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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
MCC staff strike enters fourth day, former CM meets protestors
The ongoing strike of the employees of the Mysuru City Corporation has entered fourth day on Friday, and the agitation has already begun to impact the city's cleanliness with the pourakarmikas staying away from their duties in support of their demands. The strike was in response to the Statewide agitation of the employees of the city corporations, seeking the extension of the 7th Pay Commission benefits to pourakarmikas, besides other demands. The members of the Mysuru City Corporation Employees' Association on Friday submitted a memorandum to former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and urged him to prevail upon the State government to fulfil their demands. He was accompanied by MP for Shivamogga B.Y. Raghavendra. Mr. Raghavendra said that Mr. Yediyurappa's visit has brought strength to the protesters, and hoped that it opened the eyes of the Chief Minister to the their demands. Like the State government employees and officers, the MCC employees are also in need of health schemes such as group insurance schemes and Jyothi Sanjeevani. They also work for the people and deserve such benefits, he said. Mr. Raghavendra said the BJP State unit President B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R. Ashok have taken up their cause and will prevail upon the government to fulfill their demands. 'Being the MP, I urge the Chief Minister to look into their demands.' Heaps of garbage remain uncollected near the Devaraja Market where large quantities of waste were generated, as the civic workers have stayed away from work. The MCC employees have demanded that the benefits of the Karnataka Government Insurance Department, Group Insurance Scheme, and General Provident Fund, like they are provided to the State government employees, without any modification, besides Jyothi Sanjeevani health scheme. The protesting employees said the officers and employees of the city corporations were deprived of promotions for many years and urged the government to consider promotions. They have also sought an amendment to cadre and recruitment rules.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Solid waste collection, citizen services hit in Mangaluru as MCC staff on strike
Collection and transportation of solid waste from doorsteps in the city and all citizen centric services in Mangaluru came to a standstill after employees of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) resorted to an indefinite strike from July 10. Holding placards, the staff, led by South Kanara Municipal Employees' Union, Karnataka State City Corporations' Employees' Association, and Karnataka State City Corporations' Employees' Parishat, sat at the entrance of the MCC head office at Lalbagh urging the State Government to fulfil various demands. None of them, including pourakarmikas, attended to their duties. Balu, president, South Kanara Municipal Employees' Union, wants the government to extend the Seventh Pay Commission benefits to the staff and officers of the corporation on par with other State Government employees. 'The government has asked city corporations across Karnataka to contribute their share, for example like 15%, to extend the Seventh Pay Commission benefits. This is not fair,' he said urging the State Government to bear the financial burden fully through the Finance Department. He wants the Karnataka Government Insurance Department's Group Insurance Scheme to be extended to the corporation's employees. The scheme provides both insurance coverage and a lump sum payment on retirement. With this, the MCC employees and their families will have financial security, he said. Mr. Balu said that the corporation staff should be covered under General Provident Fund (GPF) and Jyothi Sanjeevani health scheme, as provided to State Government employees, without any modification. Seeking an amendment to cadre and recruitment rules pertaining to city corporations, he said that the officers and employees of city corporations are deprived of promotions for many years. Hence, the government should consider promotions in various posts. Pourakarmikas demand houses Leading the pourakarmikas in the strike was S. P. Anand who said that, since a majority of pourakarmikas are from outside Dakshina Kannada district, they should be given houses each measuring at least 600 sq. ft. Some pourakarmikas have been given houses measuring 245 sq ft, he said. Mr. Anand said that the corporation had 312 permanent pourakarmikas, 135 loaders, and 465 pourakarmikas who are under direct payment. He said pourakarmikas should not be made to contribute their share while paying medical bills by producing health card. Instead, the government should fully bear the cost of medical treatment. As the five-year term of the elected council of the corporation has expired, the corporation is now under an administrator who is the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
MCC staff strike work seeking 7th Pay Commission benefits
The employees of the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Tuesday held a demonstration on the MCC premises here in support of their demands, mainly the extension of the 7th Pay Commission benefits for the staff and officers of the corporation on par with the other State government staff. Like MCC, other city corporations across the State are also on strike with the same demands. The protesting employees and officers were joined by the pourakarmikas, who demanded the same benefits be extended to the State government employees and the staff of the city corporations. The strike in Mysuru was in response to the call given by the State association of the employees of the city corporations – Karnataka State City Corporation Employees' Associations' Parishat. Besides demanding the benefits as extended to the government employees as per the 7th Pay Commission report, the MCC employees sought Karnataka Government Insurance Department (KGID), Group Insurance Scheme (GIS), and General Provident Fund (GPF) as provided to the State government employees without any modification. They sought the Jyothi Sanjeevani health scheme implemented for the Karnataka State government employees and for the city corporation employees. Stating that the officers and employees of the city corporation were deprived of promotions for many years, they urged the government to consider promotions in various posts. The striking employees sought an amendment to cadre and recruitment rules. The strike affected the services at the zonal offices of the MCC. With the pourakarmikas joining the strike, sanitation work in some parts of the city was also hit. Some employees were said to have joined the strike which was staged in Bengaluru.
