Volunteer posts not official, YSRCP govt misled youth: Pawan Kalyan

DEPUTY Chief Minister (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Pawan Kalyan alleged that the previous government misled thousands of youth by creating unofficial village volunteer posts without proper appointments or Government Orders.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Visakhapatnam

Speaking on the issue of village volunteers on Tuesday, he said, "Volunteers were made to believe that they were government employees, but there were no official GO or appointment letters. Payments were made from unknown sources, leaving many youths under the impression that they were in permanent roles. What they paid was only honorarium and not salaries."

The matter was discussed in the first Cabinet meeting of the new government, and it was found that there had been no proper recruitment process. "I brought this to the attention of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh. Upon review, it was confirmed that no legitimate process had been followed. The youth should question how they were paid and from where," he said.