Pension Regulations 2026 approved

Pension Regulations 2026 approved in Municipal Corporation Board Meeting, waste disposal discussed

Almora: The monthly board meeting of the Almora Municipal Corporation was held under the chairmanship of Mayor Ajay Verma. In the meeting held on Thursday, the proceedings of the previous monthly session dated 5 August 2025 were confirmed, and the income-expenditure statement from August 2025 to December 2025 was presented before the house.

During the meeting, the Pension Regulations 2026 prepared for unskilled employees of the Almora Municipal Corporation were presented and approved unanimously.

Additionally, in accordance with a letter from the Urban Development Directorate, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, a proposal regarding the creation of posts as per the approved structural framework after the upgradation of the Almora Municipal Council into a Municipal Corporation was discussed. The house passed the proposal, resolved to bear the related expenditure, and decided to forward it to the Urban Development Directorate.

Issues related to municipal waste disposal were also discussed. Work by the organization Geowaste at the Baloti waste disposal site was previously halted due to unsatisfactory performance. Until a tender is finalized for lower-state disposal, approval was granted to engage 10 sanitation workers (environment friends) through an outsourced service provider from February 2026 to 30 April 2026 at a daily honorarium of ₹200 as per rules.

It was also decided to invite tenders for the door-to-door garbage collection system and to follow the tender process for leasing Harital Taka E-Masala. Income and expenditure related to various municipal construction works were presented and approved, and it was decided that development works would be carried out in each ward according to the corporation’s financial condition.

Necessary directions were issued to improve city cleanliness and street lighting. Various proposals presented by councilors were also discussed. Along with Mayor Ajay Verma, Municipal Commissioner Seena Vishwakarma, Assistant Municipal Commissioner Laxman Singh, Accounts Officer Vinay Negi, and several councilors and department heads were present.