Mysore/Mysuru: Disappointed over the Government’s failure to pay them wages, Pourakarmikas serving in 266 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of the district presented a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and to the ZP CEO seeking fulfillment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of wages. Later, speaking to presspersons, Mysuru District Pourakarmikas Association President C.R….
Mysore/Mysuru: Advising Pourakarmika children not to wait for Government jobs and instead become self-employed, Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna assured that the Commission will extend all help for the children of Pourakarmikas and other poverty ridden students, who are appearing for civil service exams. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Nere-Hore Yuva Samsath’…
Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the life of Pourakarmikas in Mysuru was better when compared to other parts of the State, Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna said it is important that the life of pourakarmikas in other districts too should become better. He was speaking after felicitating Pourakarmika leader N. Mara (who retired yesterday) at a…
Expresses concern over 10-fold increase in manual scavengers in eight years Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna has said that the Commission would recommend the State Government to hike the breakfast allowance being given to Pourakarmikas from the present Rs. 20 to Rs. 50 per day and also to construct rest rooms…
MCC’s unique game for Pourakarmikas to create awareness on recyclable waste collection Mysore/Mysuru: In order to create awareness on recyclable waste and to segregate such waste materials at source, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) conducted Swachhata Sports for Pourakarmikas at Town Hall premises in city this morning. Out of 150 Pourakarmikas, who had assembled at Town…
Mysore/Mysuru: Months after five Pourakarmikas died of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Monday distributed Rs. 30 lakh each to the families of two of the deceased as a relief, at a programme organised at the MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here. Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar and…
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,…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mysuru Nagara Palike Khayam hagu Guttige Pourakarmikara Maha Sangha staged protest opposite Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this morning demanding regularisation of outsourced and contractual workers and hike in salary on par with permanent employees. Protesters alleged that outsourced workers, including vehicle drivers and cleaners, working in MCC are getting a meagre salary…
Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Akhila Karnataka Arunthathiyar Mahasabha staged a protest in front of the MCC office yesterday, demanding that the State Government get the Dasara celebrations inaugurated by a Pourakarmika this time. Protestors also urged the administration to provide a separate 3 percent inner reservation for Pourakarmikas, as done in the neighbouring State Tamil Nadu….
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