Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday urged the Bihar government to ensure timely salaries and proper equipment for sanitation workers after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the formation of the State Sanitation Workers Commission.
Speaking to reporters, Yadav said, “They neither get the equipment nor their salary on time. All of this should be provided to them first.”
His remarks came soon after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took to his X handle to share the news about the new Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission.
In his post, CM Kumar said, “I am pleased to inform that I have directed the department to constitute the Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission to ensure the protection, welfare, rehabilitation, social upliftment, grievance redressal, and monitoring of various welfare schemes for the rights and interests of sanitation workers in the state of Bihar. This commission will provide suggestions related to the interests of sanitation workers, advise the government on the protection of their rights, and take appropriate action to review and implement welfare schemes related to those engaged in sanitation work.”
He added that the commission would have one chairperson, one vice-chairperson and five members, including one woman or transgender member.
CM Nitish Kumar said the body would play a “significant role in integrating the deprived sections of society engaged in sanitation work into the mainstream and contributing to their social and economic development”.
With the Bihar State Assembly election expected in 2025, CM Kumar has made several high-profile announcements in recent weeks.
These include free electricity up to 125 units for households, the promise of one crore jobs for youth over the next five years, and an increase in the monthly pension for journalists to ₹15,000.
The Election Commission has yet to announce dates for the 2025 assembly polls.
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