BRS leaders visiting a tribal welfare residential school student undergoing treatment in NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday, following her illness due to food poisoning on December 10.
HYDERABAD
Senior leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) T. Harish Rao has stated that the State government has not been paying rents of Anganwadi Centres, wherever they are housed in private premises, for the last 10 months and even 39,568 Anganwadi teachers, helpers and ayahs have not been paid salaries this month.
Stating that all the functionaries of the Congress government, including Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, have been making tall claims of paying salaries on the first of every month to all employees of the State government but in reality the situation was in total contrast, he said in a statement on Saturday citing the example of Anganwadi teachers.
He alleged that the government has also put retired teachers and employees under hardships. Retired employees are not being given their retirement benefits until they get instructions to the government from the High Court. Retired employees and teachers are not getting pension and outsourced employees are not getting salaries in time. He suggested the government stop making false claims on paying salaries on the first of every month and pay salaries on time.
Leaders visit student
Meanwhile, a delegation of BRS led by Mr. Harish Rao and comprising S. Madhusudana Chary, P. Sabhitha Indira Reddy, V. Sunitha Laxma Reddy (all legislators) and Dr. M. Anand (ex-MLA) visited NIMS Hospital here on Saturday to enquire about the health condition of a student of the tribal welfare residential school at Tandur in Vikarabad district, Leelavathi, who is under treatment following her illness due to food poisoning. They wished her a speedy recovery.
They stated that a total of 15 students had taken ill on December 10 after having ‘khichdi’ (a dish), but instead of taking them to a hospital they were given treatment by keeping them in the hostel itself. Mr. Harish Rao condemned the government’s act of not allowing BRS leaders from visiting the residential school on December 12.
A total of 49 students of residential schools and welfare hostels have died since December 7 last year due to food poisoning, dog, snake and rate bites and electrocution, the BRS leaders said adding that a fifth-standard student had suffered snakebite at Kethepalli residential school in Nalgonda district on Friday and when questioned the government is washing its hands off by taking action against wardens and principals.
Published – December 14, 2024 06:50 pm IST
