Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Narayan, who is also President of the State City Corporations, CMCs (City Municipal Councils) and TMCs (Town Municipal Councils) Pourakarmika Mahasangha, has urged the State Government to regularise the services of 6,800 contract Pourakarmikas working in various Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Karnataka and to address their long-pending demands in the forthcoming…
Restrooms, insurance for Pourakarmikas under review
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman P. Raghu has instructed officers to decide on the construction of restrooms for Pourakarmikas. Speaking at a review meeting held at D. Devaraj Urs meeting hall in Zilla Panchayat premises here yesterday, Raghu stressed the need for restrooms where Pourakarmikas can relax for a while after breakfast, noting…
Pourakarmikas urge MCC Commr. to fulfil their pending demands
December 11, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif held a grievances meeting with Pourakarmikas at Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Hall in MCC Main Office here yesterday. During the meeting, the Pourakarmika leaders demanded fulfilment of their demands, which have been pending for long. “At present there are nearly 2,000 Pourakarmikas serving in MCC, including 231…
MCC honours Pourakarmikas; 66 awarded for excellence
September 16, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, inaugurated Pourakarmikas Day, organised at Kalamandira premises in city, this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the event, MCC Commissioner Asif commended the work of Pourakarmikas in keeping the city, State and the nation clean and tidy. Asif appealed Pourakarmikas to spend time with their family members and…
BPL card to Pourakarmikas, ‘D’ Group employees on anvil: Minister Muniyappa
July 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa has said that the Government is mulling over issuing Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards to all the Pourakarmikas, daily wage labourers and other labour class and ‘D’ Group staff, with the discussions being held with the Chief Minister. He was addressing media persons after chairing a Divisional-level…
219 Pourakarmikas get letters of appointment, services regularised
June 23, 2025Mysuru: In a significant step towards securing the welfare of sanitation workers, appointment letters regularising the services of 219 Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) were distributed on Friday by the District Administration and MCC at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Convocation Hall. Social Welfare and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa handed…
MP distributes ration kits to over 3,500 Pourakarmikas
June 6, 2025Mysuru: As part of 141st birth anniversary of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who is also the titular head of Mysore Royal family, distributed ration kits to over 3,500 Pourakarmikas at a mega event held at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city on June 4. Speaking on the occasion, Yaduveer said…
Pourakarmikas State-level Convention on Apr. 7
April 6, 2025Mysuru: Karnataka State City Corporation, City Municipal Council, Town Municipal Council Pourakarmika Maha Sangha will be providing buses to ferry Pourakarmikas from all 65 Wards in city to State-level Convention of Pourakarmikas to be held on Apr. 7 at Gayathri Vihar, Bangalore Palace Grounds. The State-level Convention will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at…
Demand for direct recruitment of 24,000 Pourakarmikas
March 1, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Permanent Pourakarmikas and Contract Pourakarmikas Mahasangha, has urged the State Government to consider the demand for direct recruitment of remaining 24,000 pourakarmikas in the State, along with Underground Drainage (UGD) workers, in the forthcoming budget session, starting from Mar. 3. President of the Mahasangha N. Mara told media persons at Patrakarthara…
MCC Pourakarmikas to be regularised in stages: Minister
December 16, 2024Mysuru: Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh (B.S. Suresh) said that there were 1,366 non-regular Pourakarmikas working in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for the past 10 years. Replying to a question by Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda during Question Hour at the ongoing Winter Session of the State Legislature at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS) in Belagavi on…














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