GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
PUBLIC
SERVICES - Subordinate Service - Compassionates appointment of son/daughter/spouse
of Government Employee Who retire from service on Medical Grounds - Orders -
Issued.
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GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-A) DEPARTMENT
G.O.
Ms. No.504 Dated 30-7-1980.
Read
the following: -
1.
G.O. Ms. No.687, Administration (Ser-A) U.O. Note No. dated 3rd October,
1977.
2.
From General Administration (Ser-Wel) Department U.O. Note No. 53/Ser-Wel./80-81
dated 18th March. 1980.
3. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Memo No. 14014/1/77-Estt.(D), dated 25th November, 1978.
ORDER
The
Government have issued orders in G.O. cited for appointment of son/daughter/ spouse
of a government servant who dies in harness, subject to certain conditions specified
therein, as a social security measure taking into account the need for immediate
assistance to the family on the passing away of the Government servant in
harness.
2.
The Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers Association has represented that the
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India have ·extended the benefit of compassionate
appointment to the son/daughter, near relative of Government servant retired on
medical grounds in exceptional cases where the family is indigent and in great
distress. The Association has requested that the benefit
of compassionate appointment allowed by Government of India may be extended to
the spouse/son/daughter of a government servant who retired on medical grounds
in the State Government also.
3.
The Government have carefully examined the matter and direct that the scheme of
compassionate appointment introduced in G.O. cited be extended to the spouse/daughter/son
of a government servant who retired on medical invalidation under Article 441
of Andhra Pradesh Pension Code (Vol. 1), subject to the following conditions: -
1.
This concession of compassionate appointment shall be allowed only in exceptional
cases where the appointing authority is satisfied that the condition of the
family is indigent and in great distress.
2.
The candidate eligible for appointment under this measure shall be the spouse
of the Government servant or any one of the dependent children of the employee
who is retired on medical grounds.
3.
The eligible person-shall be appointed to the post of Lower Division Clerk or
equivalent post or any other lower post.
4.
Applications for appointment from such persons Shall be entertained within a
period of one year from the date of retirement of Government servant.
5.
All appointments made in the light of the concession envisaged in this G.O. to
categories of posts to which the candidates are eligible shall be temporary to
start with. However, the services of the persons will be regularised in the
categories of posts whose pay is equal or less than that of Lower Division Clerk.
6.
The temporary appointment of a spouse or child can be considered for regular
appointment without subjecting them to the normal pieces of recruitment as
provided in the relevant recruitment rules provided such family members of the
retired Government servant satisfy other conditions of recruitment prescribed
in the rules such as age and educational qualification. However:
(a)
a formal notification of vacancy may be made to the Employment Exchange.
(b)
after filling up the vacancy. the appointing authority will furnish all relevant
particulars of the candidate to the Employment Exchange.
(c)
such appointments should be made under intimation to the Director of Employment
and Training excepting in case
of High court.
4.
The clarifications issued in Memo. No. 618/Ser-A/78-11, Dated. 17th
December 1979 shall also apply to the case of appointment under this G.O. to
the extent necessary to the context of these orders.
5.
The Government further direct that the regular appointments made under this
G.O. shall be kept outside the purview of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
necessary amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Regulations
shall be issued separately.
S.R.
RAMAMURTHI,
Chief Secretary to Government.
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