In exercise of the powers
conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following
Special Rules for the Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Subordinate Service.
SPECIAL RULES
1. Short Title: -
These Rules shall be called the Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Subordinate Service Rules.
2. Constitution: -
(1) The Service shall consist, of the
following categories of posts: -
Category
(1)
(a): Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar (including Deputy Tahsildar
working as Grain Purchasing Assistant, Checkpost Deputy Tahsildar, Enforcement
Deputy Tahsildar and Superintendents in the Office of the Commissioner of Civil
Supplies and those on other duties) excluding Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildars / Superintendents in the
office of the Chief Rationing Officer and the officers under Chief Rationing
Officer.
(b) Civil Supplies Deputy
Tahsildar/Superintendent in the office of the Chief Rationing officer and the
offices under the Chief Rationing officer.
Category
(2): Technical Officer (Regional
Extension Service Centre.)
Category
(3): Senior Investigator.
Category
(4): Draughtsman Grade-I.
Category
(5): Statistical Assistant.
Category
(6): Mechanic.
Category
(7): Sub-Inspector.
Category
(8): Head Constable.
Category
(9): Police Constable.
3. Method of Appointment: -
Subject to the other provisions in these
rules, the method of appointment to the various categories of posts specified
in column (1) of the table below shall be as specified in column (2) opposite
there to and the competent authority to make the appointments shall be the
authority as specified in Column (3) thereof:
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Category
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Method of Appointment
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Appointing Authority
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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1.
(a) Civil Supplies Dy.
Tahsildar (including Dy. Tahsildar working as Grain Purchasing Asst.,
Checkpost Dy.Tahsildar, Enforcement Dy.Tahsildar and Superintendents in
Office of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and those on other duties)
excluding Civil Supplies Dy. Tahsildar/
Superintendents in the office of
the Chief Rationing Officer and the offices under Chief Rationing Officer.
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(i) By direct recruitment.
(ii) By
recruitment by transfer of Sr. Assts., in the o/o the Commissioner of Civil Supp lies and other offices of
Civil Supplies Department in the districts.
(iii) By
recruitment by transfer on tenure basis of Deputy Tahsildars of Revenue
Department.
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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(b) Civil Supplies Deputy
Tahsildar/Superintendents in the office of the Chief Rationing Officer and
the offices under the Chief Rationing Officer.
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By recruitment by transfer
of Senior Assistants of the O/o the Chief Rationing Officer and Subordinate
Offices thereof.
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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2. Technical Officer
(RESC)
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(i) By direct recruitment.
(ii) By recruitment by promotion from Draughtsman
Grade-I (Category-4)
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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3. Senior Investigator
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By recruitment by transfer
on tenure basis of Deputy Statistical Officer from the Bureau of Economics
and Statistics.
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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4. Draughts man Grade-I
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(i) By direct recruitment.
(ii) By recruitment by
promotion form Mechanic (Category-6).
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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5. Statistical Assistant.
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By recruitment by transfer on tenure
basis of Statistician from the Bureau of Economics and Statistics.
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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6. Mechanic.
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By direct recruitment.
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Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
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7. Sub-Inspector
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By recruitment by transfer on tenure
basis of personnel form equivalent categories from the Police Department of
the State Government for a Period not exceeding 2 years at a time.
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Head of the Vigilance Cell, Civil Supplies
Department. |
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8. Head Constable
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9. Police Constable
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NOTE:
(i) Thirty percent of the
number of Substantive vacancies shall be filled by direct recruitment.
(ii) Wherever qualified
Civil Supplies personnel are not available, personnel from Revenue Department
who are full members, or approved probationers may be taken on tenure basis for
a period not exceeding three years in the posts of Deputy Tahsildar (Civil
Supplies) from the respective districts and they shall however be replaced as
and when qualified Civil Supplies personnel become available.
4. Qualifications: -
(1) No person shall be eligible for
appointment to the categories specified in Column (1) of the Annexure to these
Rules by the method specified in Column (2) unless he possesses the
qualifications specified in the corresponding entry in Column (3) thereof.
Provided that the Civil Supplies Deputy
Tahsildars/Superintendents of Civil Supplies Department already working in the
service on the date of publication of these Rules shall not be reverted on the
ground of not possessing the prescribed qualifications. They should however
acquire the prescribed qualifications within two years from the date of
publication of these Rules in the Gazette, failing which their increments shall
be stopped without cumulative effect, until they pass the tests.
Note:
The Civil Supplies Deputy
Tahsildars/Superintendents appointed prior to issuance of these Rules who fail
to acquire the qualifications prescribed within two years’ time allowed under
this proviso, shall not be placed on probation in the category of Deputy
Tahsildar (Civil Supplies) / Superintendent of Civil Supplies Department until
they acquire the qualifications and such Deputy Tahsildars/ Superintendents
shall become eligible for appointment by recruitment by transfer to Gazetted
Service on completion of the period of probation in the category of Deputy
Tahsildar / Superintendents.
(2) Every person appointed as
Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar, by direct recruitment shall within the
prescribed period of his probation, pass the departmental tests mentioned in
Column (3) of the Annexure.
5. Reservation of Appointments: -
(a) The rule of special representation
(General Rule 22) shall apply to all appointments by direct recruitment
provided that physically handicapped persons shall not be eligible for appointment
to the posts falling under direct recruitment in the service.
(b) In the matter of direct
recruitment to the post of Deputy Tahsildar, other things being equal,
preference shall be given to women and they shall be selected to an extent of
atleast 30% of the posts in each category of OC, BC(A), BC(B), BC(C), BC(D), SC
and ST quota.
6. Age: -
No person shall be eligible for appointment
by direct recruitment to the various posts if he has completed 28 Years of age
on the first day of July of the Year in which the notification for selection is
made.
7. Minimum Service: -
No person shall be eligible by recruitment by transfer or by transfer by promotion unless he has put in not less than three years of service in the category form which promotion or transfer is made.
8. Probation: -
(a) Every person appointed by direct
recruitment to any of the posts shall, from the date on which he commences
probation, be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a
continuous period of 3 Years.
(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.
9. Transfers and Postings: -
The Transfers and Postings of Persons in
the categories 1 to 6 in this service shall be made by the Commissioner of
Civil Supplies. The Head of the Vigilance Cell in the Civil Supplies Department
shall be the competent authority for effecting the transfers and postings of
the persons in categories 7 to 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies
Subordinate Service.
A N N E X U R E
(See Rule-4)
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Category |
Method of Appointment |
Qualifications |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. (a) Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar.
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(a) By direct recruitment (b) By appointment by transfer of Senior Assistants.
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Must have obtained a Degree of a
University in India, established or incorporated by or under Central Act,
Provincial Act or a State Act, or Institutions recognized by the Union Grants
Commission.
Must have passed: (i) Revenue
Test, Parts-I, II, and III,
(ii) Accounts
Test for Subordinate Officers, Part-I,
(iii) Criminal Judicial Test;
(iv) Civil Judicial Test, Part-II;
(v) Indian
Evidence Act Test.
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NOTE: A person who has passed a Law Degree of
any University shall be exempted from passing the Civil Judicial Test,
Part-II; Indian Evidence Act Test and Criminal Judicial Test, if the subjects
covered by these tests formed part of the Law Examination passed by him.
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2. Technical Officer (RESE)
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By direct recruitment or by Promotion.
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Must Possess a Diploma in Electrical, Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering awarded by the A. P. State Board of
Technical Education or any recognized equivalent qualification.
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4. Draughtsman Gr.I.
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By direct recruitment or by Promotion.
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Must Possess a Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering awarded by the Andhra Pradesh State Board of Technical Education
and Training or any recognized equivalent qualification.
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6. Mechanic
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By direct recruitment
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Must Possess a Trade Certificate in Motor
Mechanic /Fitter Trade issued by any ITI in the State or its equivalent
qualifications.
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R. KODANDARAMA REDDY,
Ex-Officio Secretary to Government.
Note:
These Rules have been kept in abeyance with
immediate effect until further orders vide G.O.Ms.No. 423, Food and Civil
Supplies (CS-II), Dt. 4-10-1994, published in A.P. Gazette, Part I,
Extraordinary, No. 439, Dt. 11-10-1994.
