GO.Ms.No:296, Dt:14-10-1996

GOVERMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Public Services - Payment of subsistence allowance during the period of suspension Prompt payment of subsistence allowance orders - Issued.

 FINANCE AND PLANNING (FW.FR.11) DEPT.

 

G.O.Ms.No. 296                                                                                                         Dated: 14-10-1996

 

         Read the following:-

1. Cir. Memo. No. 13431 - 160-A/FR.II/% or Fin. & Pig. (FW.FR.11) Dept. dt. 01-04-1993

2. G.O. Ms. No. 411, G.A. (Scr.C) Dept. dated 28-7-1993.

3. G.O. Ms. No.480, G.A. (Ser.C.) Dept., dated 7-9-1993.

4. G.O. Ms. No. 86G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., dated 8-3-1994.

5. Cir. Memo. No. 29730-A/458/A2/FR.II/96, dt. 15-9-1994 of Fin. & Pig. (FW.FR.ll) Dept,

6. G.O.Ms. No. 82,G.A. (Ser.C.) Dept. dt. 1-3-1996.

7. Govt. Memo.No.550/Ser. C/95-3, dt. 21-3-96 of the General Admn, (Ser.C) Dept.,

ORDER:

         According to F.R. 53, subsistence allowance at an amount equal to the leave salary which the Government servant would have drawn, if he had been on leave on half average pay or half pay has to be paid apart from the admissible allowance as per rules.

 

2.         In the references read above, various instructions have been issued on the procedure of keeping a Government servant under suspension and to pay subsistence allowance promptly without causing inconvenience to the Government servant concerned. It was also ordered that there is no need for with-holding payment of subsistence allowance even if a review of suspension is pending at any level. Instructions were also issued to make a mention in the suspension order about the payment of subsistence allowance under FR 53. Further, instructions were also issued in the reference 1^st read above that subsistence allowances shall not be denied to the suspended employee on any ground unless, the suspended employee is unable to / does not furnish a certificate that he is not engaged in any other employment during the period of suspension. In the reference 5^th  read above, it was made clear that non-payment of subsistence allowance during the period or suspension for any reason except for want of 11011- employment certificate from the suspended employee is an offence punishable under Andhra Pradesh (C.C.A.) Rules.

 

3.      Inspite of clear instructions on payment of subsistence allowance during the period of suspension, it has been brought to the notice or the Government that the employees who were place under suspension were not being paid subsistence allowance and were subjected lo hardship and harshment.

 

4.   The matter has been carefully examined by the Government. In order to avoid delays in sanctior1ing subsistence allowance it was felt necessary to incorporate a provision in the orders of suspension in the from prescribed as Annexure-1 to the G.O. 2^nd  read above.

 

5.      Accordingly, the following may be added as para 4 of the proforma of suspension order prescribed in the G.O. 2^nd  read above.

"It is further ordered that during the period of suspension. Sri/Smt. (Name and designation or the Government Servant) shall be paid subsistence allowance equivalent to the leave salary on half pay leave. The D.A. and other compensatory allowances shall be paid along with subsistence allowance. The quantum of subsistence will be reviewed and revised in terms of FR. 53 (i) after 3 months. Pending review, he shall continue to draw the subsistence allowance now sanctioned”.

 

6.   This order issues with the concurrence of General Administration (Ser.C) Department vide their U.O. No. 563/Ser.C/96, dated 30-9-1996.

(By order and in the Name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)

 

C.S. RAO,

Principal Secretary to Government

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