The results of examinations held for jobs in village secretariats and ward secretariats were released by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday.

Congratulating those who passed the exam for 1,26,700 jobs in secretariats, he said it was the first time in history that jobs were generated on a such a scale at one go. The successful candidates would have to upload their original certificates on a specified website and after verification appointment letters would be given on September 27.

The secretariats start functioning from October 2, on Gandhi Jayanthi . More than 19 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. Initially, for two years or so, the employees in the village secretariat would be paid ₹15,000 per month. The YSR Congress government has also appointed grama (village) volunteers with monthly honorarium of ₹5,000.