Health secretaries seek merger with Health Department in Andhra Pradesh to ease workload
The United Gram and Ward Secretariat Health Secretaries Welfare Association in Andhra Pradesh has requested a merger with the Health and Medical Department. They cite excessive workload and mental stress, while also calling for the removal of redundant digital monitoring systems and the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme.
Why it matters
This highlights the administrative challenges and labor grievances faced by frontline health workers in state-run grassroots governance systems.
The United Gram and Ward Secretariat Health Secretaries Welfare Association has urged the government to merge Swarna Gramam and Swarna Ward health secretaries with the Health and Medical Department to reduce their workload.
Association representatives submitted a petition to the Visakhapatnam District Collector during the Public Grievance Redressal System programme on Monday.
State leader G. Subhashini said that health secretaries face severe work pressure and mental stress while handling responsibilities assigned by two departments. She urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to intervene.
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