Dakshina Kannada Pourakarmikas Union demand 70% reservation for local Pourakarmikas in recruitment
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Pourakarnika and Fourth Grade Labours’ Union on Wednesday called for withholding the latest list of candidate recruitment for Pourakarmikas issued by the Mangaluru City Corporation under special rules.
Speaking at a press conference in the city today, the president of the union, Anil Kumar said 70% reservation must be provided to the local Pourakarmikas.
“The District Commissioner has the authority to provide direct recruitment. Currently, there are about 190 vacancies and a tentative list of recruitment has been made with 111 candidates. But the authorities have disregarded the online applications of about 70 local Pourakarmikas. Also, out of 45 members from the Koraga community who worked on as Pourakarmikas on contractual basis, only one has been officially recruited,” he said.
“Among those who have been recruited, most are from outside DK and are likely to get transferred to their districts soon, which will leave the locals unemployed,” he added.
“Dakshina Kannada’s Koraga community has been undergoing years of oppression. The local tribes are uneducated; how would they apply for the job of Pourakarmika online?” he questioned, adding that “although we have supported the locals to apply online, they have not been considered by the authorities. We have appealed to the District Commissioner to look into the matter. The locals must be provided justice.”
The Union’s district secretary and Dalit leader, S P Ananda, Vishu Kumar, and Narayana were also present at the press conference.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
