Ludhiana sanitation system under scrutiny despite 6,000 workers

Despite the Municipal Corporation (MC) boasting a strong workforce of more than 6,000 sanitation workers, residents allege large parts of the city continue to grapple with poor cleanliness. According to the official data, the MC hired 564 safai karamcharis, or sanitation workers, in 2025, taking the total number of such employees, regular and contractual, to 6,094.