MS-84: ANDHRA PRADESH MUNICIPAL HEALTH (MUNICIPALITIES) SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 2012 – ORDERS – ISSUED.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT ANDHRA PRADESH MUNICIPAL HEALTH (MUNICIPALITIES) SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 2012 – ORDERS – ISSUED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (G1) DEPARTMENT G.O Ms.No. 84 Dated: 14.02.2012. Read the following: 1. From the Commissioner and Director of Municipal AdmnistrationLr.Roc.No.858/1999-M1, Dt.: 04.06.2011. 2. G.O.Ms.No.83 MA & UD (G1) Department, Dt.: 14.02.2012. *** ORDER: The following notification will be published in an Extraordinary Issue of the A.P. Gazette, Dt. 17.02.2012. NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 326 read with Sub-section (2) of Section 80 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Andhra Pradesh Act No.6 of 1965), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules for the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Health (Municipalities) Subordinate Service constituted in G.O.Ms.No.83 MA & UD Department (G1) Department, Dt.: 14.02.2012 1. Short title, extent and commencement: (i) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Health (Municipalities) Subordinate Service Rules, 2012. (ii) They shall apply to all the Sanitary Supervisors, Sanitary Inspectors and Health Assistants working in Municipalities in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (iii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette. 2. Definitions: Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and expressions used in these rules, but not defined, shall carry the same meaning as defined in the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1996 and other relevant Rules. 3. Constitution: The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Health Subordinate Service shall consist of the following categories of posts namely :- Category – I - Sanitary Supervisors Category – II - Sanitary Inspectors Category – III - Health Assistants 4. Appointment: The Method of appointment and appointing authority for the categories of posts mentioned in column (1) of the table below shall be as specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) and column (3) thereof. Contd. 2:: 2 :: TABLE Category Method of appointment Appointing Authority (1) (2) (3) 1. Sanitary By promotion from the category of Commissioner & Director of Supervisors Sanitary Inspectors working in Municipal Administration Municipalities in Multi Zone concerned 2. Sanitary By Promotion from the category of Commissioner & Director of Inspectors Health Assistants Municipal Administration 3. Health (1) By Direct Recruitment The Regional Director-cum- Assistants (2) By Promotion from the Appellate Commissioner of categories of Public Health Maistry Municipal Administration and Public Health worker Note: Appointment by promotion to the posts under category 3 shall be made by Public Health Maistry and Public Health Worker alternatively in that order. However, the Public Health Worker shall not be junior to any qualified Public Health Maistry in the earlier cadre. If Junior, this point shall also go to Public Health Maistry only. Provided that when there are no qualified Public Health Maistries in the Municipality, a Public Health Worker, who has put in more than 3 years of service possessing the above qualifications, shall be promoted as Health Assistant. Provided further that whenever a Gram Panchayat is constituted into a Municipality or the entire area or part of any Gram Panchayat is included in the limits of the neighboring Municipality, the Sanitary Inspector or Health Assistant or both of Gram Panchayats shall, on his/her/their exercising the option in writing to be absorbed into this service, be absorbed. His/her/their past service counts for fixing inter-se-seniority in this service. 5. Reservation of Appointments: Reservation in appointments shall be as per provisions contained in Rule 22 and 22-A of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 and subsequent amendments issued from time to time. 6. Qualifications: Sl. Category Qualifications No. 1. Sanitary (i) Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science Supervisor from any University in India or incorporated by or under Central Act, Provincial Act, or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the UGC or an equivalent qualification. (ii) Sanitary Inspector Training Course Certificate awarded by the Chairman, Board of Examinations constituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh or from Government of India/Government of Andhra Pradesh recognized Institution. (iii) Physical fitness for camp life, as per standards as prescribed by the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Contd. 3:: 3 :: 2. Sanitary (i) Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science Inspector from any University in India or incorporated by or under Central Act, Provincial Act, or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the UGC or an equivalent qualification. (ii) Sanitary Inspector Training Course Certificate awarded by the Chairman, Board of Examinations constituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh or from Government of India / Government of Andhra Pradesh recognized Institution. (iii) Physical fitness for camp life, as per standards as prescribed by the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. 3. Health (i) Intermediate or an equivalent education qualification. Assistant (ii) A pass certificate in Multi Purpose Health Assistant Training Course / Sanitary Inspector Training Course Certificate awarded by the Chairman, Board of Examinations, constituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh or from Government of India / Government of Andhra Pradesh recognized Institution. (iii) Physical fitness for camp life, as per standards as prescribed by the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. 7. Age: Rule 12 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 and subsequent amendments issued from time to time shall apply to the post of Health Assistant in Municipalities. 8. Minimum Service for Promotion: No person shall be eligible for promotion unless he has (i) Satisfactorily completed probation in the feeder category as per Rule “8” of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. (ii) Put in not less than Three years of service in the category from which promotion is made. 9. Probation: The Probation of a member of Service shall be as per the Rule 16 (c) of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. 10. Seniority: The seniority of the members of service shall be determined as per Rules 33 to 36 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. 11. Postings and Transfers: (i) Posting and transfers of Sanitary Supervisors and Sanitary Inspectors from one Municipality to another shall be made by the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, A.P. Hyderabad within the Multi Zone specified in Rule 14. (ii) Postings and transfers of Health Assistants from one Municipality to another shall be made by the Regional Director-cum-Appellate Commissioner of Municipal Administration concerned within the Zone specified in Rule 14. Contd. 4:: 4 :: 12. Training: The members of the service who have not completed 48 years of age shall undergo such course of training and pass such examination at the end of the course as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time. Failure to pass the examination at the end of the course of training will result in the punishment prescribed as deemed fit by the Government. 13. Review: Rules 24 and 25 of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 shall be applicable to this service. 14. Unit of Appointment: The unit of appointment of this Service shall be as follows: (i) For Categories - I and II – Each Multi Zone shall be a Unit (a) Zones I to IV of Presidential order constitute Multi Zone-I (b) Zones V and VI of Presidential order constitute Multi Zone-II (ii) For Category – III – Each Zone shall be a unit. Zones and their Jurisdiction: ZONE – I : All Municipalities in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam Districts ZONE – II : All Municipalities in East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts ZONE – III : All Municipalities in Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore Districts. ZONE – IV : All Municipalities in Chittor, Cuddapah, Ananathapur and Kurnool Districts ZONE – V : All Municipalities in Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam Districts ZONE – VI : All Municipalities in Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Medak and Nizamabad Districts. 15. Member Absent from Duty: The absence of a member of a category from duty in such category whether on leave or on foreign service or on deputation or for any other reason and whether his lien in a post borne on the cadre of such category is suspended or not, shall not, if he is otherwise fit, render him ineligible in his turn : (i) for re-appointment to a substantive or officiating vacancy in the category in which he may be probationer or an approved probationer; and (ii) for promotion from a lower to higher category in the service as if he had not been absent. He shall be entitled to all the privileges in respect of appointment, seniority, probation and appointment as full member which he would have enjoyed but for his absence subject to his completing satisfactorily a period of probation on his turn. Contd. 5:: 5 :: 16. Full Membership of the service: Rule 21 of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 shall be applicable to this service. 17. Relinquishment of rights of members: Rule 28 of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 shall be applicable to this service. 18. Conditions of Service: The members of the Service shall be governed by the Rule 3-A of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. 19. Pay and allowances: A member of this service shall begin to draw the pay and allowances attached to his post, as fixed or revised by the Government from time to time, with effect from the date when he assumes the duties of that post and shall cease to draw them as soon as he ceases to hold that post. 20. Leave and Leave Salary: (i) The leave other than casual leave, of the members of the service shall be regulated by the Andhra Pradesh Leave Rules or Fundamental Rules, as the case may be, or as they are governed immediately prior to their appointment to the Service. (ii) (a) The Commissioner of the Municipality shall grant all leaves to the members of the Service. (b) Where there is a Municipal Health Officer, the Commissioner may delegate his powers to the Municipal Health Officer. (iii) The provisions regulating the payment of leave salary and contribution thereto the other employees of the Municipal Councils shall apply to the members of this service. 21. Loans and Advances: The members of the Service are eligible to various loans and advances to which employees of a Municipal Council are eligible as per rules applicable to the government employees subject to availability of funds and budget provision. 22. Payment of Traveling Allowance and Daily Allowance: The members of this service are eligible for payment of Traveling Allowance and Daily Allowance as per Rules in force, in respect of Government employees. 23. Pension and Gratuity: (i) The existing Municipal employees appointed before 01-09-2004 and who are promoted to this service shall be paid pension as per A.P. Revised Pension Rules 1980 under the Head of Account MJH 2071-01-MH(09)-040-041 pensions. (ii) The Municipal employees appointed on or after 01.09.2004 and who are promoted to this service and persons recruited direct to this service shall come under the purview of contributory pension scheme introduced in G.O.Ms.No.653 Finance (Pension-I) Department, dated:22.09.2004. Contd. 6:: 6 :: (iii) In respect of officers drawn on deputation, the concerned Department shall pay the pension as applicable in their parent Department. (iv) Pension and Gratuity shall be payable to the member of the service as per the Rules/Orders issued by the Government from time to time. 24. Conduct: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964 as amended from time to time shall apply to the members of this service. 25. Discipline and Control: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 as amended from time to time shall apply to the members of this service. 26. Appeals: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 as amended from time to time shall apply to the members of this service. 27. Repeal: The Public Health Establishment (Local Authorities) Regulations, 1940 as amended from time to time and the Rules regarding the educational qualifications, conditions of service of Sanitary Inspectors issued in G.O.No.834, PH, dated:27.03.1929 and G.O.No.1090, PH, dated:19.05.1932 and all other instructions issued by the Government and other Heads of Department in the matter to the extent of Sanitary Supervisors, Sanitary Inspectors and Health Assistants are hereby repealed. 28. Saving: All Transfers, Promotions and Suspensions made by the then Competent Authorities or things done or taken by the State Government or by any order of the State Government or by any Authority under the said orders shall be deemed to and to have always been done or taken in accordance with these Rules. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) Dr. VIJAY KUMAR SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Commissioner of Printing, Stationery, Hyderabad (with a request to publish the Notification in Andhra Pradesh Gazette and send 100 copies to the Government) Copy to: The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Hyderabad. The Prl. Secretary to Chief Minister The PS to Minister (MA) The PS to Prl. Secretary to Government (UD) The PS to Secretary to Government (MA) The Law (A) Department RDMAs through C&DMA Commissioners of all Municipalities through C&DMA //FORWARDED:: BY ORDER// SECTION OFFICER