Archive · 20 Aug 2026
MNS Warns NMMC Over Civic Workers’ Allowances and Arrears
The MNS says some Navi Mumbai civic workers have not received money they are owed.
It wants electrical-department workers to be classified correctly and paid their arrears.
It also wants contractual workers to receive a monthly allowance of Rs 7,500.
The allowance was approved two months ago, but workers have not been told when payments will begin.
Sandeep Deshpande gave the administration 10 days to address the electrical workers’ issue.
He said a bigger protest could happen if allowance payments do not start within a month.
The workers’ union also asked for health insurance for all civic workers.
Meanwhile, some workers at the NMMC hospital in Vashi joined the MNS.
A workers’ unit was formed at the hospital.
MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande warned NMMC of major agitation over unresolved civic-worker issues.
The union demanded classification of electrical-department workers and payment of their arrears within 10 days.
Deshpande questioned the delay in implementing a monthly Rs 7,500 allowance for contractual workers.
He said a larger agitation would begin if allowance payments do not start within a month.
The union also demanded health insurance for all civic workers, while several Vashi hospital workers joined MNS.
- Who
- MNS leader and MNS Municipal Workers’ Sena president Sandeep Deshpande, civic workers, and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration.
- What
- The MNS warned of agitation over unpaid electrical-department arrears, delayed allowances for contractual workers, and worker welfare demands.
- When
- The allowance resolution was approved two months earlier; Deshpande set deadlines of 10 days for the electrical issue and one month for starting allowance payments.
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, including the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and its hospital in Vashi.
- Why
- The MNS says workers’ classification, arrears, allowance payments, and health insurance remain unresolved.
- Organisation
- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, through its Municipal Workers’ Sena
- Civic body
- Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
- Contractual-worker allowance
- Rs 7,500 per month
- Electrical-department deadline
- The issue must be resolved within 10 days, according to Sandeep Deshpande
- Allowance deadline
- Payment should begin within one month or the MNS says it will launch a larger agitation
- Additional demand
- Health insurance for all civic workers
- Worker mobilisation
- Several workers from the NMMC hospital in Vashi joined the MNS and a unit was formed