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'Salary hike for outsourced GHMC staffers'

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:17 administrator
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The Times of India              18.06.2013

'Salary hike for outsourced GHMC staffers'

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will increase salaries of outsourced employees by recommending the same to the Pay Revision Commission. Municipal administration minister M Maheedhar Reddy has directed GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu to prepare a proposal for the pay hike.

The minister on Monday held a meeting with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Employees Union (GHMEU), the recognised union, and municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department officials in the wake of strike notices issued by the GHMEU. The union leaders were demanding increase in salaries every year, insurance coverage and city allowance to outsourced employees and house sites to permanent employees.

The minister said the MA&UD department and the GHMC would consider the issue of increasing salary and city allowance. The GHMC commissioner also said they would have a tie-up with SBH, where salary accounts of employees are being maintained, to extend insurance coverarge of Rs 4 lakh for accidental death. He added that Rs 1 lakh is usually given by the mayor from the discretionary fund in all cases of accidental death of workers apart from insurance coverage from ESI and EPF Trust.

GHMEU president U Gopal said they would decide whether or not to go on strike from Tuesday after going through the assurances given by the minister in the minutes of the meeting.

 

Civic polls: Kamrup district administration all set for D-Day

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:09 administrator
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The Times of India              18.06.2013

Civic polls: Kamrup district administration all set for D-Day

GUWAHATI: The Kamrup (Metro) district authorities have completed preparations for smooth conduct of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election scheduled to be held on Wednesday. Polling material will be distributed among the poll officials appointed for the election at the Sarusajai stadium here on Tuesday. The district administration said that around 4,500 poll officials will reach the polling stations by Tuesday evening under police protection.
 

Additional deputy commissioner of Kamrup (Metro) Dhruba Jyoti Das said that mobile police parties will be deployed across the city from Monday onwards to keep a strict vigil on violation of the model code of conduct. "Campaigning is not allowed after 4pm on Monday and if the authorities find anyone campaigning after the permitted time, a case will be registered against the violators," Das said. He added that candidates will be allowed to erect booths on election day only beyond a 100-metre radius from the polling station.
 


The GMC election is going to be held after 10 years; 7,06,689 voters will elect 31 ward councillors and 90 area sabha representatives to form the elected body of the GMC. Voting will take place at 862 polling stations across the city from 7am to 4pm on Wednesday.
 


The GMC election will take place on ballot paper. An elector will have to cast his or her vote for a ward councilor on white ballot paper, while for area sabha representatives, votes will be cast on yellow ballot paper. Apart from the existing police force in the city, additional 1,000 police personnel and home guards will be deployed during the election.
 


All liquor shops and bars have been asked to remain shut on Tuesday and Wednesday across the district in view of the polls.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:12
 

Nagpur Municipal Corporation to wish good morning, night to city

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:58 administrator
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The Times of India              18.06.2013

Nagpur Municipal Corporation to wish good morning, night to city

NAGPUR: Don't be surprised to hear a good morning wish from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) at 6am, under a project undertaken by the civic body to mark its 150th year celebrations commencing from Tuesday.

Under the first phase, the NMC has started installing the system at five major squares in legislative assembly constituencies, including Ajni square (South-West), Futala lake (West), Sakkardara (South), Gandhisagar lake (Central), and Indora square (North). The citizens residing within 500 metres radius of these spots will also get to hear the good night wish at 10pm.
 


The project was planned by former chairman of standing committee Dayashankar Tiwari, who had announced it in his budget. Current chairman Avinash Thakre and municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane took the project forward.
 


Thakre told TOI that five more squares will be covered under the project this fiscal. "Tiwari made budgetary provisions of Rs5 lakh for this, which has been carried forward in my budget. The concept is to install such systems at all squares in phased manner. We are also planning to make announcement regarding the civic body's 150th year after every hour throughout the year. Later, the announcement regarding property tax bills and schedule etc will also be made through this system," he said.
 


Thakre further said various other programmes have been planned to celebrate the 150th year. "Civic body was formed on June 18, 1864. Mayor Anil Sole will kick-start the celebrations on Tuesday by garlanding the statues of great personalities of the city. Head of all the departments will highlight the progress made by their departments and works done in these 150 years at a programme to be organized on Tuesday at Town Hall, Mahal. A special logo has been designed for the occasion and will be displayed on all NMC's properties and bills, letters etc. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the celebrations on November 16, 2013," he said.
 
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