India, July 1 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has tightened its promotion policy, introducing a two-year debarment from promotions for employees who decline them and stricter timelines for joining new posts.

A circular issued by municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide on Monday said that repeated instances of employees declining promotions or failing to assume charge on time had adversely impacted the civic body's administrative functioning, prompting a review of the existing policy.

The move comes days after HT reported on June 26 that 17 assistant engineers and two executive engineers had refused long-pending promotions, raising concerns about the impact on the functioning of key civic departments. Congress group leader i...