Hyderabad: Panchayat Secretaries demanded state government to resolve excessive workload issues. Panchayat Secretaries from Sri Sathya Sai district staged a protest in front of Puttaparthi Collectorate on Saturday.
The secretaries submitted a representation to district Collector TS Chetan, outlining their challenges.
They criticized the IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System) monitoring, noting that only the Panchayat Department faces such scrutiny, increasing stress.
They pointed out that in some mandals, Booth Level Officer duties are assigned exclusively to Panchayat Secretaries, while Village Revenue Officers and surveyors are exempted. This, combined with multiple surveys, prevents them from fulfilling core Panchayat duties.
They urged the district authorities and government to address their grievances, reduce their workload, and ensure fair task distribution across departments.