RT-276: Public Services – Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, W/o. Kumar Swamy, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram – Departmental proceedings under Rule-20 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 – Articles of charges – Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A B S T R A C T Public Services – Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, W/o. Kumar Swamy, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram – Departmental proceedings under Rule-20 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 – Articles of charges – Issued. HEALTH, MEDICAL & FAMILY WELFARE (VC-1) DEPARTMENT G.O.Rt.No. 276 Dated:16 -02-2012. ** * O R D E R: It is proposed to hold an enquiry against Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, D/o. Adimulam Ramulu, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram in accordance with the procedure laid down in Rule 20 of he Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, control and Appeal) Rules, 1991. 2. The substance of the imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour in respect of which the inquiry is proposed to be held is set out in the enclosed statement of articles of charges (Annexure-I). A statement of imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour in support of each article of charge is enclosed (Annexure-II). A list of documents by which, and a list of witnesses by whom the articles of charges are proposed to be sustained are enclosed (Annexure-III and IV). 3. Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram is directed to submit his written statement of defence within 15 days from the receipt of this order. 4. Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram is informed that an inquiry will be held only in respect of those articles of charges as are not admitted. She should, therefore, specifically admit or deny each articles of charge. 5. Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram is further informed that if she does not submit her written statement of defence on or before the date specified in para-3 above further action will be processed based on the material available. 6. Attention of Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram is invited to Rule 24 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) rules, 1964, under which no Government servant shall bring or attempt to bring any political or outside influence to bear upon any superior authority to further her interest in respect of matters pertaining to his service under the Government. If any representation is received on her behalf from another person in respect of any matter dealt with in these proceedings, it will be presumed that Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram is aware of such representation and that, it has been made at his instance and action will be taken against him for violation of Rule 20 of A.P.Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) K.R.KISHORE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram through Commissioner, A.P.Vaidhya Vidhana Parishad, A.P., Hyderabad (2 copies for service and return) (PTO):: 2 :: The Commissioner, A.P.Vaidhya Vidhana Parishad, A.P., Hyderabad The Director General, Anti Corruption Bureau, Hyderabad. The Secretary to Vigilance Commissioner, A.P.Vigilance Commission, Hyderabad. SF/SC. // FORWARDED :: BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICERANNEXURE-I STATEMENTS OF ARTICLES OF CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST SMT. DR.A.V.S.USHA RANI W/O. KUMAR SWAMY, CIVIL ASSITANT SURGEON, MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH HOSPITAL (GHOSHA HOSPITAL), VIZIANAGARAM That Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani, D/o. Adimulam Ramulu. Joined Government Service as Civil Assistant Surgeon in Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad on 25-06-1998 and worked upto 18-09-1998 at PH Centre, Bondapalli. Later she was transferred to District Hospital, Vizianagaram and worked there from 19-09-1998 to 31-12-1999. Finally she was posted at MCH Hospital, Vizinagaram on 01-01-2000 and worked there till date. While working as Civil Assistant Surgeon she has committed the following grave misconduct in as much as. CHARGE NO.1. That Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani violated the rules of Government Memo. No.1734/M1/99-3, HM & FW (M1) Deptt., dated.05-10-1999 and accepted an amount of Rs.1,500.00 from the complainant towards duty doctor night allowance diet charges instead of taking meals. CHARGE NO.2 That Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani did not submit her Annual Property Return Statements to the competent authority during her tenure and failed to maintain absolute integrity and there by violated the provisions of APCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Thus Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani by her above mentioned acts has exhibited lack of integrity, devotion to duty and conduct unbecoming of Government servant and thereby contravened rule 9(7) r/w 3(1)(2) of APCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. K.R.KISHORE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT // FORWARDED :: BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICERANNEXURE-II STATEMENTS OF IMPUTATION OF MISCONDUCT AND MISBEHAVIOUR IN SUPPORT OF ARTICLES OF CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST SMT. DR.A.V.S.USHA RANI W/O. KUMAR SWAMY, CIVIL ASSISTANT SURGEON, MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH HOSPITAL (GHOSHA HOSPTIAL), VIZINAGARAM That Dr.Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani D/o. Adimulam Ramulu is a native of S.Kota of Vizianagaram District. Her date of birth is 01-06-1967. She joined Government service as Civil Assistant Surgeon in Andhra Pradesh Vidya Vidhana Parishad on 25-06-1998 and worked upto 18-09-1998 at PH Centre, Bondapalli. Later she was transferred to District Hospital, Vizianagaram and worked there from 19-09-1998 to 31-12-1999. Finally she was posted at MCH Hospital, Vizianagaram on 01-01-2000 and worked there till date. She was drawing a basic of Rs.29,950/-. She is due to retire on attaining the age of superannuation is on 31- 05-2025 (she is hereinafter referred to as Government Servant). CHARGE NO.1: That Dr.Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani violated the rules of Government Memo. No.1734/M1/99-3, HM & FW (M1) Deptt., dated.05-10-1999 and accepted an amount of Rs.1,500.00 from the complainant towards duty doctor night allowance diet charges instead of taking meals. CHARGE NO.2: That Dr. Adimulam Venkata Satya Usha Rani did not submit her Annual Property Return Statements to the competent authority during her tenure and failed to maintain absolute integrity and there by violated the provisions of APCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. The brief facts of the case are that a case in Cr. No.16/RCT-ACB/VZM/2010 U/s. 7, 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of P.C.Act, 1988 was registered on 19-11-2010 at 9.00 A.M. against Smt. Dr. Vompulu Subhadra, W/o. Veerabrahma Chari, 54 years, RMO (I/c), Mother and Child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram (A.O.) for demand of bribe amount of Rs.8,000/- and she was trapped on 19-11-2010 at 1.10 PM for accepting tainted amount of Rs.8,000/- from Sri Gudla Satyanaryana, S/o. Ramanayya, 42 years, Diet Contractor, R/o. Parapathi Veedhi, Vizianagaram for doing official favour i.e. “for recommending in diet bills for the period from 27-10- 2010 to 14-11-2010 and 17-11-2010 to 18-11-2010 and the payment received towards the diet bills for the period from 4/2010 to 10/2010.CHARGE-1: During the course of investigation in that case the A.O. was trapped when she demanded and accepted a brie of Rs.8,000/-Sri Gudla Satynarayana with her right hand and counted them with both her hands and called Dr.A.V.S.Usha Rani, Dr. Kiranmai, Dr. M.Venugopal to her room, mean while Dr. B.V.Ravichandra, Hospital Superintendent also came to her room, then she handed over an amount of Rs.5,000/- to Sri G.Satyanarayana, died contractor and instructed him to distribute the amount of Rs.1,500/-, Rs.2,500/- and Rs.1,000/- to Smt. Dr. A.V.S.Usharani, Dr. Kiranmai, Dr. M.Venugopal respectively. Accordingly he distributed the same in the presence of Hospital Superintendent Dr. B.V.Ravichandra and the A.O. Dr. Subhadra Kept the remaining amount of Rs.3,000/- in the diet distribution book which was lying on her table. Further the Government servant admitted before the mediators (1) Sri Magnati Arjuna Rao S/o. Venkateswara Rao, 44 years, Asst. Labour Officer, Cricle- 1, O/o. Asst. Labour Officer, Vizianagaram. (2) Sri Pakki Jagadeswara Rao, S/o. Sambasiva Rao, 50 years, Junior Assistant O/o. Asst. Labour Officer, Circlue-1, Vizianagaram that she received a tainted amount of Rs.1,500/- from the complainant Sri Gudla Satyanaryana as diet charges only and handed over the said amount to the DSP in the presence of the mediators. The DSP seized the tainted amount of Rs.1,500/- which was tallied with the currency mentioned in pre-trap proceedings. Dr.B.Venkata Ravi Chanra, S/o. Ram Murthy Naidu, Medical Superintendent, Mother and Child Hospital (Ghosha Hospital ), Vizianagaram R/o. Flat No.212/A, Anand Enclave, Near Fort Junction, Vizianagaram on examination stated that while he was present in the room of RMO on 19-11-2010, the RMO Smt. Dr. Vompulu Subhadra, handed over an amount of Rs.5,000/- to diet contractor Sri Satayanaryana, keeping some money with her and instructed him to pay Rs.2,500/- to Dr. Kiranmai, Rs.1,500/- to Dr. Usha Rani and Rs.1,000/- to Dr. Venugopal towards diet charges. Accordingly the diet contractor Sri Satyanaryana distributed the amounts. Though the night duty doctors should take common diet during night duty as per Govt. rules in general the doctors are taking money of Rs.500/- per month from the diet contractor instead of taking diet in mutual understanding etc., facts.Sri Gudla Satyanaryana, S/o. Ramanayya, 42 years, Diet Contractor, R/o. Parapathi Veedhi, Vizianagaram on examination stated that he has been acting as Diet Contractor from 5 years. Being Diet contractor he has to provide common diet to the inpatients and nigh duty doctors. But no duty doctors took meals in the hospital during their duty hours, he has been paying money instead of meals @ Rs.500.00 per month, as per the directions of the doctors. As per the directions of the A.O., he paid an amount of Rs.1,500/- to the Government Servant on the day of trap towards duty doctor night allowance diet charges. The investigation disclosed that the diet contractor is supplying the diet to the inpatients and duty doctors of the Hospital for the last 5 years. But no duty doctors took meals in the hospital during their duty hours but receive the money instead of meals @ Rs.500.00 per month as common understanding in between the doctors and contractor. As such the doctors viz. Dr.A.V.S.Usha Rani, Dr. Kiranmai, Dr. M.Venugopal were accepted the tainted amount of Rs.1,500/-, Rs.2,500/- and Rs.1,000/- respectively from the complainant as duty doctor night allowance diet charges. As per the Govt. Memo.No.17343/M1/99-3, Dt,5-10-1999, HM& FW(M1) Dept, the diet contractor should provide common diet, to the duty Medical Officers, as such the duty doctors should take common diet only from the diet contractor, but not money. Hence the SO violated the Memo.No.17343/M1/99-3, Dt,5-10- 1999, HM& FW(M1) Dept. CHARGE.2: The Medical Superintendent, MCH Hospital, Vizianagaram vide his Rc.No.91/EXMCH/2010, dt. 04-12-2010 informed that the A.O. did not file Annual Property Returns during her entire service, hence she violated the APCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Thus the Government servant by her above mentioned acts has exhibited lack of integrity, devotion to duty, conduct unbecoming of a Government servant, and thereby contravened rule 9(7) r/w 3(1)(2) of APCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Thus the Government Servant therefore rendered herself liable for regular Departmental action for major penalty. K.R.KISHORE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT // FORWARDED :: BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICERANNEXURE-III LIST OF WITNESSES: Charge -1: 1. Sri Maganti Arjuna Rao, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, 44 years, Asst. Labour Officer, Cirlce-1, O/O. Asst. Labour Officer, Vizianagaram. 2. Sri Pakki Jagadeswara Rao S/o. Sambasiva Rao, 50 years, Junior Assistant, O/o. Asst. Labour Officer, Circle-I, Vizianagaram. 3. Dr. Venkata Ravi Chanda, S/o. Ram Murthy Naidu, Medical Superintendent, Mother and child Health Hospital (Ghosha Hospital), Vizianagaram R/o. Flat No. 212/A, Anand Enclave, Near Fort Junction, Vizianagaram. 4. Sri Gudla Satyanaryana, S/o. Ramanayya, 42 years R/o. Parapathi Veedhi, Vizianagaram. 5. Sri D.Ravi Babu, DSP, ACB, Vizianagaram Range, Vizianagaram. 6. If any witness found necessary, he would be produced during the course of enquiry. K.R.KISHORE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT // FORWARDED :: BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICER ANNEXURE-IV LIST OF DOCUMENTS: 1. Letter vide Rc. No.91/E1MCH/2010, dt. 04-12-2010 of the Medical Superintendent, MCH Hospital, Vizianagaram. 2. If any document found necessary, it would be submitted during the course of enquiry. K.R.KISHORE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT // FORWARDED :: BY ORDER // SECTION OFFICER