GO.Ms.No:212, Dt:18-07-2006 | State Audit Service Rules

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Andhra Pradesh State Audit Act, 1989 (Act No. 9 of 1989) and in supersession of the Andhra Pradesh Local Fund Audit Service Rules issued in G.O.Ms. No. 314, Finance and Planning (F.W.Admn.II) Department dated the 7^th December, 1979, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules for the Andhra Pradesh State Audit Service.

RULES

1. Short title and Commencement:

(l) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh State Audit Service Rules, 2006.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Constitution:

The service shall consist of the following categories of posts, namely: -

Category 1: Director of State Audit

Category 2: Deputy Director of State Audit/ Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporations in the State/Senior Faculty in Dr.Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

Category 3: District Audit Officer, State Audit /Audit Officer, State Audit / Assistant Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporations in the State / Junior faculty in Dr.Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru.

Category 4: Assistant Audit Officer, State Audit/Assistant Lecturer in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad/Eluru.

3. Method of Appointment and Appointing Authority:

Subject to the other provisions in these rules the method of appointment of the categories specified in Column (1) of the table below (the method of appointment and appointing authority) shall be as specified in column opposite thereto and the competent authority to make the appointments shall be the authority as specified in column (3) thereof.

TABLE

Category (1)	Method of Appointment (2)	Appointing Authority (3)
1. Director of State Audit	By promotion from Category 2, Deputy Director, State Audit / Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporations in the State / Senior Faculty in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.	Government
2. Deputy Director of State Audit / Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporations in the State / Senior Faculty in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.	By promotion from Category 3, District Audit Officer, State Audit/Audit Officer, State Audit/Junior faculty in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad/Eluru/ Assistant Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporations in the State.	Government
District Audit Officer, State Audit/ Audit Officer, State Audit Officer, State Audit/ Junior Faculty in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru/ Assistant Examiner of Accounts in Municipal Corporation in the State.	By promotion from Category 4, Assistant Audit / Assistant Lecturers in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru.	Director of State Audit
Assistant Audit Officer, State Audit / Assistant Lecturers in Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru.	(i) By direct recruitment. (ii) By Recruitment by transfer from the category of Senior Auditor of the Andhra Pradesh State Audit Subordinate Service.	Regional Deputy Director of State Audit

Note: In the case of appointment of the post of Assistant Audit Officer, State Audit, the first substantive vacancy in each unit of three substantive vacancies, shall be filled by direct recruitment and the rest by appointment by transfer.

4. Reservation of Appointment: -

(a) The rule of reservation under Rules 22 and 22(A) of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1 996 shall apply.

(b) In the matter of direct recruitment to category 4, Women shall be selected to an extent of at least 33 1/3 % of posts in each category of O.C., B.C., S.C., S. T., Physically Handicapped and Ex-Servicemen quota:

Provided that if sufficient numbers of women candidates are not available, such

vacancies may be filled by men candidates.

5. Age: -

No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to the post in Category 4 if he or she has completed 28 years of age on the first day of July of the year in which the notification for selection is made.

6. Qualifications: -

(a) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the Annexure by the method specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) thereof, unless he/she possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding entry in Column (3) thereof.

(b) No person shall be eligible for appointment by transfer or promotion unless he/ she has put in not less than three years of service in the category form which the promotion is made.

7. Probation: -

(a) A person appointed to any of the posts by direct recruitment shall, from the date of joining duty be on probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

(b) A person appoints to any of the posts by promotion or by recruitment by transfer, shall from the date of joining duty be on probation for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.

8. Training: -

(a) A person appointed by direct recruitment to category (4) shall undergo training for a period of one year in all the branches of work pertaining to the Department as per the syllabus and programme drawn up by the Director of State Audit. The period of training shall count for probation, increments, pension and leave;

(b) A trainee shall, during the period of his probation pass the Subordinate Accounts Service Examination conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission;

(c) Every candidate appointed by direct recruitment to the post shall before the commencement of the training, execute an agreement in the proper from with two sureties binding. himself.

(i) to undergo training for a period of one year as provided in clause (a);

(ii) to serve the State Audit Department as Assistant Audit Officer for a minimum period of three years on duty after completion of training; and

(iii) to refund the State Government the total amount drawn by him/ her as pay and allowances excluding travelling allowances while undergoing training in case, he/she fails to fulfil any of the aforesaid conditions and if he discontinues the training or is discharged from training courses for misconduct or any other reasons or if he seeks employment outside the State.

(d) A person appointed as Assistant Audit Officer by Direct Recruitment and sent for training shall be eligible to draw the minimum of the scale of pay with usual allowance admissible to the post of Assistant Audit Officer.

9. Unit of Appointment: -

For the purposes of recruitment, appointment, discharge for want of vacancy, seniority, promotion, transfer and appointment as full member, the unit of appointment shall be as specified in the table below: -

T A B L E

Category / Class

(1)

Post

(2)

Unit of Appointment

(3)

Category-3

District Audit Officer / Audit Officer / Junior Faculty in Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru /Assistant Examiner of Accounts, Municipal Corporations in the State.

Unit-I: Multizone-1

Districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna.

Unit-II: Multizone-II

Districts of Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Ananthapur, Kurnool, Cuddapah and Chittoor.

Unit-III: Multizone-III

Districts of Karimnagar, Khammam,

Adilabad, Warangal, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Medak, Nizamabad and Rangareddy.

Category-4

Assistant Audit Officer, State Audit / Assistant Lectures in Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy, Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru.

Unit-I: Zone-I

Districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.

Unit-II: Zone-II

Districts East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna.

Unit-III: Zone-III

Districts of Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore.

Unit-IV: Zone-IV

Districts of C hittoor, Cuddapah, Ananthapur and Kurnool.

Unit-V: Zone-V

Districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam.

Unit-VI: Zone-VI

Districts of Rangareddy, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar, and Nalgonda.

Provided that the posts in Category 3 and Category 4 in the office of the Director of State Audit and attached offices shall be filled by drafting persons from the corresponding units of appointments in the ratio of the basic cadre strength of the posts in each 0fthe units for a period not exceeding three years at a time.

l0. Transfers and postings: -

All transfers and postings of persons belonging to category 4 shall be made by the Regional Deputy Directors of State Audit of respective zones and in the case of Category 3 the Director of State Audit and in the case of Categories 1 and 2 the Government shall be the competent authority to do so.

11. Savings: -

Nothing in these rules shall effect the appointments made in accordance with the repealed rules issued earlier.

ANNEXURE

(See Rule 6)

Category (l)	Method of Appointment (2)	Qualification (3)
Category-4 Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Lecturer in Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resources Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Eluru.	(i) By Direct Recruitment (ii) By transfer	Must hold a degree of a University in India established or incorporated by or under Central Act or a State Act or any other equivalent Qualification. Must have Passed the Subordinate Accounts Service Examination conducted by Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission.