Rekha Gupta hands 187 MCD appointment letters, launches school health portal

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta handed appointment letters to 187 MCD recruits and launched a school health portal. The move signals a fresh push to strengthen civic staffing and healthcare access for children.Delhi Chief Minister Rekha GuptaDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 187 candidates as part of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's long-pending recruitment process, saying a stronger civic workforce would help improve services for residents. She said the government was working to strengthen the MCD through better infrastructure, technology, adequate manpower and financial support.At the event, Gupta also launched a medical screening portal for the health monitoring and medical examination of children studying in MCD-run schools. She said the portal would make health monitoring more systematic and improve access to healthcare for schoolchildren.The appointment letter distribution ceremony was held at the Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium in the Civic Centre. Officials said 17 special educators were among the newly appointed candidates. Addressing the appointees, Gupta said working with the MCD was not merely a job but an opportunity to serve Delhi's residents."The stronger and more efficient the corporation becomes, the more directly Delhi's citizens will benefit through better, faster and more time-bound civic services," she said. She also told the new employees, "Work performed with honesty, commitment and sensitivity will be your greatest achievement." Mayor Pravesh Wahi congratulated the appointees and their families and said the appointment letters would bring stability and a sense of security to 187 families that had been waiting for the appointments.He said the recruitment process was also moving ahead for another 268 appointments, while requisitions for 168 posts had been sent to the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board. He added that appointment letters were being issued to 92 multi-tasking staff candidates on compassionate grounds, and that the MCD would hold a programme next week on equal pay for MTS employees. Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar said the corporation was continuing to strengthen its hospitals by adding infrastructure, modern medical equipment and new technology. He said adequate manpower was as important as infrastructure for improving healthcare and other civic services, and that the appointment process would continue.Deputy Mayor Monika Pant, Leader of the House Jai Bhagwan Yadav, Standing Committee chairperson Satya Sharma, other elected representatives and senior MCD officials also attended the ceremony, which marked a fresh push in the MCD's recruitment drive and its efforts to improve civic services.- EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Aug 8, 2026 16:30 IST