GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Department of GV^^r'V & VS^/VS - Notification of Grama panchayats as

Municipalities and merging of part or whole of Grama panchayat(s) into neighbouring

Municipalities/Municipal corporations or De-notification of MunicipalitieJ I t tagai

Panchayats into Grama Panchayats - Re-designation of village Secretariats 1s

ward secretariats and vice versa - Absorption of employees into Ward secretariats /

Village Secretariats with respective Designations - Certain guidelines - Orders -

lssued.

DEPARTMENT OF GRAM VOLUNTEERS / WARD VOLUNTEERS & VILLAGE

SECRETARIATS / WARD SECRETARIATS

G.O.Ms.No.01

Dated:04.0.1.2023

Read the following: -

'1. G.O.Ms.No.104, PR&RD(MDL-|) Dept. dated 22.06.2019.

2. G.O.Ms.No.201, MA&UD (UBS) Dept. dated 23.06 20j9.

3. G.O.Ms.No.110, PR&RD(MDL-t) Dept. dated 19.07 2019.

4. G.O.Ms.No.217, MA&UD (UBS) Dept. dated 20.07.20.19.

5. G.O.Ms.No.156, cAD (CabineUt) Dept. dated 2j 12.2019.

6. Andhra Pradesh Ordinance No.17 of 2020, Dt.31 2.2020.

7. G.O. Ms. No. 357 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 31.12.2019.

8. G.O. Ms. No. 358 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 31.12.2019.

9. G.O. Ms. No. 359 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 31.12.2019.

10. G.O. Ms. No. 362 MA & UD(G) Dept., Dt. 31 .12.2019.

11. c.O.Ms. No. 363 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 31.12.2019.

12. G.O. Ms. No. 364 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 21.12.2019.

13. G.O. Ms. No. 70 MA & UD (c) Dept., Dt.24.01 2020.

14. G.O. Ms. No. 71 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 24.01 .2020.

15. c.O. Ms. No. 73 MA& UD (G) Dept., Dt.2S.0j.20Zo,

16. G.O. Ms. No. 74 MA & UD (c) Dept., Dt.2s.01 2020.

17. G.O. Ms. No. 83 MA & UD(G) Depr., Dt. 28.01 .2020.

18. c.O. Ms. No. 84 MA & UD(G) Dept., Dt. 28.01 .2o2O.

19. G.O. Ms. No. 86 MA & UD (c) Dept., DI.28.01 2020.

20. G.O. Ms. No. 87 MA & UD (c) Dept., Dt. 28.01.2020.

21. G.O. Ms. No. 88 MA & UD(G) Dept,, Dt. 28.01 2020.

22. c.O. Ms. No. 89 MA & UD(c) Dept., Dt. 2A.01 .2020.

23. G.O. Ms. No. 90 MA & UD (c) Dept., D|.28.01 .2ozo.

24. G.O. Ms. No. 91 MA & UD(G) Dept., Dt. 2A.o1 .2020.

25. G.O. Ms. No. 121 MA & UD (G) Dept., Dt.05.03.2020.

26. G.O.RT.No. 01 Dept., of GVMV&VSA&S, Dr06 0i.2021 .

ORDER:

The Government had established 11,162 Village Secretariats and 3,842

ward secretariats (Total:15004) in the state to deliver the welfare scheme benefits

and services at the doorsteps of all eligible citizens rnespective of caste, creed,

Religion, Region, Gender and Political affiliation.

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

W.No.52

AMARAVATI, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2023

G.2434

PART I - NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

AND OTHER OFFICERS

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

Accordingly, ^{the following posts were created and}^{filled up}ⁱⁿ^VillageMard

-Secretariats, vide r6ferences 3'd & 4th read above:

L Village Secretariats:

ll. Ward Secretariats:

Line Department

Name of the Pos^t

Sl.No.

PR&RD

Grade-

ancha at Secreta

eocial Welfare

ASS

E uc

PR&RD

anchayat Secretary ⁽

ital Assistant)

Grade-Vl)

PR&RD

Assistant

En ineerin

Energy

nergy Assistant

(

Revenue

llage Revenue ^Officer

Grade-ll

Home

Mahila Samrakshana

ahila Police ^/^Grama

darshi

H,M&FW

liary Nurse ^Midwife

ANM

Revenue

Assistant

urye

AH, DD & ^FiShC^ries

eterinary / Fisheries ^Assistant

Agriculture ^{& Co-OPe ration}

riculture / ^{Hortlculture /Sericulture}

sistant

Line Department

Name of the Post

sl.

No.

reta

n S

Grade-ll

n ^ee

ro m

tati

Secreta

Proce

ata

cati

ard Amenities ^Secre

Grade-ll

ment Secreta

ard Welfare & ^Deve

MA&UD

Grade-ll

ard Plannin

&Re ulation Secreta

Home

ections Protection ^{Secretary / Ward}^Mahila

Women and Weaker

ard Mahila Police ^/^Ward

amrakshana ^Ka

darshi

Ene

Secreta

ard Ene

H M&FW

ard Health Secreta

Revenue

Erd Revenue Secreta

ln the references ^1't^&^2nd^read^above,^the^Government^had^introduced

VolunteersystemtorevamptheServicedeliverywithanaimtoimprovetheliving.

;;ililt

oi tne ^peopte^tnrorgh^tn"^{concept ot}^{rrtAvRRRrunLU as a}^{core theme}^of

Governance. ^ln^order^to^{opeia'tionatize NAVARATNALU}^Government^deployed^One

d;E;;;;V"i;nietr 6 ^so^{nousenotos in}^Rural^Areas^and^one^{(1) Ward volu.nteer}

d ^?ofioo^irori"noroiⁱⁿ^urnan^Areas^and^positioned²⁶⁵^lakh^Grama^/^Ward

Volunteers.

ln the references from 6th to 26th read above, the Government had constituted

('15) Nagar Panchayats / Municipalities duly notifying certain Gram panchayats

extending the limits of (24) Municipalities / Corporations by merging the neighboring

Grama Panchayats / part of the Grama Panchayats.

ln future also due to growth of economic factors, industrialization,

infrastructural development, increasing population, establishment of Education and

Commercial institutions, more and more Grama panchayats may be upgraded as

Municipalities / Nagar Panchayats or merged into neighboring N/lunicipalities /

Municipal Corporations.

Whenever the Government notifies the jurisdiction of a ULB by merging part

(s) or whole of Gram Panchayat (s) into the near by ULB or constituting a new ULB,

or conversely a part or whole of a ULB is de-notified constituting the area into a new

Gram Panchayat (s) or merges the area into neighboring Gram panchayat (s), such

decisions require that the MA&UD, PR&RD and GVWV & VSWS Departments to

appropriately migrate the matters pertaining to Secretariats, Secretariat

Functionaries, Volunteers, Voluntee/s clusters and Household mapping in the

particular areas from Rural to Urban and vice versa.

_The ^following^is^the^{comparative statement}^of^{posts sanctioned}ⁱⁿ^Village^/

ward secretariats, for absorption of services of functionaries in ward Secretariats.

SI,

No.

Ward Secretariat

Village Secretariat

Remarks

Name of the Post

Department

Name of the

post

Department

Ward Administrative

Secretary

MA&UD

Panchayat

Secretary

PR&RD

May be

interchanged

if the

exrstlng

functionary

is opted to

work in

MA&UD.

2 lWard Welfare &

Development

Secretary

MA&UD

Welfare &

Education

Assistant

Social

Welfare

May be

interchanged

if the

existing

functionary

is opted to

work in

MA&UD.

lWard Sanitation &

Environment Secretary

(Grade-ll)

Sanitation

work may be

entrusted to

any of the

existing

functionary

in the same

Ward

MA&UD

ecretariat

r Ward

anitation ^&

Environment

ecretary

rking in

nearby ward

ecretariat

ntil new

recruitment

s made

May be

continued

May be

interchang

existing

nctionary

s opted to

f the

rk in

PR&RD

Panchayat

Secretary

Grade-Vl

(Digital

Assistant)

MA&UD

ard Education ^&

Data Processing

ecretary

btaining

tion, the

ualified

ersons may

be absorbed

nMA& UD

gainst the

st of Ward

Planning &

Regulation

Secreta

Dept.,

PR&RD

Revenue

s opted to

MA&UD

f the

isting

nctionary

rk in

May be

interchange

Engineering

Assistant

Survey

Assistant

MA&UD

ecretary ^(Grade-ll)

ard Planning ^&

egulation Secretary

ard Amenitles

Grade-ll)

Energy

ard Energy

ecretary

Revenue

Village

Revenue

Officer

(Grade-llL

Revenue

Ward Revenue

Secretary

Home

Samraksha

I ^Karyadars

Mahila Police

/ Grama

Mahila

Home

o Ward Mahila Police /

Ward Women ^and

Weaker Sections

Protection Secretary ^/

[wa^rd^Mahila

Energy

Assistant

amrakshana

ryadarshi

10 Ward Health Secretary

H,M&FW

Auxiliary

Nurse

Midwife

(ANM)

H,M&FW

Agriculture/

Horticulture

MPEOs

Agriculture &

Co-

Operation

individuals

long with

t. lf any

|functionary

is not opted

to work in

Ward

Secretariats,

the

respective

parent

Department

shall fill the

Vacancies in

the Ward

Secretariats.

nued

ay be

Veterinary &

Fisheries

Assistant

Anima I

Husbandry,

Dairy

Development

& Fisheries

Department

After careful examination of the matter in detail, the Government hereby

issued the following orders, so as to ensure continuous delivery of services in the

Ward Secretariats without any interruption:

not opted

Ward

fill the

lf any

with

a. ln respect ^of^Secretariat^{functionaries:}

i. The ^Village^{Secretariats in}^the^{said localities}^shall^{re-designated}^as^"Ward

Secretariats" ^anU^tnei^tn"tt^Contin'"d^without^disturbing^any^single

5""i"i"ii"iii.ie ^the^{Uioan areas}^are^{tuture growth areas'}

ii. While ^nlerging^a^part^of^{Gram Panchayath (GP)}^or^{complete GPs}^at^the

time of notification ^ot"i'u-roln

r-ocai eoay 1ul-41 ^{or merging}ⁱⁿ^{the existing}

uLB, if ^thelurisoiction ^o#^{r'Iir"g;S"i'utiriat}^fais-uotn^into^Urban^&^Rural

areas, then ^tne^conceriei^na'niiip'r^Co"i::i9l"I^and^{MPDOs shall take}

a decision, ^on^{,"pping'iit;;Hil;}^iolds^{(HHs) / clusters with the Village}

/ Ward ^secretari.t"^o'iJ^o'i^geograpnical^iontiguity^{lf the}^existing

-Village

Secretariat ^ouiroing^{isliilJtei*inin}^the^new^{jurisdiction of the ULB'}^then

the same ^snatt^{nanoeo-oviiio}^tn"^tJnt"'nuo^ULa^{ny PR&RD Department'}

iii. The ^nomenclature^of^the^postsⁱⁿ^Village^Secretariat^shall^convertedⁱⁿ

Ward Secretariats ^as^follows

The services ^{of the}^village^secretariat^{Functiona.ries}^{w.orking-against}^the

oosts shall absorbed "g"in"t

th; "o;uerted

posts in the.Ward Secretariats'

fi;iil ;'ffi;i..["? ^tn"ii^options^to^{continue^in}^ward^{secretariats'}

*'tTi"n *iiiu-. ".rieJ

tor ov the ^{respective Municipal}^{commissioner'}

tf anv of the ^above^{virrrg"'s""i"1riiat}^Functionary^opted^to^continueⁱⁿ

liili["iJili",r"il ^th-;ii;;;";^mav^oe^relieved^{bv the}^concemed

Municipal Commissioner ^ana'^pfaceO^at^the^disposal^of^their^parent

Department ^for^furtherPostings'

Post to ^be^converte^d^asⁱⁿ^Ward

Secretariats

Name of ^thePos

Secretariats

t in Village

Sl.No.

ard Administrative ^Secretary

Panchayat ^Secretary

Grade-V

rd Welfare ^&

ecreta

Ere & Education ^Assis^tant

ard Education ^&^{Data Processing}

ecreta

reta

t S

n h

sta

ta AS

cre

iti

Ame

Assistant

En ineefl

Secreta

rd Ene

Assistant

Ene

ard Revenue ^Secretary

illage Revenue ^Officer

Grade-ll

nd Weaker ^Sections^Protection

ecretary/ ^Wa

amrakshana

ard Mahila ^Police^/^{Ward Women}

rd Mahila

adarshi

I\ilahila Police ^/^Grama

amrakshana ^Karyadarshi

Mahila

rd Health Secretary

iliary Nurse ^Midwife

ANM

g & Regulation

rd Plannin

ecreta

Survey Assistant

eterinary / ^Fis^{heries Assistant}

eterinary / Fisheries ^Assistant

ulture Assistant

Horticultu

eric

riculture

riculture / Horticu ^{Iture /Sericultu}

sistant

DeveloPment

vii

The posts of Agriculture / Horticulture / Sericulture Assistants and

Veterinary / Fisheries Assistants along with Functionary shall be continued

in the said Secretariat / RBK Jurisdiction except in the (3) Villages

Secretariats of Sanivarapupeta, Satrampadu, Tangellamudi of Eluru

District which were already merged into Eluru Municipai Corporation.

ln case any Functionary not opted to work in Ward Secretariat the said

vacancy shall filled by the respective parent Department.

The salaries of the Secretaries, who are opted to come into MA & UD

Department in the newly notified NPs / Municipalities, shall be drawn

ircm2217-80-001-00-09-0'10-01 1 Head of Account by the Municipal

Commissioner of the concerned NPs/Municipalities.

Accordingly, the Director of Treasuries & Accounts shall issue orders to

the concerned District Treasury Officials to allow the salary bills of the

Ward Secretaries.

The pay scale & seniority of the secretaries shall be fixed as per the

existing Service Rules.

The Sanitation work in these Ward Secretariats shall entrusted to any of

the existing Functionary of these Secretariats or Ward Sanitaiion

Environment Secretary working in nearby Ward Secretariat.

The parent departments of Village Revenue Officer, Mahila police, ANM

and Energy Assistant shall take necessary action for continuation of the

said functionaries in the re-designated Ward Secretariats.

b. ln respect of Volunteers:

i. The Grama Volunteers working in the rural areas shall converted as Ward

Volunteers duly deleting the sanctioned strength from pR&RD Department

and adding the same in MA&UD Department.

ii. The honorarium shall be drawn from2217-BO-191-OO-88-290-294 Head of

Account by the Commissioner of respective Nagar panchayat / Municipality /

Municipal Corporation in the capacity of DDO.

iii. The Director of rreasuries & Accounts shall issue orders to the concerned

District rreasury officials for allowing the Honorarium of the ward volunteers.

9. Similarly, in case of any Nagar ^panchayat/ Municipality is de-notified as Grama

panchayath due to administrative exigency, the following orders are hereby issued:

In respect of Secretariat functionaries:

The Ward Secretariats in the said localities shall re-designated as,,Village

Secretariats".

While detaching a part of the ULB, if the jurisdiction of a Ward Secretanat falls

both into Urban & Rural areas, then the concerned Municipal Commissioner

and MPDoS ^{shall take}^a^decision,^on^mapping^of^the^HHs/clusters^with^the

viild"nn"i ^secretariats^o"i.J⁶ⁿ^{s"99i;qf9'1-:.?ntisuitv}^lf^the^existins

Ward Secretariat ^buildlng'. ^tit'"t"d^*itnin^the^new^juiisdiction^of^the^GP'

in.. tn"-s.rr" ^shall^bJ^handed^over^to^the^concerned^{GP by}^MA&UD

Department

The nomenclature ^of^the^{posts in Village Secretariat}^shall^{converted in}^Ward

Post to be ^converte^dasin

Villa e Secretariats

Name of the Post

Ward Secretariats

Sl. No

anchayat Secretary

Grade-

ard Administrative

ecreta

Educatio

elfare

sistant

ard Welfare ^&^DeveloPmen^{t Secretary}

Panchayat Secretary ^Grade

Di ital Assistant

Processing

Education

& Data

ecreta

ard

Assistant

n ineerin

ard Amenities ^Secreta

nergy Assistant

ard Energy ^Secretary

Revenue Office

Grade-ll

illage

ard Revenue ^Secretary

Police / ^Gram

Samrakshana

arshi

Ivlahila

ahila

rd Mahila Police/

eaker Sections ^Protection^{Secretary/ Wa}

Ward Women

Mahila Samraksha^na^Ka

adarshi

and

xiliary Nurse ^Midwife

ANM

ard Health Secretary

Assistant

urv

ard Plannin

&Re ulation ^Secreta

Fisheri

Veterinary ^I

sistant.

ard Sanitation ^&^{Environment Secretary}

he ^post^of^Agriculture

artment,

arent D

the

istant shall ^sanctione

/ Sericulture ^Ass

/ Horticulture

lf ^{qualified and opted}^for^Veterinary^/^Fisheries^Assistant

The services ^{of the Ward Secretariat Functionaries}^working^against^the^posts

snaff Jsoroeo ^{against the}^co;verted^postsⁱⁿ^the^Village^{Secretariats' subject}

i;';;#G;" "fiheir

options to continue ⁱⁿ^{Village Secretariats' which will}^be

called for ^bythe ^respective^MPDO'

lf any of the ^above^Village^{Secretariat Functionary opted}^to^continue^{in Ward}

3""tltrri"t , ^their^services^may^oe^relieved^{by the}^{concerned MPDO}^and

il;;-;ilG

JisJos"r ot ionltn ^or^their^pirent^Department^for^further

postings.

ln case any ^Functionary^not^opted^to^workⁱⁿYllig: ^Secretariat^the^said

,r"rn"y shitt ^{fitted by}^{the respective parent Department'}

Secretariats ^as^follows:

vii. The salaries of the Functionaries, who are opted to work in Village secretariat

in the newly notified jurisdiction of Gram panchayat shall drawn from 2515_OO-

198-0053-010-01 1 Head of Account through respective DDOS,

viii. Accordingly, the Director of rreasuries & Accounts shall issue orders to the

concerned District Treasury Officials for allowing the salary bills of the Village

Secretaries.

ix. The work relating to Ag riculture/Horticulture/Sericulture and Veterinary /

Fisheries Assistants shall entrusted to the Agriculture / Horticulture /

Sericulture and Veterinary / Fisheries Assistants working in nearby Village

secretariats / RBKs based on the requirement in consultation with Agricultuie

& Cooperation, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Frsheries

Departments.

x. The pay scale & seniority of the Functionaries shall fixed as per the existing

Service Rules.

b, ln respect of Volunteers:

i. The Ward Volunteers working in the Urban areas shall converted as Grama

Volunteers duly deleting the sanctioned strength from MA&UD Department

and adding the same in PR&RD Department.

ii. The honorarium shall drawn from2515-00-198-005-2290-O29VN Head of

Account by the Panchayat Secretary of respective Grama panchayat in the

capacity of DDO.

iii. The Director of Treasuries & Accounts shall issue orders to the concerned

District Treasury Officials for allowing the Honorarium of the Grama

Volunteers.

10.

The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration is authorized to re-

designate Village Secretariats as Ward Secretariats, Grama Volunteers as Ward

Volunteers in case of notification of Grama Panchayats as Nagar panchayats /

Municipalities or merging of Gram Panchayat(s) / part(s) or Hole of Gram

Panchayat(s) into neighbouring Municipalities / Municipal Corporations, Further he /

she shall complete the entire process and ensure functioning of said Ward

Secretariats effectively duly imparting necessary training to the functionaries.

11. The Commissioner, PR&RD is authorized to re-designate Ward Secretariats

as Village Secretariats, Ward Volunteers as Grama Volunteers in case of any Nagar

Panchayat / Municipality notified as Grama panchayat. Further, he/ she shall

complete the entire process and ensure functioning of said village secretariats

effectively duly imparting necessary training to the functionaries.

12. The Director, GV^/1r'V&VS^/VS, Vijayawada is authorized to

Clusters and Data from Rural to Urban Areas and vice versa.

migrate the

13.

This Order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their

U.O. No. U.O. No. 1834104/HR-rr/FrNO1-HROpDpp(RRD)/ 155/2 022, Dated:|5.Og.2022.

14. This ^order^is^also^availableⁱⁿ^online^and^can^be^accessed^at

hppts://aPegazette.cgg ^govⁱⁿ

(BY ORDER AND ^IN^{THE NAME}^OF^{THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)}

Iie commissioner ^&^Director^of^Municipar^{Administration,vaddeswaram}^Vilrage,

Manoalaqiri, Andhra ^Pradesh'

ine 6omhissioner, ^{PR&RD, Tadepalli'}

The Director, ^{GVAIVV&VSIIVS'}^Vijayawada'

All the Collectors ⁱⁿ^the^State.

The HoDs ^of^{all Line Departments'}

ine oirector ^of^f^{reasures and Accounts, lbrahimpatnam'}^{A' P'}

Al the Municipal ^{Commissioners}ⁱⁿ^{the State'}

Copy ^to:

P.S to Jt. ^SecY.,^to^CM.

P.S to the Hon'ble ^{Minister, MA&UD'}

P.S to the ^{Hon'ble Dy.Chief Minister, PR&RD'}

iitii; $;;;i ^{Caier'secretaiieil}^principat^secretaries/^Secretaries^of^Line

Departments, ^{A.P., Secretariat, Velagapudi'}

//FORWARDED:BY ^ORDE^Ril

NdoARaj,,a,r,,a"^L

SECT1ON OFFICER.

AJAY JAIN

SPECIAL CHIEF ^{SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT}^(FAC)