sanitation outsourcing

Chandigarh (Naval Kishore)— The Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised serious concerns over the Chandigarh Administration’s decision to outsource essential municipal duties such as sanitation and repair work. The court questioned whether such core responsibilities could legally be handed over to private agencies instead of being carried out by employees under direct government supervision.The observation came during the hearing of a suo motu case initiated after The Tribune reported on unhygienic conditions and encroachments at the Sector 26 mandi. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, heading the Bench alongside Justice Sanjiv Berry, remarked, “Can you outsource a basic municipal service? Is…