Archive · 21 May 2025
Chandigarh MC Commissioner Walks Out of Meeting on Funds
In Chandigarh, a meeting about money for local projects went off the rails.
The city's top official, the MC Commissioner, left the meeting.
The main reason was that council members brought up that some employees haven't been paid.
The meeting was supposed to be about how to spend money on things like fixing roads and providing services in different parts of the city.
After the discussion on unpaid salaries, the commissioner left, saying the meeting's only goal was ward development funds and that he had another meeting to attend.
Despite the situation, the mayor said that each council member will get a fund to spend in their wards.
The city wants to ensure that essential services and improvements will still get done even with money issues.
MC Commissioner Amit Kumar walked out of a meeting in Chandigarh.
The meeting was called to discuss ward development funds.
The walkout occurred after a discussion about unpaid salaries to civic body employees.
The Mayor announced a Rs 25 lakh ward development fund allocation.
The fund aims to address basic developmental needs within each ward.
- Who
- MC Commissioner Amit Kumar, Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla, and city councillors.
- What
- The MC commissioner walked out of a meeting over a discussion on unpaid salaries, while the mayor allocated ward development funds.
- When
- During a meeting to discuss ward development funds.
- Where
- Chandigarh
- Why
- The MC Commissioner walked out after a discussion about unpaid salaries to civic employees, when the meeting was focused on ward development funds.
Councillor's Concern
Commissioner's Stance
Meeting Focus
Councillor's Concern
Councillors raised the issue of unpaid salaries to employees.
Commissioner's Stance
The Commissioner left the meeting citing that the meeting was for ward development funds only.
- Ward Development Fund Allocation
- Rs 25 lakh per councillor
- Location
- Chandigarh
- Meeting Trigger
- Unpaid salaries to sewage workers
- Mayor
- Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla
- Commissioner
- MC commissioner Amit Kumar