Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Krishnagar Municipality Halts Holiday Pay for Casual Workers
The Krishnagar municipality is in financial trouble.
To save money, the administrator has decided that casual workers will no longer get paid for holidays, like Sundays, unless they actually work on those days.
This change starts on December 1st.
The municipality needs Rs 1.36 crore every month just for salaries, with Rs 66 lakh going to casual workers.
The administrator says this is necessary because the municipality's money situation is very bad.
Other places usually pay casual workers for 22 to 24 days of work each month, but in Krishnagar, they were being paid for 31 days.
Krishnagar municipality has stopped paying casual workers for holidays unless they work on those days.
The decision is effective from 1 December to address financial distress.
The municipality's treasury has been under severe strain for the past ten months.
Monthly staff salaries amount to Rs 1.36 crore, with Rs 66 lakh allocated to casual employees.
The administrator emphasizes that the decision is in accordance with government rules to improve the treasury.
- Who
- Krishnagar municipality and its casual workers
- What
- Halting holiday pay for casual workers
- When
- Effective from 1 December
- Where
- Krishnagar, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To address financial distress and reduce expenditure
- Municipality
- Krishnagar
- Administrator
- Sharadwati Choudhury
- Effective Date
- 1 December
- Monthly Staff Salaries
- Rs 1.36 crore
- Casual Employees' Salaries
- Rs 66 lakh
- Working Days for Casual Staff in Other Districts
- 22 to 24 days