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Civic body’s new budget restaurants to be renamed Amma Unavagam

Saturday, 23 February 2013 08:39 administrator
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The Hindu                               23.02.2013

Civic body’s new budget restaurants to be renamed Amma Unavagam

pocket-friendly mealThe Corporation will open 24 more such restaurants on the CM’s birthday on Sunday —Photo: R. Ravindran
pocket-friendly mealThe Corporation will open 24 more such restaurants on the CM’s birthday on Sunday —Photo: R. Ravindran.

The Chennai Corporation council on Friday requested the State government to rename the new budget restaurants ‘Amma Unavagam’.  

 “The Council has passed the resolution following requests from a number of residents to rename the budget restaurants,” said Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inaugurated 15 budget restaurants in all zones of the city. The Corporation will open 24 more ‘Amma Unavagams’ on the Chief Minister’s birthday on Sunday.

“The Chennai Corporation will find suitable buildings on rent if officials are unable to find a suitable place in a ward,” said Mr. Duraisamy. At least 100 more ‘Amma Unavagams’ will be opened by March 31.

Women from self-help groups have been given the responsibility of managing the restaurants. The women workers will receive Rs. 300 a day as wages, said Mr. Duraisamy.

The Amma Unavagams will offer idli (100 g) for a rupee, sambar rice (350 g) at Rs. 5 and curd rice (350 g) at Rs. 3.

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 08:44
 

Now, birth and death certificates to record time

Saturday, 23 February 2013 08:36 administrator
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The Hindu                           23.02.2013

Now, birth and death certificates to record time

Staff Reporter 

Birth and death certificates issued by the Chennai Corporation will soon record the time.

The Chennai Corporation council on Friday decided to tweak the software to facilitate changes in the format of the birth and death certificates online. The birth and death registry and certificates issued by the Chennai Corporation will record the time of such events after the new format is readied.

Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy said the decision had been taken following requests from residents for inclusion of the time of birth and death in addition to other details.

The Chennai Corporation’s health department with the support of the EDP Cell and a private firm will begin work on coding for the new format.

The changed format is likely to be made mandatory for new certificates. The civic body, however, has not specified what will happen to birth and death certificates issued earlier. In 2008, the civic body introduced downloading of birth and death certificates online.

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 08:39
 

“Regularise services of 309 sanitary workers”

Saturday, 23 February 2013 07:35 administrator
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The Hindu                       23.02.2013

“Regularise services of 309 sanitary workers”

Special Correspondent 

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Madurai urban district, claimed victory in their efforts to regularise the services of 309 sanitary workers employed on daily wages by Madurai Corporation.

In a statement, CITU district secretary, V. Pitchai, said that Assistant Labour Commissioner N. Govindan, had directed the Corporation to regularise the services of the 309 sanitary workers who had put in the mandatory 480 days of service as daily wage workers.

They had been paid Rs. 163 as daily wages which was given on a monthly basis through bank accounts.

CITU Corporation Employees Association, general secretary R. Rajagopal, took up the case with the Labour Department in 2010.

After perusing through the documents produced by the workers, the Assistant Labour Commissioner, had given the order, the statement said.

However, Corporation officials said that they were yet to receive the copy of the order.

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 07:38
 
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