Panchayat Secretary suspended for uploading CM's picture on DSR mobile app meant for marking attendance
T Rajanna, Panchayat Secretary, Chandaiahpalli, Buggaram mandal, was placed under suspension by Jagtial Collector B. Satya Prasad on Friday, official sources said.
The action came a day after the Panchayat Secretary failed to give a suitable reply to a show-cause notice served on him over the alleged discrepancy.
According to official sources, the Panchayat Secretaries have to monitor maintenance of sanitation in their respective Gram Panchayats daily before 7 a.m. and mark their attendance with their geo-tagged photographs on the DSR App, as per the provisions of the Panchayat Raj Act 2018.
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