India, June 24 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has clarified there is no formal policy to hand over sanitation responsibilities to resident welfare associations (RWAs), even as demands grow from various sectors citing poor performance by existing contractors. Senior officials said the civic body remains open to citizen-led models but any such transition must follow a structured policy, similar to the existing framework for park maintenance.

The clarification comes in the backdrop of confusion among RWAs regarding the sanitation model in Ardee City, where residents claim that MCG has handed over sanitation control to local RWAs. Officials, however, said the arrangement in Ardee City is still under review and how it was impl...