Mysuru: Here is some good news for hundreds of contract Pourakarmikas working round-the-clock to keep our city clean. Following complaints that their contractors were not paying them their salaries properly, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to credit their salaries directly to their bank accounts. A decision in this regard was taken at the Council Meeting held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall yesterday. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Mayor Rathna Lakshman. Along with the direct credit of salaries, a decision was also taken to provide Provident Fund and ESI benefits to contract Pourakarmikas. Speaking on the issue at the meeting, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that he has received many complaints regarding non-payment of salaries on time by contractors of contract Pourakarmikas. The contractors were also denying PF and ESI facilities and were in a way responsible for exploitation of workers. He said that even the State Government had published in the Gazetteer that local bodies have the responsibility of crediting salaries of contract workers directly to their accounts and also provide ESI and PF facilities. He said that the proposal will be placed before the Council Meeting that will be chaired by the Mayor on Nov. 30 and will be implemented from Dec.1. The Commissioner told the meeting that the MCC was using 22 tippers for waste disposal in the city and most of them are in bad condition and some of them don’t even have Fitness Certificates. He said that the MCC was planning to buy tippers stage-by-stage.
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