Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Krishnagar municipality removes 106 ghost workers
The Krishnagar municipality has started removing workers who were not doing their jobs but still getting paid, called 'ghost workers'.
They removed 106 workers in the first step.
The municipality has been having problems with money and services for a long time.
The new administrator, Sharadwati Chowdhury, is trying to fix these issues by working hard and checking records.
She found that many workers were not working but still on the payroll.
The municipality is also stopping extra pay for holidays and will only pay for actual work.
This is to make sure the municipality has enough money and works better.
Krishnagar municipality has removed 106 ghost workers in the first phase of a clean-up drive.
The municipality has been struggling with financial distress and poor civic services for years.
Administrator Sharadwati Chowdhury has initiated reforms, including cancelling extra pay for holidays.
The municipality had been engaging daily-rated workers without proper authorization, leading to an inflated workforce.
The clean-up is expected to continue, with more irregularities likely to surface.
- Who
- Krishnagar municipality, Administrator Sharadwati Chowdhury
- What
- Removal of 106 ghost workers, financial and administrative reforms
- When
- First phase of purge initiated recently, with more expected
- Where
- Krishnagar municipality, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To restore administrative integrity, financial stability, and address chronic civic issues
- Number of workers removed
- 106
- Municipality age
- Over 150 years
- Current administrator
- Sadar Sub-Divisional Officer Sharadwati Chowdhury
- Revenue collection status
- Falling sharply for the past ten months
- Extra pay for holidays
- Cancelled on 27 November
- Unauthorized workers
- Daily-rated workers engaged without departmental approval