work ranges from municipality sweeping to the engineering and managing. Even in government schools and colleges teachers, lab assistants and many other staffs are recruited on contract basis.

What I want to say is that; we’ve contractual employees on each walk of our life. They range from banks to schools to college to engineering firms or hospitals or software companies to public welfare departments to power generation, transmission, distribution to police to advertising agencies to hotels to everywhere.

They’re lucky among billions.

Why?

They’ve a job in hand so that they can run their family.

Population is a thing which has not been kept under control by any government of India and is that only the sole reason for this misfortune with Indians.

Well, they’ve a job, they earn money to eat and feed their family and do shopping occasionally, if possible and enjoy their life.

Why do we work?

To earn money.

That’s what we call salary.

To be cont….