GO.Ms.No:133, Dt:10-06-1981 | Fundamental Rules - Amendment to Rule 83A

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

 

FUNDAMENTAL RULES - Fundamental Rule 83-A - Amendment - Orders - Issued.

FINANCE & PLANNING (FW FR.I) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.Ms.No.133                                                                                        Dated 10th June 1981

 

Read the following: -

 

1.  Fin. & Pig. Dept. Lr. No. 22283/FR.l/80-1 dt. 24-10-1980.

2. From the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, New Delhi, Lr.No.Dy.No.2343/LU/80, dt.26-12-1980.

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ORDER:

As may be seen, FR 83-A provides for extending the applications of the provisions for sanction of special disability leave also to cases of disability by injury accidental incurred in or in consequence of official position of a government servant, which has the effect of increasing his liability to injury beyond the ordinary risk attaching to the civil post which he holds.

 

2. The special disability leave is not being permitted where a Government servant meets with a road accident and sustain injury while coming to office from his residence and vice-versa, as this is not a part or his official duties, In this connection the Government of India were requested in this Department letter 1^st read above to clarify in which cases of road accidents, special disability leave is being granted by them to their Government servants.

 

3. The Government of India in their letter 2^nd read above have clarified that special disability leave can be granted to a government servant in the following cases: -

(1) Government servant who sustained injury in road accident while going from office to another office or a Court, on official duty.

 

(2) Government servant who sustained injury by road accident while travelling in a vehicle from his office to another office (out of Headquarters) on official business.

 

(3) Government servant who sustained injury by road accident while on journey from his office to work-spot on the field, if he is on official duty.

 

4. Government of India further clarified that special disability leave cannot be granted to any government servant meeting with road accidents while coming to the office from his residence and vice-versa.

 

5. The matter has been examined and the State Government have decided that the same procedure may be followed by the State Government and that as such special disability leave can be granted in the cases of road accidents referred to in para 3 above.

 

6. The following notification shall be published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

 

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso the article 309 read with article 313 of the Constitution of India the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendment to the fundamental Rules: -

 

AMENDMENT

After rule 83-A of the said rules, the following ruling shall be added, namely: -

RULING

"Special Disability leave can be granted to the Government employees who sustain injuries in road accidents while proceeding on official duty from their offices to another office or court or a workshop or the field but not in road accidents while going to office from residence and vice-versa."

 

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

 

B.P.R. VITHAL,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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