Wednesday, November 14, 2012

NEW DA GO Ms 297, dt.14.11.2012 (w.e.f July 2012 )

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 
 ABSTRACT

ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees from 1st July 2012 – Sanctioned – Orders – Issued.
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FINANCE (PC-I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 297                                                                                                  Dated: 14 .11.2012
         Read the following:
 1.    G.O.(P).No.588, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated 7-8-2004.
  2.    G.O.(P).No.4, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated 10-1-2005 
3.    G.O.(P).No.161, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated 22-6-2005.
        4.    G.O.(P).No.213, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated 27-8-2005.
  5.    G.O.(P).No.214, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 30-8-2005.
  6.    G.O.(P).No.112, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 05-05-2006.
  7.    G.O.(P).No.117, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 08-05-2006.
  8.    G.O.(P).No.139, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 05-06-2006.
  9.    G.O.(P).No.19, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 02-02-2007.
10.    G.O.(P).No.133, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 12-06-2007.
11.    G.O.(P).No.255, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 17-10-2007.
12.    G.O.(P).No.100, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 09-04-2008.
13.    G.O.(P).No.372, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 13-11-2008.
14.    G.O.(P).No.104, Finance (P.C.I) Department, dated 31-03-2009.
15.    G.O.Ms.No.265, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated 26.10.2009.
16.    G.O.Ms.No.9, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 18.01.2010
17.    G.O.Ms.No.63, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated: 09.03.2010.
18.    G.O.Ms.No.248, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 07.07.2010.
19.    G.O.Ms.No.352, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 06.12.2010.
20.    G.O.Ms.No.104, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 30.05.2011.
21.    G.O.Ms.No. 25, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 02.02.2012.
22.    G.O.Ms.No. 178, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 04.07.2012.
23.    G.O.Ms.No. 250 ,  Finance (Pension- I) Department, dated: 06.09.2012
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O R D E R:
                  Government hereby order the revision of Dearness Allowance (DA) sanctioned in the G.O. 19th read above to the State Government employees in the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pay Scales 2010 from 41.944% of the basic pay to 47.936% of basic pay from  1st July 2012.

2.               The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above para shall also be payable to:
i)    The employees of Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas, Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010 and to the full time contingent employees whose remuneration has been revised from Rs.3850/- to Rs.6700/- per month vide G.O.Ms.No.171, Finance (P.C.III) Department, dated 13.05.2010.

ii)   Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010.

iii)  Non-Teaching Staff of Universities including the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010.

3.1.            Government also hereby order the revision of Dearness Allowance rates in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006, from 65% to 72% of the basic pay with effect from 1st July 2012. 

3.2.            The above rate of Dearness Allowance is also applicable to:
(i)      The Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006.
(ii)     The Teaching staff of the Universities including the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and the Teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnics who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales,2006.

4.1.            Government also hereby order the revision of  Dearness Allowance rates in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales 1996, from 139% to 151% of the basic pay with effect from 1st July 2012, as DA equivalent to 50% Basic Pay was already merged through G.O.Ms.No.9, Higher Education (U.E.I) Department, dated: 8-2-2006 and G.O.(P)No.173, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated:23.07.2007.

Monday, September 24, 2012

GO MS NO 84 dt.17.09.2012 (Competent Authority for sanction of various kinds of leaves)

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            In the GO MS NO 152, maternity leave has been enhanced from 120 days to 180 days to the married women employees of State Government.  Therefore, the Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad in the From the C&DSE, Hyderabad, Lr.Rc.No.579/C3-2/2012, dt: 31-8-2012 has requested the Government to amend the orders issued in the G.O.Ms.No.70,SE(Ser.V) Dept, dt: 06-07-2009,to suit the orders of the Finance Department. After careful examination of the matter, Government hereby amend the paragraphs 2(B) and 2 (C) of reference G.O.Ms.No.70, SE(Ser.V) Dept, dt: 06-07-2009, as under:



AMENDMENT

Para
Existing
 Read as
2 B

Head Master of High Schools:

The Head Master of High Schools shall have authority to grant Casual Leave/Special Casual Leave (Special Casual Leave when permitted by the Government) and also other types of leave(Earned Leave/ Half-pay Leave/ Commuted leave/ Maternity Leave and Extraordinary Leave) upto 4 months to the teachers working in their respective High Schools, subject to the condition that the teachers report back to the same school from where they went on leave and continue to work there.
Head Master of High Schools:

The Head Master of High Schools shall have authority to grant Casual Leave/Special Casual Leave (Special Casual Leave when permitted by the Government) and also other types of leave (Earned Leave/Half-pay leave / Commuted Leave and Extraordinary Leave) up to 4 months to the teachers working in their respective High Schools and in respect of Maternity leave to lady teachers upto 180 days, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.152, Finance(FR.I)  Dept, dt: 04-05-2010, subject to the condition that the teachers report back in the same school from where they went on leave and continue to work there.

2 C
Mandal Educational Officer:

The Mandal Educational Officer shall have the authority to grant Casual Leave/Special Casual Leave (Special Casual Leave when permitted by the Government) and also other types of leave upto 4 months to the Head Masters and other teachers of Primary and Upper Primary Schools in the Mandal, subject to the condition that the Head Masters and teachers report back to the same school from where they went on leave and continue to work there.
Mandal Educational Officer:

The Mandal Educational Officer shall have the authority to grant
 Casual leave/Special Casual Leave (Special Casual Leave when permitted by the Government) and also other types of leave upto 4 months to the Head Misters and other teachers of Primary and Upper Primary Schools in the Mandal, and in respect of Maternity leave to lady teachers upto 180 days, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.152, Finance (FR.I) Dept, dt:04-05-2010, subject to the condition that the Head Masters and teachers report back to the same school from where they went on leave and continue to work there.
The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Hyderabad shall take necessary action accordingly.
 

రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ పెన్షనర్స్ ఆరోగ్య సంరక్షణ నిధి ( Employees Health Care Fund (EHF) )

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 రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ పెన్షనర్స్ ఆరోగ్య సంరక్షణ నిధి కొరకు పై లోగో పై క్లిక్ చేయండి
లేదా మరిన్ని వివరాల కొరకు క్రింది వ్యాసాన్ని చదవండి

Pensioners login instructions
  1. Step 1: Obtain Aadhar Number
    1. Go to your nearest Aadhar centre. You can find information about Aadhar Centres from Aadhar website or from your District Collector.
    2. Register yourself and obtain the enrolment number given at the time of enrolment. Please fill in the 28 digit Enrolment ID in the EHF e-form.
Instructions to provide Enrolment ID in the EHF-form.
      1. Please check the 14 digit "Enrolment No." on the left hand side of the Acknowledgement copy obtained upon Aadhar registration. Note this 14 digit number.
        Eg: Enrolment No. 1111/15210/02106. Please note this 14 digit number as 11111521002106.
      2. Please check the "Dated" column on the right hand side of the acknowledgment copy along with the timestamp in the format: Date (2 digits)/month (2 digits)/year (4 digits), and hours (2 digits): minutes (2 digits): seconds (2 digits), a total of 14 digits.
      3. Convert this into a continuous number by writing "Dated" from right to left without slashes and time without colons as in the below example:
        Eg: Date: 11/08/2011 16:48:44 should be converted as 20110811164844.
      4. Please provide the number so obtained, in continuation to the 14 digit Enrolment No. The 28 digit Enrolment ID is made up of 14 digit Enrolment No. And Date & Time Stamp. Eg. 1111152100210620110811164844
      5. Skip this Skip this step if you already have either an Aadhar Card number
    1. Skip this step if you already have either an Aadhar Card number.
  1. Step 2: Prepare Data
    1. Read the instructions given in table below for preparation of data.
    2. You need passport photos of self and family members (not needed for family pensioners) and scanned copy of the pension payment order for submitting your application.
       Note: Computer illiterate pensioners can approach the STO/APPO concerned directly with the aforementioned data/documents or can contact your association representatives.
  2. Step 3: Submit Application
    1. Login to the web portal www.ehf.gov.in
    2. Your username = p + STO ID + PPO ID. Ex: If your STO ID is 230 and your PPO ID is 012, then your username = p230012.  You can obtain your username and password from your STO/APPO or by calling 104 phone number.
    3. Sign-in with your username and password. Submit the application.
    4. Change your password at the time of first login. Keep the password confidential and do not forget.

రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ ఉద్యోగుల ఆరోగ్య సంరక్షణ నిధి ( Employees Health care Fund ) EHF

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రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ ఉద్యోగుల ఆరోగ్య సంరక్షణ నిధి కొరకు పై లోగో పై క్లిక్ చేయండి 
లేదా ఈ క్రింది వివరాలు చదవండి  


Employee Login Instructions
  1. Step 1: Obtain Aadhar Number
    1. Go to your nearest Aadhar centre. You can find information about Aadhar Centres from Aadhar website or from your District Collector.
    2. Register yourself and obtain the enrolment number given at the time of enrolment.Please fill in the 28 digit Enrolment ID in the EHF e-form.
Instructions to provide Enrolment ID in the EHF-form.
      1. Please check the 14 digit "Enrollment No." on the left hand side of the Acknowledgement copy obtained upon Aadhar registration. Fill this 14 digit number in the EHF e-form under Identification details
        Eg: Enrollment No. 1111/15210/02106. Please fill in this 14 digit number in the EHF e-form under "Identification Details" as 11111521002106.
      2. Please check the "Dated" column on the right hand side of the acknowledgment copy along with the time stamp in the format: Date (2 digits)/month (2 digits)/year (4 digits), and hours (2 digits): minutes (2 digits): seconds (2 digits), a total of 14 digits.
      3. Convert this into a continuous number by writing "Dated" from right to left without slashes and time without colons as in the below example:
        Eg: Date: 11/08/2011 16:48:44 should be converted as 20110811164844.
      4. Please provide the number so obtained, in continuation to the 14 digit Enrollment No. The 28 digit Enrollment ID is made up of 14 digit Enrollment No. And Date & Time Stamp. Eg. 1111152100210620110811164844
      5. Skip this Skip this step if you already have either an Aadhar Card or an Aadhar Enrollment ID number
    1. Skip this step if you already have either an Aadhar Card or an Aadhar Enrollment ID number.
  1. Step 2: Prepare Data
    1. Read the instructions given in table below for preparation of data.
    2. You need passport photos of self and family members and scanned copy of the first two pages of the Service Register for submitting your application.
      Note: Computer illiterate employees/pensioners will approach the DDO concerned directly with the aforementioned data/documents.
  2. Step 3: Submit Application
    1. Login to the web portal www.ehf.gov.in
    2. Your employee code/PPO ID is the user ID. Passwords for employees will be provided by DDO and to pensioners by STO/APPO.
    3. If you are a pensioner, sign-up with a PPO id and password. Submit the application.
    4. Change your password at the time of first login. Keep the password confidential and do not forget.
    5. Read the instructions provided in the website.
    6. Open the enrollment form and fill up as per instructions there. Select your head of the department, Drawing and Disbursing Office unit, Category of your post from the drop down lists in the application, submit the data, and attach the needed documents.
    7. Take a printout and verify the accuracy of data. If there are errors, correct and save
    8. Take a print out of the filled up application and sign it.
    9. Upload a scanned copy of the signed application form.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

‘Employees Health Care Fund Scheme’ & Implementation

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 Employees Health Care Fund Scheme & Implementation

To download GO MS NO 184, dt.14.08.2012 Click here
To download GO MS NO 186, dt.14.08.2012 Click here 
 
The AP Government, have decided to provide comprehensive health care to all Government Employees, Pensioners, and their family members, on cashless basis, through an appropriate scheme in lieu of the present medical reimbursement system under ‘The Andhra Pradesh Integrated medical Attendance Rules, 1972 (APIMA Rules, 1972)’.
2. After holding a series of meetings with the Joint Action Committee of Employees, Pensioners Associations and A.P. Secretariat Employees’ Co-ordination Committee representatives, and based on the inputs received during these meetings, Government
issued orders in the G.O. 1st read above constituting a Technical Committee headed by
Commissioner, Health & Family Welfare and Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health
Care Trust (CEO-AHCT) as its Member-Convenor to analyse all aspects of the scheme
and make comprehensive recommendations for its effective implementation. In acceptance of the recommendations of the Technical Committee, orders were issued in
the G.O. 2nd read above, constituting a State Level Committee (SLC) headed by Special
Chief Secretary to Govt., HM&FW Dept., with eight (8) more official members, including
CEO-AHCT as member-Convenor and the representatives of Services Associations, to
examine the recommendations of the Technical Committee, and to offer recommendations on all the modalities to be adopted finally for launching of the Scheme.
3. The State Level Committee met on 22-11-2011, 19-01-2012 and on17-02-2012, and based on the decisions taken in the meetings, the CEO-AHCT submitted a ‘draft Scheme’ to Government vide his letter 3rd read above.
4. The salient features of the Scheme based on the earlier decisions were discussed with the representatives of the various Services Associations on 03-08-2012 in the meeting convened by the Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department and a consensus has been arrived at on the salient features
of the Employees Health Care Fund Scheme (EHF) and on the ‘Operational guidelines relating to the issue of Identity Cards to all the beneficiaries under the Scheme’.
5. Government, after careful examination of the matter, have decided to approve the ‘Employees Health Care Fund Scheme (EHF)’ and hereby issue the following orders for implementation of EHF.
i) AHCT will be the implementing agency as a service provider for the Scheme,
initially for a period of two (2) years.
ii) The salient features of the Scheme are given in the annexure to this
Government Order.
iii) A Steering Committee headed by the Chief Secretary will monitor the Scheme and review its implementation from time to time. Principal Secretary-Finance, Secretary(Services) GAD, Principal Secretary-Medical and Health, Commissioner Family Welfare, Director of Medical Education, Director of Health and Family Welfare, Commissioner of APVVP, Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Pay and Accounts Officer, and representatives of employees and pensioners associations as identified by GAD Services Department will be members, and Chief Executive Officer-AHCT the member-convenor for this committee.
iv) Government Order on the Operational guidelines for concerned officers under the
control of Director of Treasuries and Accounts (DTA), Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO), Secretary to Government-Information Technology and Communication department (Secretary IT&C), Commissioner Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government (Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs), District Collectors and Heads of Departments (HoD) for enrolment of beneficiaries, and operation of the Scheme by the Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust will be issued separately.
v) The EHF will be jointly funded through monthly premium contribution by the State Government employees including the State Government pensioners to the extent of 40 percent, and Government to the extent of 60 percent. The CEO-AHCT will separately furnish the detailed estimates based on the fund forecast for this year.
vi) AHCT will ensure maximum coverage of employees and pensioners through the District Collectors and the HoDs concerned, so that EHF can be launched on 1st November 2012 for implementation of the Scheme in the entire State.
6. The Chief Executive Officer Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Pay and Account Officer, District Collectors, Secretary IT&C, Commissioner Civil Supplies, and all Heads of Departments shall take necessary further action in the matter accordingly.
7. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (Expr. M&H.1) Department vide their U.O. No.7581/260/A1/Expr.M&H-1/2012, dated: 14-08-2012.

In the G.O. 184 orders have been issued approving the ‘Employees Health Care Fund Scheme (EHF)’enlisting the salient features of the Scheme.  It was also mentioned in the said G.O. that Government Orders on the Operational guidelines for concerned officers under the control of Director of Treasuries and Accounts (DTA), Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO), Secretary to Government Information Technology and Communications department (Secretary IT&C), Commissioner Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government (Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs), District Collectors and Heads of Departments (HoD) for enrolment of beneficiaries, and operation of the Scheme by the Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust will be issued separately. 

2.         Government after careful examination, keeping in view the convenience of the beneficiaries under the scheme, the following orders are hereby issued.

A.  ENROLMENT OF BENEFICIARIES
  1. Beneficiaries shall mean the categories of beneficiaries covered under EHF.
  2. AHCT will be the service provider and implementing agency; Heads of Departments and District Collectors will be responsible for enrolment of State Government employees, State Government pensioners and their dependents.
  3. All HoDs and District Collectors will ensure that the Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) working under them as well as the District Treasury Officers / Sub-Treasury Officers concerned shall follow the process detailed below.
  4. The information as available at present with the treasury offices under HRMS with DTA will be utilised to the extent possible for enrolment.
  5. The data shall be collected in the HRMS Enrolment System (HRMS-ES) application maintained by AHCT as a single point of contact for the beneficiary.  The web address will be provided separately by 10-09-2012 for enrolment.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Real Nutritional Values in Mid Day Meal Programme

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National Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools (MDMS) is a flagship programme of the Government of India aiming at enhancing enrolment, retention and attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children studying in Government, Local Body and Government-aided primary and upper primary schools and the Centres run under Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS)/Alternative & Innovative Education (AIE) and National Children Labour Project (NCLP) schools of all areas across the country. MDM is also served in drought-affected areas during summer vacation also.

Cooked mid-day meals provides

To achieve the objectives of the Scheme, the guidelines prescribe the following nutritional content in the mid day meal: 
Components Primary Upper Primary
Calories 450 Cal 700 Cal
Protein 12 gms. 20 gms.
Micro-nutrients Adequate quantities of micro-nutrients like Iron, Folic Acid , Vitamin-A etc.

The component-wise break up of above nutrition value of food items constituting Mid Day Meal (MDM), both for primary and upper primary, are as under:-
 
S. No.
Items
Primary
Upper Primary
Require-ment under MDM
 (in gms)
Energy content
 (in calories)
Protein Content (in gms)
Require-ment under MDM
(in gms)
Energy content
 (in calories)
Protein Content (in gms)
1.
Foodgrains (Rice / Wheat)
100
340
8
150
510
14
2.
Pulses
20
70
5
30
105
6.6
3.
Vegetables
50
25
--
75
37
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4.
Oil & Fat
5
45
--
7.5
68
--
5.
Salt & Condiments
As per need
--
--
As per need
--
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