Latest News | Proposal to Engage Domestic Breeding Checking Workers as Muti-tasking Staff Likely to Come Up in Next MCD House: Sources
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. A proposal to engage over 3,000 domestic breeding checking (DBC) workers as multi-tasking staff on contract basis is likely to come up in the next municipal House, sources said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) A proposal to engage over 3,000 domestic breeding checking (DBC) workers as multi-tasking staff on contract basis is likely to come up in the next municipal House, sources said on Tuesday.
DBC workers' job involves prevention and control of malaria, dengue and other vector-borne diseases.
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Presently, 3,112 DBC workers are engaged with the approval of the mayor and as per the minimum wages fixed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the sources said.
Henceforth, it is "contemplated to engage DBC workers against vacant posts of multi-tasking staff (MTS) in various departments of MCD, including the Public Health Department", they said.
The proposal is likely to come up in the next MCD House on Friday, the sources said.
Apart from 172 vacant posts in the Public Health Department, MTS posts will be created to deploy 3,112 DBC workers on contract basis to work exclusively for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases, a source claimed.
According to the Public Health Department, DBC workers are playing a crucial role in checking the spread of dengue, chikungunya and other vector-borne diseases.
These workers conduct door-to-door surveys to check breeding of mosquito larvae in domestic containers, coolers, overhead tanks, flower pots, tins and tyres, etc. They also create public awareness on the prevention of such diseases.
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