<div align="justify">Safai Karmachari Commission chairman M R Venkatesh on Friday urged the government to speed up the recruitment of pourakarmikas (civic workers) in various municipalities and municipal corporations.<br /><br />At a meeting with Bengaluru Development Minister K J George and Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig, Venkatesh demanded that the salaries should be credited directly into the account of pourakarmikas without the involvement of contractors.<br /><br />He also asked him to remove the system of outsourcing pourakarmikas by external agencies. He said the state government must follow the system adopted by the Haryana government to hire pourakarmikas.<br /><br />George told him that he would consider his suggestions.<br /></div>
<div align="justify">Safai Karmachari Commission chairman M R Venkatesh on Friday urged the government to speed up the recruitment of pourakarmikas (civic workers) in various municipalities and municipal corporations.<br /><br />At a meeting with Bengaluru Development Minister K J George and Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig, Venkatesh demanded that the salaries should be credited directly into the account of pourakarmikas without the involvement of contractors.<br /><br />He also asked him to remove the system of outsourcing pourakarmikas by external agencies. He said the state government must follow the system adopted by the Haryana government to hire pourakarmikas.<br /><br />George told him that he would consider his suggestions.<br /></div>