Mysore/Mysuru: National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC), Mysore Zone, which had decided to provide eggs to the civic workers of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and all local bodies to boost the immunity of civic workers, today provided 11,000 eggs to the MCC to be distributed to the civic workers. Eggs are being given to the civic…
Safety Kits distributed to Pourakarmikas
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward No. 23 were distributed with Safety Kits by PG Janaspandana Foundation. Each Safety Kit includes Sanitisers, Dettol Soaps, Napkins and drinking water bottles. Former MLA Vasu launched the programme at Jaganmohan Palace premises yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Foundation President and former Corporator P. Prashanth Gowda…
Pourakarmikas observe Janata Curfew by cleaning the city
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: When Mysureans were observing Janata Curfew from 7 am to 9 pm yesterday, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Pourakarmikas were busy cleaning the city by undertaking clearing of garbage heaps, sweeping streets, thus observing Janata Curfew yesterday. “We have to do cleaning works daily. We also support Janata Curfew. We have to undertake cleaning which…
Pourakarmikas demand monthly supply of masks and hand gloves
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Even as the district administration is taking necessary measures and has enforced certain regulatory measures to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19, MCC Pourakarmikas have complained that most of them do not have safety gloves and other protective gears. Speaking to Star of Mysore, the Mysuru District Pourakarmika Association President N. Mara said…
Contract Pourakarmikas demand regularisation
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the authorities of dropping two of their colleagues from the list of selected civic workers, over 40 contract Pourakarmikas under the banner of ‘Mysuru City Corporation Aggrieved Contract Pourakarmikas Association,’ staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here this morning seeking their reinstatement as regular pourakarmikas. Maintaining that two pourakarmikas…
MCC’s Apathy: Corporator turns Pourakarmika
March 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over the shortage of Pourakarmikas in her Ward, a lady Corporator along with her husband and children donned the role of Pourakarmikas, collecting waste from households in her area on Sunday. Shobha, Corporator of MCC Ward 61, along with her husband Sunil, a former Corporator and four children — Priyanka, Ashwini, Lakshmi and…
Payment of Rs. 5.40 cr. breakfast allowance for Pourakarmikas approved
February 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) decided to cancel the tender of the breakfast scheme for over 2,000 Pourakarmikas attached to the Corporation in the last Council meeting held on Jan. 30, the MCC in its second Council meeting of the year held at its Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall on Feb. 27, approved…
Breakfast scheme for Pourakarmikas scrapped
February 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The much-hyped ‘Upahara Bhagya’ (breakfast scheme) mooted and implemented by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to provide breakfast to over 2,400 Pourakarmikas engaged in cleaning work has hit a roadblock. The Council has decided to cancel the tender of the breakfast scheme and a decision to this effect was taken in the monthly meeting…
Delayed Breakfast Scheme: Cash benefit for Pourakarmikas
December 3, 2019MCC to pay Rs. 25,200 to each of the 2,300 civic workers Mysuru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) re-launched its breakfast scheme for Pourakarmikas on Nov.15, much to their joy, another action by the MCC has brought more cheer to the civic workers who toil hard for keeping the city clean. Soon the…
MCC felicitates Pourakarmikas
November 27, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been felicitating Pourakarmikas of all Wards, who are engaged in daily cleaning activities, by organising a programme titled ‘Uttama Pourabandhu.’ Discerning Pourakarmikas working in the jurisdiction of MCC Zone-9 were felicitated at the function organised at Rukmini Ramachandra Convention Centre in Alanahalli here recently. Deputy Mayor Shafi Ahmed, MCC…















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