A revolutionary step towards achieving ‘Gram Swaraj’ dream
The Hindu
Village and ward secretariat system ensures smooth delivery of welfare scheme benefits at the doorstep of people
Taking inspiration from the ‘Gram Swaraj’ championed by Mahatma Gandhi, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched revolutionary measures to bring the governance to the doorstep of the people by setting up secretariats in the village and ward level, fulfilling yet another promise he had made in the run-up to the general elections in 2019. The well-designed move aiming at achieving decentralisation not only ended the ordeal of people running from pillar to post to avail themselves of services such as paying taxes, submitting applications or getting pensions and etc. but also ensured the smooth implementation of various welfare schemes.
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