52 Delhi Commission for Women workers are let off by the WCD Dept
52 “illegally appointed” contractual staff members of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) were let go by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi Government due to rule violations. Former panel chief Swati Maliwal responded sharply, calling the action a “Tughlaqi” order from Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena.
An official said that the terminations were carried out based on a 2017 report that was provided by a powerful committee.
Prior to this, an order dated April 29 said that the WCD agency had fired 223 contractual employees. However, the agency clarified on Thursday that it had ordered the firing of 52 of these workers.
Past battles between AAP and L-G
Control over issues pertaining to services, such as bureaucrat appointments and transfers
“Non-standard” medication is delivered to government hospitals in Delhi.
Removal of 400 private individuals who had specialized positions in Delhi’s government departments
From the Delhi Transport Corporation buses, bus marshals have been eliminated.
The AAP had claimed that obstacles were put in place to prevent government school teachers from being sent to Finland for training.
Another official claims that while 223 positions were “illegally” established, only 52 employees were employed, leaving the other positions unfilled.
According to the authorities, the department forwarded a proposal based on the committee’s suggestions to Saxena, who accepted it. The agency then issued the order.
The claims elicited no immediate response from the L-G’s office.
According to the WCD Department, Maliwal engaged the workers on a contract without getting approval from the government and in violation of the guidelines.
The ruling included many directives from the Department of Finance and Planning of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) as well as infractions of the DCW Act of 1994.
The L-G accepted the department’s recommendation, declaring that the appointments of contract employees were null and invalid from the beginning due to these “illegalities.”
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Maliwal criticized the directive in the meantime. “There are 90 employees in DCW, out of which only eight are permanent and the remaining 82 are contractual workers employed for low wages at three-month contracts,” the woman said in a post on X.
“The commission has conducted over 2.5 lakh ground visits through mobile helpline program, more than 50,000 community meetings have been conducted, and over 2 lakh cases have been taken up by the Mahala panchayat,” Maliwal said at a news conference later that day.
Maliwal expressed her worry for the workers who have lost their employment and pointed out that many of them had recovered from violent crimes, acid assaults, and domestic abuse and have devoted their time and efforts to helping other women in the nation.
She said, “Some of the workers who lost their jobs were DCW employees who were orphans living in shelter homes.”
She emphasized the discrepancy between the number of workers and the scope of work completed, raising concerns about whether eight people could adequately oversee the duties of the Delhi Commission for Women.
Sachdeva denounces the AAP government’s “unconstitutional workings.”
New Delhi: Chief of the Delhi BJP Virendra Sachdeva has criticized the AAP administration for its “unconstitutional anarchic working,” focusing on former DCW chairwoman Swati Maliwal’s firing of DCW staff members. Sachdeva said, “It is shocking to see Maliwal claim that the lack of regular posts at DCW necessitated the use of contractual employees.” He questioned, “Can she explain why, in her eight years in office, she never made an effort to approve new posts?” He criticized the use of volunteers from Maliwal’s non-governmental organizations—mostly from neighboring states—on contract positions without following the proper administrative channels. “The current situation resulted from the distribution of contingent jobs without adhering to proper procedures,” said Sachdeva.
