G.O.Ms.No.87: Visually Challenged Employees – Passing of Departmental Tests for promotion to next higher categories – Extension of time for one more year allowed as a last chance
Public Services – Promotion to the higher posts – Visually Challenged Employees – Passing of Departmental Tests for promotion to next higher categories – Extension of time for one more year allowed as a last chance – Orders – Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER.C) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.87. Dated:02-09-2022
Read the following:
1) G.O.Ms.No.748, Genl. Admn. (Ser.C) Dept., dated 29.12.2008.
2) G.O.Ms.No.193, Genl. Admn. (Ser.C) Dept., dated 28.05.2014.
ORDER:
In the G.O. first read above, orders were issued, allowing five (5) years time to acquire the qualification of Tests prescribed under the rules for Visually Challenged Employees, who were otherwise qualified for promotion, subject to acquiring the qualification of such tests within a period of five years from the date of promotion. During the time, the books and codes shall be prepared and made available in Braille Script and preparation of books and codes in Braille Script for passing of tests shall be reviewed after a period of five years.
In the G.O. second read above, orders were issued, extending another 5 (five) years time to acquire the qualification of Tests prescribed under the rules by the Visually Challenged Employees, who have not passed the tests prescribed under the rules but otherwise qualified for promotion, subject to acquiring the qualification of such tests within a period of five years from the date of promotion. During the time, the books and codes shall be prepared and made available in Braille Script and the preparation of Books and Codes in Braille Script for passing of tests shall be reviewed after a period of five years. It was further ordered that those visually challenged employees, promoted under said G.O.Ms.No.748, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated:29.12.2008 shall be eligible for increments, service regularization, and also eligible for automatic advancement scheme routinely granted at spells of 6,12,18 and 24 years service and all other financial benefits, as available to any other employee who got promotion by virtue of G.O.Ms.No.748, G.A.(Ser.C) Department, dated 29.12.2008.
Government after careful examination, hereby extend another one year time to acquire the qualification of Tests prescribed under the rules by the Visually Challenged Employees as a last chance. It is further ordered that those visually challenged employees, promoted under said G.O.Ms.No.748, G.A. (Ser.C) Department, dated 29 12-2008 and G.O.Ms.No. 193, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 28-05 2014 will be eligible for increments, service regularization and also eligible for automatic advancement scheme routinely granted at spells of 6,12,18 and 24 years service and all other fnancial benefts, as available to any other employee who got promotion by virtue of G.O.Ms.No.748, G.A.(Ser.C) Department, dated 29-12-2008 and G.O.Ms.No. 193, G.A. (Ser.C) Department, dated 28-05-2014.
The following Notification will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazettee:
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 Ad-hoc rule, namely:
Ad-hoc Rule:
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules or the Special Rules governing the post, the Visually Challenged Employees who have not passed the tests prescribed under the rules but otherwise qualified for promotion may be promoted to the post subject to acquiring the qualification of such tests within a period of one year from the date of promotion and during this time, the books and codes shall be prepared and made available in Braille Script. The preparation of books and codes in Braille Script for passing of tests shall be reviewed after a period of one year. Such employees now to be promoted in pursuance to this order will be eligible for all the benefits stated in para-3 above.