Archive · 3 Dec 2025
HC Questions Chandigarh on Outsourcing Sanitation Work
The Punjab and Haryana High Court is asking the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation why they outsourced the cleaning of the Sector 26 vegetable market.
The court wants to know if this is legal and how the city will keep the market clean.
The market committee says they don't have enough workers or equipment to do the job themselves.
They have been hiring private companies to do the cleaning, but the court is worried this might not be the best way to ensure the market stays clean.
The court has asked the market committee to explain their reasons and plans for keeping the market clean in the future.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court questioned the outsourcing of sanitation work at the Sector 26 vegetable market in Chandigarh.
The market committee lacks manpower and machinery to handle sanitation work directly.
The current sanitation contract is with a private agency from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2026.
The court directed the market committee to file an additional affidavit explaining the legal basis for outsourcing and future plans for sanitation.
The market committee has two outsourced sanitary inspectors to supervise sanitation and report lapses.
- Who
- Punjab and Haryana High Court, Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, Market Committee
- What
- Outsourcing of sanitation work at Sector 26 vegetable market
- When
- Current contract from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2026
- Where
- Sector 26 vegetable market, Chandigarh
- Why
- Market committee lacks manpower and machinery to handle sanitation work directly
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Location
- Sector 26 vegetable market, Chandigarh
- Current Contractor Period
- December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2026
- Sanitation Cost
- Rs 960 per metric tonne for waste processing
- Sanitary Inspectors
- Two, hired through outsourcing agency