Compassionate Appointments to Municipal Teachers - CSE Memo 13026 Clarification

Compassionate Appointments to Municipal Teachers - CSE Memo 13026 Clarification. Memo No.ESE02-13026/7/2023-EST(3) 7-CSE, Dated:18/11/2023. Commissioner of School Education issued clarification that the proposals for providing compassionate appointments to the dependents of the deceased Municipal Teachers who died while in service, should be forwarded to the Municipal Commissioners concerned for further action as per their rules. Circular Memo. No. 35252/Ser.G/A1/ 2011-1 Dated:04-12-2013.

    Compassionate Appointments to Municipal Teachers - CSE Memo 13026 Clarification


    Refer: Circular Memo.No.35252/Ser.G/A1/2011-1, Dated:04-12-2013

    Compassionate Appointments to Municipal Teachers - CSE Memo 13026 Clarification


    Sub: School Education – Municipal Teachers – Providing compassionate appointments to the dependents of the deceased Municipal Teachers who died while in service – Certain instructions - Issued.

    Ref: 
    1. Circular Memo.No.35252/Ser.G/A1/2011-1, dated 04.12.2013 of the General Administration (Ser.G) Department, GoAP.
    2. Letter Rc.No.3374/C1/2023, dated 18.10.2023 of the District Educational Ofcer, Eluru District.

    3. Letter Rc.No.2211/B5/2023, dated 19.10.2023 of the District School Educational Officer, Sri Satya Sai District.

    The attention of all Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Officers in the state are invited to the reference 1st cited (Copy enclosed), wherein instructions were issued regarding the applicability of compassionate appointments to employees of Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Societies registered under Societies Act, Public Sector Undertakings, and Local Bodies. Para No.7 of said circular clarifies that “In respect of Corporation/Cooperative Society/Public Sector Undertakings/ Local Bodies (i.e., Municipalities, Municipal Corporations Zilla Parishads, Mandal Praja Parishads, Gram Panchayats) who have adopted the scheme of compassionate appointments, they are informed that the departments are not eligible for compassionate appointment in the Government Departments, and they have to be appointed only in their respective Office/Organisation as per their rules”.

    Therefore, the under mentioned officers are requested to instruct the feld level functionaries to forward the proposals for providing compassionate appointments to the dependents of the deceased Municipal Teachers who died while in service to the Municipal Commissioners concerned for further action as per their rules.

    The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh, is requested to issue necessary instructions to their field functionaries accordingly.

    Circular Memo.No.35252/Ser.G/A1/2011-1, Dated:04-12-2013

    Sub: P.S. Subordinate services - Compassionate Appointments to the dependents of the deceased Government employees who died while in service or retired on Medical Invalidation Applicability to the employees of Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Societies registered under Societies Act, Public Further Instructions Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies Issued Regarding.

    Ref: 
    • 1. G.O.Ms.No.687, G.A. (Ser.A) Department, Dt:3.10.1977. 
    • 2. G.O.Ms.No.504, G.A. (Ser.A) Department, Dt. 30.7.1980.
    In the G.O. 1st cited, orders were issued providing appointment to the dependent son/daughter/spouse of a Government Servant, who dies in harness, on compassionate grounds, subject to certain conditions specified therein as a social security measure, taking into account the need for immediate assistance to the family on the passing away of the Government Servant in harness. The application for appointment shall be entertained within a period of one year from the date of occurrence of the death of Government Servant..

    2. In the G.O. second cited, orders were issued extending the scheme of compassionate appointment introduced in G.O.Ms. No. 687 G.A. (Ser.A) Department dt.3.10.1977 to the dependent of a Government servant who prescribed retired on medical Invalidation subject to certain conditions issued on the therein. Subsequently various orders/instructions G.o.Ms.No.202, on were the was dispensed vide Later scheme scheme. G.A.(Ser.A) Dept., dt.27.4.2002 as per A.P. High Court Orders dt.12.10.2001 in W.P.No.13489/2000.

    3. Subsequently, these orders were challenged and the mater was carried up to Supreme Court of India. Finally as per Supreme Court orders, the scheme of compassionate appointment on Medical Invalidation revived vide G.O.Ms.No.661, G.A.(Ser.G) Dept., dt: 23-10-2008 to the spouse/daughter/son of Government Servant who retired invalidation subject to certain conditions specified therein.

    4. In this context, it is stated that the orders issued by the Government in to time on the scheme G.A.(Services) Department from time compassionate appointment to the dependents of Government employees, who die in harness as well as to the dependents of Government employees who retire on medical invalidation are applicable to the Government servants only, but not to dependents of the employees of Local bodies (Municipalities, Municipal Corporation, Zilla Parishads, Mandal Praja Parishads, Gram Panchayats) Public Sector Undertakings, Societies registered under the Societies Act, Aided Schools, Aided Colleges, Libraries, Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas etc. 

    However, the orders issued by the Government from time to time on this scheme of compassionate appointment have been adopted and made applicable to the employees of Local bodies, Societies etc. by the respective administrative departments of Secretariat by issuing separate orders viz., the Education Department in G.O.Ms.No.30, Education (Ser.V) scheme ol Deptt., dt.01 02.1994 have issued orders extending the Compassionate appointment to the dependents of the deceased Government employees introduced in G.O.Ms.No.687, G.A (Ser.A) Deptt., dt.03.10.1977 to the employees working in Aided/ZPP/Municipal Management Schools.

    5. Further, Government vide Memo No.1366/Ser.IV-1/94-2, Education (Ser.IV) Deptt., dt.04.7.1997 have issued specific instructions to the effect that the children of the deceased employees working in Aided Schools are eligible for compassionate appointment only in that school. 

    Subsequently a ban was imposed for appointments on compassionate grounds 18 later bit in G.O.Ms.No.113, Education (SE. PS.I) Department, dt.06.10.2009, orders were issued reviving the scheme of compassionate appointment to the dependents of the deceased aided employees working in aided inggituting in, terms of orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.30, Education (Ser V) Deptt., dt.01.02.1994. Further, the MA&UD Department have. issued orders in G.O.Ms.No.179, MA&UD (G1) Deptt., dt.23.4.2010 extending the scheme of compassionate appointment invalidation medical on G.O.Ms.No.661, G.A (Ser.G) Deptt., dt.23.10.2008 to the employees working in all Municipalities/Corporations including Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in the State. 

    Further, in G.O.Ms.No.20, Agri. & Coop. Deptt., dt.20.01.2011, the Agri. & Coop. Department have issued orders extending the above scheme of compassionate appointments on medical invalidation revived in G.O.Ms.No.661, G.A (Ser.G) Deptt, dt.23.10.2008 to the employees working in Agricultural Marketing Committees in the State w.e.f., 23.10.2008.

    6. In view of issuance of several orders by various departments on the scheme of compassionate appointment, it has come to the notice of Government that in a number of files relating to compassionate appointment to the dependents of employees who die in harness and as well as Medical Invalidation, certain dependents of employees who retire on departments of Secretariat are coming up with the proposal for providing compassionate appointment to the dependents of the employees of Local etc. Societies in Government Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, Departments i.e. other than the organization in which the deceased employee was working prior his death or retirement on medical invalidation grounds.

    7. In this context it is stated that, compassionate appointment, is applicable to the dependents of Government employees only, who had expired while in service and who had retired on medical invalidation grounds, it is decided to issue the following clarification to all Department of Secretariat/HoDs/District Collectors: -

    All Departments of Secretariat/HoDs/District Collectors are hereby clarified that the original scheme of compassionate appointment formulated by General Administration Department is applicable only to the regular employees in Government department and even though if arty Department/ Corporation/ Cooperative Society/Public Sector Undertakings/ Local Bodies (i.e. Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Zilla Parishads, Manda! Praja Parishads, Gram Panchayats) have adopted the can not be above given scheme, dependent on their compassionate appointment in the Government Departments and they have to be appointed only in their respective Office/Organization as per their rules. If any Department has issued any order in deviation to this, they are requested to. withdraw such instructions/orders, if any, immediately. These instructions should be followed scrupulously and any instructions issued by any other Department are repugnant to these. instructions, the instructions issued by this Department will prevail over the instructions issued by any other department.

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