VAOs in Tamil Nadu on warpath for basic amenities

Coimbatore | Monday | 10th December, 2018

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We are demanding the government to provide basic amenities for us," said Saravanan.He said the state government did not provide internet connection for VAOs to issue online certificates. COIMBATORE: Around 7000 village administrative officers in Tamil Nadu launched and indefinite strike on Monday demanding basic facilitiesA group of VAOs led by K Saravanan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers Association (TNVAOA), started the strike in front of Alandurai town panchayat office on Monday morning. Most of the office of the VAOs do not have basic facilities like electricity, drinking water and toilets. Instead VAOs spend their own money for internet charges, he said. We will reach out to villagers and explain our demands," said Saravanan..