Sops galore for AP govt employees

AHEAD of the State Legislative Assembly session on Thursday, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy chaired the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday and approved a slew of decisions. The Andhra Pradesh Guaranteed Pension Scheme Bill 2023, which secured the Cabinet nod, will be tabled in the Assembly session.

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Announcing a host of sops approved for government staff, Information and Public Relations minister Ch Venu Gopala Krishna told reporters, "It was decided that a permanent house site will be provided to the employees by the time they retire from service, and YSR Aarograsri scheme will be extended to the staff and their family members." A total fee reimbursement scheme will also be introduced for their children, he added.

The Cabinet also approved regularisation of contract employees, bills pertaining to amendment of AP Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Endowments, Prohibition of Transfer (POT) of assigned lands and Private Universities, APGST and Bhoodan Acts, besides tabling of the Andhra Pradesh Special Security Group (APSSG) in the Assembly.