GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER.A) DEPARTMENT
Memo No. 36299/Ser.A/99- l, Dated: 25-6-1999
Sub: Public Services - Compassionate appointments to the
dependents of Govt. Employees who retire on Medical Invalidation - Regarding.
In the G.O. 1st cited orders have
been issued that the benefit of compassionate appointments should be confined
to the cases where the Government servants retire on Medical Invalidation five
(5) years before they attain the age of superannuation irrespective of the age
of superannuation prescribed for the posts and services.
2. In the G.Os 2nd and 3rd cited orders have
been issued prescribing suitable safeguards and procedures duly constituting the
Medical Teams (Medical Boards), District Level Committee of Officers and State
Level Committee of Officers to prevent any misuse of the scheme of
compassionate appointments to the dependents of Government employees who retire
on Medical Invalidation.
3. The State Level Committee of Officers
during their meeting on 19.4.1999 under the Chairmanship of Special Chief
Secretary to Government and Chairman, Commissionerate of Inquiries. General
Administration Department while scrutinising the proposals relating to
retirement on Medical Invalidation and consequential proposals for
compassionate appointments to the dependents of Government employees of Heads
of Departments/Secretariat Departments have observed during consideration of
the cases 'that by the time the Committee consider these cases, the individuals
in certain cases are not having five (5) years of service before they attain
the age of superannuation, as on the date of retirement on Medical
Invalidation, if considered and ordered. The State Level Committee has
therefore deferred consideration of such cases pending clarification as to the
date from which five (5) years of service is to be reckoned i.e., from the date
of issue of medical certificate or from the date of issue of retirement orders.
N.V.H. SASTRY
Secretary to Government (Services)
