ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
O/o
the Managing Director,
Bus
Bhavan, Hyderabad-624.
No: P2/544(04)/2010-PO-IV
CIRCULAR NO. PD-01/2011, DATED
04.01.2011
Sub: PAY – Creation of Special Grades to certain new categories in
class III and IV service on completion of 12 years of service – Instructions –
Issued.
Ref.: 1. Circular
No. PD-65/89, dated 03.06.1989.
2.
Memorandum of Settlement U/s 12(3) of ID ACT, 1947 reached between Management
and APSRTC NMU dated 22.01.2010.
3.
Circular No.PD-04/2010, dated 10.02.2010.
4. Letter
No. 2609/TR.II(2)/2010-3, dated 30.10.2010, from
Principal Secretary to Government of A.P.
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The scheme of Special Grades to certain categories of employees, who have put in
12 or more years of service in the same category, was introduced in the
Corporation vide Circular 1st cited.
At the time of implementation of Revised Scales of Pay 2009, instructions were
issued vide para No. 11.1 of Circular 3rd cited to extend the benefit
of Special Grades to Sweepers/Scavengers and Tracers (CED), who have put in 12
years of service, as such in the same category and to place them on to the
corresponding scale as shown against each in Annexure-V to the said
circular. It was also stipulated therein that the Special Grades for these new
categories are subject to approval by the Government and separate instructions
will be issued in this regard. The Government has communicated its approval vide
reference 4th cited.
All the competent authorities are therefore advised to take necessary action for
placing the eligible employees in the categories of Sweepers/Scavengers and
Tracers (CED) in Special Grades w.e.f. 01.08.2009 and thereafter on 1st
August of every year. The special Grades were already communicated to these new
categories through reference 3rd cited.
The guidelines issued from time to time as given below for placement and
fixation of pay in special grades shall be applicable to these new categories
and be followed scrupulously.
- The
employees who have put in more than twelve (12) years of service in the same
category of post shall be placed on to the corresponding scale as indicated
in Annexure–V to Cir.No.PD-4/2010, dated 10.02.2010. (copy
enclosed).
- All
Service including the service put in under Regulation 17 or Regulation 30
(but not on casual basis) shall be counted for computing twelve (12) years
of service in the same post.
- The
employees, who have completed Twelve (12) or more years of service in the
category as such, as on 31st July of that year, will be placed on
the Special Grades on 1st August of that year. However, their
duties and responsibilities shall remain unchanged even after their
placement on Special Grades.
-
While fixing the pay in Special Grade, one additional notional increment in
the lower (existing) grade be given and then fixed at appropriate stage in
the Special Grade i.e. in the same stage if stage exists or in the stage
next above if there is no such stage.
- The
employees who are allowed Special Grade shall be permitted to exercise their
option to come on to Special Grade w.e.f. 1st August of the year
or from the date of their annual increment whichever is beneficial to them.
The next annual increment will however be accrued after completion of one
year from the date of fixation of pay in Special Grade subject to leave
adjustments/punishments, if any.
- If
option is exercised from date of annual increment, in existing scale, pay in
Special Grade shall be fixed by allowing normal annual increment and one
notional increment in the lower (i.e., existing) Grade and then fixing at
appropriate stage in the Special Grade i.e. in the same stage if stage
exists or in the stage next above if there is no such stage.
-
The employees who are placed on
Special Grades are entitled for promotion to higher post in the normal
course, based on APSRTC Employees (Recruitment) Regulations, 1966. However,
the pay of such employees on promotion to any higher post/higher grade from
Special Grade, be fixed in the promotion scale in the next stage and they
are not eligible for benefit of notional increment.
-
If an employee who is eligible for
Special Grade is on Extraordinary Leave or under suspension as on 31st
July of that year, he will be entitled to the Special Grade from the date of
his / her resumption to duty.
-
Out of twelve (12) years of service in
the present post as envisaged, if any Employee is reverted to his / her
former post for a specified period (say 6 months or one year) and there
after restored to his / her post then existing, it cannot be construed as
having rendered twelve (12) years of service. The service put in on
reversion shall have to be deducted to arrive at 12 years of service or more
in such cases.
- In
case of employees undergoing punishment of deferment of increment or
reduction in pay on 31st July of that particular year, their pay
will be fixed in the Special Grade based on the pay that be would have drawn
had there been no punishment. The monetary benefit accruing there of shall
be allowed from the next date on completion of the punishment.
-
Every year the Authority specified shall prepare a list of employees who
have completed twelve (12) years of service as on 31 July and shall issue
orders placing the eligible employees on Special Grades w.e.f. 1st
August of that year. No review will be done in the middle of the year. The
cases of employees who are proposed to be placed on Special Grade need not
be processed through Selection Committees.
- The
employees who are promoted to a higher post, but refused/rejected or
reverted at their own request, shall not be considered for sanction of
special grade.
- In
case an employee is promoted without being placed in Special Grade, his pay
shall be fixed (duly giving a notional increment in the existing scale) in
promotion scale at next stage in terms of Regulations 9(1)(a)
of APSRTC Employees (Pay & Allowances) Regulations 1964.
- The
authorities competent, while issuing promotion/special grade sanctioning
orders, shall invariably mention the clause with regard to exercising
option, for fixation of pay within 30 days from the date of assuming
responsibilities/date of issuance of special grade orders.
Authorities competent to place the above categories of employees in
special grades are:-
1. ED of the
Zone, in the case of employees working in NOUs of
the zone other than workshops.
2. RM of the
region, in the case of employees working in the region including dispensaries.
3.
Dy. CPM(A)/HO, in the
case of employees working in Head Office Units.
4. WM of the
workshop, in the case of employees working in workshops.
Sd/- B.PRASADA RAO
VICE CHAIRMAN &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
To
All Officers of
the Corporation
// ATTESTED //
DY. CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER (IR&W)
Copy to: Sr.RAO/AG:RTC
Branch, Mushirabad, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
Secretary to Chairman/PS to VC & MD.
Copy to:
Dy.CAO(TA&INS)
Copy to: PRO/HO
for translation into Telugu.
Copy to: PO(Trg.)/HO,
for inclusion in monthly index of Circulars (4 copies).
Copy to:
General Secretary, APSRTC National Mazdoor Union, 20/1, Vigyanpuri, Vidyanagar,
Hyderabad.
Copy to:
General Secretary, APSRTC Employees' Union,
Satyanarayanareddy Marg, Azamabad,
Hyderabad.
Copy to: General
Secretary, APSRTC S&WF (State Office), Nanduri Prasada Rao
Bhavan, 1-7-130/5, Risala Khursheed Jahi, Zamistanpur, Hyderabad-20.
Copy to: General
Secretary, APSRTC Class-II Supervisors Association, Flat No.102,
H.No.16-1-30/A/36, Star Balasai Nest, Lokayukhta Colony, Saidabad, HYD.
Copy to: General
Secretary, APSRTC Security Staff Welfare Association,
Hyderabad.
Copy to: Notice
Board & Incharge Record Room.