03-07-2025
A.P. Village-Ward Secretariat staff allege irregularities in transfers
The Andhra Pradesh Village-Ward Secretariat Government Employees' Association submitted a representation to the Director of the Village-Ward Secretariats, Siva Prasad, on Thursday, raising serious concerns over irregularities and a lack of transparency in the recent employee transfer process.
The delegation included the association State president Sheikh Abdul Razak, joint secretary Parsha Madhu, executive member Ramesh, and union leaders Bhagiratha, Madhav Rao, Mukesh, Saleem, Raja, Manikantha, Mareshwara Rao, and Anil Kumar.
They alleged that in many places across the State, the transfer process for Village and Ward Secretariat employees was conducted in a highly opaque manner, violating G.O. 5. While some districts adhered to the rules and carried out transfers transparently, others gave undue importance to political recommendations, resulting in senior employees being unfairly sidelined. In several districts, during the counselling sessions, the seniority lists of employees were not displayed. Instead, employees were simply asked to fill out option forms without being informed of available vacancies or the basis on which transfers would be made. As a result, many employees remained confused about the process, they said.
In some centres, eligible candidates were not given the priority they were entitled to.
In Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, transfers were reportedly carried out arbitrarily without conducting proper counselling for Ward Secretariat staff, they added.
