Rule 1. Short Title:
These rules may be called ‘The Andhra Pradesh State Animal Husbandry Service Rules; 1996.
Rule 2. Constitution:
Class – A:
All the posts in each category are interchangeable for the purpose of seniority, promotion, transfer and postings.
Class – B:
Class – C:
Class – D:
Rule 3. Method of appointment and appointing authority:
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Category
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Method of Appointment |
Appointing
Authority
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(1)
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(2)
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(3) |
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Class - A |
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1. Director of
Animal Husbandry |
By promotion of Additional Director of Animal
Husbandry. |
Government |
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2. Additional
Director of Animal Husbandry |
By promotion of Joint Director of Animal Husbandry
(Category-3 of Class – A and Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Biological
Research Institute (Category 1 of Class –B and Joint Director of Animal
Husbandry (Statistics) Category-I of Class-C. |
Government |
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3. Joint
Director of Animal Husbandry |
By promotion from Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry
Class-A (Category-4) |
Government |
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4. a) Deputy Director of Animal
Husbandry including Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Live Stock
Production Programme, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Rinder - Pest
Eradication Scheme, Zoo Park, Publicity and Ex- tension Deputy Director of
Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Polyclinic’s, State Institute of Animal Health,
Tanuku. |
By promotion from Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry of Category-5 of Class – A. |
Government |
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b) Deputy Director of Animal
Husbandry Government Dairy Farm, Visakhapatnam Deputy Director of Animal
Husbandry, Jersey Cattle Farm and Special Officer Dairy- Cum-Livestock Farms,
Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Government Livestock Farm, Karimnagar. |
My promotion from Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry in Category (5) of Class –A. |
Government |
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c) Principal, Institute
of Animal Re-Production including Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Frozen
Semen Bank, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Monitoring Cell Andrology
Laboratory. |
By promotion from Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry in Category (5). of Class –A. |
Government |
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d) Deputy Director of
Animal Husbandry, Sheep and Goat, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry
Composite Livestock Farm, Chintaladevi. |
By promotion from Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry in Category (5). of Class –A. |
Government |
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e) Deputy Director of
Animal Husbandry (Piggery) |
By promotion from Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry in Category (5). of Class –A. |
Government |
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5 a) Assistant Director
of Animal Husbandry, Divisional Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry,
Publicity and Extension, Rinderpest Eradication Scheme, Zoo Park, Veterinary
Polyclinic Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, Farm and House Service
Scheme, Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry (Technical) in Head Office. |
By promotion from Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
Category (6) of Class –A. |
Government |
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b) Assistant Director of
Animal Husbandry Govt. Livestock Farm incl. Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry, Progeny Testing Unit, Livestock Assistant Training Centres,
Goshalas, Asst. Director of Animal Husbandry (Farms) and (Feed and Fodder)
and Asst. Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle Development), Chintaladevi,
Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry Goshalas, Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry (Farms) in Head Officer, Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry of
Feed and Fodder. |
By promotion from Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
Category (6) of Class – A. |
Government |
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c) Lecturer, Institute of
Animal Re Production including Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry (Cattle
Development) and Centralized Semen Collection Centre, Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry District Semen Depot, Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, LN2
Plant, Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, Frozen Semen Bank and Semen
Bull Station, Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry, Andrology, Laboratory
and Monitoring Cell. |
By promotion of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
Category (6) of Class – A. |
Government |
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d) Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry, Sheep Farms including Asst. Director of Animal Husbandry Sheep
Development. |
By promotion of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
Category (6) of Class –A. |
Government |
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e) Assistant Director of
Animal Husbandry (Pig Breeding Station) incl. Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry, Piggery Development. |
By promotion of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in
Category (6) of Class –A. |
Government |
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6 a) Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon including those including in (b) (c) (d) and (e) below: |
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b) Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
(Cattle farms) Feed and Fodder and Livestock Assistant Training Centres. |
By direct Recruitment |
Director of Animal Husbandry |
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c) Assistant Lecturers, Institute
of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Centralised Semen
Collection Centers. |
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d) Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
(Sheep farms) |
By Direct Recruitment |
Director of Animal Husbandry |
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e) Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
(Pig Breed Station) |
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CLASS – B
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Category |
Method of Appointment |
Appointing Authority |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. Joint Director of Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Biological Research Institute. |
By Promotion from Deputy Director of
Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Category (2) of
Class-B. |
Government |
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2. Deputy Director of Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Biological Research Institute. |
By Promotion from Deputy Assistant Director
of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Category (2)
of Class-B. |
Government |
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3. Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Biological Research Institute. |
By promotion from Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon in Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Category - 4 of Class –
B. |
Government |
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4. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
in Veterinary Biological Research Institute including Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
in Animal Health Centers. |
By Direct Recruitment |
Director of Animal Husbandry |
CLASS- C
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Category |
Method of Appointment |
Appointment Authority |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. Joint Director of Animal Husbandry (Statistics) |
By promotion of Deputy Director of Animal
Husbandry (Statistics) who should essentially possess degree in veterinary
science (Category –2) of Class –C |
Government |
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2. Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Statistics)
including Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry (Statistics) Progeny Testing
Programme. |
By promotion of Assistant Director of Animal
Husbandry (Statistics) Category (3) of Class –C. |
Government |
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3. Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry
(Statistics) |
i) By promotion of
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in Category (4) of Class –C. ii) By appointment by
transfer from Statistical investigator in Animal Husbandry Department. |
Government |
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4. Veterinary Asst. Surgeons (Statistics) |
i) By Direct Recruitment ii) By transfer of Veterinary Assistant
Surgeon from Class - A or Class –B provided he possess a Post Graduation
Diploma or Degree in Bio-Statistics. |
Director of Animal Husbandry |
CLASS – D:
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Category |
Method of Appointment |
Appointing Authority |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. Joint Director of Animal Husbandry (Administration) |
By transfer of a
Deputy Collector from Revenue Department. |
Government |
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2. Administrative Officer. |
By promotion of Office Manager in Category (3) of
Class –D. |
Director of Animal Husbandry Director of Animal
Husbandry |
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3. Office Manager |
By appointment by transfer of
Superintendent of Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service of Animal Husbandry
Department. |
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b) Promotion to all Classes and Categories shall be made on grounds of merit and ability, seniority being considered only where merit and ability are approximately equal.
c) All the clear Vacancies in the categories of Assistant Directors of Animal Husbandry shall be filled by promotion from among the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon.
Rule 4. Reservation of appointment:
(b) In the matter of Direct recruitment to the post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, Women shall be selected to an extent of atleast 33 1/3% of posts in each Category of other Castes, Backward Class-A, Backward Class-B, Backward Class-C, Backward Class-D, Scheduled Tribes and Physically Handicapped persons. Provided that if sufficient number of women candidates are not available such vacancies may be filled by men candidates.
Provided that if sufficient number of women candidates are not available such vacancies may be filled by men candidates.
Rule 5. Age:
No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment if he/she has completed thirty years of age on the first day of July of the year in which the notification for selection is made or the age limit fixed for such purpose by Government from time to time. Subs. by G.O.Ms. No. 46, A.H. DD & F, dt. 03-8-2009.
Rule 6. Qualifications:
(a) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts mentioned in Column (2) of the following table by the method specified in Column (3) unless he/she possesses the qualifications and requirements mentioned in corresponding entry in Column (4) thereof.
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S.
No.
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Posts |
Method of
Recruitment
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Qualification and Requirements |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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1. |
Director of Animal Husbandry |
Promotion |
Must have ordinarily put in not less than
two years of service as Additional Director of Animal Husbandry. |
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2. |
Additional Director of Animal Husbandry |
Promotion |
Must have ordinarily put in not less than
two years of service as Joint Director of Animal Husbandry and/ or any equivalent
post of similar rank. |
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3. |
Joint Director of Animal Husbandry |
Promotion |
Must have ordinarily put in not less than
two years of service as Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry in the respective
Class. |
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4. |
Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry |
Promotion |
Must have ordinarily put in not less than
two years of service as Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry in the respective
class. |
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5. |
Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry |
Promotion |
Must have ordinarily put in not less than
two years of service in the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Cadre. |
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6. |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class-A) |
By Direct |
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry or its equivalent qualification from any recognized University/ Institution in India or abroad. |
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7. |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class-B) |
By Direct Recruitment |
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary
Sciences and Animal Husbandry or its equivalent qualification from any recognized
University/ Institution in India or abroad and also Post Graduation Degree or
a Post Graduation Diploma in Micro- Biology Parasitology / Epidemiology/
Virology/ Immunology/ Pathology. |
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8. |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class-C) |
By Direct Recruitment |
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary
Sciences and Animal Husbandry or its equivalent qualification from any recognized
University/ Institution in India or abroad. AND must have practical or field
experience in Statistics for not less than one year. |
Rule 7. Probation:
b) Every person appointed to any of the posts either by promotion or by transfer shall from the date on which he commences probation, be on probation for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.
Rule 8. Training:
i) If he fails to serve the Department for a period of three years after the completion of his training for any reason; or
ii) If he discontinues the training or is discharged from training course for misconduct or any other reason; or
iii) If he secures any other employment elsewhere than under the State Government.
c) The period of training shall count for purpose of probation, increments, leave and pension.
d) A Direct recruit shall be eligible during the period of training for the initial pay of the post with usual allowances admissible at the place of training.
Rule 9. Tests:
Rule 10. Transfers and postings:
Rule 11. Unit of appointment:
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Class and
Category
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Posts
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Unit of Appointment
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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Class –
A |
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Category
(6) |
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons |
Zone-I
Comprising Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,
and Visakhapatnam Districts. |
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Class –B and
- C
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- do- |
Zone-II
Comprising East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts. |
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Category
(4)
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Zone-III
Comprising Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore Districts. |
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Zone-IV
Comprising Chittoor, Cuddapah, Anantapur and Kurnool Districts. |
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Zone-V
Comprising Adilabad, Karim Nagar, Warangal and Khammam Districts. |
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Zone-VI
Comprising Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar,
Medak, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy Districts. |
Provided that the posts of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons in the Office of the Director of Animal Husbandry and the State Level Offices (Notified under the Presidential Order) shall be filled by transfer on tenure of persons holding equivalent posts in the various zonal units, equitable with reference to the basic cadre strength of the respective posts in each of the zones.
Rule 12. Private practice:
Members of the service shall not be entitled to engage in private professional practice as of right, but may ordinarily do so, subject to such conditions as may be laid down by the State Government from time to time. The State Government may at any time, prohibit any member of the service from engaging in private professional practice would interfere with the efficient discharge of his official duties.
(Rule 13. Seniority:
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1966, the seniority of the Officers holding the posts of Assistant Directors of Animal Husbandry in Category (5) of Class 'A' of Rule 2, as on the date of commencement of these rules, i.e., 12-06-1966, shall be determined on the basis of vertical seniority, i.e. the seniority in the initial recruitment category of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in case of promotees, irrespective of their date of promotion to the post of Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry; and from the date of commencement of probation in the case of direct recruitees. This seniority shall be followed for the purpose of promotion to the higher non-specialized and administrative posts.
Provided that the above determined seniority of the Officers holding the posts of Assistant directors of Animal Husbandry, in the categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Class IV of the repealed Rules, shall be followed from the date of commencement of probation in the respective categories for the limited purpose of effecting further promotion to the next higher concerned specialized promotional posts, if any").
(Subs. by G.O.Ms.No.74, A.H. DD & F, dt. 6-6-2001, w.e.f. 12-6-1966)
