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Alirajpur Women Protest Payment Delays During Cleanliness Drive
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 19 Sep 2026, 08:31 PM
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During a municipal cleanliness drive in Alirajpur, women from self‑help groups demanded payment, saying they had not received their regular stipend for 11 months.
Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh – The municipal corporation kicked off a cleanliness drive in Alirajpur today, with the city’s CEO leading the effort wielding a broom in a symbolic gesture of civic pride.
Amid the sweeping of streets, a group of women from local self‑help groups gathered to voice their concerns. They highlighted that their regular stipend, which supports their livelihood, has been delayed for the past eleven months.
The women’s protest drew attention to the payment mechanism that is supposed to disburse funds to self‑help groups. They insisted that the delay has strained their finances and disrupted their planned activities.
While municipal officials were present at the event, no official statement has yet been released regarding the resolution of the payment issue. The women’s demand for timely disbursement remains a pressing concern for the community.
Amid the sweeping of streets, a group of women from local self‑help groups gathered to voice their concerns. They highlighted that their regular stipend, which supports their livelihood, has been delayed for the past eleven months.
The women’s protest drew attention to the payment mechanism that is supposed to disburse funds to self‑help groups. They insisted that the delay has strained their finances and disrupted their planned activities.
While municipal officials were present at the event, no official statement has yet been released regarding the resolution of the payment issue. The women’s demand for timely disbursement remains a pressing concern for the community.