GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 - Amendment to
rule 12 - Orders - Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER.D) DEPT.
G.O.Ms.No.144 Dated:15-06-2004
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.436,
G.A. (Ser.D) Dept., dt. 15.10.1996.
2. Cir.Memo.No.373l
/Ser.A/2002-3, G.A. (Ser.A) Dept., dt. 11.12.2003.
3. Govt.
Lr.No.3873/Ser.D/2004-2, dt.23.02.2004.
4. From the Secy.,
APPSC, Hyd.Lr.No.464/RR/2/2004, dt. 02.06.2004.
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ORDER:
Under the scheme of compassionate appointment to the
dependents of the deceased Government employees, compassionate appointments are
being considered to the spouse / son / daughter, who were dependent on the
deceased Government employee and when there is no earning member in the family
of the deceased employee Instructions were issued from time to time, on
compassionate appointment to the spouse of the deceased government employee,
duly relaxing the upper age limit, to consider him / her for compassionate appointment.
In most of the cases, the spouse of the deceased Government employees were at
the age of above 40 years, and in early 50s. The age limits for the appointment
to the public service are governed by the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate
Service Rules. Certain age concessions were given, over and above, to the age
limits to the protected groups of society (Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe /
Backward Classes / Physically Handicapped persons) Including the women in
distress. By taking all these age concessions into consideration, the upper age
limit for appointment to the public service is fixed at 45 years and it is
decided to follow the upper age limit of 45 years for compassionate appointment
to the spouse of the deceased government employee and accordingly orders have
been issued in Circular Memo.No.373l /Ser.A/2002-3, GA (Ser.A) Dept.,
dt.11.12.2003 fixing the upper age limit of 45 years as on 1st July of the year in which the application is
made, shall be followed for the compassionate appointment to the spouse of the deceased
Government employee, provided the application for compassionate appointment is
made within one year after the death of the employee. Accordingly, rule 12 of
the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 is amended as follows:
2. The following notification will be published in the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette. notification In exercise of the powers conferred by the
proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
hereby makes the following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh State and
Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 issued in G.O.Ms.No.436 General Administration
(Services.D) Department dated 15.10.1996 and published in the Andhra Pradesh
Gazette Part-I Extra Ordinary No.34 dated the 27th January, 1997 and as amended
from time to time. The amendment hereby made shall be deemed to have come into
force on the 11th December, 2003.
AMENDMENT
In the said rules, in rule 12, in sub-rule (l), in
clause (b) after sub-clause (iii), the following proviso, shall be added namely,
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"Provided
that for compassionate appointment to the spouse of deceased Government
employee, the upper age limit shall be 45 years irrespective of
community."
(By order and in the name of the Governor of Andhra
Pradesh)
B. ARAVINDA REDDY
Secretary to Government (Ser.)