House Committee on GO 610

CHANDRABABU NAIDU PERIOD

1.Appointment of House Committee on G.O.Ms.No. 610 headed by Sri Revuri Prakash Reddy, M.L.A:

                    The state Government has called for an all party meeting on 15-6-2001 regarding the implementation of Six Point Formula in zone V and VI (Telangana Region) pursuant to G.O.Ms.No. 610. On 29-12-2001 on the floor of Andhra Pradesh Assembly several members have pointed that the injustice is being done to the locals in the matter of appointments due to non implementation of said G.O. After prolonged agitation, the then Chief Minister has agreed to constitute House Committee headed by Revuri Prakash Rao, M.L.A. as Chairman. This House Committee functioned years together and several meetings were conducted and called upon the heads of all the Departments including Chief Secretary of the Government for speedy implementation of 610 G.O. Since the majority officers belong to Andhra region many of them did not cooperate with the House Committee. As a result, this committee failed in identifying the non-locals, however this committee submitted its two interim reports to the Government with the following recommendations.

In 1st Interim Report dated 17-03-2003:

The Committee was informed of the various aspects pertaining to the recruitments with reference to the Presidential Order in the recruitments of Sub-Inspectors, quoting graduation is the minimum required qualification, i.e., the place of study, commencing with the four consecutive years ending with the academic year in which he appeared from the relevant qualified examination for treating as local candidates. Finally, the Principal Secretary has submitted that necessary exercise would be taken-up as soon as possible to implement the orders of the High Court and also to rectify the mistakes done way back in the coming and future recruitments to overcome the short fall. 

1. The Committee observed that since 1975, eight recruitments were made to the posts of S.I’s in Hyderabad City Police of the Home Department, without following the Six Point Formula, considering Hyderabad as a free zone. As per the Judgment of the Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh, there are only six zones and no other zone like VII Zone or Free Zone. The very treating of Hyderabad as a Free Zone is contrary to the Spirit of the Presidential Order. The Hon’ble High Court in its judgment has clearly mentioned that Hyderabad is not a Free Zone but it is a part and parcel of the VI Zone. The A.P. Administrative Tribunal directed the Home Department to prepare a combined seniority list in zone VI, but it did not appear to have been followed. 

2. The Committee further observed that due to the non-implementation of the Six Point Formula, the presently working Civil S.I. and Constable posts were filled by the non-locals in Hyderabad City Police. Out of 563 posts of Civil S.I posts, 273 posts are occupied by the non-locals and out of 97 posts of Reserve S.I’s 44 posts are occupied by the non-locals. 

3. Even though the judgment was delivered eight months ago, no action was initiated to rectify the lapse and not even they have come to a conclusion, whether it was prospective, or retrospective. 

4. The Committee unanimously recommended that the non-locals who were appointed in the posts earmarked for the locals, against the Six Point Formula, should be repatriated to their respective zones with immediate effect.

5. The Committee further recommended that the directions given by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal should be implemented in letter and in spirit forthwith by the Government and that a combined seniority list should be prepared for the rest of the employees by keeping aside those to be repatriated to their respective zones. 

2nd Interim report dated 14-11-2003: SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS: 

1. The Committee recommends that 2399 posts of Civil Police Constables are now occupied by the non-locals should first be filled up by the locals against the OC quota in Hyderabad City Police. And also recommends that 616 posts of Armed Reserved Police Constables which are now occupied by the non-locals should first be filled up by the locals against the OC quota in Hyderabad City Police. 2. The Committee recommends that 546 posts of teachers which are now occupied by non-locals should first be filled up by the locals against the OC quota in Ranga Reddy District in the immediate future recruitments. 

3. The Committee recommends that 262 posts of teachers which are now occupied by non-locals in Hyderabad District, 23 posts in Medak District, 8 posts in Adilabad District and 3 posts in Khammam District should first be filled up by the local candidates of the respective districts against the OC quota in the immediate future recruitments. 

4. The Committee recommends that 87 posts of various categories (as shown in the Annexure) which are now occupied by the non-locals in Prohibition and Excise Department in Ranga Reddy District should first be filled up by the local candidates against the OC quota in the immediate future recruitments. 

5. The Committee recommends that it is only after filing up of all the posts mentioned above, the further recruitments in future should take place as per the ratio prescribed under the rules. We submit that despite of the above recommendations of the House Committee no action has been taken by the Government for rectification of violation of Presidential Order and Six Point Formula.

Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy PERIOD

2. House Committee lead by Sri Uttam Kumar Reddy, M.L.A

               Andhra Pradesh Assembly has constituted the House Committee for implementation of the 610 G.O. and Presidential Order Sri Uttam Kumar Reddy as Chairman during the year 2004 to 2009. This Committee functioned and conducted the several meetings with all Heads of the Departments and Officers concerned but failed to obtain the information pertaining to the non-locals employees of various Departments in Telangana Region, due to non co-operation of Andhra Officers. Finally this committee completed its tenure without any appropriate recommendations.