Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Mumbai Health Volunteers Refuse Election Duty Over Employment Status
In Mumbai, people who help with community health are refusing to work at the upcoming elections.
They are not happy because the local government doesn't consider them official employees, yet still wants them to do election work.
They believe only actual government workers should be doing this job.
The health volunteers' union is fighting back, and might even go to court.
The health volunteers also worry that this could affect their health services among the underprivileged community.
The local government is planning for elections in 2025 and the boundaries of the wards are expected to be decided by September 4, 2025.
Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) in Mumbai are boycotting election duty.
CHVs object to being assigned election duties while not recognized as BMC employees.
The BMC denies an employer-employee relationship with CHVs.
A union plans to file a petition if the issue isn't resolved.
Discussions are underway regarding the upcoming BMC elections in 2025.
- Who
- Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- What
- Community Health Volunteers are boycotting election duty.
- When
- Upcoming BMC elections in 2025. Discussions are underway, and the ward delimitation process has begun.
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- CHVs object to being assigned election duties while not recognized as BMC employees.
Health Volunteers' Perspective
BMC's Perspective
Employment Status and Duty Assignment
Health Volunteers' Perspective
CHVs believe they should not be assigned election duties without being recognized as BMC employees.
BMC's Perspective
BMC denies CHVs are employees and wants them to perform election duties.
- Number of CHVs
- Around 3,000
- Organization
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Union Involved
- Mahapalika Arogya Seva Karmachari Sanghatana (MASKS)
- Election Duty
- Booth Level Officers (BLOs)
- Expected Final Ward Boundaries
- September 4, 2025