S. Sulochana, a sanitary worker who was appointed on compassionate grounds as a Class-IV worker (sweeper) in Gooty municipality of Anantapur district had her salary bills amounting to ₹28,81,020 processed and paid by the Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (PR&RD) and Municipal Administration Departments as per the orders of the Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Lokayukta Justice P. Lakshmana Reddy.
A press release from the Institution of Lokayukta of A.P. on Monday stated that the case involved the appointment of Sulochana as a public health worker on compassionate grounds following the death of her husband on March 29, 2012. Her appointment was made by the then Municipal Commissioner of Gooty and she joined her duties on April 4, 2012. However, due to the non-transfer of Class-IV employee cadre to Gooty municipality, her salary payments were withheld.
