GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
Social Welfare Department - Rule of Reservation in promotions - Comprehensive
guidelines issued - Amendment to guidelines - Orders -Issued.
G.O.Ms.No.154 Dated:30-7-2008
Read the following:
1.
G.O.Ms.No.123, G.A(Ser.D) Dept., dt. 19-4-2003.
2.
G.O.Ms.No.2, SW(ROR1) Dept., dt. 9-1-2004.
3.
G.O.Ms.No.76, SW(ROR1} Dept., dt. 19-10-2004,
4.
G.O.Ms.No.4, SW(ROR1) Dept., dt. 24-1-2007.
5.
Representation of Sri G.Jojappa, General Secretary, AP.State Govt. BC, SC &
ST Employees Association and others, dated: 18.04.2008 and of Secretariat SC/ST
employees dated.28-3-2006.
2. In the G.O.3rd read above, an amendment was issued to the Paragraph 5 of G.O.Ms.No.2, SocialWelfare (ROR1) Department, dated.9- 1-2004 that the fraction of 0.5 or more shall be rounded off to the next higher digit".
3. In the G.O.4th read above, an amendment was issued at the end of the Paragraph 5 of the G.O. 2nd read above, i.e., "In respect of Scheduled Tribes, the required adequacy may be taken as one for the posts whose cadre strength is 6,7 or 8".
4. In the reference 5th read above, the General Secretary, of AP. State Government SC, ST and BC Employees Association and others have represented to the Government that, as per Rules the panel year starts on 1st September of the year and ends on 31st August of the subsequent year and that while preparing the panels, the adequacy of representation of the SCs / STs is being calculated and worked out as per the position existing on 1st September of the year only as indicated in Para 5 of the G.O.Ms.No.2, SW(RORl) Dept., dated.9-1-2004, and the vacancies which will arise due to retirements or on further promotions etc., of SC/ST candidates within the panel year i.e., up to the 31st August of the subsequent year, are not being filled up till the preparation of the new panel. This is causing much hard ship to the SC/ST candidates and is also detrimental to the policy of the Government in introducing the Rule of Reservations for SCs and STs in promotions. Hence, they have requested the Government to issue suitable amendment to Para 5 of G.O.Ms.No.2, SW (RORl)Department, dated.9-1-2004.
5. The Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby decided to amend suitably to Paragraph 5 of G.O.Ms.No.2, SW (RORl)Department,dated.9-1-2004, so as to enable to take into consideration the vacancies which may arise in the panel year besides the existing vacancies of SC/ST candidates as on 1st September.
6. Accordingly, the following amendment is issued to G.O.Ms.No.2, SW (RORl)Department, dated.9-1-2004.
AMENDMENT
NOTE: "While preparing panels for giving effect to the rule of reservation in promotions, the existing vacancies of SC/ST candidates and those which may arise in the panel year shall also be taken into consideration for including those candidates in the panel for achieving their adequate representation. The rule 6(b), d(i) & (ii) (1)(2) and (e) of the A.P. State & Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 shall be followed scrupulously".
(By order and in the name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)
