AP Govt Approves Salary Raise For Village And Ward Secretariats Employees, In Effect From July

The Andhra Pradesh Government led by Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy finalized increased wages to the village and ward secretariat employees in the State.

The hiked wages would be given to the workers, who have finished probation under the new Pay Revision Commission (PRC) pay scale from July. The wages would include Dearness Allowance (DA,) House Rent Allowance (HRA) and other allowances along with the pay scale. In regard to the announcement, the State Finance Department has created new accounts (heads) and made additional budget allocations for the rise in wages of the employees.

Notably, Mr. K.V.V. Satyanarayana, the Finance Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, issued an order in this regard on the 25th of July, Monday. Furthermore, the Andhra Pradesh Finance Department release additional funds of Rs. 768.60 crores earmarked for the salaries of village secretariat employees. It is to be noted, in the 2022 financial year, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) has already released Rs. 1,995 crores and with the newly released funds, the total amount disbursed for the village and ward secretariat employees would be Rs. 2,763.60 crores

Mr. Kakarla Venkatamireddy, Honorary President of Andhra Pradesh Village and Ward Secretariat Employees' Association, expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Mr. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for issuing orders to pay new salaries to the employees of the secretariats as per his promise. He also highlighted how the State Finance Ministry drafted the proposal and hiked salaries on a Sunday, which was a holiday and forwarded the same in 24 hours, by Monday, the 25th of July.

Meanwhile, the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Government Government promised to increase the salaries of the village and ward secretariats employees, which has now been fulfilled.