Appellate Authorities - Panchayati Raj Department - Clarification
(Circular Memo, No.74861CPRJE2/86, Dt. 11-4-1992)
All the District Development Officers of the Z.P.Ps. in the State are informed that consequent on the provincialisation of services of Panchayati Raj Employees the District Development Officer is made the appointing authority.
As appointing authority, the District Development Officers are issuing orders on the disciplinary cases. A question was raised as to whether the Chairman, Z.P.P. who was earlier appointing authority continues to receive appeals on the orders a disciplinary case decided by the District Development Officers.
The CCA Rules applicable to State
Government Employees are applicable to Panchayati Raj Employees also. As per
the provision contained in CCA Rules the first appeal on the orders of the
District Development Officer in disciplinary cases shall be to the Head of the
Department,
who is the Commissioner, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development in the case of Panchayati Raj Bodies.
All the District Development
Officers are requested to forward the appeals on their orders in disciplinary
cases to the Commissioner, P.R. & R.D. Necessary amendments to Statutory Rules
are being issued separately by Government.
