![Ghaziabad Local Body Ostracizes Waste Pickers, Appoints Contractors 'violating' 2016 Rules Ghaziabad Local Body Ostracizes Waste Pickers, Appoints Contractors 'violating' 2016 Rules](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/14067/1406724-934771230.jpg)
Shashi Bhushan, Ashni Tyagi* In 2016, the Government of India changed the Waste Management Rules which were being implemented for 15 years. The rules have demarcated certain responsibilities and accountabilities for the executive institutions. However, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is silent about them since 2016.In 2022, three out of five zones of the GMC were given over to private