Pay Protection to AP & TS Employees Appointed Through APPSC/DSC

Pay Protection to AP and TS Employees. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Finance Department issued Govt Order No.105 on June 2nd i.e., AP G.O.Ms.No.105, Dt.02-06-2011 for Pay Protection to Employees of local bodies who were appointed through APPSC/DSC in Government Service.

Employee who have appeared competitive exams and got selection for different Govt Service Posts can check details and download Pay Protection GO from the AP Govt Order Issue Register by entering GO Number along with GO issued date.

Pay Protection Govt Order details provided here better understanding for all Employees who are working in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State. The Pay Protection GO No.105 details as follows. In the reference of Representation of A.P. Secretariat Association, Hyderabad Dt. 8-10-2010 and 15-4-2011, the A.P. Secretariat Association, Hyderabad has stated that certain employees have appeared for competitive examinations conducted by APPSC and got selection for different posts in the Government service i.e., (i) ASOs in Secretariat, (ii) Senior Accountants or Equal cadres in the Directorates etc., Before entering into Government Service they had rendered long service in post falling under jurisdiction of local bodies.

It has been represented that they were drawing much higher pay than the minimum of the Time Scale of Pay in the present posts for which they are freshly recruited under Government service. After joining in the present Government posts they have not been allowed service benefits like pay protection, carry forward of leave and counting of past service for a pension for the reason that they are not covered under FR 22(a)(iv).

It has been represented that this refusal is causing much heart-burning and hardship to employees who had worked earlier under local bodies and been recruited to the posts in the Government. It was further stated that all service conditions of the employees of local bodies and employees in Government are similar in nature and the services of the local bodies were provincialized in GO Ms.No.168, PR (Estt.III) Dept., Dt.20-03-1981.

As the salaries of the employees of local bodies are being drawn under the Head “010 Salaries” from out of the consolidated fund of the State, the Association requested to allow pay protection for all the employees recruited through APPSC irrespective of the post from which they came.

According to the orders issued G.O.Ms.No.472, G.A. Dept. dated 23-7-1968, Govt. employees have been declared ineligible for direct recruitment. The said rule has been amended in G.O.Ms.No.653, G.A. dept. dt. 29-10-1968 and Government permitted govt. employees to apply for direct recruitment and further Govt. employees have been permitted to retain all other benefits accrued to them in the previous posts except the lien.

G.O.Ms.No.168, Panchayat Raj (Estt.III) Dept., dt.20-3-1981 and in G.O. Ms. No. 213, Finance (FR.II) dept., dt.13-7-1983, orders have been issued for the protection of pay stipulating that the pay in the new post should not be less than the pay drawn by the Government servant in their earlier post.

In Memo. No.24555/788/FR.II/84-1, Dt. 5-10-1984 a clarification was issued to this G.O. stating that the pay may be fixed at the minimum of the scale of the new post, and if this pay happens to be less than the pay drawn from the previous post, then the shortfall in pay should be protected as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases.

The sole ground on which these instructions were issued was that junior shall not draw higher pay than his seniors by virtue of his holding a post before selection by APPSC.

Consequently and in view of the judgment of Supreme Court orders were issued in G.O. Ms.No.297, Finance Dept. dt.14-10-1996 providing for pay protection, which was confined to the government servants only. According to the said orders, “this benefit shall be confined to the Govt. employees only.

The employees working in central Govt. Universities, aided Institutions, etc., who are appointed to the Govt. service on selection by the A.P.P.S.C.. or Dist. The selection committee are not eligible for the benefit provided under sub-clause (iv). Pay Protection to AP and TS Employees

According to Rule 39 © of A.P. State and Subordinate service rules, a person in the service of the government, who applies for direct recruitment and accepts the new post will retain all benefits accrued to him in the previous post except the lien which he has held over will come to an end.

In the wake of orders mentioned above, the request of the A.P. Secretariat Association has been examined and the Government is of the view that as the word “provincialisation of services” is no where defined in the Acts or the Rules and as at present the salaries are being paid through Treasuries from 10-12-2004 under the Head of Account “010. Salaries” the benefit of this protection can be agreed to the employees who are appointed after 10-12-2004.

In the circumstances stated above, Government hereby order that the former employees of local bodies who are appointed later through A.P.P.S.C. and D.S.C., in Govt. Service on or after 10-12-2004, and who are continuing in government service as on today be given pay protection under F.R 22(a) (iv) with monetary benefit from the date of issue of these orders.

Download GO.Ms.No.105 Finane (FR.II) Department Dt.02-06-2011 from here

GO.No.45 Pay Protection to Local body Employees Selected Later

Govt Of AP, Finance Department issued Pay Protection Order in February month i.e., GO Ms. No.45, Dt.19-02-2014 for Former Employees of local bodies who were appointed through Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission/District Selection Committee in Government Service.

In the reference G.O. Ms. No.105, dt.02-06-2011, orders were issued for protection of pay in respect of former employees of local bodies who are appointed later through A.P.P.S.C. and D.S.C., in Government Service on or after 10-12-2004, and who are continuing in Government service on 02.06.2011(the date of issue of orders) under F.R 22(a) (iv) with monetary benefit from the date of issue of these orders. Pay Protection Order to Local body Employees details as follows.

In the reference of Representation of Service Associations and certain ASOs of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad, dated.10.10.2013, the service Associations represented that before entering into Government service the employees of local bodies happened to render long service in the post held by them in the local bodies. Pay Protection to Local body Employees.

They were drawing much higher pay than minimum of the pay scale in the present posts for which they are freshly recruited and requested to protect their pay drawn in earlier posts under local bodies.

In the circumstances stated above, after careful examination, Government hereby order that the protection of pay ordered in the reference 1st read above, be extended to the former employees of local bodies who are appointed through A.P.P.S.C. and D.S.C., in Government Service, between 02.06.2011 and 31.12.2013. The monetary benefit shall be effective from the date of issue of these orders.

Download the GO.No.45 from here