Civic bodies seek ₹540 cr loan from Delhi govt for salaries

The North and East Delhi Municipal Corporations have requested the Delhi government to sanction loans worth ₹540 crore to pay their employees salaries for three months. This comes after several municipal school teachers threatened to launch an indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries. The state has not yet released the ₹1,700-crore global share pending since December, officials said.