Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, on the 2nd of October, called for ward/secretariat/village volunteers.
The decision to do so was taken to appreciate the work being done by the ward and village volunteers. Mr. Reddy and AP people clapped for the volunteers at 7:00 P.M.
Jaganmohan Reddy launched the ambitious village secretariat system, known as AP Grama Sachivalayam, on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in East Godavari district.
Hence, Mr. Reddy decided to appreciate the village volunteers on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Village Secretariat System is modeled on the lines of Gandhiji’s ‘Grama Swarajya concept.
The AP Grama Sachivalayam aims to decentralize democracy and provide more power to villages.
The system was launched on the 15th of August in 2020.
The system is expected to render 500 services at the doorsteps of people in all villages across the state and promote the state Government’s welfare schemes.
The state government had set up a total of 11,158 villages secretariats and 3,786 ward secretariats across the state.
Each village secretariat would have 11 to 12 volunteers, every volunteer would be incharge of 50 households in villages and 100 households in a municipal ward in urban areas.
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