Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Government issued orders for creation of Eighty Five (85) additional posts in cadres of Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Section Officers in various departments of State Secretariat under the control of Single Unit, General Administration Department, to help the state bureaucracy meet the objectives under its people welfare schemes ‘Navaratnalu’ and other new policy initiatives.
The new staffing arrangement is expected to strengthen the administration and facilitate state government’s welfare schemes initiatives and support its bold move to decentralise state’s existing districts and Revenue Divisions into 26 districts and 75 Revenue Divisions.
In a report submitted by the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Association and the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Officers Association, it was observed that, after bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh, the cadre strength of all cadres in residuary Andhra Pradesh Secretariat was reduced by 42%, leading to overwhelming of the existing staff and processes. This move is expected to ease the work load of the existing state bureaucracy enabling implementation of more efficient and effective delivery processes especially, benefiting departments like Department of Skills Development and Training, Department of Gram Volunteers/Ward Volunteers & Village Secretariats/Ward Secretariats, Department of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Welfare, and new wings that were created without sanction of any additional posts, as well as its newer welfare schemes initiated under Navaratnalu which focuses on very capital & people -intensive schemes like Naadu-Nedu in School Education & Government Hospitals, Medical and Health Sector, construction of Village & Ward Secretariats, Rythu Bharosa Kendras with Bulk Milk Cooling Units, YSR Health Clinics.
The State notification can be viewed here AP 85 New posts