Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Navi Mumbai Garden Workers Hunger Strike Over Wage Scam
Workers in the Navi Mumbai garden department are on strike.
They say that although they are supposed to get paid a certain amount of money, they are only receiving a smaller portion.
The difference is allegedly being stolen by someone.
They are also upset that retired workers haven't received the minimum wage.
The workers are asking for an investigation into the missing money and want to receive their full wages.
They are protesting and going hungry to bring attention to this issue.
Garden department workers are staging a hunger strike.
Workers allege corruption in salary disbursement.
Workers claim they receive less than half of their official wages.
The missing money is estimated at ₹6.48 crore annually.
Workers are demanding a probe into the alleged scam.
- Who
- Garden department workers of NMMC
- What
- A hunger strike and allegations of a wage scam
- When
- Ongoing, entered third day
- Where
- Navi Mumbai
- Why
- To demand minimum wage payments and a probe into alleged corruption
- Organization
- Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC)
- Department
- Garden Department
- Alleged Amount Misappropriated
- ₹6.48 crore annually
- Workers Involved
- 200 (on attendance register)
- Union
- Samaj Samata Kamgar Sangh
- Workers' Monthly Alleged Earning
- ₹12,000
- Officially Shown Monthly Wage
- ₹27,000