Vasai-Virar civic body plans 10% cut in contractual staff

VASAI: The Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) on December 15 issued a circular to all its departments seeking detailed information about contractual staff employed across the civic body. According to the circular, the VVCMC is planning to reduce its workforce by 10% as part of cost-cutting measures.

While the circular does not specify the date of implementation, departments were instructed to submit the required data by Wednesday, December 17. The move is aimed at controlling administrative expenses incurred by the municipal corporation.

In addition to collecting staff details, the performance of contractual employees will also be assessed before a final decision is taken. Department heads have been asked to include their feedback on the workforce as part of the report.


Skilled, semi-skilled, engineers, firemen, clerical staff, drivers etc are the department which will see workforce cut.


Sources in the vvcmc have confirmed that the decision on the 10% workforce cut would be taken after due process if followed which will take around a month, which also means that it will be only after the upcoming corporation elections are over.