PART I EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLIC SERVICES - ANDHRA PRADESH MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICE RULES –

CERTAIN AMENDMENTS – NOTIFICATION – ORDERS - ISSUED.

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(G.O.Ms.No.222, MA&UD (A) Department, Dt.18.09.2026)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the

Constitution of India read with the sub-section (1) of Section 29 and sub-section (1) of

Section 72 and Section 326 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Act No.6 of

1965) as amended from time to time and of all other powers hereunto enabling, the

Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendments to the Andhra

Pradesh Municipal Administration Service Rules issued in G.O.Ms.No.109, Housing,

Municipal Administration & Urban Development (L1) (MA) Department, dated

17.02.1990, as subsequently amended from time to time.

The Notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from

24.07.2026.

AMENDMENTS

In the said Rules,-

(1) For Rule 6, the following shall be substituted, namely:

"6. Minimum Service for Promotion / Appointment by Transfer: No

member of the service shall be eligible for promotion or appointment by transfer

from a lower category to the next higher category unless he/she has put in not

less than two (2) years of service in such lower category."

(2) In Rule 10, for the existing Table thereunder, the following Table shall be

substituted, namely:

(P.T.O)

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.531

AMARAVATI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

G.697

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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TABLE

Category

Post

Unit of Appointment

(1)

(2)

(3)

V

Municipal

Commissioner,

Grade-I

Multi-Zone.

Multi Zone-I: Comprising of Zone-I, Zone-II

and Zone-III.

Multi Zone-II: Comprising of Zone-IV, Zone-V

and Zone-VI.

VI

Municipal

Commissioner,

Grade-II

Note 1: The Unit of Appointment specified in Column (3) of the Table above shall

constitute a separate unit for the purposes of appointment, recruitment,

discharge, seniority, promotion, transfer and other service matters in

terms of Paragraph 5(1) of the Presidential Order, 2025.

Note 2: The extent of reservation in favour of local candidates in direct

recruitment to the categories of posts to be filled by direct recruitment

shall be ninety-five percent (95%), as specified in the Presidential Order,

2025.

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

S SURESH KUMAR

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT