APGLI Scheme to Municipal Employees and Teachers except GHMC, GVMC and VMC

AP GO.25 released for Extension of APGLI Scheme to the Municipal Employees and Teachers except the employees of GHMC, GVMC and VMC. Govt of AP, Finance Department issued AP G.O.Ms.No.25 on Dated:03-03-2011 for Extension of Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Scheme to the Municipal Employees including Municipal Teachers except the employees of GHMC, GVMC and VMC.For more details are available at http://www.apgli.ap.gov.in.

1. References: G.O.Ms.No. 368, Fin. & Plg. (Finance Wing – Accts.II) Department, dated:15.11.1994.
2. G.O.Ms.No. 26, Fin. & Plg. (Finance Wing – Accts.II) Department, dated:22.02.1995.
3. G.O.Ms.No. 212, Fin. & Plg. (Finance Wing – Accts.II) Department, dated:17.12.1997
4. G.O.Ms.No. 179, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (G1) Department, dated:25.02.2009.
5. G.O.Ms.No. 300, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (G1) Department, dated:02.05.2009.
6. G.O.Ms.No. 231 Finance (Admn.II) Department, dated 28-06-2010
7. Lr.No. 9/General/2009-10, dated:12.01.2011, from the Director of Insurance, A.P., Hyderabad.
8. G.O.Ms.No.16 Finance (Admn.II) Department, dated 17-02-2011.

As per the references above, the Government have introduced the Slab rates of compulsory premium towards APGLI Scheme for the State Government Employees. Subsequently, the reference ‘ G.O.Ms.No. 212, dated:17.12.1997″ the scheme was extended to Teachers and other employees working in the Panchayat Raj Institutions, whose services have been provincialised in G.O.Ms.No. 168 P.R. (Estt.III) Department, dated 20-3-1981.

The references ‘G.O.Ms.No. 179, dated:25.02.2009’ and ‘G.O.Ms.No. 300, dated:02.05.2009’, Government have issued orders for payment of salaries and pensions to the employees of Municipalities/Municipal Corporations including Municipal Teachers except GHMC, GVMC and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation through Treasuries under SH.010 Salary head of account with effect from 01.04.2009.

In the reference of G.O.Ms.No. 231, dated:12.01.2011, orders were issued to revise the pay slabs with reference to Revised Pay Scales -2010 for deduction of APGLI compulsory premium from all the State Government Employees including Panchayat Raj Institutions whose services have been provincialised with effect from the pay of June, 2010 payable on 01-07-2010.

In the reference G.O.Ms.No. 26, dated:22.02.1995, the employees are allowed to contribute maximum up to 20% of their basic pay irrespective of the compulsory slab rates of premium.

In the reference G.O.Ms.No.16, dated 17-02-2011, the maximum insurable age was enhanced to 53 years instead of 48 years.

In the reference Lr.No. 9, dated:12.01.2011, the Director of Insurance has proposed for extending the A.P.G.L.I. Scheme to the Municipal Employees including Municipal Teachers whose salaries are being drawn from Treasuries under SH.010 salaries head of account except the Employees of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

Government after careful examination of the proposal of the Director of Insurance, hereby order for extending the Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Scheme to the Municipal Employees including Municipal Teachers whose salaries are being drawn from Treasuries under SH.010 salaries head of account on mandatory basis except the Employees of G.H.M.C., G.V.M.C. and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

The details of the recovery of Premium, Mode of Enrolment remittance of Premium to Fund Account are indicated in the Annexure.

All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of all the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations except G.H.M.C., G.V.M.C. and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation are therefore, instructed to deduct the Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Premium compulsorily from the salary bill of March, 2011 payable on 1st April 2011 of their establishment and submit the requisite proposal forms to the District Insurance Offices of the respective District.

All the payments into the Fund shall be made by means of Salary deductions / challans. The Premium receipts shall be adjusted to the following Head of Account:
M.H. 8011 – Insurance and Pension Funds
M.H. 105 – State Government Insurance Fund
S.H. (01) – Andhra Pradesh State Government Life Insurance Fund

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad is requested to issue suitable instructions to all the District Treasury Officers / Treasury Officers for immediate implementation and ensure cent percent coverage of eligible employees under A.P. Government Life Insurance Scheme by 31st March, 2011.

The District Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries should verify the recovery of premium as per the slab rates before passing the salary bills. Further, the District Audit Officers of State Audit Department are also instructed to watch the deduction and remittance of Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Premium as per Government Orders regularly in the post audit and rectify the omissions and commissions, if any.

The Director of Insurance, shall take immediate steps to provide necessary forms through the respective District Insurance Offices to the Municipal Offices newly covered under this Scheme and ensure that policies are issued on receipt of proposal forms to all the subscribing employees immediately.

Necessary amendments to the A.P.G.L.I. Fund Rules will be issued separately. APGLI.

ANNEXURE: Mode of recovery, remittance and enrollment to Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Scheme to all the Municipal Employees including Municipal Teachers whose salaries are being drawn from Treasuries under SH.010 salaries head of account except the Employees of G.H.M.C., G.V.M.C. and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

RECOVERY OF PREMIUM: All the Municipal Employees including Municipal Teachers whose salaries are being drawn from Treasuries under SH.010 salaries head of account except the Employees of G.H.M.C., G.V.M.C. and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, irrespective of cadre and who are in the age group of 21 to 53 years and

completed continuous service of one year shall insure with Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Fund compulsorily by paying the monthly premium as per the Revised Pay Scales – 2010 vide G.O.Rt.No.231, Finance (Admn.II) Department, dated:28.06.2010 is as follows:

MODE OF PAYMENT: The Drawing and Disbursement Officers of Municipalities and Municipal Corporations concerned are solely responsible for effecting the recovery of premium as per the above rate from all the eligible employees (i.e.,who are below 53 years of age and completed continuous service of one year, from the salary of March, 2011 payable on 01-04-2011.

ENROLLMENT INTO THE SCHEME: After recovery of the first premium from the Salary of an employee, the employee shall submit the requisite proposal form duly filled, signed and attested by the Drawing & Disbursement Officers or the Head of the Office to the District Insurance Officer of the respective District and obtain Insurance Policy / Policies. If the proposal form is not submitted to the District Insurance Office the policy cannot be issued and no risk will be covered.

The Drawing & Disbursement Officers shall also ensure that in place of Policy number the word “New Case” shall be written in the A.P. Government Insurance Schedule till the policy number is assigned from the Insurance Department and the deduction continued every month thereafter. After issue of policy, the correct policy number shall be mentioned in the A.P.G.L.I. monthly schedules.

The other procedures and rules of Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance Fund are also applicable to the employees of Municipalities / Corporations on par with Government employees. To Download the GO.25-Extension of APGLI Scheme to the Municipal Employees from here.

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