Double whammy for BMC staffers with MA in Marathi ……..Sudhir Suryawanshi
Civic body passed a proposal which ensures twice as much pay for post-graduates in the language
Civic body passed a proposal which ensures twice as much pay for post-graduates in the language
If you are a civic employee in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and want a quick pay hike don’t you worry. All you need to do is pass your post graduation in Marathi and voila, your pay packet will get thicker!
And this is irrespective of which department you work in or in what capacity.
The BMC, on Tuesday, has passed a proposal which will double the increment of any of its 1.25 lakh employees who post graduate in Marathi. Interestingly, the proposal was mooted by MNS corporator Mangesh Sangale and Shiv Sena supported, because they had no option.
Sangale said, “BMC has accepted Marathi as its official language yet most of its departments conduct correspondence in English. We’ve done this for the sons of the soil.”
According to him, this move will also make learning Marathi as a language popular. “Many of the bloopers in official documents which are in Marathi will also get taken care of,” he added.
Sangale suggested that staffers who wanted to benefit from the new rule, could resort to correspondence courses and expressed confidence that those already qualified would immediately benefit.
“I am not against other languages. But it is high time we did something for Marathi. After this proposal, priority will be given to those who speak Marathi during recruitment,” argued Sangale and added, “This decision will also help to create more jobs in BMC. Nowadays, students are reluctant to choose Marathi as a subject, due to the lack of opportunities. Once they get jobs and benefits, they will begin to take interest.”
Sunil Prabhu, Sena corporator and House leader said, they supported this proposal even though tabled by MNS. “We will not hesitate to support whoever fights for a Marathi cause,” said Prabhu.
The Congress corporators opposed the move saying it could be seen as parochial but the proposal sailed through on the strength of numbers.