Dept., of GV/WV & VS/WS - Leaves - Sanction of Maternity Leave for 180 days with full pay to
Married Women Employees working in the Village / Ward Secretariats - Clarification - Orders - Issued.
DEPARTMENT OF GRAM VOLUNTEERS / WARD VOLUNTEERS & VILLAGE SECRETARIATS / WARD SECRETARIATS
G.O.Rt.No.04 Dated:25.09.2020
Read:-
From the Commissioner, GV/WV & VS/WS e-File.No.GWS01-STMT0MISC/1/ 2020-GWSGWS01.
ORDER:
In the reference read above, the Commissioner/ Director, GV/WV & VS/WS has requested to sanction (180) days of Maternity Leave on full pay to the GSWS Women Employees who are on probation at a consolidated pay of Rs.15,000/- per month as per G.O.Ms.No.152, Finance (FR.I) Department Dated:05.05.2010 and G.O.Ms.No.17, Finance (HR.I-Plg. & Policy) Department, Dated:31.01.2019 on par with State Govt. employees.
After careful examination of the proposal, Government hereby informed that, “as per Rule 2 of A.P. Fundamental Rules, the Fundamental Rules, apply, subject to the provisions of Rule 3 to all Government Servants paid from the Consolidated Fund of the State and to any other Class of Government servants to which the Government may, by general or special order, declare them to be applicable. The Government may, in relation to the services under their administrative control other than All India Services make rules modifying or replacing any of the Fundamental Rules. As such the present proposal which is part and parcel of A.P. Leave Rules, 1933 (covers under Fundamental Rules) is equally applicable to the Married Women Employees working in the Village / Ward Secretariats”.
The Commissioner / Director, GV/WV & VS/WS is requested to take necessary action accordingly.
This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (HR.IV-FR&LR) Department, vide their U.O.No.FIN01-HROCRSR(LR)/46/HR.IV-FR&LR/2020,Dt:23.09.2020 (Comp.No.1219141).