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Andhra cabinet decides to recruit 6,100 teachers
The cabinet also approved the proposal for creating the post of registrar in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technology (RGUKT) by amending the legislation
The Andhra Pradesh state cabinet on Wednesday issued notification for recruitment of 6,100 teachers in government schools and filling up of 689 vacancies in the forest department, in the run-up to the assembly elections in the state, said officials .
The cabinet, which met at Secretariat under the leadership of chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, also decided to increase the retirement age of non-teaching staff in all the universities and higher educational institutions from 60 to 62 years and also to fill 27 vacancies in state legislature secretariat.
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, state information and public relations minister Ch Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna said that the cabinet decided to appoint secretaries for all 13,171 village panchayats having a population of more than 500 people. It also approved the proposal for creating the post of registrar in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technology (RGUKT) by amending the legislation.
The minister said the cabinet ratified fresh investment proposals worth ₹22,302 crore in green energy projects approved by the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB).
It has also decided to take Geneva-based educational organisation International Baccalaureate (IB) as partner for training the teachers of government schools and staff of the education department in handling IB syllabus that would be introduced from the academic year 2025-26.
It has given green-signal to implement the welfare calendar for February and release ₹5060.04 crore towards the fourth tranche of YSR Cheyutha benefitting 2.7 million SC, ST, BC and minority women between 45 and 60 years of age.
Other important decisions of the cabinet include issuance of bank guarantee to power distribution companies (Discoms), to raise a loan of ₹1,500 crore for expanding distribution network, reduction of VAT on natural gas from 24.5% to 5% and establishment of AP Legislature Institute of Legislative Study and Training to train newly elected legislature members.
