Departmental Test Material: GO & EO Test
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Social Welfare Department – Public Services
– Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories in the State and Sub-ordinate Services – Policy of providing Rule of Reservation in promotions in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
– Orders – Issued.
SOCIAL WELFARE (SW.ROR1) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.2 Dated: 9thJanuary,2004. Read the Followig..
1. G.O.Ms.No.5,
Social Welfare (ROR1) Department, Dated: 14.2.2003.
2. G.O.Ms.No.21,Social Welfare(ROR1) Department, Dated:18.3.2003.
3. G.O.Ms.No.123,
General Administration (Ser.D) Department,
Dated: 19.4.2003.
Order:
In the G.O. 1st read above, the State Government have ordered for implementation of rule of reservation in promotion to ensure adequate representation
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, to the extent of 15% and 6% respectively in all categories of posts in all Departments, with effect from
14.2.2003. In the G.O. 2nd read above necessary guidelines have been issued and in the G.O. 3rd read
above, the Andhra Pradesh State and Sub-ordinate Service Rules have been amended to give effect to
the policy of Rule of reservation in promotions in respect of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. The Government received representations asking for clarifications on certain issues
pertaining to the policy of reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Government have
considered the representations and accordingly
issue the following comprehensive orders:
3. Reservation in promotions shall be implemented in favour of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes, in all categories of posts in all State Government Departments, if they are not
adequately
represented to the extent of 15% and 6% respectively. The crucial
date for implementing the rule of reservation in promotions shall be 14.2.2003, i.e., date of issue of G.O.
1st read above.
4.
Computation of adequacy of representation :
For the purpose of computing adequacy of representation of Scheduled Castes (15%) and Scheduled Tribes (6%) in various categories, the following procedure shall be followed.
(a) The persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribeswho have been promoted on the basis of seniority cum merit, i.e.,without applying the rule of reservation should also be counted forjudging the adequacy or otherwise of Scheduled Caste / ScheduledTribe representation.
(b) The adequacy or otherwise representation should be counted in respect of each category of posts but not for the Department as a whole.
(c) If in respect of any category, if adequate representation already exists as on 14.2.2003 or is attained at a later date, the rule of reservation in promotion in favour of Scheduled Castes /Scheduled Tribes shall not be applied further.
(d) For the purpose of computing the adequacy in respect of Scheduled Castes (i.e.,15%), ABCD categorization will not be observed and the adequacy will be with reference to total number of employees irrespective of their ABCD categorisation.
5. Crucial date for determining the adequacy :
1st September shall be reckoned as crucial date to
determine the adequacy of representation in each category of posts
for Scheduled Castes
& Scheduled Tribes.
While arriving at the number of vacancies to be filled based on rule of reservation in
promotions in respect of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories, to achieve adequacy of
representation, the fraction shall be ignored.
6. Reservation in promotion in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, shall be implemented in promotions to all the categories of posts, in all services
whose total Cadre Strength is more than five.
7. Roster Points :
The reservation in promotions in respect of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes shall also include the gender based reservation. In respect of Scheduled Castes the reservation shall be sub-category based.
The existing 100 point roster already prescribed in Rule 22 of Andhra Pradesh State and Sub-ordinate Service Rules for direct recruitment shall be followed
for implementing the
Rule of Reservation for promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. However
in so far as providing reservation for Scheduled Castes
based on sub-categorisation, the roster followed for direct recruitment shall be followed.
The roster for promotion is
at
annexure.
Note
:
Once the adequacy is
achieved to the required
percentage of 15% in respect of Scheduled
Castes and 6% in respect of Scheduled Tribes, in a category,
the application of the rule of reservation
in
promotions
shall be stopped and the promotions shall be effected based on merit
cum seniority. The candidates so promoted shall be fitted into the same roster, without earmarking the reserved roster points. If on 1st September of any panel year,
the representation of Schedued Castes /
Scheduled Tribes is inadequate,
the reservation in promotions
shall be resumed.
The roster point shall start from next point of the candidate figuring in the previous panel prepared and given effect to.
For
example as
on
1st September of a panel year, there are 20 posts in a particular category and there are 2
SC candidates in position. Therefore as on 1st September of a panel year, the adequacy of SC
representation is short by one candidate. The vacancies for the panel year are estimated as 10. If the
roster starts from 1,
then the 2nd roster point has to be filled up with SC-A candidate or with any other
SC
candidate as per the procedure stipulated. After inclusion of the said candidate there shall be
adequacy of representation and there is no need to follow the SC roster. The other candidates shall
have to be promoted, including the SC candidates
if
they are figuring in the general seniority list,
based on merit cum general seniority. They shall be shown at the continuous
roster points.
The 7th
roster point of SC shall be filled up with the candidate based on merit cum seniority.
The roster points
from 1 to 10 shall have to be filled up in such manner. In the next panel year, if it is found that there is
adequacy of SC representation, then the promotions shall be effected based on general seniority and
merit. If there is inadequacy of representation, SC candidates shall be promoted based on roster. The
roster point for that panel year shall start from 11 and the next SC roster point is available at 16 and the same shall be filled up with SC candidate.
8. Eligibility of Candidates : Reservation in promotion in favour of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes shall be applicable to those candidates who are fully qualified and eligible to hold the posts as
per the existing Rules
and guidelines. If no qualified and eligible candidate available the vacancy
shall be carried forward.
9. Zone of consideration
: The zone of consideration as laid down in Rule 6 of A.P.State and Sub- ordinate Service Rules, in respect of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes categories shall not be applicable to fill up the roster points meant for SC and ST categories.
10. The panels for the year 2002-2003, which were prepared prior to 14.2.2003 and operated totally or
partially, shall continue without any changes and they shall not be reopened. The panels for the year
2002-2003, which were prepared
and are not operated as on 14.2.2003 shall have to be reviewed to
implement the rule of reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories.
11. Non-availability of eligible candidates
: If eligible candidates for promotion are not available for
promotion as
per
the roster point specified, it shall be filled in by including the next candidate belonging to the next group of Scheduled Caste.
Note :
If an eligible candidate for promotion is
not available from Scheduled Caste-A, the roster
point may be filled up by a candidate of Scheduled Caste-B, and so on and so forth. In
case of women candidates
also,
the same process shall be followed viz., if an eligible
Scheduled Caste-A (Woman) is not available, the roster point may be filled up by Scheduled Caste –B(Woman) candidate and so on and so forth.
12. Conversion of rosterpoint of Women : In case there are no qualified women candidates available, the following procedure shall be followed.
(a) If no eligible women candidate is
available to fill up the roster point earmarked for Schedule
Caste (Woman), the vacancy shall be filled up with male candidate. However while filling the said vacancy, the roster point shall be filled up with the same group of Scheduled Caste male candidate as that of Scheduled Caste (Woman), to which it was originally earmarked. If no male candidate is
available then the same shall be filled up with other Scheduled Castes
candidates following in the
same order.
Note: In the case of roster points
fixed for Scheduled Caste (woman), if Scheduled Caste-A (Woman) is
not available, the vacancy may be filled up by a Scheduled
Caste-B(woman) and so on. If Scheduled Caste (A,B,C,D) woman candidate is not available, the vacancy may be filled up by Scheduled Caste (A,B,C,D) Male
candidate in that order. If the roster point is earmarked for Scheduled Caste-B woman candidate and no Scheduled Caste woman candidate is available, the
roster point shall be filled up with male candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste-
B category.
If no Scheduled Caste-B male candidate is
available, the roster point
shall be filled up with Scheduled Caste-C male candidate and so on and so forth.
(b) In respect of Schedule Tribes, if Scheduled Tribe (Woman) candidate is not available, for
promotion to fill in the roster point earmarked for Scheduled Tribe (Woman), the vacancy shall be filled up by a Scheduled Tribe Male candidate.
13. Carry forward vacancies
: Regarding carry forward of vacancies, if no qualified candidates are available, the following procedure shall be followed.
In case qualified Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates are not available for a particular panel year the vacancy shall be carried forward to the subsequent year. In the second year if Scheduled
Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates are not available,
the vacancies or points
meant for Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates may be filled up by candidates from the feeder category based on merit and seniority. The number of such vacancies meant for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
should be carried forward and filled up first in the immediate subsequent year with Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates.
14. Special representation (reservation) in promotion in favour of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe shall also apply to all Educational Institutions, Panchayat Raj Institutions, Municipalities,
Corporations, Boards, Authorities, Grandhalaya Samsthas
and Market Committees
and other
establishments, where in the policy of reservation for Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes in direct recruitment is being followed.
15. Appropriate amendment to Rule 22 and 22-A of Andhra Pradesh State and Sub-ordinate
Service Rule shall be issued separately.
