GO 36

The Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Rules, 1959 – Implementation of – Further Orders - Issued.-G.O. Ms. No. 36 Dated: 21-1-1969.

At the meeting of the Leaders of all the political parties of the Legislature held on 19th January, 1969 to consider the measure for ensuring effective implementation of the Telengana safeguards, the following decision has been taken in regard to employment in posts reserved for domiciles of Telengana region: 

                      “All non- domicile persons, who have been appointed either directly by promotion or by transfer to posts reserved under the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Recruitment as to Residence) Rules, 1959 for domiciles of Telengana Region will be immediately relieved from service. The posts so rendered vacant will be filled by qualified candidates possessing domicile qualifications and in cases where such candidates are not available the posts shall be left unfilled till qualified domicile candidates become available, action on the above lines will be taken immediately. All non- domicile employees so relieved shall be provided employment in the Andhra region without breaking service and by creating supernumerary posts, if necessary.”

2. With a view to implementing the above decision Government issue the following orders: 

All non- domicile persons appointed on or after 1st November, 1956 to the following categories of posts reserved for domiciles of Telengana under the A.P. Public Employment (R.R.) Rules, shall be relieved not later than 28th February, 1969. 

                (1) In the case of Secretariat Departments and Offices of the Heads of Departments situated in the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the second vacancy in every unit of three vacancies in non- gazetted posts which are to be filled by direct recruitment. 

                  (2) In other offices in Telengana area- 

                          (a) all non- gazetted posts ( Whether included in the cadre of a service or not), 

                          (b) posts of Tahsildars by whatever name designated, and 

                         (c) any post (Whether included in the cadre of a service or not under a local authority (other than the Cantonment Board) which carries a scale of pay the minimum of which does not exceed Rs. 300 p.m. or a fixed pay not exceeding that amount. 

              The above orders will apply whether the appointment to the above posts have been made by direct recruitment, or by promotion on or by transfer.

3. Each Head of Office in Telengana area shall be held personally responsible for relieving the employees concerned before the 28 th February, 1969. He also will issue formal orders of relief before the aforesaid date even in the case of non- domicile employees who may be on leave. 

4. Each Head of Office in Telengana area shall prepare forthwith a statement showing the names and the service particulars of non- domicile persons working in his office, who shall be relieved before the 28th February, 1969, in the proforma annexed hereto. He shall furnish copies of this statement not later than 10th February, 1969, 

            (1) the Head of the Department concerned; 

            (2) the Member, Board of Revenue concerned; and 

            (3) General Administration (SR) Department. 

The Head of the Office shall be held personally responsible for the correctness of the statement so furnished. 

5. Each Head of Office in Telengana area shall furnish a certificate which should reach the Head of the Department and the Member, Board of Revenue concerned not later than 7th March, 1969, to the effect that all non - domicile persons in his office have been relieved in accordance with the above orders. 

6. For any failure on the part of a Head of Office to comply promptly with the above orders, charges shall be immediately framed against the defaulting Head of the Office by the Head of the Department and they shall be served on him not later than 31st March, 1969. A copy of the charges so served on the Head of the Office shall be communicated to the concerned Member, Board of Revenue, who will see that deterrent disciplinary action is pursued against the defaulting officer. 

7. Shri I.J. Naidu, IAS and Sri R.Vithal Rao, IAS, Members , Board of Revenue, will be charged with the responsibility of supervising immediate implementation of the above orders. These two officers are empowered to give to the authorities such directions as they may deem expedient and necessary in order to ensure the effective implementation of these orders, and such directions shall implicitly be followed. 

8. For facility of supervision of the implementation of these orders the two Board Members shall be in charge of the districts mentioned against their names:- 

  Shri I.J. Naidu, IAS All offices in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad including Secretariat Departments and local bodies. 

  Sri R.Vithal Rao, IAS All offices including local bodies located in the Telengana districts, other than the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Absorption in Andhra area of non- domicile relieved personnel: 

9. All non- domicile employees relieved in accordance with these orders shall be provided employment in the Andhra region without break in service and by creating supernumerary posts, if necessary.

10. Each Head of the Department shall be charged with the responsibility of absorbing the non- domicile persons relieved from the various offices in Telengana under his administrative control, in equivalent posts in Andhra area in his Department. 

     The Head of the Department shall submit not later than 20th February, 1969, specific proposals to the administrative Department of the Secretariat concerned, with a copy to the GAD for creating of the required number of supernumerary posts for absorbing them. Formal orders sanctioning the required number of supernumerary posts will be issued from the administrative departments of the Secretariat concerned immediately on receipt of such proposals. Appropriate officers will be nominated in the Finance Department , whose responsibility it will be to accord immediate concurrence to the proposals. 

11. The supernumerary posts wherever created shall be treated as a temporary addition to the strength of the office concerned and such posts shall be adjusted against future vacancies in corresponding posts as and when they arise. 

12. All Secretaries to Government are requested to review every week the progress of action in regard to the absorption of the relieved employees and the provision of the requisite number of supernumerary posts and furnish reports of their review every week to the Chief Secretary. 

13. The receipt of this G.O. should be acknowledged.