Mysore/Mysuru: Bowing to the demand of striking Pourakarmikas, the continued Council meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that took place at the MCC Hall on Friday, decided to do away with Pourakarmika Contract System and to introduce Direct Wage Credit System. The Contract Pourakarmikas, demanding that they be covered under the Direct Wage Credit System,…
Operation stray cattle
October 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) staff, assisted by V.V. Puram Traffic Police have seized two cows which were found roaming freely on roads causing traffic problems at Jayalakshmipuram yesterday. Though MCC and Police are frequently warning cattle owners not to let cows freely on roads, cattle owners are not paying heed to the warnings…
MCC Council approves online issuance of trade licence
October 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC’s continued Council meeting on Thursday approved online issuance of trade licence The council decided to develop the necessary software for issuance and renewal of trade licence on the lines of online payment of property tax. In another significant decision, the Council resolved to come up with a Geographic Information System (GIS) that…
Pourakarmikas on rotational stir
October 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council meeting held yesterday did not take any concrete decision on direct credit of wages which they have been demanding for long, MCC Contract Pourakarmikas under the banner of MCC Permanent and Contract Pourakarmika Maha Sangha, continued their rotational stir for the second day today in front…
MCC Commissioner assures of releasing Rs.10 crore to clear contractor bills
October 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With civil contractors stopping works demanding clearance of their pending bills to the tune of Rs.130 crore, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde assured that measures will be taken for releasing Rs. 8 crore to Rs. 10 crore soon towards pending bills. Speaking at the continued MCC Council meeting at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall of MCC…
Civic body collects Rs.101 crore tax in five months
October 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the MCC has so far collected Rs.101 crore property tax and other taxes this year in the five month period from Apr.1 to Sept.1, Gurudatta Hegde said that the MCC has set tax collection target of Rs.271 crore this fiscal year. Replying to a question by BJP member B.V. Manjunath on the…
To which account will mask fine amount go?
October 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Opposition Leader M.U. Subbaiah sought to know to which account the fine collected from the citizens for not wearing face mask will be credited. At the General Council Meeting held here on Tuesday, he wanted a clarification whether the fine amount will be deposited to the MCC account or Home…
Property tax collection drive at RK Nagar
October 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) launched Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ‘Palike Nade – Janateya Kade,’ an initiative of the Civic Body which facilitates property owners to pay tax near their doorstep, at Ganapati Temple premises in Ramakrishnanagar I-Block (Ward No. 46) on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, GTD, who is also a former Minister,…
Kalyan Mantap owners appeal MCC to waive off tax this year
October 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With no revenue earnings due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown, Kalyan Mantap owners of the city have appealed the MCC to waive off taxes this year. In a memorandum submitted to Mayor Tasneem and MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, the Mysuru Kalyan Mantap Owners Association members said that with no…
COVID effect: Rs. 50 lakh development fund unlikely for 65 Wards
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has hinted that it will be difficult for the Corporation to release Rs. 50 lakh to every Ward for development works in view of COVID-19 pandemic. He was replying to members over the status of fund release to all 65 MCC Wards in city at the General…















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