Honorarium of Vidya volunteers in AP to be raised

Hyderabad, Mar 01 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajsekhhara Reddy has decided to enhance the honorarium of Vidya volunteers of primary and upper primary schools in all the districts to Rs 1,500 per month from Rs 1,000.

The Chief Minister had taken the decision following representation from Vidya volunteers, appeal from Congress and Youth Congress workers, an official release said here today.

Altogether 50,763 Vidya volunteers were working in the state and the additonal expenditure on account of this would be Rs 25.38 crore.

UNI