VIJAYAWADA: Saying that the statement of Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao that corruption increased a lot in the Revenue Department hurt the employees working with honesty and dedication, the AP Revenue Services Association felt that it was unfortunate that a senior leader, who is well aware of the conditions and hardship of staff in the department, made such a comment.
In a release issued on Saturday, association leaders Bopparaju Venkateswarlu, Chebrolu Krishna Murthy, Pithani Trinadha Rao and V Giri Kumar Reddy said the revenue employees served as frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Even several employees lost their lives in the fight against Covid. Similarly, the employees also played a crucial role in development of housing layouts and distribution of house site pattas to 30 lakh beneficiaries under ‘Pedalandari Illu’, which is a prestigious scheme of the Jagan Mohan Reddy government. They also discharged they duties efficiently in conducting resurvey of lands.