Palike yet to notice the plight of pourakarmikas
Palike yet to notice the plight of pourakarmikas
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Apr 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
Special Commissioner (Finance) Tulasi Maddineni, while presenting the
Budget on March 27, had claimed the welfare of
pourakarmikas as the foremost priority of the
BBMP. The Special Commissioner had announced the civic body’s plan of giving Rs 200 per month to each of the pourakarmikas for purchasing brooms, gloves and boots. Yet, 2,800 pourakarmikas find it impossible just to make ends meet.
“I joined the BBMP as a pourakarmika in November 2020. My supervisor and health inspector assured me