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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) approved significant initiatives, including regularizing daily wage sanitation workers appointed between April 2010 and March 2015, and establishing four new solid waste processing plants in Singhola and Narela-Bawana with a total capacity of 5,100 metric tons per day. The new waste processing plants are expected to be operational in six months, aiming to eliminate further waste dumping at existing landfill sites. Additionally, the MCD approved a subsidy of ₹1,670 per child for students in MCD schools, covering uniforms, stationery, and school bags, delivered via direct benefit transfer.

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Delhi to Tackle Waste, Improve Sanitation Workers’ Conditions

New Delhi, November 14, 2025 – The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) today announced a series of measures aimed at improving waste management and supporting sanitation workers in the capital. Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh announced the approval of four new solid waste processing plants and the regularization of hundreds of sanitation employees.

The four new plants, to be located in Singhola and Narela-Bawana, will have a combined processing capacity of 5,100 metric tons per day. “Once these plants start functioning, no new waste will be dumped at the city’s landfill sites,” Mayor Singh stated, signaling a significant step towards addressing Delhi’s mounting waste problem. The facilities are expected to be operational within six months.

In a move to recognize the hard work of its sanitation workforce, the MCD has approved the regularization of all daily wage sanitation workers appointed between April 1, 2010, and March 31, 2015. “The MCD remains committed to safeguarding the interests of its sanitation workers and will continue taking steps to regularise them in the future,” Singh added.

The MCD also approved a subsidy of ₹1,670 per child enrolled in MCD schools from pre-primary to Class 5 for the 2025-26 academic session. The funds, designated for uniforms, stationery, and school bags, will be distributed via direct benefit transfer.

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