Allegations have surfaced that the outsourcing system in the Mancherial Municipal Corporation has been misused by certain individuals and officials for monetary gain. With 513 outsourced employees working across sanitation, water supply, and electricity departments, reports claim some workers transferred jobs to benamis after collecting large sums.
Officials in Mancherial are under criticism for allegedly misusing public funds after demolishing sculptures at key traffic islands, which were part of a 2022 beautification project. Costing around Rs 4 crore each, the installations included replicas of national symbols and were well-received by locals.
Officials are increasingly reluctant to work in Mancherial Municipal Corporation due to intense pressure and alleged harassment by local public representatives and Congress leaders. Once a preferred posting, the civic body now faces frequent commissioner transfers and administrative instability
Led by manager Vijay Kumar, four staffers of the civic body allegedly locked the house of a taxpayer for delaying the payment of the property tax for 5 years
