U.O.Note No.1145/Ser.C./83-9 Dated 13th February, 1985
As
per para 552 of Secretariat Office Manual, the arrangements for evening turn
duty should be made between 4.00 P.M. to 6.P.M. in all Departments of
Secretariat.
2.
It has been brought to the notice of this Department that the staff put on
evening turn duty will have to set aside the regular work of Section or
Sections to which they are attached by 4.00 P.M and to attend to the urgent
work of the entire Department till it is over. It has also been represented
that in some of the Departments like, Housing, Municipal Administration and
Urban Development, Industries and Commerce, Social Welfare and Irrigation
Departments have dispensed with the practice of evening turn duty.
3.
The views of the Departments have been ascertained on the question relating to
the continuance or otherwise of evening turn duties. Some of the Departments of
Secretariat are in favour of dispensing with the evening turn duty arrangements
while other departments considered it quite necessary. Since there is no
consensus of opinion about the evening turn duty, it has been decided that it
is better to leave it to the convenience of the Departments of Secretariat
instead of prescribing it uniformly. The Departments of Secretariat will, no
doubt invariably put the staff on evening turn duties when the Andhra Pradesh
Legislative Assembly/ Council is in Sessions or when urgent work is to be
attended to. The Departments of Secretariat are requested to take action
accordingly.
4.
Necessary amendment to the Secretariat Office Manual will be issued from
General Administration (I.C.) Department.
