The Times of India                16.05.2013

AMC to guide career growth of sanitation workers' children

AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad municipal corporation (AMC) is planning to provide a platform to the wards of its sanitation workers so that they could be exposed to better career options.

Municipal commissioner Harshdeep Kamble said that they should think of better career opportunities instead of eyeing a job of a sanitary worker in the municipal body on compassionate ground. "The young generation should opt for new and challenging careers on offer in the new global markets," he said while addressing the participants at a career guidance seminar organized by AMC at Eknath Rang Mandir hall on Wednesday.

Kamble said that the municipal body would facilitate the wards in exploring options. "We are planning to create an online gateway facility for uploading resumes of the candidates. The civic administration will maintain the data bank of the wards and share it with prospective employers," he said.

"We are ready to provide means for lifting the socio-economic status of the families of AMC's sanitary workers. The municipal body will also organize training programmes for those who wish to start their own ventures," he said highlighting the importance of small businesses which require less than Rs 1 lakh. Kamble added that the AMC would make available for them several self-employment schemes of the state and central governments.

Kamble expressed disappointment at the number of participants in the seminar, but said that the civic body would organize one more guidance programme for the candidates.

Representatives of district industries centre, Maharashtra industrial development corporation, Annabhau Sathe Mahamandal, Khadi village industries corporation and others spoke about various schemes for scheduled caste and other backward class candidates.

Nitesh Bhalerao, a participant, whose mother works as a sanitary worker in AMC, said that he found the event quite motivating. "I am doing my graduation in commerce and I don't want to take up a job in the AMC. My aim is to become a chartered accountant," he said. Rashmi Thorat, daughter of another sanitary worker who is doing engineering in computer science, said, "I am looking forward to the assistance which the AMC has promised. It will be a great help for us."

However, Kishore Sutare said that getting a job in the AMC after his mother retires was his top priority. "Nevertheless, if something lucrative comes my way, I would grab it," he said, adding that the AMC's initiative was encouraging.