The Government of Andhra Pradesh on Monday created a new department namely, Department of Gram Volunteers/Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariat/Ward Secretariat.
Accordingly, state Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney issued a government order to this effect today.
Village/Ward Secretariats and Village/Ward Volunteers is a new system introduced by the YSRCP government after it came to power almost a year ago.
The YSRCP government claims that this system is useful for decentralisation of administration.
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