Archive · 18 Nov 2025
CS Warns Hostel Officials After Students' Illness
The chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh, K Vijayanand, was upset about students getting sick in a hostel due to poor hygiene and lack of clean water.
He told the people in charge to fix these problems quickly and said they would face consequences if they didn't.
He also praised a new system that helps the government work better.
Chief Secretary K Vijayanand issued a warning to officials over repeated negligence in welfare hostels
The warning came after several girl students fell ill at Rajendrapalem Tribal Girls’ Ashram School
Vijayanand questioned the accountability of wardens and demanded immediate corrective measures
He criticized the lack of standard hygiene monitoring and failure to conduct daily water quality tests
He directed officials to improve hostel infrastructure and prioritize works under Swachh Andhra funding
- Who
- Chief Secretary K Vijayanand, officials from IT and RTG departments, RTGS CEO Prakhar Jain, and other senior officials
- What
- Issued a warning to officials, criticized lack of hygiene monitoring, directed infrastructure improvements
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Vijayawada, Rajendrapalem Tribal Girls’ Ashram School in Alluri Sitarama Raju district
- Why
- Due to repeated incidents of negligence leading to student illnesses
- Incident
- Several girl students fell ill at Rajendrapalem Tribal Girls’ Ashram School
- Warning Issued By
- Chief Secretary K Vijayanand
- Meeting Held At
- RTGS (Review Meeting on Public Perception and Departmental Performance)
- Funding for Infrastructure Improvements
- Swachh Andhra
- New System Praised
- RTGS Data Lake