Bill on regularisation of daily wage workers likely

The State government is likely to table a bill in the next legislature session, proposing to regularise services of over 17,000 daily wage workers in government departments.

The proposed bill will help regularise civic workers, including 4,000 safai karmacharis in unorganised sector, said Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, speaking at a programme to mark ‘Pourakarmika Day’ organised by Karnataka State Poura Seva Noukarara Seva Sangha here on Sunday.

He said the government needed to overcome some legal hurdles before tabling the bill in the session, as a case is pending before the Supreme Court. A Cabinet sub-committee headed by Public Works Department minister C M Udasi has recommended regularisation of daily wage workers’ services in government departments, he added.