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Kerala to appoint young professionals in ULBs for efficient Waste Management

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala: The Government of Kerala will be appointing young professionals in urban local bodies (ULBs) to ensure effective implementation of activities related to sanitation and waste management in cities. 

A total of 99 young professionals with qualification of Bachelor of Technology (BTech) or Masters in Business administration (MBA) or Master of Social Work (MSW) will be appointed in ULBs across the state. In addition to this, a documentation specialist with graduation in Mass Communication will be appointed in the Suchita Mission State office. 

M B Rajesh, Minister for Local Self-Government, Government of Kerala, said that the appointments of these young professionals would be through the Centre for Management Development (CMD) and on contract basis for a term of three years. This will improve sanitation activities and will be a crucial step for a clean Kerala. 

He further added the state government is working towards addressing sanitation and waste management issues and the implementation of new models to handle solid and liquid waste, as well as construction and demolition waste by 2026. 

Due to the merger of various departments under the local self government common service, environmental engineers and clean city managers are being appointed in all the corporations.

Team Urban Update

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