Enhancement of remuneration payable to the Drivers, Roneo Duplicating Operators and Lift Operators for attending to the official duties on holidays

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
Public Services - Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission-
Enhancement of remuneration payable to the Drivers, Roneo Duplicating
Operators and Lift Operators for attending to the official duties on holidays -
Orders - Issued.

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FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 64 Dated: 04-05-2015.
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.98, Finance (TA) Department, dt: 06.04.2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.25, Finance (HRM.IV) Dept., dt:18.03.2015.
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ORDER:
          In the Government order first read above, orders were issued fixing
the remuneration of Rs.75/- per day to the Drivers when they are asked to
perform duty on a holiday and could not be sanctioned a compensatory
holiday in lieu thereof.

2. In the Government Order second read above, based on the
recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission, orders were issued
implementing the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 to the State Government
employees.

3. The Tenth Pay Revision Commission has recommended for
enhancement of the remuneration payable to the regular Drivers of the
Government Vehicles at Rs.125/- per day. The Tenth Pay Revision
Commission also recommended to pay remuneration at the same rate of
Rs.125/- per day to the Roneo Duplicating Operators and Lift Operators of
all the Government Department who are paid salary in a regular scale of
pay.

4. Government have accepted the recommendation of the Tenth Pay
Revision Commission and accordingly hereby order that a remuneration of
Rs.125/- per day shall be paid to the Drivers of the Government Vehicles,
Roneo Duplicating Operators and Lift Operators of all the Government
Departments who are drawing pay in a scale of pay in R.P.S., 2015 and are
required to perform official duty on a public holiday and who could not be
sanctioned a compensatory holiday in lieu thereof. The form of certificate
prescribed earlier may be continued to be insisted to be furnished by the
concerned controlling officer as shown in the Annexure.

5. Government also hereby order that in case the Drivers performing the
duties on a public holiday exclusively on account of a private work of an
Officer the remuneration of Rs.125/- per day be paid by the Government in
the first instance and later on the same shall be recovered from the Officer
concerned along with the Propulsion Charges payable by the Officer.

6. These orders are not applicable to those Drivers who are on a tour
outside the Headquarters as they are paid Travelling Allowance and Daily
Allowance for the holiday, while on tour.

7. These orders are applicable to all the Drivers of the Government,
Panchayat Raj Bodies and also the Drivers belonging to Work charged
Establishments working in Engineering Departments of Irrigation, Projects,
R&B, Panchayati Raj, Public Health and Municipal Administration
Departments.

8. These orders are also applicable to the Drivers working in the
Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils, Zilla Grandhalaya
Samsthas and Agricultural Market Committees. The expenditure shall,
however, be met from the respective Institutions from their own funds, as
the case may be.

9. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and all
controlling officers are, therefore, requested to certify and make entries in
the Log Book maintained by the Drivers of the Vehicles. The amount may
be claimed in Treasury Code Form 58 (i.e.) Fully Vouched Contingent Bill.
The Controlling Officers will have to append a certificate to the Bill, in which
the claim is preferred (Certificate as shown in Annexure).

10. The expenditure on account of payment of Compensatory
remuneration shall be debited to the detailed head '130 Offices Expenses -
132 Other Office Expenses' under the appropriate Major, Minor and Subhead
of Account of the concerned Department.

11. These orders shall come into force with effect from 01.05.2015.

12. Necessary amendments to the Manual of Special Pays and
Allowances shall be issued in due course.

13. The G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the
addresses http://www.goir.telangana.gov.in and http://www.finance.
telangana.gov.in
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
N.SIVA SANKAR
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

ANNEXURE

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the Services of

Sri…………………………………………………….............…………………… Driver
/ Roneo Duplicating Operator / Lift Operator Office of the
………………………………......…………………………………………… were
requisitioned for performing Government duty / Private work on Public
Holiday falling on ……………………………………. and the Driver / Roneo
Duplicating Operator / Lift Operator was not sanctioned Compensatory
Holiday in lieu thereof and therefore, he is entitled for remuneration of
Rs…………….. in terms of G.O.Ms.No………… Finance (TA) Department,
dated: __-05-2015.

     

                                                                          CONTROLLING OFFICER