NCSC notice to Telangana over IAS officer's remarks
The controversy erupted after an audio clip went viral, in which she was heard instructing school principals to assign students the task of cleaning toilets and hostel rooms in Gurukul schools. However, Varshini clarified that 'this is about life skills, not labour'.
A purported audio clip of the officer 'instructing' principals at a recent review meeting to involve students in cleaning toilets, hostel rooms, as well as cooking meals has gone viral, drawing sharp criticism from the BRS.
BRS MLC K Kavitha has said that each social welfare school had received Rs 40,000 per month during the K Chandrasekhar Rao regime for hiring four temporary workers for cleaning tasks.
'This has been stopped by the Congress government starting May this year,' she alleged.
In a recent post on 'X', Kavitha said, 'The state government has also done away with having assistant caretakers in the 240 schools, forcing the students to take up the role of wardens and manage kitchens. Now the officer is forcing children to clean toilets in schools !!'
The IAS officer, however, refuted the allegations and said they were just an activity to 'tarnish' the government. She emphasised that all the sanitation staff remain employed.
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