Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Sunday handed Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of Subramani S, a pourakarmika from Ward 77, Dattatreya Temple, who committed suicide last week.
Subramani (40), a resident of Muneshwara Block in Vyalikaval, was not paid wages for six months. Parameshwara, who is also Bengaluru Development minister, consoled Subramani's wife Kavitha and promised her a job of ayah (helper) in a BBMP school. He also promised that the government would fund the education of their children Pavithra (10) and Darshan (7), and would build a house for the family.
Speaking to the media, Parameshwara said: "The death of the pourakarmika was unfortunate and I've asked the officials to sort out the payment (of wages) issue in a week."
He said Subramani was working on a contract basis and contractors withheld salaries of pourakarmikas for the past six months. "Pourakarmikas were not getting their salaries as many contractors have hired them illegally," he added.
Published 15 July 2018, 18:01 IST