A.P. Municipal Town Planning Subordinate Service Rules
Public Services – A.P. Municipal Town Planning
Subordinate Service Rules – Amendments
– Issued.
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MUNICIPAL
ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (B2) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 346, Dated:20.07.2013.
O R D E R :
The following notification will be published in the
Extra-ordinary issue of the
Andhra Pradesh Gazettee dated:22.07.2013.
NOTIFICATON
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section
(2) of Section 80 of the Andhra
Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, the Governor of
Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the
following amendments to the Andhra Pradesh
Municipal Town Planning Sub-ordinate
Service Rules issued in G.O.Ms.No.568, Municipal
Administration and Urban Development
Department, Dated:23.05.1981 as subsequently
amended.
AMENDMENTS
In the said rules,
(1) in rule 3,
(i) the existing Categories - 1, 2 and 3 shall be
omitted.
(ii) categories -4 and 5 shall be renumbered as
Categories – 1 and 2.
(2) for rule 4, the following shall be substituted
namely:-
4. Appointment and Method of appointment.
The appointment to the categories in the said
sentence shall be made as
follows:-
Category Method of appointment
1 Town Planning Supervisor
By promotion from the category 2 with not less than
three years in the category or by direct recruitment, if no qualified and
suitable person is available for appointment
by promotion from category 2.Provided that the
holders of the posts of Town Planning Overseers who have put in a minimum
period of 10 years of service as T.P. Overseer in the T.P. Section of a
Municipality and are qualified for the initial post of T.P.
Overseer at the time their appointment to that
category are also eligible even though they do not possess the qualifications
prescribed for the post of T.P. Supervisor.
2 Town Planning & Building Overseer
By recruitment by transfer of qualified and
suitable person from the post of Town Planning Tracer in Municipalities who
have worked for not less than 3 years in that post or by direct recruitment if
no qualified and suitable person is available by transfer
from that category.
Note: Promotions to the categories 1,2 shall be
made on grounds of merit and ability seniority being considered only merit and
ability are approximately equal.
(3) in rule 11, for the expression “categories
1,2,3 and 4” wherever occurs the
expression “category-1” shall be substituted.
(4) in rule 17, for the expression “categories 1 to
6”, the expression “categories 1 and
2” shall be substituted.
(5) in rule 18 in sub-rule (b), for the expression “categories
1 to 6”, wherever it
occurs the expression “categories 1 and 2” shall be
substituted.
(6) in the Annexure to rule 8,
(i) the categories 1,2 and 3 and qualifications
shall be omitted.
(ii) category-4 and 5 shall be renumbered as
Categories -1 and 2.
Public Services – Town and Country Planning - A.P.
Municipal Town Planning Service
Rules, 2013 – Issued.
MUNICIPAL
ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (B2) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 348, Dated:20.07.2013.
O R D E R:
The following notification will be published in the
Extra-ordinary issue of the
Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated:22.07.2013.
NOTIFICATON
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section
(2) of Section 80 of the Andhra
Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (A.P. Act 6 of
1965), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
hereby makes the following Special Rules for the
Andhra Pradesh Municipal Town Planning
Service for the post of Town Planning Officer
(TPO):
R U L E S
1. Short title :
These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh
Municipal Town Planning Service
Rules, 2013 for the post of Town Planning Officer
(TPO).
2. Method of Appointment:
a) The method of appointment and appointing
authority for the category of post
mentioned in column (2) of the table below shall be
as specified in the
corresponding entries in column (3) and column (4)
thereof:-
Category Name of the
Post Method of Appointment Appointing
Authority
(1) (2) (3) (4)
I Town
Planning
Officer
1) By appointment by transfer from
the Town Planning Supervisor with
not less than three years of service
in that category, or by direct
recruitment if no qualified and
suitable person is available for
appointment by promotion from the
Town Planning Supervisors.
2) (a) For filling up of these posts, in a
cycle of 9 vacancies, 3rd & 7th
vacancies shall be filled by the
candidate with the qualification of
Post Graduate Degree or Post
Graduate Diploma in Town &
Country Planning from a University
in India established or incorporated
by or under a Central Act., State
Act. Or Provincial Act. Or must
have passed Associate–ship
examination of Institute of Town
Planners of India recognized by the
University Grants Commission.
(b) In the event of suitable
candidates with the mentioned
qualification as at 2 (a) are not
available, the same shall be
considered to others as per the
seniority list of Town Planning
Supervisors.
(c) In the event of the 3rd & 7th
vacancies reserved for the
candidates with qualifications
mentioned as at 2 (a) overlap/
coincide with the points reserved to
SC/ST, the points reserved to the
said qualified candidates be shifted
to next point wherever such a
situation occurs, in the event such
qualified SC/ST candidates are not
available.
Director of
Town and
Country
Planning
b) Promotion to the category I, shall be made by
Selection Committee on the
grounds of merit and ability, seniority being
considered only where merit and
ability are approximately equal.
c) The Committee for selection of suitable
candidates for promotion to next higher
category posts existing under this service shall be
constituted by the Appointing
Authority i.e. the Director of Town & Country
Planning, Government of A.P.,
Hyderabad with four (4) Senior Officers of the
Department, Two (2) Officers
each from Technical & Administrative wings for
selection of eligible candidates
for promotion.
3. Qualifications :
No person shall be eligible for appointment to the
category of post in column (2) of
the table by direct recruitment or promotion or appointment
by transfer, unless
one possesses the qualifications prescribed in the
corresponding entries in column
(3) thereof :
Category Name of the
Post
Qualifications & Experience Prescribed
(1) (2) (3)
Town Planning
Officer
By Promotion:
(1) Must possess a minimum qualification of a
Degree in B.Arch. or B.E./B.Tech (Civil) or
B. Planning B.Tech (Planning) from a
University in India established or
incorporated by or under a Central Act,
State Act or Provincial Act., recognized by
the University Grants Commission
OR
Must possess a minimum qualification of a
Diploma in D.C.E./L.C.E / L.A.A., awarded
by the Andhra Pradesh Board of Technical
Education
(2) Should have completed three (3) years of
service in the category of Town Planning
Supervisor.
(3) Must fulfill all the above two (2) conditions.
(4) Promotion to the category I, shall be made by
Selection Committee on the grounds of merit
and ability, seniority being considered only
where merit and ability are approximately
equal.
4. Appointing / Disciplinary
Authority :
The Appointing/Disciplinary Authority in respect
the above category post shall be
the Director of Town & Country Planning, AP,
Hyderabad.
5. Reservation of appointments :
Reservation in appointments shall be as per the provisions
contained in Rule 22 and
22 (a) (i) (A to E) of the Andhra Pradesh State and
Subordinate Service Rules, 1996
and subsequent amendments issued from time to time
except in so far as it relates
to physically handicapped persons.
6. Age :
The rules governing the minimum and maximum age for
direct recruitment in the
government service shall mutatis-mutandis apply to
the category of this service.
7. Probation :
Every person appointed to a category in the service
shall from the date on which
he joins duty, be on probation for a total period
of two years on duty within a
continuous period of three years, if recruited
direct; and for a total period of one year
on duty within a continuous period of two years, if
appointed by promotion.
8. Tests :
(a) Every person appointed to this service by
direct recruitment in the category-
I shall pass the Accounts Test for Local Body
employees Paper I & II within
the period of probation.
(b) If any person fails to pass the above test
within the period of probation or
within such extended period, he shall be discharged
from service by the
appointing authority.
(c)No person shall be eligible for promotion to
category-I, unless he pass the test
prescribed in sub-rule (1) under clause 8.
(d) If any person fails to pass the tests as
prescribed for the category posts-I in
respect of direct recruitee within the period of
probation or within such
extended period, he shall be discharged from
service by the Appointing
Authority.
9. Seniority :
The seniority of the members of the service shall
be determined as per Rules 33 to
36 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate
Service Rules 1996.
10. Postings and Transfers :
The authority competent to order postings and
transfers in respect of category-I
post in this service including GHMC and all other
Corporations shall be the Director
Town & Country Planning, A.P., Hyderabad.
11. Training :
(a) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to
the Category -I post in this
service shall undergo induction training (within a
period of three (3) months
from the date of appointment) for such a period as
may be prescribed by
Director Town & Country Planning, Government of
A.P., Hyderabad.
(b) He/she shall be liable to refund to the
Government, the pay and allowances
and any other remuneration received by him/her in
addition to the amount
spent by the Government on his/her Training that :
(i) If he/she fails to serve the department for a period of three years after
the
completion of Training for any reason; or
(ii) If he/she discontinues the Training or is discharged from Training course
for
mis-conduct or any other reason; or
(iii) If he/she secures any other employment elsewhere other than under the
State Government, the instructions issued in
G.O.Ms.No.268, Finance &
Planning (Fin.Wing.F.R.I) Department, dated the 8th September, 1990 shall be
scrupulously followed.
(c) The period of Training shall count for the
purpose of probation, increments,
leaves and Pension as admissible etc.
(d) A Direct Recruitee during the period of
Training shall be eligible for the initial
pay of the post with usual allowances admissible at
the place of Training.
(e) There shall be Orientation Training to the
members of the service at such
periodic intervals as determined by the
Government/Department.
(f) Failure to undergo such Orientation Training
whenever summoned will attract
severe disciplinary action by the Appointing
Authority.
12. Conditions of Service :
(a) Every person appointed by Direct Recruitment
shall execute an Agreement
Bond the he/she will serve the Department for a
period of three (3) years,
failing which he/she shall liable for penalty as
stipulated under Rule 18, Clause
(b).
(b) In matters not covered by these rules, the
members of this service shall be
governed by all other rules applicable to
Government Servants as prescribed by
Government from time to time.
13. Pay and allowances :
(a) A member of the service shall draw pay and all
allowances admissible as per
the orders of the Government issued from time to
time.
(b) Expenditure on pay and allowances of the
members of the service shall be
made through concerned Treasury as per the orders
issued in G.O.Ms.No.179,
dated:25.02.2009 of M.A & U.D ( G1) Department
and subsequent orders from
time to time.
14. Leave :
(a) The Commissioner/Executive Authority concerned
is competent to sanction
casual leave, compensatory leave and optional
holiday to all the members of
the service
(b) The Director of Town & Country Planning,
A.P., Hyderabad or his nominee is
competent to sanction all leaves other than the
leave specified at clause (1)
above to all members of the service within the
frame work of leave rules.
15. Leave Salary :
Leave salary of the members of the service shall be
paid through concerned
Treasury.
16. Loans and Advances :
The Commissioner/Executive Authority concerned is
competent to sanction loans
and advances to the members of service as per rules
applicable to government
employees.
17. Conduct :
The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964 applicable to Government
servants as amended from time to time shall also be
applicable to the members of
this service.
18. Discipline and Control :
(a) The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules,
1991 applicable to the government servants shall
apply to the members of this
service except to the extent indicated hereunder.
(b) The Director of Town & Country Planning, AP,
Hyderabad shall be the
competent authority to place a member of this
service under suspension for any
irregularity or any other lapses or who is involved
in the criminal complaints or
on filing charge sheet in a court of Law.
(c) (i) The Executive Authority/Commissioner
concerned shall report in detail to
disciplinary authority i.e. Director of Town &
Country Planning, AP,
Hyderabad regarding any a member of any category of
this Service for
suspension pending inquiry into grave charges as
per APCS (CCA) Rules,
1991.
(ii) The
Disciplinary Authority i.e. Director of Town & Country Planning, AP,
Hyderabad may impose the penalties as specified
under Rule 9 of APCS
(CCA) Rules, 1991 based on the gravity of
disciplinary case, duly following
the procedure as per APCS (CCA) Rules, 1991.
(d) An appeal against any order passed by the
Disciplinary Authority i.e. Director of
Town & Country Planning, AP, Hyderabad shall
lie to the Government.
19. Pension:
(a) The existing municipal employees appointed before
1-9-2004 and who are
promoted to this service shall be paid pension
through concerned Treasury as
per A.P. Revised Pension Rules 1980.
(b) The existing municipal employees appointed on
or after 1-9-2004 and who are
promoted to this service and persons recruited
direct to this service shall be
governed under the purview of contributory pension
scheme introduced in
G.O.Ms No.653 Finance (Pension.I) Department dated
22-9-2004.
(c) In respect of officers drawn on deputation, the
concerned departments shall pay
the pension, as applicable in their parent
department.
(d) The Encashment of E.L., FBF/ GIS, GPF/ APGLI
etc., of a retired employee or
the deceased employee shall be borne by the
concerned Greater Corporations/
Corporations/ ULBs where the employee has retired
from service or in the event
of death as the case may be.
20. Repeal and Savings :
(a) Except otherwise specifically stated, all rules
applicable to government servants
are applicable to the members of this service.
(b) If there is any difficulty or discrepancy in
interpreting the rules, the matter shall
be referred to Government and orders passed thereon
are final.
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public Services – A.P. Municipal Town Planning
Subordinate Service – Merging of post of
Town Planning Officer (Ordinary Grade) in to Town
Planning Officer (Special Grade) and
redesignation as Town Planning Officer and also
Declaration of the post of Town
Planning Assistant / Town Planning Officer as
Gazetted – Orders – Issued.
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MUNICIPAL
ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (B2) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 347, Dated:20.07.2013.
O R D E R :
The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Town Planning
Technical Officials Association in
the representation 11th read above has submitted detailed representations
to the
Government for consideration and to issue orders
among other requests (i) to merge the
post of Town Planning Officer into Town Planning
Officer (Spl.Gr.) in the A.P. Municipal
Town Planning Subordinate Service (ii) to confer
Gazetted status to the post of TPO
(SG).
2. The Director of Town and Country Planning,
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in his
letters in the 12th to 14th and 16th read above as reported that the duties and
responsibilities of the Town Planning Officer
(Ordinary Grade) and Town Planning
Officer (Special Grade) working in various Urban
Local Bodies are almost one and the
same and they were assigned the same pay scales in
RPS 2005 i.e., Rs.9285 – 21550. The
qualifications and other Departmental tests
prescribed in the Special Rules for
promotion to both these posts are one and the same
and as such there will not be any
financial burden on the State exchequer. The
Director of Town and Country Planning,
Andhra Pradesh has therefore requested to merge the
Town Planning Officer (Ordinary
Grade) and Town Planning Officer (Special Grade) in
the Andhra Pradesh Town Planning
Service in order to have better administration.
3. The Director of Town and Country Planning,
Andhra Pradesh has further stated
that both the posts of Town Planning Assistant and
Town Planning Officer (Spl.Gr) are
the feeder category posts for promotion to the
category of A.D.T.P and equally placed
with the same Technical nature of work and hence it
is absolutely justified to confer
Gazetted status to both the posts of TPO (Spl.Gr)
and TPA. Both the posts are Town
Planning Section Head Posts with enormous
responsibilities. Further, the Assistant
Executive Engineers post which is a feeder category
post to Deputy Executive Engineer
in all the Engineering Departments of A.P.
Engineering Services is a 1st level Gazetted
post which is more or less an equivalent post of
TPA and TPO (Spl.Gr) in the Town
Planning Department. He has therefore recommended
to confer the Gazetted status to
the feeder category post of A.D.T.P post in A.P.T.P
Service as represented by A.P.
Municipal Town Planning Technical Officials
Association.
4. Government after careful examination of the
matter with reference to the report
of the Director of Town and Country Planning,
hereby issue the following orders:
(i) The post of Town Planning Officer (Ordinary Grade) be merged into
Town Planning Officer (Special Grade) and be
re-designated as Town
Planning Officer (TPO) in Andhra Pradesh Municipal
Town Planning
Service.
(ii) The post of Town Planning Assistant / Town Planning Officer be declared
as Gazetted post with the existing scale of pay
without changing the
existing service conditions that are attached to
the post.
5. The Director of Town and Country Planning,
Andhra Pradesh shall take necessary
further action accordingly.
Accordingly, the following notification will be
published in the Andhra Pradesh
Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
(i) The post of Town Planning Officer (Ordinary
Grade) is merged into Town
Planning Officer (Special Grade) and re-designated
as Town Planning
Officer in Andhra Pradesh Municipal Town Planning
Service with
immediate effect.
(ii) The post of Town Planning Assistant / Town
Planning Officer in A.P. Town
Planning Department is declared as Gazetted with
the existing scale of
pay with effect from the date of issue of the
notification.
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