Memo.No.5074, Dt:09-02-2009 | State and Subordinate Service Rules - Promotions | Penalties are imposed.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER.C) DEPARTMENT

Circular Memo.No:5074/Ser.C/A1/2009-1                                        Dated 09-02-2009 

Sub: Public Services – Disciplinary cases against Government employees – Penalties imposed as per rule 9 of the APCS (CCA) Rules, 1991 – Currency of the penalty – Promotion of the employees to next higher categories against whom the penalties are imposed – Clarification – Issued.

Ref:1. G.O.Ms.No:342,          General            Administration             (Ser.C) Department, dated 04-08-1997.

        2. Circular           Memo.No:34633/Ser.C/1999, General Administration Department, dated 04-11-1999.

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Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 deals with “penalties” and its classification as minor and major penalties.

2.    In G.O. 1^st cited; comprehensive instructions were issued on the effect of disciplinary penalties for consideration of promotion of Government employees to next higher categories.

3.     In Circular Memo. 2^nd cited; a clarification was issued that the employees whose increments were withheld shall not be recommended for promotion during the currency of penalty period from the date of issue of orders imposing the penalty.

 

4.    However, where the penalty of stoppage of increments with cumulative effect is imposed, it shall debar an employee for consideration for promotion to the next higher category for the twice the period for which the increments are stopped. But in no case it shall be less than one year.

5.    Accordingly, it is further clarified that where the penalty of stoppage of increments with cumulative effect is imposed under rule-9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991, an employee shall not be considered for promotion to the next higher category for twice the number of years for which the increment(s) is/are stopped subject to a minimum period of one year with effect from the date of issue of order imposing the penalty as ordered in the G.O. 1^st cited.

6.    All Departments of Secretariat/Heads of Departments/District Collectors shall follow the above instructions scrupulously and bring it to the notice of all concerned.

S. BALASUBRAMANYAM,

SECETARY TO GOVERNMENT (SERVICES)

To

All Departments of Secretariat. All Heads of Departments.

All District Collectors.

Copy to:

The Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

The Registrar, Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal.

The Secretary to Vigilance Commissioner, A.P.Vigilance Commission, Hyderabad.

The Secretary, A.P.Public Service Commission, Hyderabad. 

All Service sections in General Administration Department.

 SF/SC

//Forwarded::By order//

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