Read:1.This Office Procs.Rc.No.229/Estt-IV/2014 dated 14-07-2014.2.G.O.Ms.No.127 General Admn (Services C) Dept dated 5.09.2017.
ORDER:-
The attention of all the District Educational Officers in the State is invited to
the subject and references read above.
It is brought to the notice of the Commissioner of School Education that some
of the teachers are not attending the duties in Schools regularly and also absent to
duties unauthorizedly for longer periods without applying any leave.
As a matter of
fact, any employee cannot stay away from duty as of right without sanction of
leave/prior permission from competent authority and absence without leave is
misconduct on the part of employee for which of action can be taken against him.
Further, the Government vide G.O.Ms.No.127 General Admn (Services C)
Dept dated 5.09.2017 have issued amendment to APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991, Rule 9
as follows:-
"After Clause (ix) of Rule 9 of said rules the following shall be
incorporated; Provided that a Government Servant shall be deemed to have been
removed from service,
if he / she:
(a) is absent from duty without authorization for a period exceeding one
year; or
(b) remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding 5 years with
or without leave; or
(c) continues on foreign service beyond the period approved by the State
Government.
Provided further that a show cause notice to explain the reasons for such
absence from duty or continuation on foreign service shall be given to the
Government Servant and his / her reply shall be considered before invoking the
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above said proviso.
In view of the above, all the District Educational Officers in the State are
hereby instructed to
a. Identify the teachers who are on unauthorized absence immediately for more
than 30 days.
b. Issue show cause notices to them immediately.
c. If they failed to report even after one year, publish their names in the local
news papers.
d. Still they failed to report, publish their names in the Gazette and take
disciplinary action as per G.O.Ms. No.127 General Admn (Service C) Dept
dated 5-09-2017.
All the District Educational Officers in the State are hereby requested to take
strict action accordingly, failing which action shall be initiated on the concerned
without any notice.