While fares go up, Metro staffers stage sit-ins for better payments

During lunch time at Yamuna Bank Metro station, a small group of train operators and station staff, in their yellow-grey uniforms interrupted by black arm bands, staged a sit-in while oblivious commuters walked past without even a glance. "We have been staging sit-ins at Metro stations across the NCR since May 1. The DMRC had promised in writing in June, 2015, that it will increase our pay grades but it has not been implemented yet," said Anil Mahato, the Staff Council secretary representing around 3,000 permanent non-executive (operations) staff, including train operators, lines staff, station staff and junior engineers.