GOVT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public service - Headquarters - Residence of the Government employees at Headquarter - Insisting upon - Orders - Issued.
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FINANCE & PLANNING (FW:TA) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Ms. No. 20. Dated 08-02-2001
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ORDER:
According to Rule 45 of Andhra Pradesh civi1 Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules, 1996, the State government may fix or alter the Headquarters of a Government employee with reference to the duty point as defined under Rule 22 of the aid rules.
2. According to rule 46 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules, 1996, the State Government may define or alter the limits of the sphere of duty of a Government employee. Thus, for every employee posted again t any post in any office of the State Government, the headquarters is fixed. The employee so posted against a post sha11 reside in the same headquarters is fixed. The employee so posted against a post shall reside in the same headquarters unless permitted to proceed on duty to any place. A Government employee is supposed to be available for official duty at all times whether that call be from a superior officer or when the nature of work so demands his attention suo motu.
3. Frequent complaints have been received that some officers do not stay in their headquarters but stay at places of their own convenience and are not available on any urgent call of duty, though the Government constructed residential quarters in certain places to encourage them to stay at their places of headquarters particularly in cases of primary health centres.
4. Government has reviewed the issue and hereby instruct all controlling officers concerned to take immediate steps to ensure that all officers and employees under their control invariably reside at headquarters and available at their headquarters for urgent call of duty. All Heads of departments are requested to follow these instructions scrupulously and direct all their staff and officers to n1alce sure that everyone complies with these orders on or before 28-02-2001. Any lapse in this regard from 01-03-2001 will be reviewed seriously and the administrative secretary and the Heads of Departments shall take disciplinary action against the staff violating these instructions.
5. These orders come into force with immediate effect.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF A.P.)
S KARORA
Principal Secretary to Government
