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Mohali MC regularises 498 sanitation workers, adds women to anti-encroachment teams
Mohali MC regularises 498 sanitation workers, adds women to anti-encroachment teams
The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) will regularise 479 sanitation workers and 19 sewer-men after its House approved the proposal on Monday. The decision came as part of 11 proposals aimed at improving…
The Mohali municipal corporation (MC) will regularise 479 sanitation workers and 19 sewer-men after its House approved the proposal on Monday. The decision came as part of 11 proposals aimed at improving sanitation and waste management in the expanding city.
The House also approved Rs 32.84 lakh for fogging in new sectors and 14 villages, increased the frequency of mechanical sweeping, and ordered the auction of old scrap in the MC store. In a separate move, the civic body will include women staff in anti-encroachment teams after councillor Gurjit Singh raised concerns about alleged misbehaviour by male personnel with women vendors during such drives. Mayor Sarabjeet Singh Samana directed the MC commissioner to implement the measure at the earliest.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Mohali MC joins a growing list of Punjab civic bodies under judicial and state government pressure to convert contract workers to regular posts. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has been hearing multiple petitions challenging the prolonged use of contract labour in municipal functions, and the state government in 2023 issued a policy mandating phased regularisation of sanitation workers who have served over three years. With 498 workers now covered, the key figure to watch is how quickly the MC completes the paperwork and whether it extends the same benefit to other contract categories such as gardeners and drivers, which the High Court has flagged as pending in other cities.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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