28,000 key BMC posts vacant

According to officials,in the ‘C’ class,which has posts such as nurses,clerks and assistants,8,589 posts are yet to filled,of which 1,372 are empty owing to lack of suitable candidates. In ‘D’ category,which employs labour for conservancy,roads and health,there are 8,349 vacancies. In addition,there are 3,750 vacant posts due to the lack of employees eligible for promotions.

While the BMC recently received 17,000 applications for 400 vacant posts (engineers),a recent drive to recruit security officials (133 vacant posts) saw a turnout of over 12,000 candidates.

“There are many reasons such as lack of qualified candidates,reservation for certain classes,red tape and bureaucratic hurdles,which have delayed the recruitments for the vacant posts,” said a senior civic official.

As per a report by Praja Foundation,an NGO,the civic administration had received over 29,000 complaints related to roads and potholes,16,194 on drainage problems,6,562 on garbage and 6,215 on water supply in 2012. Civic officials have often claimed lack of enough manpower and resources to address various problems faced by citizens.