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Pourakarmika issue rocks MCC Council meeting
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Pourakarmika issue rocks MCC Council meeting

August 10, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The continued MCC Council meeting that began at the Main MCC Office on Sayyaji Rao Road this morning, saw a war of words between Corporators from the ruling JD(S)-Congress combine and the opposition BJP over Pourakarmika issue, with Corporators from both the ruling and opposition benches trooping into the Well. The previous meeting was…

‘DC will be recommended to consider long-serving Pourakarmikas’
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‘DC will be recommended to consider long-serving Pourakarmikas’

July 28, 2021

Assures MCC Commissioner Lakshmikantha Reddy Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has assured that the Deputy Commissioner (DC) will be recommended to consider the long-standing services of Pourakarmikas who are among the 107 Pourakarmikas left out of the list in direct recruitment. He was speaking at a meeting convened at the MCC…

Pourakarmikas job row: MCC Commissioner to convene meeting tomorrow
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Pourakarmikas job row: MCC Commissioner to convene meeting tomorrow

July 25, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has convened a meeting of Pourakarmikas tomorrow (July 26)  to sort out the issue of 107 contract Pourakarmikas, who have been asked not to come to work. MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj said that the meeting has been called after several Pourakarmika groups met Deputy…

Appointment of Pourakarmikas: ‘Remove educational qualification clause’
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Appointment of Pourakarmikas: ‘Remove educational qualification clause’

July 23, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Adidravida Maadiga Horata Samithi has urged the Government to drop educational qualification clause in the appointment of Pourakarmikas in Civic Bodies across the State. Addressing a press meet recently, Samithi President D.R. Raju termed the Government’s move to stipulate SSLC or equivalent qualification for appointment of Pourakarmikas on the lines of recruitment …

Trust provides groceries to Pourakarmikas
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Trust provides groceries to Pourakarmikas

July 2, 2021

Continuing their services to the poor during the current COVID pandemic, Srinivasan Services Trust (SST), the social arm of TVS Motor Company and Sundaram-Clayton Ltd, in a bid to reach out to the local community affected by COVID-19, distributed groceries and other daily essential items to hundreds of Pourakarmikas in Mysuru district recently. The essentials…

Vaccine hesitancy among Pourakarmikas worries MCC
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Vaccine hesitancy among Pourakarmikas worries MCC

June 3, 2021

40 percent of civic workers yet to receive jabs, thanks to misinformation  13 buses offer free pick-up and drop service to Pourakarmikas in 9 Zones Mysore/Mysuru: Vaccination drive against COVID-19 among frontline workers lags behind due to vaccine hesitancy. Frontline workers have borne the brunt of the pandemic even as cases are hurtling with breath-taking…

‘Appoint Pourakarmikas in the ratio of 1:500 population’
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‘Appoint Pourakarmikas in the ratio of 1:500 population’

May 30, 2021

Safai  Karmachari Commission Chairman writes to Chief Minister Bengaluru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman Kote M. Shivanna has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa  to have one Pourakarmika per 500 population. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Shivanna said that at present, there is one Pourakarmika per 700 population in Bengaluru’s  BBMP  and other…

Pourakarmika Association demands facilities on par with BBMP civic workers
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Pourakarmika Association demands facilities on par with BBMP civic workers

May 20, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: MCC Pourakarmika and Contract Pourakarmika Mahasangha has appealed Karnataka Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman Kote M. Shivanna to provide facilities to MCC Pourakarmikas on par with BBMP Pourakarmikas. A delegation of the Mahasangha led by its President R. Ramesh met Shivanna at the MCC office here yesterday  when he had come for a meeting to discuss…

COVID victim Pourakarmikas to be treated equally: Shivanna
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COVID victim Pourakarmikas to be treated equally: Shivanna

May 20, 2021

Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman assures that Rs. 30 lakh will be paid to families as compensation Mysore/Mysuru: Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna has said that he will ask the State Government to release compensation of Rs. 30 lakh each to the families of three Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) workers who succumbed to COVID-19. He…

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