GO.Ms.No:229, Dt:12-08-2004 | Honorarium to Inquiry Officer

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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Public services - Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 - Rule 20 payment of honorarium to the retired Government Servants appointed as inquiry Officer - Orders - Issued.

 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES.C) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.Ms.No.229                                                                                                                          Dated:12-08-2004

 

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.383, G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., dt.19.12.2003.

 

2. From the Senior Faculty Member (Retired) Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh (IOA), dated 9.2.2004.

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ORDER:

It has brought to the notice of the Government that as per Office Memorandum No. 134/4/99/AVD-I, dt.29.06.2001 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, contains the rates of honorarium payable to retired Government officer. There is a need to rationalize the procedure for identification and selection of retired officers of proven integrity. The Heads of Departments may have to be authorized to handle this function and the disciplinary authorities at the Regional Level and at the district level should be made to pick up such of the officers who have empanelled by the Heads of Departments concerned.

2. Rule 20 of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991 has been amended in G.O.Ms.No.383,G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., dated 19.12.2003 and a provision has been made for the appointment of retired Government servants as Inquiry Officers.

 

3. The payment of honorarium to the retired Government servants appointed as an Inquiry officer has been examined in detail and proposed for providing lumpsum remuneration of Rs.5,000/- for every Inquiry report with an additional amount of Rs. l.000/- for every additional charged Officer where more than one charged officer is involved.

4. After careful consideration, it has been decided for appointment of retired Government officers as enquiry Officer at the level of Deputy Collectors etc. to enquire into cases mainly of serious in nature in respect of Gazetted and non-gazetted officers, duly providing lump-sum remuneration of Rs.5,000/- for every Inquiry report with an additional amount of Rs.1000/- for every additional charged officer where more than one charged officer is involved.

 

5. The grant of honorarium and lump sum remuneration to retired Government Servants appointed as Inquiry Officers as mentioned in para (4) above will be subject to the following conditions: -

i)    The competent authority should exercise its utmost care in the matter of grant of honorarium and may do so only in absolutely deserving cases. The honorarium in such cases may normally be regulated under the financial powers delegated to the Heads of Departments and taking into account the quantum of work involved in individual disciplinary cases.

 

ii)     The number of disciplinary cases may be restricted to 20 cases with not more than 4 cases at a time, for retired Government servants.  

iii)    The full amount of honorarium should be paid only when the inquiry is completed within a period of six months. If there is a delay in completion of the inquiry which is not due to non-cooperation of the charged officer or due to stay orders, etc., the honorarium should be reduced by 50%.

 

iv)   Before the honorarium payment is made to Inquiry Officer all case records and inquiry report may be handed over to the Disciplinary Authority by the Inquiry Officer.

 

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

 

SATISH CHANDRA

Secretary to Government (Ser.)

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