VROs Promotion Rules, Guidelines AP Ministerial Service Rules, 1998 - Amendment

VROs Promotion Rules, Guidelines AP Ministerial Service Rules, 1998 - Amendment Junior Assistants / Typists working in the Revenue Department at the District Level and VRO's Grade- I for promotion to the post of Senior  Assistant G.O. Ms. No. 64 Dated: 13.07.2022

Rules - The Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1998 - Amendment -Notification - orders - Issued.
 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER.B) DEPARTMENT
 
G.O.Ms.No. 64        Dated: 13.07.2022

Read the following: -

1. G.O. Ms. No. 261 G.A. (Ser.B) Dept. dt. 14.7.1998.

2. G.O.Ms.No.186, Revenue (VA) Department, dt.4.3.2010.

3. G.O.Ms.No.25, G.A.(Ser.B) Dept., dt.19.1.2011.

4. G.O.Ms.No.514, Revenue (VA) Department, dt.13.08.2012. 

5. G.O.Ms.No.341, G.A.(Ser.B) Dept., dt.14.05.2013.

6. G.O.Ms.No.154, Revenue (Services-III) Dept. dt. 05.07.2021.

7. From the Secretary, APPSC, Vijayawada, Lr.No. GAD03-APPSORR/16/ 2022-RRS, dated: 17.06.2022.

ORDER:-

 In the G.O. sixth read above, the Government have issued orders fixing a ratio of 60:40 between the Junior Assistants / Typists working in the Revenue Department at District Level and Village Revenue Officers (Grade-I) for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant in Revenue Department at the District level in the cycle of rotation. It was also ordered that the District Collectors shall call for the willingness of the VROs with Degree Qualification (Genuineness of the certificates shall be strictly verified), five (5) years Service and having no disciplinary cases pending for the 40% of the Senior Assistant Vacancies earmarked for the VROs in the Districts. In para 9 of the said G.O., it was ordered that necessary amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules,1998 shall be issued by the General Administration (Ser.B) Department;

2. Accordingly, the following Notification will be published in an extra-ordinary issue of Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated. 13.07.2022.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India and of all other powers hereunto enabling, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1998 issued in G.O.Ms.No.261, General Administration (Ser.B) Department, dated the 14t^h July, 1998 and published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette Part. I, Extraordinary, dated the 29th October, 1998, as subsequently amended from time to time:

AMENDMENTS

In the said rules;

1. In Rule 3, under the Table under the first proviso, for item 9(b), the following shall be substituted, namely, -

"9 (b) Senior Assistants in Revenue Department:

By appointment by transfer of Village Revenue Officers Grade- I in Revenue Department in the Districts.

 

A ratio of 60:40 shall be fixed between the Junior Assistants / Typists working in the Revenue Department at the District Level and VRO's Grade- I for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant in Revenue Department at the District Level in the following cycle of rotation:

1st vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

2^nd vacancy: Village Revenue Officer (Gr-I)

3rd vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

4th vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

5th vacancy: Village Revenue Officer (Gr-I)

6th vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

7th vacancy: Village Revenue Officer (Gr-I)

8th vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

9th vacancy: Junior Assistants / Typists;

10th vacancy: Village Revenue Officer (Gr-I)

 

Note: - Provided that the District Collectors shall call for the willingness of the VROs with Degree Qualification (Genuineness of the certificates shall be strictly verified), five (5) years Service and having no disciplinary cases pending for the 40% of the Senior Assistant Vacancies earmarked for the VROs in the Districts."

2. in rule-8, after the proviso, the following shall be added, namely, -

"Provided further that the Village Revenue Officer (Gr-I) must have put in not less than five (5) years of regular service for promotion the post of Senior Assistant."

3. in rule-11, after sub- rule (c), the following shall be added, namely, -

"(d) No VRO (Gr-I) shall be eligible for promotion or appointment by transfer to the posts of Senior Assistant at the District Level unless he has passed the following tests or acquired such qualifications, as are prescribed.

(i) Every VRO (Gr-I) on promotion as Senior Assistant should work first two (2) years in O/o the Tahsildar/RDO/Collectorate as Senior Assistant to get acquaintance with drafting and noting. During this period, they shall not be deputed to field work as Revenue Inspector.

(ii) Every VRO (Gr-I) on promotion as Senior Assistant shall Pass all the Departmental tests prescribed for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant on par with Junior Assistant viz;

Revenue Tests - 1,2,3

Survey Training for (42) days,

Crop Sampling and

Accounts Test for Subordinate Officers Part I

(iii) Every VRO (Gr-I) on promotion as Senior Assistant shall pass the "Proficiency in Automation with usage of Computer and Associated Software' Departmental Test conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. of the above tests/training are not passed/completed within two (2) years they shall be reverted to the post of VRO without assigning any prior notice."

Note: - Provided that no services will be regularized and seniority will be fixed in the category of Senior Assistant unless fulfilling above (3) conditions. If any of the above tests/training are not passed/completed within two (2) years they shall be reverted to the post of VRO without assigning any prior notice."

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