Committee to Review and Recommend Policy on Purchase of Vehicles, Eligibility, Hiring of Vehicles etc.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Government Vehicles – Committee to Review and Recommend Policy on

Purchase of Vehicles, Eligibility, Hiring of Vehicles etc. – Constituted - Orders -

Issued.

FINANCE (EBS-I-GAD-I-II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 50 Date: 05.05.2015

Read the following:

Ref:- 1.G.O.Ms.No.5, Finance (W&M) Department,

dt.04.01.1994.

2.G.O.Ms.No.333, GA (OP.II) Department, dt.31.07.1997

read with GO Ms. No.162, Fin (W&M) Dept., 23.02.2004.

3.Cir. Memo No.164-B/25/A2/W&M/2000, Finance (W&M)

Department, dt.28.02.2000.

4. Cir. Memo No.14443/25/429/A2/W&M/2000, Finance

(W&M) Department, dt.18.07.2002.

5. G.O.Ms.No.449, Finance (W&M) Department, dt.07.10.2003.

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ORDER:

         Orders were issued imposing ban on purchase of vehicles by Government

Department and Government affiliated Organizations in the reference first read

above. The Departments were permitted to hire vehicles in case of extreme

necessity duly following the instructions issued in the reference second read

above. Further instructions in this regard were also issued in the reference third

read above.

2. Further, orders were issued in reference 4th cited to replace polluting

Government vehicles with vehicles meeting EURO-II standard following certain

conditions. In pursuance of this, many departments have started purchasing

new vehicles. Mean while, number of issues have been raised with regard to

specifications and cost ceiling etc., by various departments.

3. Government, have earlier constituted with (4) four Officers, in the year

2003, to have a uniform policy on purchase of new vehicles, and hiring of

vehicles etc., in the reference 5th cited. After bifurcation i.e., after 02.06.2014,

instructions have been issued in cir. Memo No.995-A/59/A1/DCM.I/2014, Fin

(DCM.I) Dept., Dt.23.07.2014 for continuation of hired vehicles that are already

in use with the approval of Finance Department before 31.05.2014 , for a further

period upto 31.03.2015, and also for not to propose any hiring of vehicles of

vehicles that are already on hire before 31.05.2014. 

4.The Departments are now requesting for further period of continuation, beyond 31.03.2015, with (or) without due justification. It is now decided to examine 

all the aspects in detail.

5. Government, after careful consideration, hereby constitute a committee

with the following members to review the entire policy on purchase of vehicles,

specification, types, eligibility, ceiling, hiring of vehicles etc.

1. Principal Secretary to Government, TR&B Dept. Chairman

2. Secretary to Government (Expenditure), Finance Dept. Member

3. Principal Secretary to Government,(Political) GAD. Member

4. The Commissioner of Transport, AP, Hyderabad Convenor

5. The Superintendent, PWD Work Shop, Hyderabad Co-ordinator.

6. The above committee will mainly examine the problems in the present

system of hiring of vehicles from Travel agencies through a contract method and

also the feasibility to adopt transparent method such as tender process to obtain

information / quotations from the travel agencies along with rates for

competitive bidding in fixing rates for hiring of vehicles than what the

Government has fixed through standing orders.

7. The Committee shall also collect vehicle-wise information both own

vehicles and hired vehicles from each department and all other organizations

which are funded / owned by the Government including PSUs, autonomous

bodies, statutory bodies, societies etc. The Committee shall prepare Proforma to

collect information like type of vehicles, year of manufacturing condition of the

vehicle, name and designation of the officer using the vehicle and whether the

user is entitled to use the vehicle etc. The Committee shall also give

recommendations on the type of vehicles to be hired for each category of the

officers who are entitled to use the Government vehicle.

8. The above committee shall submit its report to the Government within two

months.

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

I.Y.R. KRISHNA RAO

Chief Secretary to Government

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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

IAS - Finance Department - Hiring of High end Vehicles (Innova) - Eligibility of

Officers, Monthly Hiring Charges including POL, driver Batta and Maintenance

Charges - Constitution of Committee - Orders Issued.

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SC. A) DEPARTMENT

G.O.RT.No. 1359 Dt:05.05.2015

Read the following:

1. Minutes of Secretaries conference Dt.10.04.2015received through Note

Dt.15.04.2015 of General Administration (GPM&AR) Department.

2. From the Finance (DCM.I) Department, U.O.No.106/DCM.I/2015, Dated:23.04.2015.

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ORDER:

         In the Secretaries Conference held on 10.04.2015, a decision has been taken to

constitute a Committee under the Chairmanship of Special Chief Secretary (Finance),

Finance Department with Sri. Neerab Kumar Prasad, IAS (1987), Principal Secretary to

Government (Tourism), Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture Department and

Smt.G. Jayalakshmi, IAS (1995), Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration &

Urban Development Department, to suggest the officers who will be entitled for

Government Vehicles and officers who are entitled for hiring the vehicle and types of

vehicles. The Committee will also specify rates for the different types of vehicles.

2. Accordingly, Government, hereby constitute a Committee with the following:

1. Dr. P.V.Ramesh, IAS (1985) Principal

Finance Secretary, Finance Department                  -- Chairman

2. Sri. Neerab Kumar Prasad, IAS (1987)

Principal Secretary to Government

(Tourism), Youth Advancement, Tourism

and Culture Department                                        -- Member

3. Smt.G. Jayalakshmi, IAS (1995), Secretary

to Government, Municipal Administration &

Urban Development Department                            -- Member

4. Commissioner, Transport Department                  -- Member – Convener

3. The above committee will examine and suggest the officers who will be

entitled for Government Vehicles and officers who are entitled for hiring the vehicle

and eligibility types of vehicles for each rank of Officers. The Committee will also

specify rates for the different types of vehicles.

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

I.Y.R. KRISHNA RAO

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT