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Maharashtra to relax service duration for workers
Orissa POST
|July 31, 2025
The ‘Manhole to Machinehole’ programme promotes mechanised cleaning of sewers, septic tanks, and drainage lines through the procurement of modern vehicles, robotic units, and sanitation tools
The Maharashtra government has decided to reduce the minimum service duration for sanitation workers under a programme aimed at transitioning sewer hole cleaning to a mechanised mode, to 20 years from the existing 25-year norm.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday chaired a meeting to review issues concerning sanitation workers. He instructed Urban Development Department officials to tweak the minimum service criterion, an official release stated.
This story is from the July 31, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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