{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.893Z","data":{"id":"inc-ka-2023-031","text":"Regularise all 25,000 pourakarmikas (civic sanitation workers)","quote":"To regularise all 25,000 Pourakarmikas with all the relevant facilities.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":44,"sector":"urban","measurability":"measurable","importance":"minor","deadline":"2028-05-20","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":5,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"On 1 May 2025 the government regularised 12,692 pourakarmikas, about half the promised 25,000; the report put total regularised at 29,000 of 39,000 statewide, including those regularised before 2023. Provisional rating.","evidence":[{"date":"2025-05-02","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The South First","title":"Security and dignity: Karnataka regularises over 12,000 pourakarmikas after years of struggle","url":"https://thesouthfirst.com/news/security-and-dignity-karnataka-regularises-over-12000-pourakarmikas-after-years-of-struggle","quote":"Of the 39,000 pourakarmikas in Karnataka, 29,000 have already been regularised - including 12,692 workers on Thursday.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2023-01-18","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The News Minute","title":"After state-wide stir, Karnataka regularises 12,872 more pourakarmikas","url":"https://thenewsminute.com/karnataka/after-state-wide-stir-karnataka-regularises-12872-more-pourakarmikas-172143","quote":"nearly 11,000 pourakarmikas were regularised in September 2022","stance":"context"}],"tags":["pourakarmikas","sanitation-workers"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-ka-2023","partyId":"inc","electionId":"ka-2023"}}