Sanitation workers of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation today called off their strike after the NDMC agreed to meet "most of their demands", officials said.
They were on strike since March 20, the NDMC said.
North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal said, "We are very sensitive towards the demands of the staff, specially sanitation workers, as we want to keep them happy and healthy so that they can deliver the best results to achieve the targets of the 'Swachh Bharat Mission'."
She said that "most of the demands" of aggrieved sanitation workers have been accepted after taking into consideration many factors and deliberations.
The mayor said since their working conditions are such that there was a need of "cashless medical facility", so it has been accepted.
She made an appeal to the sanitation workers that now that the demands have been agreed upon, they must do their best for the citizens of the city by making additional efforts on holidays even to make the city clean, the NDMC said in a statement.
The BJP's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari told sanitation workers at the Civic Centre here that "we understand that your demands are genuine and you deserve it, but there are financial compulsions before the corporation... We have taken the decision to meet your demands although it would entail a big financial liability on the corporation".
The BJP-led NDMC has been cash-strapped for last several years.
Agarwal said the demand for regularisation of daily wager sanitation workers appointed up to 2006 shall be met with as per availability of vacant posts with immediate effect according to the policy.
"The demand of introducing a medi-claim policy for regular sanitation workers as in the SDMC, has also been accepted by the corporation," the statement said.
Besides, sanitation workers will be paid Rs 5,000 per month as part of their arrears along with the salary.
Standing Committee Chairman Tilak Raj Kataria, Leader of House, Jayendra Dabas, Municipal Commissioner Madhup Vyas, and a number of representatives of Kamgar Sangharsha Sanyukat Morcha were also present when the strike was called off .
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