In the Palghar district of Maharashtra, more than 370 village labourers, referred to as "gram sevaks", have taken an indefinite leave of absence in protest at the villagers' "audit" of the work being done under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Palghar taluka's protesting gram sevaks claim they are unfairly singled out because they were not involved in the conception or implementation of the initiatives, reported PTI.