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Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
GTD urges govt to fulfil demands of MCC employees
Mysuru: Former minister and JD(S) MLA GT Devegowda on Wednesday urged the state govt to fulfil the demands of the employees of the Mysuru City Corporation. He asked the govt to fulfil the demands of pourakarmikas, civic workers in various divisions of civic bodies, including UGD, drivers, and others on priority. He was speaking after extending support and participating in an indefinite strike undertaken by members of Mysuru City Corporation Pourakarmika Federation members held outside the office of MCC in the city. As the cleanliness and removal of garbage across the city will aggravate if the pourakarmikas continue their protest, he appealed to the govt to respond immediately to their demands. Chief minister Siddaramaiah, DyCM DK Shivakumar, and state urban development minister Byrathi Suresh must consider their demands, he said. Welcoming Siddaramaiah's announcement of direct recruitment of pourakarmikas working in all civic bodies, the MLA also asked the govt to set right the disparity in wages as well as bring all civic workers, including those working in underground drainage work, drivers, and other workers involved in the disposal of waste activities in civic bodies, under the direct recruitment process. The state govt must also extend govt benefits, including KGID, insurance cover, and other facilities for all pourakarmikas recruited under the direct payment system in line with its employees. Meanwhile, JD(S) MLA K Vivekananda also extended his support and participated in the protest.
The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Shivamogga City Corporation employees stage protest, demand salary hike as per 7th Pay Commission
The employees of Shivamogga City Corporation have been staging a protest for the last two days in front of the civic body's office here, demanding a revision in pay scale as per the Seventh Pay Commission, among other facilities. They have resolved to continue the protest until the demands are met. As a result, the services of the corporation, including cleaning, have been affected in the city. The workers began their protest on Tuesday, demanding that their salaries be increased as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, on par with State government employees. Similarly, they also demanded promotions and Karnataka Government Insurance Department (KGID) facilities on par with other State government staff. N. Govind, president of the association of employees of Shivamogga corporation, said that the workers would continue the protest until the government decides to fulfill their demands. 'The government has not yet invited us for talks. Meanwhile, the public are facing inconveniences due to the protest. However, they need to understand our plight and extend their support to the protest,' he said. Office-bearers of the association — Mohan, P. Kumar, Vasanth Kumar, and others were present.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BCC staff go on mass leave supporting statewide protest of corporation employees
1 2 Pics: The employees of the BCC Belagavi and HDMC Hubballi protested at the premises of the office on Tuesday Belagavi: More than 600 employees of the Belagavi unit of the Karnataka State City Corporation Employees' Association Council protested at the premises of Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) on Tuesday, urging that various demands be met. The corporation officers and staff, who protested by curtailing the office service at the BCC office premises, sat on the steps of the office entrance, urging that their demands be met. The employees demanded that the 7th Pay Commission benefits be extended to the corporation employees as well. They insisted that funds should be released properly from the finance department and that the cadre and recruitment rules of the Karnataka State City Corporations should be amended, with a notification issued. The KGID and GPF benefits implemented for state govt employees should be applicable to the corporation employees as well. Health services should be provided to the corporation employees under the Jyoti Arogya and Sanjeevini schemes. A sports meet should be organised for the corporation employees, just as a sports meet is organised for the state govt employees every year. Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Dyamannavar, the general secretary of the organisation's BCC unit, said that the govt is discriminating by not providing the facilities given to the state govt employees to the local body employees. All the facilities available to the govt employees should be available to the employees of the local bodies. The govt has already implemented the Sanjeevini health service for the state govt employees. However, this health service should be implemented mainly for the civic workers who clean the city. He appealed that the govt should take appropriate action in this regard. Pundalik Malagi, a BCC employee, said that the state govt facilities are not reaching the 10 corporations and more than 200 urban local bodies in the state. No order issued by the govt is being implemented properly within the corporation. The employees of local bodies, who are working hard for the development and prosperity of the city, are being deprived of the facilities they deserve. Moreover, they expressed dissatisfaction that they have reached a situation where they have to take to the streets and fight if any govt order is to be implemented in local bodies. BCC employees, including Hanumant Kaladagi, Anand P, Shaila Naikar, Suvarna H, Ujwala Hangerkar, Rajshree Jadhav, Meenakshi Togari, Shobha Mohite, and Vijayalaxmi Patil participated. In Hubballi, HDMC workers stage a walk-out Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) employees staged a protest by walking out from duty on Tuesday at HDMC, Hubballi, demanding the fulfilment of various demands. HDMC Hubballi, was completely shut down due to the protest. State-level employees launched the protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, and HDMC employees participated in it by taking leave from work. Employees who did not attend the protest in Bengaluru staged a protest on the office premises.
Hans India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Over half a dozen BBMP engineers caught red-handed in bribery cases in just two weeks
Bengaluru: TheSpecial Lokayukta Court has expressed deep concern over the rampant corruption within the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), noting that in the past two weeks alone, over six engineers have been caught red-handed while accepting bribes. The recent incident involves BBMP's Assistant Executive Engineer of CV Raman Nagar division, H.V. Yarappa Reddy, who was arrested by Lokayukta officials on June 18 while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10 lakh from a contractor for releasing pending bills. Reddy's bail plea was rejected by Judge KM Radhakrishna, who criticized the alarming spread of corruption in the civic body. In a strongly worded observation, the judge stated, 'Corruption in the government system has reached uncontrollable levels, similar to a spreading plague. Common citizens suffer the most due to the greed of officials. If such cancerous behavior is not curbed, the next generation will lose faith in public institutions.' The court also highlighted that despite orders and rules, BBMP appears to be engulfed in a bribe-for-work culture, making it nearly impossible to get work done without paying bribes. The judge emphasized that Reddy's continued custody is essential, as releasing him on bail could jeopardize ongoing investigations and lead to destruction of evidence. According to the complaint, the accused engineer had demanded ₹10 lakh from contractor G.M. Hemant to release payments for civic works executed in CV Raman Nagar limits. Based on the complaint, Lokayukta officials laid a trap and arrested Reddy while accepting the bribe. He is currently lodged at Parappana Agrahara Central Jail. Meanwhile, protesting various unmet demands, BBMP staff, along with employees of 10 other municipal corporations across the state, have planned a mass leave and protest on July 8 at Freedom Park. The Karnataka State Municipal Employees Federation president, A. Amrutraj, stated that essential services, including sanitation, would be suspended during the protest. Their key demands include extension of the 7th Pay Commission benefits to municipal employees, direct grant release from the Finance Department, and amendments to cadre and recruitment rules. They are also demanding implementation of welfare schemes such as KGID, GPF, Jyothi, and Arogya Sanjeevini.
