Grama Schivalaya employees - Declaration of probation applicability of pay scales to Village / Ward Functionaries

Department of Gram Volunteers /Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariats / Ward Secretariats - Declaration of probation in relaxation of Rule 18 (a) of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 and applicability of pay scales to Village / Ward Functionaries with effect from 01.07.2022 - Orders - Issued.

G.O. Ms. No.05 Dated :25.06.2022.

Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.110, PR & RD (MdI.I) Dept., Dt:19.07.2019.
2. G.0.Ms.No.217, MA & UD (UBS) Dept., Dt:20.07.2019.
3. G.0.Ms.No.14S, PR & RD (E.I) Dept., Dt:24.09.2019.
4. G.0.Ms.No.26, AH, DD & F (AH-II) Dept., Dt:24.09.2019.
5. G.0.Ms.No.148, PR & RD (MdI.I) Dept., Dt:27.09.2019.
6. G.O.Ms.No.418, Revenue (Services-III) Dept., Dt:27.09.2019.
7. G.0.Ms.No.111, SW (Ser.) Dept., Dt:2S.10.2019.
8. G.O.Ms.No.286, MA & UD (UBS) Dept., Dt:17.11.2019.
9. G.O.Ms.No.37, AH, DD & F (FISH) Dept., Dt:21.11.2019.
10. G.0.Ms.No.3S, A&C (Agri.IV) Dept., Dt:30.01.2020.
11. G.O.Ms.No. 64 A&C(H&S) Dept, dt: 19.06.2020.
12. G.0.Ms.No.S8, SW (TW.SER.A1) Dept., Dt:06.08.2020.
13. G.0.Ms.No.179, HM & FW (G), Dept., Dt:29.12.2021.
14. G.0.Ms.No.01, Home (LegaI.II) Dept., Dt: 12.01.2022.
15. G.O.Ms.No. 30, A&C (H&S) Dept, dt: 02.05.2022.
16. From Finance (PC-TA) Dept.,U.O.Note.No.12449673/PC- TA/2020-6, dated: 09.01.2022.
17. From the Director, GV/WV & VS/WS, Vijayawada, Lr.Rc.No.216/F/GSWS/2022,Dt:30.0S.2022.

Order:

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has introduced the concept of NAVARATNALU as the core theme of governance in order to revamp the delivery systems of Government services with an aim to improve the living standards of the people. To achieve this objective, the Government of Andhra Pradesh had established a system of Village/Ward Secretariats consisting of required functional assistants to strengthen Gram Panchayats and Wards in the G.Os lst& 2nd read above.

2. In pursuance of the orders issued above, notifications have been issued by the concerned parent Departments inviting applications online for recruitment to the posts of Village / Ward Secretariat functionariesfrom the eligible candidates. It is specified therein that the candidates on the selection and appointment would be paid Rs.15,000/- per month as consolidated pay for a period of two years. The selected candidates on appointment will be deployed to work in the Village / Ward Secretariats.

3.The parent Departments i.e. PR & RD, MA & UD, Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Revenue, Agriculture & Cooperation, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Home, Health, and Medical & Family Welfare have issued orders prescribing Departmental Tests for the respective posts in Village / Ward Secretariats.

4.In the U.O. Note is" read above, Government in Finance Department has stated that the Village and Ward Secretariat staff who are under probation, their probation and confirmation will be completed by 30th June 2022 and they will get the regular new scale from 1st July2022.

5.In the reference 17th read above, the Director, GV/WV & VS/WS, Vijayawada has stated that the Government have sanctioned 1.35 lakh posts of various functionaries and recruited about 1.21 lakh functionaries in two phases during the years 2019-2020 and 2020- 2021 to work in Village / Ward Secretariats. The concerned parent Departments have issued service rules governing the service matters. He has requested the Government to direct the appointing authorities viz: District Collectors/ Regional Directors of Municipal Administration etc., to declare the probation of all eligible functionaries forthwith and also to declare the probation of functionaries as and when they fulfill the eligibility conditions and come up for declaration of probation thereafter.

6. The Director, GV/WV & VS/WS, Vijayawada has also requested the Government to take necessary action to enable the drawing officers to draw the salaries to all Village/Ward Secretariat functionaries, whose probation is satisfactorily declared from the month of July 2022 payable in August 2022.

7. Government after careful examination of the matter hereby direct that the probation of the Village / Ward Secretariat functionaries who are appointed during the year 2019 on consolidated pay of Rs.15,000/- per month and those who have completed the minimum period of two years of service and passed the prescribed Departmental Tests, on completion of verification of Antecedents and not facing any criminal/disciplinary cases, be declared by 30.06.2022 as a special case, in relaxation of Rule 18 (a) of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.