Archive · 15 Sep 2026
MCD Regularises Services of 296 Daily-Wage Sanitation Workers
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi made 296 sanitation workers permanent employees.
These workers had been working for the city for many years.
They had originally been paid daily wages.
The workers were divided into two groups based on when they worked.
One group of 160 workers received regularisation from 2006.
Another group of 136 workers received it from 2008.
City officials said sanitation workers help keep Delhi clean.
They also said the decision was made after recommendations from committees and officers.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi regularised 296 daily-wage sanitation workers serving the civic body for several years.
Of these, 160 workers employed between April 1, 1998, and March 31, 2000, received regularisation effective April 1, 2006.
The remaining 136 workers employed between April 1, 2000, and March 31, 2002, received the benefit effective April 1, 2008.
The decision followed recommendations from zonal screening committees and concerned officers.
Mayor Pravesh Wahi and committee chairman Sandeep Kapoor said the move supports sanitation workers’ welfare and interests.
- Who
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi regularised 296 daily-wage sanitation workers; Mayor Pravesh Wahi and Sandeep Kapoor announced the decision.
- What
- The civic body granted the workers regular employee status with different effective dates.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 15, a Tuesday; the benefits take effect from April 1, 2006, or April 1, 2008, depending on the worker’s group.
- Where
- New Delhi, under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
- Why
- The regularisation followed recommendations from zonal screening committees and concerned officers and was described as supporting sanitation workers’ welfare.
- Workers regularised
- 296 daily-wage sanitation workers
- First group
- 160 workers; regularisation effective April 1, 2006
- First group service period
- April 1, 1998, to March 31, 2000
- Second group
- 136 workers; regularisation effective April 1, 2008
- Second group service period
- April 1, 2000, to March 31, 2002
- Recommendation source
- Zonal screening committees and concerned officers
- Officials quoted
- Mayor Pravesh Wahi and Environment Management Services Committee chairman Sandeep Kapoor