Breaking the Caste-Job Nexus: A Study on Bengaluru’s Civic Workers

• The caste-job nexus has been a significant issue in India, with conservancy workers in Chennai demanding regularisation and a political storm.

• The government’s contractual work provided minimum wage to conservancy workers, which was further reduced when working under a private contract system.

• The Dalit community, who largely belong to the conservancy workers, voiced concerns about the perpetuation of the caste-based profession.

• A study by authors on civic workers in Bengaluru showed progressive changes after the regularisation of around 12,000 civic workers in Karnataka.

• The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government needs to rethink its approach towards the regularisation demand of conservancy workers.

• The recent regularisation has given pourakarmikas hope to break the caste-profession nexus.

• The pourakarmikas believe regularisation and job security play a significant role in breaking the caste-profession nexus.

• The uncertainty under the earlier private contract system hindered the focus on health, children’s education, and other aspects to bring the next generation out of the caste-profession nexus.

• The DMK government, ideologically rooted in social justice and caste annihilation, needs to rethink its approach towards the regularisation demand of conservancy workers.

Bengaluru civic workers is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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