U.O.Note No. 1145/Ser.C./ 83-1, Dated 15th December, 1983
Sub:- OFFICE
PROCEDURE – Evening Turn Duty in Departments of Secretariat – Views of the
Departments of Secretariat to dispense with the arrangements of Turn Duty –
Called for.
Ref:- U.O.Note No.
313/ Admn. Cell/ 66-9, dt.12.10.1966.
As per para 552 of Secretariat Office Manual, the arrangements for evening turn should be made between 4-00 p.m. to 6-00 p.m. in all Departments of Secretariat. All internal arrangements should be made for sending all outgoing letters, etc., to the despatch branch by 5-00 p.m. except in rare cases of extreme urgency.
In this connection, it may be stated that on a receipt of representation from Andhra Pradesh Last Grade Employees Central Association to the Joint Staff Council for the Departments of Secretariat in regard to posting of peons for evening turn duty, the Joint Staff Council after the due consideration, had reiterated the procedure laid down in para 552 of Secretariat Office Manual and issued instructions in this Department's U.0. Note No. 313/66-9, dated 12-10-1966 to make arrangements for turn duty for attending the urgent work after office hours.
The Education Department have proposed to dispense with the Evening Turn Duty arrangements as their Assistants, Typists and Attenders have expressed their difficulties in attending the evening turn duties and also stated that some of the Departments of Secretariat have discontinued the evening turn duty system. They have also stated that the arrangements for evening turn duty will be made during the Assembly/Council Sessions.
The Departments of Secretariat are requested to furnish their opinion, whether they face any difficulty if the evening turn duty is dispensed with. The Departments of Secretariat who were already dispensed with the arrangements of evening turn duty may also state under what circumstances they have dispensed with their above practice and the experience gained by them thereby.
All the Departments of Secretariat are requested to furnish the above information urgently.
