Mumbai, June 24 -- Maharashtra Safai Karmachari Commission chairman Sher Singh Dagor issued stringent directives to Thane Municipal Corporation officials during a high-level review meeting on Monday, demanding immediate improvements to sanitation workers' welfare infrastructure.

Dagor emphasised that these frontline workers constitute "the fundamental pillar of urban cleanliness" and warrant priority access to essential facilities.

Chairing discussions at the Late Arvind Pendse Hall, Dagor mandated concrete actions within 30 days: Implementation of changing rooms and comprehensive medical coverage, Expedited succession rights allowing qualified family members to inherit positions within one-month of retirements, Universal Provident Fund e...