Organise health camps for urban local bodies staff, Vijayapura officials told

Deputy Commissioner in Vijayapura district ensures health camps, safety equipment, and housing for urban local bodies staff.

Deputy Commissioner T. Bhoobalan has instructed officials to support pourakarmikas and other staff of urban local bodies in Vijayapura district by organising health camps and providing health screening-safety equipment.

Health check-up should be conducted from time to time for urban local bodies staff. They should also be ensured minimum wages, life insurance, morning breakfast and supply of other necessary equipment, he said.

He was speaking at a review meeting of officers responsible for the implementation of Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act 2013 there on Thursday.

All the workers should be trained in the use of safety equipment and health care implements. Steps should be taken to provide mandatory ESI and PF insurance facilities to workers on permanent direct payment-contract basis, he said.

All basic facilities should be provided to civic workers on duty. The city municipal corporation should distribute houses to them under the Griha Bhagya scheme by November 1, the Deputy Commissioner said.

Appropriate bus facility should be provided for the newly constructed housing complexes.

Steps should be taken to provide admission to children of the staff in residential schools in the district.