Grama Sachivalayam
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Grama Sachivalayam (also known as Village Secretariats) are local government facilities set up in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to decentralize the administration by making services and welfare services of all government departments available at one place.[1] Andhra Pradesh was the first Indian state to launch such a program.[2] Government of Andhra Pradesh appointed Village Secretriate Staff on regular basis and Volunteers on outsourcing basis to deliver services.[3] It was launched on Gandhi Jayanti[4] since the scheme was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's concept of Grama Swarajya that promotes villages becoming self-sufficient, autonomous entities.[5]
History[edit]
Establishment of village secretariats was one of the promises made by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy during his Praja Sankalpa Yatra.[6] The program was first launched after recruitment for positions was opened in July.[7] The written exam was conducted between 1 September 2019 to 8 September 2019,[8] and the result was declared on 19 September 2019 where a total of 1,98,164 candidates were qualified.[9] Each volunteer looks over 50 households.[10]
As of October 2021, 15,004 village and ward secretariats had been established with 1,26,649 secretriate staff on regular basis and 2,54,832 volunteers on outsourcing basis[11] to serve around 3.2 crore people,[12] including home delivery of pensions and monthly provisions.[13]
In 2022, Tamil Nadu announced its intention to mimic the village secretariat model by building 600 such facilities in the state to provide administrative offices, a conference hall, and other amenities.[14]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Village volunteer system in AP from today". @businessline. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Jagan launches Village Secretariat system in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 2 October 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Gandhian dream of Gram Swaraj turning into reality in Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati News - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "YSRC chief Jagan Mohan Reddy ends Praja Sankalpa Yatra, promises to change State and farmers' fate". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "AP Grama Sachivalayam notification 2019 released @ gramasachivalayam.ap.gov.in - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "AP Grama Sachivalayam may reduce minimum cut-off marks - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "The AP Gram/Ward Sachivalayam result was declared on September 19,2019". The Times of India. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "AP to launch village level secretariats from October 2". @businessline. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "AP Ward and Village Secretariat: గ్రామ సచివాలయాలకు రేపటితో రెండేళ్లు.. ప్రజలకు చేరువైన పాలన." TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "AP Secretariat system sets a new record in providing services to people, says special CS Ajay Jain". www.thehansindia.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh: Village secretariat system helped bring government closer to people | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu to set up 600 village secretariats, announces CM MK Stalin". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 23 April 2022.