The Hindu 03.10.2011
GVMC increases wages of sanitation workers
GVMC has increased wages of sanitation workers with
immediate effect benefiting a total of 5,013 workers. This fulfils a
promise made by Municipal Commissioner B. Ramanjaneyulu during a wild
cat strike by workers a few months ago that wages according to GO 333
would be paid by October 2 and if it was not done, he would be
accountable.
Announcing the increase and other
decisions of the corporation at a press conference here on Sunday, Mayor
Pulusu Janardhana Rao said wages would go up from Rs.3,900 a month to
Rs.6,700. After deduction of PF and ESI, the increase will be from
Rs.3,286 to Rs.5,644. The increase of Rs.2,358 per worker means an
additional outgo of Rs.19.94 crore a year to the corporation. With the
increase, the total wage bill of sanitation workers per year comes to
Rs.47.7 crore. Though it was a burden on the corporation, the decision
to increase wages was taken considering their services to the city and
keeping it clean. Besides, the salary increase would also be made
applicable to workers in water supply, electricity and other wings
costing another Rs.8 crore. The Mayor said the salary that was a mere
Rs.1,000 at one point of time, now had gone up to Rs.5,644 as the
present body had increased the wages from time to time as per the GOs
issued.
CPI(M) and CPI floor leaders Botta Eswaramma and others were present.
