“Waste-pickers face bleak future” (Deccan Herald)

Members of All India Kachra Shramik Mahasangh (AIKSM) said the government is privatising garbage collection, allowing private companies to make profit.

“The government’s intentions are clear. On the one hand, they are privatising the distribution of all essential civic amenities like water, electricity and commodities available from ration shops, and on the other, they are transferring the management and ownership of garbage to private companies,” said Dharmendra Yadav of AIKSM. Read more