All contract workers of Delhi Women's Commission were dismissed with immediate effect

Delhi:  The contract workers of Delhi Women's Commission have been dismissed. After the approval of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, this order has been issued in month of April, by the order of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Meanwhile Gautam Majumdar, Assistant Secretary of Delhi Women's Commission, has issued an order to dismiss all contract employees.

DCW Assistant Secretary issues an order to remove all contractual employees DCW contractual employees with immediate effect. Order passed in compliance with the WCD Ministry April 2024 order, with approval of Delhi LG pic.twitter.com/kRPKKRqIMk

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Dismissal of contract employee of Women's Commission

All though the controversy has been going on for a long time over the recruitment of contract workers of the Women's Commission. Earlier, LG of Delhi ordered the removal of 223 employees from Delhi Women's Commission in May with immediate effect. It was alleged that Swati Maliwal, the then chairman of the Delhi Women's Commission, went against the rules and appointed these employees without permission. It was said that the chairman of the Women's Commission has the right to keep employees on contract

LG ordered the removal of 223 employees in May

Let me tell you that on April 29, 2024, the controversy arose after expelling the contract workers from the job. It was said in this order that the creation of 230 posts in DCWD is illegal and all contract employees should be fired. On this, former woman president Swati Maliwal accused LG of closing the Commission. Maliwal had said that we will take to the streets against LG's decision. Also Read: Chaos in Mahayuti, BJP fielded candidates on 5 seats of Shiv Sena Shinde faction However, it was said that currently 90 women work in DCW, 8 of them are permanent employees. If this order is issued, 82 people will be removed. After this, it will be difficult to do the work of Delhi Women's Commission. Thousands of calls come daily on the helpline number of DCW. 500 women themselves come and file a complaint.   ,