Guntur Municipal Corporation faces acute manpower shortage with nearly 60% posts vacant
The Guntur Municipal Corporation is facing a severe staffing crisis with 60% of its positions vacant, threatening the delivery of essential civic services. The shortage is particularly critical in technical and public health departments as the city prepares for upcoming local elections.
Why it matters
This highlights the operational strain on urban local bodies in India, which can lead to failures in infrastructure maintenance and public health management.
The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) is grappling with a severe manpower shortage that could affect the delivery of essential civic services, with nearly 60% of its sanctioned posts lying vacant just as the civic body gears up for urban local body elections.
According to the GMC’s cadre strength, the civic body has only 45 personnel against a sanctioned strength of 110, leaving 65 vacancies across various administrative and field wings.
The shortage is particularly acute in technical and public health wings directly connected with civic services. Thirteen of the 18 sanctioned Assistant Engineer posts and seven of the nine Town Planning Supervisor posts are vacant. All 13 posts of Town Planning and Building Overseers are also vacant.
The Sanitary Inspector cadre has only eight personnel against 24 sanctioned posts. All five Medical Officer posts and all three Sanitary Supervisor posts are vacant.
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