The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commissioner will start a joint venture with some non-governmental organisations to run driving schools and cab services, and to train women as security guards to provide employment to 200 women.

Speaking at a review meeting held here on Thursday with mayor M Majid Hussain in the chair, municipal commissioner Somesh Kumar said the GHMC would also hold training programmes on bank linkages, Deepam, Bangaru Talli, Abhaya Hastam, etc. A target will be given to deputy commissioners on bank linkage to SHGs.

He directed engineer-in-chief R Dhan Singh to prepare a tender document for a pilot project on installation of timers in a particular area. He directed the electrical wing officials to emboss the logo of GHMC on the bulbs to check their illegal sale in open markets.

The mayor asked additional commissioner (electrical) to compile the details of contractors, package details, their performance and supply the same to the corporators within three days.

The commissioner asked all the zonal commissioners to sanction works under SC/ST Sub-plan (Indiramma Kalalu) and complete the works on a priority. Additional commissioner (planning) Ronald Rose was asked to check if collection of parking charges in commercial complexes was being done in accordance with rules.  

Floor leaders alleged that despite sanction several works were not grounded because of allotment of several works to a single contractor and existence of bogus contractors. The commissioner said bogus  contractors and societies would be blacklisted after verification. 

The leaders requested the commissioner to write a letter to the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) authorities for handing over Moghal Sarai, which had been given to them for construction of a railway station.