Amendment to AP VRO Service Rules 2008 Village Secretariat Posts Creation Notified GO 417. Revenue Department-Village Administration- Andhra Pradesh Village Revenue Officers Services Rules 2008- Amendments- Orders- Issued. REVENUE (SERVICES – III) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 417 Dated: 27-09-2019. Government has accepted the proposal of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh issued the amendments to the “Andhra Pradesh Village Revenue Officers Service Rules, 2008.” vide GO 417 Dated 27.9.2019.
In the said rules:
Amendment to AP VRO Service Rules 2008 Village Secretariat Posts Notified GO 417
Read the following:-- (1) G.O.Ms. No: 39, Revenue (VA) Department, Dt: 11.01.2008
- (2) G.O.Ms. No: 458, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (MDL-I) Dept., Dt: 18.05.2010.
- (3) G.O.Ms. No:1866, Revenue (VA) Department, Dt: 11.11.2011 (4)G.O.Ms. No: 482, Revenue (Ser-III) Department, Dt: 30.10.2017
- (5)G.O.Ms. No: 111, Revenue (Ser-III) Department, Dt: 06.02.2019
- (6)G.O.Ms. No: 110, PR&RD (MDL.I) Dept., dt. 19.07.2019.
- (7) Govt., Memo No: REV01/LANAOCCLE/06/SER.III /2019, Revenue Dept., Dt: 29.07.2019.
- (8)From the CCLA &Spl.CS Ref No.Ser.IV(1)/216/2019 Dated:07.08.2019.
- In the G.O. 1st read above, orders were issued formulating rules for regulating the recruitment and conditions of services of Village Revenue Officers for the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State.
- 2) In the reference 2nd read above, orders were issued carrying amendment to the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No. 39 Rev(VA) Dept., dated 11.1.2008, fixing the ratio for the direct recruitment and appointment by transfer for the vacancies to the filled and formulated the rules for considering the promotion channels between the direct recruitees and the promotes.
- 3) In the reference 3rd read above, orders were issued carrying certain amendment to the A.P. Village Revenue Officers Service Rules-2008 vide G.O.Ms.No.39 Revenue (VA) Dept.,Dt.,11.01.2008 raising the educational qualification from SSC to Intermediate or its equivalent examination to hold the post of Village Revenue Officer.
- 4) In the reference 4th read above, orders were issued for amendment to Rule-4 of the A.P. Village Revenue Officers Service Rules -2008.
- 5) In the reference 6th read above, Government (PR&RD.Dept) have created 11,158 Village Secretariats. Accordingly, present post of Village Revenue Officer is re- designated as Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) and certain posts of Village Revenue Officer (Grade-II) are also created to work in the newly established Village Secretariats.
- 6) In the reference 8th read above, the Special Chief Secretary & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration has submitted proposals for certain amendments to A.P. Village Revenue Officers Service Rules -2008.
- 7) The Government after careful examination, hereby accept the proposal of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh and decided to issue amendments to the “Andhra Pradesh Village Revenue Officers Service Rules, 2008.”
- 8) Accordingly the following Notification will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette:-
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India and of all other powers hereinto enabling, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby make the following amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Village Revenue Officers Services Rules -2008 issued in G.O.Ms.No.39, Revenue (VA) Department, dated:11.01.2008 and as subsequently amended from time to time.
AMENDMENTS
- i. In rule 2, under the heading “Constitution”, for the expression Village Revenue Officer: the expression Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) & (Grade- II) shall be substituted.
- ii. In Rule 3,
- (a) under the heading “Method of Appointment”; for the expression “Village Revenue Officer”, the expression of Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) shall be substituted.
- b) after item (iii), the following sub-heading: “Method of appointment of Village Revenue Officer Grade-II” shall be inserted.
- iii. In Rule (5); under the heading seniority, for the expression “the seniority of the Village Revenue Officers shall be reckoned from the date of their regular appointments as Village Revenue Officer” the following expression:
- “The Seniority of the Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) and Village Revenue Officer (Grade-II) shall be reckoned from the date of their regular appointments as Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) and Village Revenue Officer (Grade-II) respectively. Separate seniority lists shall be maintained for each Grade” shall be substituted.
- iv. In Rule 9A: for the expression “Village Revenue Officer”, the expression “Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) & (Grade-II)” shall be substituted.
- v. In Rule 10 : in item (b), for the expression “ Village Revenue Officer” the expression “Village Revenue Officer (Grade-I) & (Grade-II)” shall be substituted.
- vi. In Rule 11: for the expression “Village Revenue Officer”: the expression Village Revenue Officer (Grade-1) & (Grade-II) shall be substituted.
- vii. In Rule 12, in item (ii), for the expression “Village Revenue Officer”, the expression “Village Revenue Officer (Grade-1) & (Grade-II)” shall be substituted.
- viii. After Rule 13(b): the following note shall be added “Note:- The candidates on selection and appointment by transfer/ promotion will be on probation for 2 years and will be paid Rs 15,000/- per month as consolidated pay during this period. They will be given regular scale of pay after satisfactory completion of 2 years of probation.”
- ix. In Rule 14
- a. For item (i) the flowing shall be substituted, namely, "14 (1) Spouse or dependent son/daughter of deceased Village Revenue Officer Grade-I and Grade-II till such time the person holding the post of Village Revenue Officer Grade I and Grade-II will be in service upto the age of superannuation of 60 years will be considered for compassionate appointment for the post of Village Revenue Officer Grade-II provided they possess the qualification of Intermediate pass. The age limits as stipulated in Rule 12 of the A.P. State and subordinate Service Rules, 1996 shall be followed for these appointments"
- b. In item (2), for the expression “Village Revenue Officers” the expression “Village Revenue Officer (Grade-II)” shall be added.
