KMTA gasping for breath due to manpower crunch
The Hindu
Though the Authority had sought 20 personnel, none has been appointed
The Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA), launched in November 2020 and is said to be the sole MTA in India which has legislative backing, is gasping for breath for want of manpower.
With just an MD, who also couples as CEO of Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML), and supported by two experts from the arena of public transport (who incidentally are yet to get a long-awaited Government Order on their appointment), the authority which was touted as a game changer and was vested with wide-ranging powers, has been encountering difficulties in implementing its decisions in the Greater Kochi area.
The KMTA had sought 20 personnel, including those having sound knowledge of integrating different modes of public transport, and urban planners. None has been appointed, although the government sanctioned 10 posts, it is learnt. The allegation is rife that the Finance Department has been playing spoilsport with the prospect of appointing a full compliment of experts spanning over different domains.
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