The AAP-led Delhi Government has decided to release nearly Rs 2,000 crore to disburse MCD employees’ salaries on time. The fund was approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a high-level meeting held with the senior officials of the Delhi government and MCD. These funds will ensure the disbursement of salaries of MCD employees till the month of January.
“During the MCD elections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had promised that MCD employees will get their salaries on time after the elections. The release of funds from the Delhi government today is an effort to fulfill this promise. Many of the MCD employees had not received their salaries after the month of September and were struggling to make the ends meet.
In the current situation, funds that have been released today by the Delhi government will provide a major relief to the MCD employees,” Sisodia said in a statement released by the Delhi government.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that the interests of the employees were always neglected in the BJP-ruled MCD and they did not get their salaries for months. “But we have kept our promise to the employees and released nearly Rs 2000 crores for the salary and MCD today. A part of these funds of Rs 460 crores will be released in the next few days,” he added. The Deputy Chief Minister asked the MCD officials to ensure the timely collection of taxes and fees from the people and work on strategies to utilise these funds effectively.