AP Govt appoints PV Sindhu as Group I officer

Bengaluru, July 27: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu has officially been appointed as a Group-I officer in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday (July 27) handed over the government order to the Rio Olympics silver winning shuttler.

Sindhu has also been given the permission by the Andhra Pradesh State Public Service Commission (APPSC) for the appointment as an officer. A bill was also passed last month with the aim of amending the State Public Services Act to appoint Sindhu as an officer in the government.

The government had amended Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994, as recruitment in public service has to be made only through the APPSC, selection committee or employment exchange.

Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu issued an appointment order to shuttler PV Sindhu for the post of Group-1 Officer. pic.twitter.com/9WEmgYS9pV

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Following her Olympics achievement, the government was planning to appoint Sindhu as the state's sports ambassador, He also announced a cash prize of Rs 3 crore, a residential plot in Amravati and Group-I officer's job.

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