G.O.Ms.No. 153

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Leaves – Recommendation of the 9th Pay Revised Commission relating to enhancement of sanction of Earned Leave at a time from 120 days to 180 days in respect of State Government Employee – Orders issued.

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FINANCE (FR.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 153                                                                                                             Dated:04.05.2010

 Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No. 232, Finance (FR-I) Department, dated: 16.09.2005.
2. G.O.Ms.No. 438, G.A. (Spl. A) Department, dated: 07.07.2008.
3. G.O.Ms.No. 598, G.A. (Spl. A) Department, dated: 26.11.2009.

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O R D E R:

In the Government Order 1st read above, orders were issued constituting Ninth Pay Revision Commission and Government appointed Sri. C.S. Rao, IAS, (Retd.) as Pay Revision Commissioner. In

the Government Order 2nd read above, the terms of reference of the Pay Revision Commissioner were laid down.

2. The Ninth Pay Revision Commission submitted its report to the Government on 05.12.2009 and recommended, inter alia that, “The Commission, accordingly, recommends that the regular State Govt. employees may be granted earned leave at a time upto 180 days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India”.

3. It is observed in the report that, as per rule 11 of A.P. Leave Rules the maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time to a regular Government servant in superior service shall be 120 days. The same provision applied to the employees belonging to last grade service also in view of the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No. 329, Finance Department, dt. 17.12.1982., read with G.O.Ms.No. 9, Finance Department, dt. 10.1.1983. As of date, the maximum accumulation of earned leave to the employees is 300 days. The limit of 120 days referred to in the above rule might have been prescribed at the time when the accumulation of earned leave was 120 days only. Subsequently the maximum accumulation of leave was raised to 180 days in the year 1964 and it was further raised to 240 days in the  year 1983 and finally it was enhanced to 300 days w.e.f. 16.9.2005 (vide G.O. 1st read above). The maximum accumulation of leave was enhanced from time to time basing on the orders issued by the Government of India to its employees. As per Rule 26 (2) of the leave rules applicable to the employees of Government of India, the maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time shall be 180 days. Since the State Government is broadly following the Fundamental Rules and Leave rules of the Govt. of India, it is appropriate that the employees of the State Government are also granted earned leave at a time upto a period of 180 days. Therefore the Commission recommended that, the regular State Govt. employees may be granted earned leave at a time upto 180 days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India.

4. After careful consideration of the report, Government decided to accept the recommendations of the Pay Revision Commissioner and hereby order that, the maximum earned leave that may be granted at a time to a Government servant in superior service is enhanced from 120 days to 180 days on par with the employees of the Govt. of India.

5. These orders will come into force with immediate effect.

6. The G.O is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address http://www.ap.gov.in/goir and http://www.apfinance.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

 L.V. SUBRAHMANYAM

 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)

To
All the Departments of Secretariat (10 copies each)
The Accountant General, AP., Hyd. (20 copies)
The Accountant General, AP., Hyd (by Name)
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyd.
The Secretary to Governor, A.P., Hyderabad.
All Secretaries to Government.
The Private Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all Ministers.
All the Heads of Departments (including Collectors and District Judges).
The Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (with Covering Letters)
All the District Treasury Officers.
The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh GENCO/TRANSCO]
The General Manger, A.P., State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad (with covering letter).
All District Educational Officer.
All the District Development Officer.
All District Panchayat Officers.
All Secretaries of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas through Director of Public Libraries, Hyderabad.
All Secretaries of Agricultural Market Committees through Director of Marketting, A.P., Hyderabad.
All Commissioners/Special Officers of Municipalities.
All Recognized service Associations.
The Director, Government Printing Press, A.P., Hyderabad for publication in the A.P. Gazette.
Copy to the General Administration (Cabinet) Department.
Copy to the General Administration (SW) Department.
Copy to SF/SCs.