7th Pay Commission: Delhi Sanitation Workers Get Diwali Bonus

The Delhi sanitation workers have received their Diwali bonus and their October salaries even before the end of the month, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced.

"Many congratulations to all the sanitation workers of Delhi Municipal Corporation. This is the first time in 18 years that they are getting their salary before the end of the month. Earlier, their salary used to be withheld for 7-8 months but now they get it before time," the AAP Convenor said in a post on X.

"This time on the occasion of Diwali, MCD has sent the salary and Diwali bonus to all the sanitation workers before the end of the month so that everyone can celebrate Diwali happily with their family. I wish all the sanitation workers and their families a Happy Diwali," he added.

The former Delhi CM has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his criticism of the Delhi government for failing to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

He said that it was wrong of him to politicize public health issues. "It is not right to speak wrongly on the issue of people's health. It is not right to do politics on this," Kejriwal stated in a post on X.

The Prime Minister on Tuesday criticised the Delhi and Bengal governments for not implementing the scheme. "I apologise to all the elderly aged 70 and above in Delhi and West Bengal that I cannot serve them. I would get to know about your pains and sufferings but I won't be able to help you," Modi said.

"The reason is that the governments in Delhi and West Bengal are not joining the scheme due to their political interests," he added.