Lengthy hours, work on holidays, standing by means of the wrath of climate and public service — activist and motivational speaker Dr Pawan Agrawal drew the parallels between Mumbai’s Dabbawalas and the site visitors police.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Agrawal stated that each are thankless jobs. “The motivation would by no means come from appreciation, as each are taken with no consideration. The motivation for police must be what it’s for the dabbawalas. Public satisfaction, of people and household,” he stated.
On Friday, at an occasion organised by the Delhi Police on the Police Headquarters in Connaught Place, Dr Agrawal talked about how the Dabbawalas have managed to make error-free deliveries for the final 134 years, with not often any misplaced or missed deliveries. “In Mumbai, virtually all dabbawalas take the native practice. But, the trains would possibly get late however they don’t. They attain stations half-hour prematurely to make it possible for the deliveries are on time. Availability is vital,” he stated.
There has by no means been a single strike by dabbawalas, regardless of the low pay and lengthy working hours, he highlighted. “They’ve by no means skipped work, even when town is flooded. Visitors personnel additionally, be it festivals or the tough Delhi climate, are all the time on floor,” he stated.
Some personnel, nevertheless, identified that administrative variations hamper the effectivity of site visitors police in a manner it doesn’t for the dabbawalas. “The explanation the dabba system is so good is that it’s a system created by the employees who observe it. They perceive what’s wanted. Within the police, the executive orders come from above,” a site visitors inspector attending the occasion stated.
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