Andhra Pradesh Government Recruits Over 1.26 Lakh People In Mega Drive

On Monday, Andhra Presh government led by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed over 1.26 lakh employees. This was highest ever number of persons selected in a recruitment drive. It was done under aegis of a new governance initiative in form of vill and ward Secretariats. Andhra Presh CM handed over recruitment letters to people in Vijayawa earlier in day. Many ministers including Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, Botsa Satyanarayana, Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao, and or dignitaries were present on occasion. 

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‘Employees recruited in a record two-month period’ 

Reddy opined that September 30 would go down in India’s history as a very special day. He mentioned that t only were so many permanent jobs created in a single drive anywhere in country, but also stressed that people h been recruited in a record time of two months. Andhra Presh CM revealed that vill and ward Secretariats would become operational from first week of December. Furrmore, he called upon new recruits to ensure that delivery of government services remained corruption-free. reafter, he declared that this initiative would undergo a regular social audit to bring in transparency and credibility. 

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What is initiative all about? 

Basically, citizens can access nearly 500 public services through secretariats that will be set up across vills and urban areas in state. Moreover, each Secretariat will have 10-12 employees to take care of matters pertaining to departments such as panchayat raj and rural development, revenue, medical and health, animal husbandry, power, agriculture and social welfare in rural areas and municipal services in urban areas. Apart from this, women police and women and child welfare assistant will be present in all Secretariats to specifically deal with protection of women and counseling. Currently, government has proposed establishment of 11,158 vill and 3,786 ward Secretariats in total. Reddy also anunced that yearly examinations would be held from January 1 to January 31 to fill up vacant posts in government departments.  

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(With PTI inputs)