Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has directed the officials to extensively utilise the services of village revenue assistants in different departments, including Irrigation, taking into consideration their educational qualifications and capabilities.
He asked the officials concerned to hold a meeting with the VRAs to elicit their views for taking forward the process. The Chief Minister constituted a Cabinet sub-committee of Ministers headed by Municipal Administration and Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao and comprising G. Jagdishwar Reddy and Satyavathi Rathod in this direction.
The Cabinet panel is expected to start discussions with the VRAs from Wednesday. The Chief Minister instructed Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari to take steps in line with the recommendations made by the Cabinet sub-committee to resolve the issue at the earliest. He said a meeting would be convened after the Cabinet panel prepares its report so that a final decision on the recommendations made could be taken. The Chief Minister was particular that the entire exercise should be completed within a week.
