The APCRDA shall take up the process of allotment of lands within the Capital City area, as requested by the District Collectors Districts, and as processed by the APCRDA Commissioner,How to get a house if your homeless.

The APCRDA shall comply with the directions of the High Court in the above referred judgement as regards following the procedure contemplated under Section 127, 128 and 130 of the APCRDA Act, 2014 and the statutory rules made there under for allotment of land to the Revenue Department of the Government for achieving the objectives of the Pedalandariki Illu scheme, construing the Revenue Department of the Government to be an applicant for the purposes of Regulation 6.5.1 of the Amaravati Land Allotment Regulations, 2017 as issued in G.O.Ms.No.229, MA&UD(CRDA) Dept., Dt.15.06.2017 and amended by G.O.Ms.No.96 MA&UD (CRDA) Dept., dt.01.03.2019.

The CRDA shall, in exercise of its power under Rule 9.4 of Amaravati Land Allotment Rules, 2017 as issued in G.O.Ms.No.228, MA&UD(CRDA.2) Department, Dt.15.06.2017, relax the operation of any of the said Rules as deemed necessary, limited to the special case of the scheme of the Government under ‘Pedalandariki Illu’ to achieve the objectives of the Act, more particularly, under Section 53(1)(d) of the APCRDA Act, 2014, thereof. iv) Also, due changes in the master plan as may be deemed necessary be undertaken by the CRDA as per laid down procedures within the Act, rules/regulations/standing orders including any relevant Authority resolutions How to get a house if your homeless.

All preparatory steps in this regard shall be taken in pursuance ofthe above and shall await and abide by the directions of the Honourable Supreme Court in the SLP to be filed by the Government and APCRDA, and further directions as may be issued by the Hon’ble High Court.

All these interlocutory applications are filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking interim relief to suspend
G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 during pendency of the main writ petitions. Since the relief in all the interlocutory applications is one and the same, we find it appropriate to decide all the applications by common order How to get a house if your homeless.

How to get a house if your homeless As per Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, atleast five percent of the total area pooled under land pooling scheme may be reserved for providing affordable housing for the poor. Taking advantage of Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 which are impugned in the present writ petitions have been issued. It is the case of the petitioners that, the proposed allotment is ultravires to Section 53(1)(d) of the Act and contrary to the object of the Act, and the Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules 2015 (for short ‘Rules of 2015’).

It is stated that, according to the Rules of 2015, it is the role and responsibility of the Government to provide housing to stakeholders residing within the area under Land Pooling Scheme who are houseless as well as those losing their houses in the course of development. It is the further case of the petitioners that the said land cannot be and ought not to be allotted to non-stakeholders i.e. persons who are not residents of capital city area notified by the State of Andhra Pradesh under Section 3 of the Act; that G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 is issued for allotment of land to non-stakeholders i.e. persons who are non-residents of the capital city area and to the exclusion of residents of the capital city area; that the proposed allotment of Ac.1251-5065 cents by the Government would amount to extinguishment of entirety of the land bank available and reserved for developing housing for the poor residents of the capital city area for the years to come.

Therefore, it is contended that G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 which are impugned and contrary to the provisions of the Act and without any authority for such allotment.

In W.P (PIL).No.42 of 2020, certain additional grounds are also raised with regard to change of master plan and zoning regulations with reference to units classified as R-1, R-2 and R-3 and approval of Master Plan, including developmental activities. But, the core contention in I.A.Nos.1 of 2020 in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020 and W.P.No.5140 of 2020 is that, in case the land is allotted to poor people of outside capital city area, it would defeat the very object of enacting the Act and reserving five percent of land total area pooled under land pooling scheme as housing for the poor.

Even according to G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020, the intention is to provide land for the beneficiaries of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Krishna District and Tadepalli Municipality, Mangalagiri Municipality and selected Gram Panchayats of Tadepalli, Duggirala, Mangalagiri, Pedakakani Mandals of Guntur District. It is further stated that, the basis for issuing G.O.Ms.No.107 dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 is Section 53(1)(d) of the Act and it is eventually prayed that, if no interim order is granted, the entire land pooling, including establishment of land bank etc would become otiose.

Respondent Nos.1 & 2 in W.P (PIL).No. 42 of 2020 and Respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3 in W.P. No. 5140 of 2020 filed common counter affidavit and the same has been adopted by the Collector and District Magistrate, Guntur and Commissioner, C.R.D.A by filing separate affidavits, adopting the said counter. It is stated that the writ petitioner in W.P. No. 5140/2020 claims to be a landless and houseless poor who has been identified for receipt of pension under the Land Pooling Scheme which is paid to his wife Smt. Kolli Nirmala w.e.f. December 2017 in terms of G.O.Ms. No. 30 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 10.2.2016; that Smt. Kolli Nirmala is identified as a beneficiary under Indiramma housing Scheme – phase III, whereunder she was sanctioned a housing Unit for constructing a house in a plot claimed to be owned by her in Gram Kantam – i.e. land owned by the Government and administered by the Gram Panchayat, a possession certificate No.168/08, dt.11.07.2008 for land admeasuring 120 sq yards in Sy. No. 39 in Thullur Village (part of Amaravati Capital City Area) was issued by the Tahasildar concerned. In pursuance of the same, Smt. Kolli Nirmala received financial assistance of Rs. 34,250/-; that suppressing the said fact, the writ petition is filed on this ground alone, the petition is liable to be dismissed and that, it is a clear abuse of process of law.

The respondents specifically contended that, G.O. Ms.No.107 of the MA&UD (M2) Department, dated.25.02.2020 is issued to comply with the requirement of Section 53(1)(d) occurring in Chapter IX of AP CRDA Act, 2014 and the respondents have undertaken to provide affordable houses to the poor within the limits of Amaravati area and they are bound to provide houses to the poor in terms of the
Constitutional mandate.

9) It is also contended that, the apprehension of the petitioners that, land pooled in pursuance of the scheme enunciated under the statutory rules comprised in G.O.Ms.No.1 of the MA&UD (M2) dated 1.1.2015 is to be developed only for the purposes of the capital city and not for any other purpose is baseless; that it is specifically mentioned in Section 53 (1)(d) of the Act that atleast 5% of the land so pooled to be ear-marked and reserved for the purposes of housing for poor. It is to ensure that a capital city and the associated developments initially targeted do not make the capital city beyond the reach of under-privileged and weaker sections of the community. Therefore, the G.O.Ms.No.1 of the MA&UD (M2) dated 1.1.2015 was issued affording houses to the poor.

10) The respondents denied the allegation made in paragraph Nos. 11 and 13 in W.P.No.5140 of 2020, while stating that the impugned
G.O. contemplates notification of an extent of Ac.1251-5065 cents for being deployed for the purpose of house sites which is in addition to Ac. 87 earlier earmarked for the said purposes which covers 1338 acres within the capital city area earmarked for the weaker-section housing. The total extent, at the minimum earmarkable for the said purpose, relatable to the extent of the land so far pooled, i.e., 34,385.28 acres works out 1719 acres. After accounting for the 1338 acres so far identified, a further extent of 381 acres would be still available for future needs for the same purpose. However, this would not preclude the Government to enhance the extent of land within the capital city for being developed for the purpose, in the event of the eligible beneficiaries being available and willing to reside in the capital city. Therefore, the allegation that it would cause devastation to the land bank and the capital is without any basis.

11) It is also specifically contended that, the contention that, on the basis of Schedule-III of the Land Pooling Scheme, the Government has to provide housing only to those people who are houseless in the capital city area and those losing houses in the course of development is incorrect and untenable. According to the respondents, in other words, the contention of the petitioners that Section 53(1)(d) of the Act provides affordable housing to only those residing in CRDA capital city and that any relocation of such classes of citizens from out of the CRDA (capital city), would tantamount to a demographic change, is untenable in law. It is further stated, the Government proposed to comply with the proviso under Section 53(1)(d) of the Act r/w Clause (ii) of Part I of Schedule III of the Land Pooling Scheme and issued those G.Os. The respondents also explained the total extent pooled, notified and other details, but, they are not relevant for deciding the real issue.

12) The respondents denied the contention that the State has no authority to distribute the land pooled, while contending that, Section 57 (2) of the Principal Act vests the lands pooled only with the CRDA. The said provision is substituted by Section 4 of
Amending Act 1/2018, which reads as under;

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“4. Amendment of Section 57:- In section 57 of the Principal Act, for sub-section 2, the following shall be substituted, namely;-

(2) The notified area under the final land pooling scheme shall vest absolutely with the State Government and authority acting on behalf of Government, free from all encumbrances, for reconstituting and implementing the land pooling scheme. The lands shall be managed by the Authority for the purposes of this Act”.

13) It is specifically contended by the respondents that the Government proposed to distribute land to the poor under the scheme “Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu”, vide G.O. Ms. No. 367 dt. 19.08.2019, under BSO No. 21 and in terms of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (henceforth ‘Act 9 of 1977’). The guidelines laid in the said G.O.Ms.No. 367 dated
19.8.2019 were revised in the form of additional guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No. 488 dated 2.12.2019 wherein the character of the conveyance was one of modes of allocation and not an “assignment” for the purpose of Act 9 of 1977; that the terms of such policy are therefore not governed by the provisions of Act 9 of 1977 and the contentions of the writ petitioners posited on such premise are misconceived. It is further contended that the stipulation of duration of lock in period envisaged in the impugned G.O and the consequential processes therefore are valid in law. It is also contended that the ‘Land’ being an entity within the legislative competence of the State in pursuance of Entry 18 of List – 2 of the Constitution of India, the impugned G.O. can’t be validly contended to be beyond the competence of the State, more particularly in view of Article 162 of the Constitution of India whereby the executive power of the State is co-extensive to the legislative power of the State in respect of subject matters to be dealt with and regulated. The State has embarked on the said scheme, in pursuance of the obligations cast on the State under Part IV of the Constitution and the executive action, as comprised in the said GOs enshrining “pedallandiriki illu” seeks to endeavor to achieve the object of Article 39 of the Constitution. Therefore, it is contended that the G.Os cannot be held to be irregular.

14) While referring to contention of the petitioners that the persons belong to the area outside the notified capital area cannot be accommodated within the capital area in the land pooled, it is stated in the counter affidavit that the State is empowered to allot the land to any person within the capital city area and the same would not cause any damage to the capital demography and it is eventually prayed to dismiss the interlocutory applications filed along with the writ petitions.

15) Along with the counter affidavit, the respondents filed the following G.Os to substantiate their contentions.

1. G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 25.02.2020
2. G.O.Ms.No.66 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 13.02.2019
3. G.O.Ms.No.74 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 14.02.2019
4. G.O.Ms.No.367 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019
5. G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019
6. G.O.Ms.No.5 Law (F) Department dated 02.01.2018
7. A.P. Gazette No.1
8. G.O.Ms.No.213 MA & UD (U H) Department dated 24.05.2017
9. G.O.Ms.No.141 MA & UD (M2) Department dated 09.06.2015
10. G.O.Ms.No.34 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 24.01.2019
11. G.O.Ms.No.207 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 08.08.2016
12. G.O.Ms.No.227 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 15.06.2017

16) During hearing, learned Advocate General reiterated the contentions urged in the counter affidavit filed by the respondents and those contentions will be dealt at appropriate stage.

17) Learned Advocate General mainly contended that, immediately after completion of land pooling, the land would vest in the Government and the Government is alone competent to alienate the property and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is only a custodian of the property that vested in the Government. He has drawn our attention to Section 57 of the Act, which deals with final notification of land pooling scheme and amendment thereto. For better appreciation of the case, G.O.Ms.No.107 dated 25.02.2020 is extracted hereunder.
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (CRDA.2) DEPARTMENT

Government in furthering its commitment to the welfare of the people in the State, have initiated a flagship programme of allotting 25.00 Lakh House sites / Housing units under “ Pedalandariki Illu under Navaratnalu Scheme”.

2. To achieve this noble objective, it is decided that, CRDA shall provide land for the beneficiaries of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Tadepalli Municipality, Mangalagiri Municipality and selected Gram Panchayats of Tadepalli, Duggirala, Mangalagiri, Pedakakani Mandals.
3. In view of the above, the Commissioner, APCRDA in the letter 2nd read above, has stated that the Collectors of Krishna & Guntur Districts made a request to the Commissioner, APCRDA for allotment of identified lands to an extent of Ac.1251.51 Cents in the villages of Nowluru, Krishnayapalem, Nidamarru, Inavolu, Kuragallu and Mandadam for allotment of house sites to Economically Weaker Sections under “Pedalakandariki Illu” flagship program.
4. Further, the Commissioner, APCRDA has stated that as per sec. 53(d) of APCRDA Act, 2014 at least five (5) percent of total area pooled under Land Pooling Scheme may be allotted for providing affordable housing for the poor. In this regard, it is to submit that, an extent of Ac.87.02 cents of land pooled under LPS in Capital City, Amaravati was already utilized for housing purpose for the poor. In light of the requests made by the Collectors and facts stated above, the Commissioner, APCRDA has requested the Government to issue suitable orders in this regard.
5. After careful examination of the matter and in order to allot the house sites to the beneficiaries of above mentioned areas in CRDA area, Government hereby approve the following modalities to be taken up exclusively under Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu programme.
   I) Details of Beneficiaries & Extent of Land identified for allotment in CRDA area :-

II) Beneficiaries list

District collector Krishna & Guntur shall provide the list of beneficiaries to whom the house sites are to be allotted in the CRDA to the Commissioner, APCRDA.

III) Extent of House site patta
One house site patta shall be issued for an extent of 1 cent in the name of woman beneficiary of the house.
IV) Development of layout
CRDA shall take up development of layout, clearly demarcating the plots @ 1 cent per beneficiary and numbering the plots on the ground.
V) Conveyance deed shall be executed by the CRDA to the beneficiaries in the name of woman beneficiary only.
VI) Funds required for the layout development taken up by CRDA shall be provided by Revenue Department.
VII) CRDA shall take up housing scheme which shall be one of its unique models in the State with uniform elevation.
VIII) Implementation
A committee of three Officers with the Commissioner, APCRDA and the District Collectors of Krishna & Guntur shall be constituted for implementation of the programme.

The Commissioner, APCRDA and the Collectors of Krishna & Guntur shall take necessary action accordingly.

18) According to Section 57(2) of the Act, (Principal Act – 2014) the notified area under the final land pooling scheme shall vest absolutely with the Authority or the developer entity, as the case may be, free from all encumbrances, for reconstituting and implementing the land pooling scheme. However, this provision came to be amended by Act No.1 of 2018 by the Government on 02.01.2018.
The original provision of Section 57(2) and the amendment thereto are tabulated hereunder for better appreciation of the case:

Section 57(2) of the Act, 2014 Amendment to Section 57(2) (Principal Act) Vide Act No.1 of 2018 dated The notified area under the final The notified area under the final land pooling scheme shall vest land pooling scheme shall vest absolutely with the Authority or the absolutely with the State developer entity, as the case may be, Government and Authority acting free from all encumbrances, for on behalf of Government, free from reconstituting and implementing the all encumbrances, for reconstituting land pooling scheme. and implementing the land pooling scheme. The lands shall be managed by the Authority for the purposes of this Act.

19) It appears that the amendment was brought to the Act, conveniently by the State to have direct control over the pooled land. Therefore, as per amendment to Section 57(2), the Government is the owner of the land that vested in it after completion of land pooling. While referring to this amendment, the learned Advocate General vehemently contended that the Government is competent to assign or dispose of the lands in favour of the landless poor.

20) Upon hearing the contentions, it is relevant to refer to Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, which is the basis for issuance of G.O.Ms.No.107 dated 25.02.2020. Section 53(1)(d) obligates the authority that atleast five percent of total area of the land pooled under the scheme shall be for providing affordable housing for the poor. When the Act, itself permits affordable housing for the poor, the
Government intended to allot house sites to various poor persons as house sites. But, housing for the poor is different from allotment of lands. The word ‘housing’ though not defined under the Act, it is meant to provide houses by raising construction, but not site for construction. Even if the land is allotted to poor for housing purpose, they may not be in a position to construct houses on account of financial condition.

21) Section 57 of the pre-amended Act, deals with final notification of land pooling scheme. Sub-section (6) thereof, says that all lands reserved for the parks, play grounds and open spaces, and all lands allotted for roads, social amenities and affordable housing shall be deemed to be handed over to the Authority upon notification of the final land pooling scheme. The affordable housing scheme referred in Sub-Section (6) of Section 57 refers to Section 53(1)(d) of the Act. Therefore, the land is deemed to have been vested in the authority directly under the control of the Authority.

22) At this stage, it is relevant to deal with the Land and Property Related Provisions contained in Chapter XIII of the Act. According to Section 124 of the Act, the Authority may acquire any movable or immovable property by way of purchase, exchange, gift, lease, mortgage, negotiated settlement, or by any other means permissible under any law. When the authority is permitted to acquire immovable property under the prescribed modes mentioned in the Act, 2014, including land pooling, the Authority is deemed to have control over the same, on acquiring the land in different modes of acquisition.

23) It is the obligation of the Authority to create and maintain a Capital Region Land Development Bank in which all lands acquired, allotted, purchased or obtained through any mode shall be maintained, protected and used for the furtherance of the objectives of the Act. (vide Section 127 of the Act). If, for any reason, the entire land of Ac.1251-5065 cents is distributed to any other person(s), the question of creating Capital Region Land Development Bank under Section 127 of the Act does not arise, since there is nothing to be developed by the Capital Region Land Development Bank.

24) According to Sub-section (1) of Section 128 of the Act, the ‘Authority’ shall have the “first right of alienation of Government lands” within the capital region and such lands which may be required by the Authority shall be transferred to the Capital Region
Land Development Bank. Thus, it is evident from Section 128 of the Act that, if any Government land is to be alienated within the capital region, such land which may be required by the Authority, shall be transferred to the Capital Region Land Development Bank and it cannot be kept with any of the Authorities or the Government. But, totally deviating from Section 127 to Section 128, usurping the powers of the Authority under the Act, passed G.O.Ms.No.571 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 14.09.2012,
G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated
25.02.2020 with a view to provide house sites to various persons.

25) According to Section 130 of the Act, any land acquired by the Government and transferred to the Authority or any Government land alienated to the Authority, with or without development thereon, or any other immovable property belonging to the Authority, may be disposed of by the Authority in accordance with standing orders made for the purpose in this behalf.

26) On analysis of Sections 128 and 130 of the Act, it is clear that the Capital Region Development Authority alone is competent to dispose of the land acquired by the Government under Land Pooling Scheme or any land acquired by the Government and transferred to the Authority or any Government land alienated to the Authority and the Government has no authority to dispose of such land. Though, the State conveniently amended Section 57(2), but Sections 128 and 130 of the Act holds the field, which confers powers for alienation.

27) On overall consideration of the entire provisions of the Act, though the land is deemed to vest on the Government, in view of amendment by Act No.1 of 2018 to Section 57(2) of the Act, no power is conferred on the State Government to dispose of the land. Sections 128 and 130 of the Act alone are the enabling provisions to dispose of the land by the Capital Region Development Authority.
Even assuming that the power of Capital Region Development Authority is limited to alienate the land that is acquired by the Government under Land Pooling Scheme or any land acquired by the Government and transferred to the Authority or any Government land transferred to the Authority, the Government may not have authority to dispose of such land, in the absence of any provision permitting the Government to dispose of the land under the provisions of the Act.

28) According to Section 57(2) of the Act, the land is deemed to vest on the Government, in view of the amendment by Act No.1 of
2018 to the CRDA Act and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is only being custodian of the lands/property having control over it. The Authority to dispose of such lands is only with the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, but not to the Government, as discussed above. Therefore, the Government has no authority or power to alienate the land that vested on the Government which deemed to have transferred to the authority, issuance of G.O.Ms.No.571 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 14.09.2012, G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (AssignmentI) Department dated 19.08.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 for alienation of the lands by the Government, is prima facie contrary to the statute provisions.

29) According to the respondents, obviously, the alienation is not under The A.P. Board of Revenue Standing Orders to grant any assignment in favour of landless poor. The same is specifically asserted in Paragraph No.11 of the common counter filed by
Respondent No.1 & 2 in W.P (PIL).No. 42 of 2020 and Respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3 in W.P. No. 5140 of 2020. But, they are exercising power under Section 53(1)(d) of the Act and therefore, it would not attract the provisions of Act 9 of 1977, as such, the consistent plea of the respondents is that, it is only an alienation of the Government land or the land that vested on the Government by exercising power
Section 53(1)(d) of the Act.

30) Undoubtedly, after completion of land pooling, the land is deemed to have been vested in the Government in terms of amended provision i.e. Section 57(2) of the Act. But as discussed above, it is directly under the control of Capital Region Development Authority. However, as per Section 130 of the Act, authorized the Capital Region Development Authority is authorized to dispose of the land acquired and even vested with the Government. Thus, when the land is vested in the Government, still it is under the control of Capital Region Development Authority. In any view of the matter, when the land is divested, the State is deemed to be a trustee having control over the entire resources in the State. Hence, the Doctrine of Public Trust will apply to the lands and other resources under the control of the State and the State is required to maintain them for the reasonable use of the public.

The Public Trust Doctrine serves two purposes. It mandates affirmative action for effective management of resources and empowers citizens to question ineffective management of natural resources. It is a common law concept researched upon and established by United Nations and United States and India. Various common properties; including rivers, the seashore and the air are those whose trusteeship is held by government authorities for the uninterrupted public use. Additionally sovereign should also be careful while allocating and transferring these resources in a manner that it does not interfere with public interest.

The doctrine combines the guarantee of public access to public trust resources with a requirement of public accountability in respect of decision-making regarding such resources. Moreover, not only can it be used to protect the public from poor application of planning law or environmental impact assessment, it also has an intergenerational dimension. The Public Trust Doctrine can also be used as leverage during policy deliberations and public scoping sessions and hearings. This forces agencies to prove that their actions are not harmful to the extent that they will destroy a public resource. If the agencies fail to provide a more benign alternative, such act can be questioned by a law suit..

31) It is the duty of the State to protect the natural resources and the land within the State for the benefit of the public reasonable use and cannot alienate the same as it likes to the department or public at large. The Public Trust Doctrine primarily rests on the principle that certain resources like air, sea, waters, land and the forests have such a great importance to the people as a whole that it would be wholly unjustified to make them a subject of private ownership. While dealing with such resources, the State must act fairly without causing any detriment to the public at large. Therefore, while dealing with such resources like air, sea, waters, land and the forests that vested in the Government, the same cannot be alienated as a matter of course, due to its political policy or otherwise. The Apex Court, time and again reiterated the obligation of the State as to how the resources can be dealt with while dealing the power of the Court in writ petitions to interfere with the actions of the State.

32) While dealing with the power of the Court in writ petition to interfere with the actions of the State, the Supreme Court held that, what needs to be emphasized is that the State and/or its agencies/instrumentalities cannot give largesse to any person according to the sweet will and whims of the political entities and/or officers of the State. Every action/decision of the State and/or its agencies/instrumentalities to give largesse or confer benefit must be founded on a sound, transparent, discernible and well defined policy, which shall be made known to the public by publication in the Official Gazette and other recognized modes of publicity and such policy must be implemented/executed by adopting a non-discriminatory and non-arbitrary method irrespective of the class or category of persons proposed to be benefited by the policy.

The distribution of largesse like allotment of land, grant of quota, permit licence etc. by the State and its agencies/instrumentalities should always be done in a fair and equitable manner and the element of favoritism or nepotism shall not influence the exercise of discretion, if any, conferred upon the particular functionary or officer of the State.

There cannot be any policy, much less, a rational policy of allotting land on the basis of applications made by individuals, bodies, organizations or institutions de hors an invitation or advertisement by the State or its agency/instrumentality. By entertaining applications made by individuals, organisations or institutions for allotment of land or for grant of any other type of largesse the State cannot exclude other eligible persons from lodging competing claim. Any allotment of land or grant of other form of largesse by the State or its agencies/instrumentalities by treating the exercise as a private venture is liable to be treated as arbitrary, discriminatory and an act of favoritism and/or nepotism violating the soul of the equality clause embodied in Article 14 of the Constitution. (vide Akhil Bhartiya Upbhokta Congress v. State of Madhya Pradesh ).

33) The Apex Court in Centre for Public Litigation and others v. Union of India2, popularly known as ‘2G Spectrum case’ held that, when a policy decision to alienate/allocate natural resources is not backed by a social or welfare purpose, and precious and scarce resources are alienated for commercial pursuits of profit maximising private entrepreneurs, adoption of means other than those that are held arbitrary to face wrath of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court further held that, disposal of State largesse/natural resources by rightful and prudent choice of action pro-assure maximisation of revenue. When natural resources are made available by State to private persons for commercial
exploitation, exclusively for their individual gain, State’s endeavour must be towards revenue maximisation. Validity of a trading agreement executed by State has to be judged by the test that entire benefit arising therefrom ensures to State, and is not used as a cloak for conferring private benefits to a limited class of persons.

34) In Provash Chandra Dalui v. Biswanath Banerjee , the Supreme Court while dealing with mining leases renewal and extension, has drawn distinction between ‘extension’ and ‘renewal’ and observed that, chiefly in the case of renewal, a new lease is required, while in the case of extension the same lease continues in force during additional period by the performance of the stipulated act. In other words, the word ‘extension’ when used in its proper and usual sense in connection with a lease means a prolongation of the lease. Finally, the Apex Court arrived at a conclusion that, mining leases cannot be granted as a matter of routine.

35) The Government is the custodian of the public property and the Government cannot allot the property to whomsoever they like on account of political affiliation or patronage, since, it would cause substantial loss to the public at large i.e. State. The Constitutional
Bench of the Supreme Court in Re:Special Reference No.1 of
20124 referred the Doctrine of Public Trust.

36) At the same time, The Apex Court in Centre for Public Litigation and others v. Union of India (referred supra), while dealing with allocation of natural resources and distribution of State largesse/Government contracts held that, First-Come-First-Serve
(FCFS) is based on sheer chance and is therefore per se unfair. It is also susceptible to manipulation, favouritism and misuse by unscrupulous persons and wherever a contract is to be awarded or a license is to be given, public authority must adopt a transparent and fair method for making selections so that all eligible persons get a fair opportunity of competition.

State and its agencies/instrumentalities must always adopt a rational method for disposal of public property and no attempt should be made to scuttle the claim of worthy applicants. When it comes to alienation of scarce natural resources like spectrum, etc., it is burden of State to ensure that a nondiscriminatory method is adopted for distribution and alienation, which would necessarily result in protection of national/public interest. A duly publicised auction conducted fairly and impartially is perhaps the best method for discharging this burden. While transferring or alienating natural resources, State is duty-bound to adopt method of auction by giving wide publicity so that all eligible persons can participate in the process.

37) In Manohar Lal Sharma v. Principal Secretary and others mining of coal and all allocations of coal blocks by Central
Government was challenged before the Court by Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma. The Apex Court by invoking Doctrine of Public Trust, cancelled the allotment of Coal Blocks.

38) If, these principles are applied to the present facts of the case, allotment of land of an extent of 1 cent as per amended scheme to the Below Poverty Line people of various districts under the programme ‘Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu’ vide G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 is nothing but alienation of the property to an individual. G.O.Ms.No.367 dated 19.08.2019 prescribes certain guidelines for distribution of house sites. Guideline No.2 deals with size/extent of house site pattas in Rural and Urban Areas. Guideline No.5 deals with Eligibility for identification of eligible beneficiaries in Rural and Urban Areas, which are as follows:

ELIGIBILITY:

The following eligibility conditions are to be strictly adhered to for identification of eligible beneficiaries.

A) Rural Area:
i. The beneficiary shall belong to the identified Below Poverty Line (BPL) category household having white ration card.
ii. The beneficiary shall not have an own House/House Site anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh. T
iii. The Beneficiary shall not have been covered in any previous Housing Scheme of the State/Central Government.
iv. The Beneficiary shall not have more than Ac.2.5 cts of Wet Land or Ac.5.00 cts of Dry Land.
v. The beneficiary shall possess an valid Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar details shall be collected only with the consent of beneficiary

B) Urban Area:

i. The beneficiary shall not have an Own House/House Site anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The beneficiary shall not have been covered in any previous Housing Scheme of the State/Central Government.
iii. The beneficiary shall not have more than Ac.2.5 cts of Wet Land or Ac.5.00 cts of Dry Land.
iv. The Annual Income (from all the sources) of the Household should not exceed Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only).
v. The beneficiary shall possess an valid Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar details shall be collected only with the consent of beneficiary.

39) Method of selection of eligible beneficiaries is prescribed under Guideline No.6 and Guideline No.7 deals with Identification of Lands and they are extracted hereunder for better appreciation of the case:

METHOD OF SELECTION:

a) The Applications shall be invited at Village/Ward Level considering village/town as a unit respectively.
b) All applications shall be enquired by the Village/Ward Volunteers for adherence to the eligibility conditions.
c) The draft List of identified eligible beneficiaries shall be published at Village/Ward Secretariat calling for further claims & objections.
d) Grama/Ward Sabha shall be conducted to finalise the list of beneficiaries duly redressing the claims & objections.
e) The final list of beneficiaries shall be submitted for approval of the District Collector by the Tahsildars and Municipal Commissioners in the Rural and Urban areas respectively.
f) The final list of beneficiaries approved by the District Collector shall be published in the respective Village/Ward Secretariat.
g) In case of any further claims or objections, the Tahsildar/Municipal Commissioner shall function as the redressal officer duly taking approval from the District Collector.

7. IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS: The District Collectors shall identify:
   a) All available Government lands,
   b) Lands under the possession of Government institutions/ corporations and other Government bodies which are far beyond their requirement, considering that the said lands are suitable for providing house sites shall be resumed as per procedure,
   c) Land parcels falling under category of Ceiling Surplus lands, Inam lands, Estate Lands and LTR lands involved in minor litigations which can be resolved & resumed within few months,
   d) Lands available in the industrial parks developed by APIIC which are suitable for House sites/ Housing Units shall be utilised for industrial labour,
   e) Lands that can be made available under land pooling scheme,
   f) Eligible Beneficiaries possessing Own Sites in GramaKantam shall be identified for construction of Houses by issuing possession certificates,
   g) House sites issued previously by various departments that remain unutilized and kept vacant without construction of houses shall be identified for this purpose and resumed following due procedure.
   h) The District Collectors shall identify land owners who are willing to donate their lands for this noble cause i.e. housing programme for needy homeless people in the society.
   i) The District Collectors are instructed to take up land acquisition either by purchase through negotiation or through compulsory acquisition as a last resort after exhausting all other possibilities.
   j) The Assigned lands shall be resumed for this purpose only in rare cases when no other alternative land is available. The compensation shall be paid as per guide lines issued in G.O.Ms.No.259, Revenue (ASSN.I) Department, Dt:21-06 2016.

40) The land that can be made available under the Land Pooling Scheme can also be identified for alienation of the land to the Below Poverty Line people. But, there is a difference between grant of patta under B.S.O. 21 and alienation as per G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenu (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020. The alienation cannot be equated with an assignment under B.S.O 21.

When once the Government proposes to alienate the land by executing a deed of conveyance, collecting registration fee and stamp duty, with a clause permitting them to alienate the same after five years, creates any amount of suspicion prima facie and it is far from fair disposal of the land. If the Government intends to alienate the Government land, which is within its domain, the procedure laid down in various judgments referred above is to be followed. Instead of following such procedure, the State invented a separate procedure of alienation by executing a deed of conveyance permitting the beneficiaries to alienate the property after five years by collecting the stamp duty and registration fee. Hence, the procedure being adopted by the State for alienation of the Government largesse is contrary to the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in various judgments referred above prima facie. On the other hand, the State has no power of disposal of the land that vested in it, in view of Section 130 of the Act, 2014, though the lands are vested in it under Section 57(2) of the Act. Therefore, we find prima facie that the State has no power to dispose of the land that vested in it under Section 57(2) of the Act, prima facie, and that the procedure being adopted by the State Government for alienation of the land in the guise of ‘Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu’ flagship programme which is one of the promises in the political manifesto of the party in power, by executing deed of conveyance giving relaxations, and collecting Rs.20/- (Rs.10/- towards cost of stamp paper and Rs.10/ towards lamination charges from the beneficiary, with a clause permitting them to alienate the land after expiry of five years is prima facie contrary to the law laid down by the
Hon’ble Apex Court in various judgments.

41) Learned Advocate General mainly contended that, the Act is a complete code by itself, as several rules were framed under the Act and regulations were framed under the Act. Learned Advocate General mainly relied on Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, which enables the State to reserve atleast five percent of total area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor. To, provide such housing for the poor, Amaravati Land Allotment Regulations, 2017, were framed vide G.O.Ms.No.229 Municipal Administration and Urban Development (CRDA-2) dated 15.06.2017. The main object to frame the Regulations is to give effect to the provisions of the Act or the Rules framed under the Act. As such, the Regulations are framed by Capital Region Development Authority with the previous approval of the Andhra Pradesh State Government, prescribing in detail the methodology and procedure for allotment of land.

42) Learned Advocate General has drawn attention of this Court to Regulation No.2(1)(d), which enables the State to provide housing for economically weaker sections, as identified by the Government of Andhra Pradesh or Government of India from time to time. But, who are economically weaker as used in Regulation No.2(1)(d) is different from the language used in Section 53(1)(d) of the CRDA Act, where the word “poor” is mentioned specifically. The word “poor” is different from “economically weak”. Therefore, Regulation No.2(1)(d) cannot be equated with Section 53(1)(d) of the CRDA Act, in view of the subtle distinction between poor and economically weak.

43) Definition of the word “poor” from various dictionaries is defined as follows:

1. Dictionary.com – “having little or no money, goods, or other means of support”.
2. Oxford – “lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society”.

44) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India issued Operational Guidelines for the scheme
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in January, 2017, where, “Economically Weaker Section (EWS) households” are defined as households having an annual income upto Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees
Three Lakhs only).

45) Hence, while referring to Regulation No.2(1)(d), the learned Advocate General contended that the State intended to allot the land to the poor, which is contrary to the Statutory provision i.e Section 53(1)(d) of the Act. The eligibility criteria for allotment of such land is the procedure to be followed as mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.488 dated 02.12.2019 and G.O.Ms.No. 367 dated 19.8.2019 and its annexure thereto. Thus, G.O.Ms No. 488 dated 02.12.2019 and annexure to G.O.Ms.No. 367 dated 19.8.2019 fixed the following eligibility to claim benefits under the G.Os.

5. ELIGIBILITY:

The following eligibility conditions are to be strictly adhered to for identification of eligible beneficiaries.

A) Rural Area:

i. The beneficiary shall belong to the identified “Below Poverty Line (BPL)” category household having white ration card.
ii. The beneficiary shall not have an own House/House Site anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh. T
iii. The Beneficiary shall not have been covered in any previous Housing Scheme of the State/Central Government.
iv. The Beneficiary shall not have more than Ac.2.5 cts of Wet Land or Ac.5.00 cts of Dry Land.
v. The beneficiary shall possess an valid Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar details shall be collected only with the consent of beneficiary

    B) Urban Area: 

i. The beneficiary shall not have an Own House/House Site anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
ii. beneficiary shall not have been covered in any previous Housing Scheme of the State/Central Government.
iii. The beneficiary shall not have more than Ac.2.5 cts of Wet Land or Ac.5.00 cts of Dry Land.
iv. The Annual Income (from all the sources) of the Household should not exceed Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only).
v. The beneficiary shall possess a valid Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar details shall be collected only with the consent of beneficiary.

46) No ceiling on annual income for the beneficiary in Rural Areas is fixed, but only the ceiling on holding of agricultural land, wet and dry is fixed specifying that beneficiary shall not have more than Ac.2-5 cts of Wet Land or Ac.5-00 cts of Dry Land, but, did not specify the other classes of persons like businessmen, etc., who are eligible for such benefits. However, in Rural Areas, the beneficiary should be a “Below Poverty Line (BPL)” category having household supply card. Therefore, the Below Poverty Line (BPL) persons are only eligible for such allotment in Rural Areas. Whereas, in Urban Areas, no such restriction is imposed, and the annual income of the household/beneficiary to be identified should not exceed Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only). If, that is the case, certain categories like artisans viz, weavers, potters and blacksmiths will also be entitled to claim such benefit.

47) At this stage, it is relevant to refer to the instructions in G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated
02.12.2019 and they are as follows:
i. The eligible beneficiary shall be given House site once in a life time.
ii. Wherever possible individual plot of an extent of 1 cent (Ac.0.01 cent) shall be provided instead of flats in urban areas, thus accommodate 55 plots per acre.
iii. Construction of flats (G+3) shall be taken up wherever adequate land is not available.
iv. Those families eligible for ration cards but not yet been issued shall also be included in the list of eligible beneficiaries for house sites. In respect of all such cases Mee-Seva Income Certificate is mandatory.
v. Encroachers in objectionable government lands shall be evicted immediately after giving house sites in the present scheme.
vi. Requisition shall be filed by Tahsildar with District Collector furnishing the details of the Government land available for House sites and balance land required. vii. Established norms prescribed by UDAS, ULBs, DTCP in preparation of layout shall be strictly followed.
viii. Standard Design for Housing units shall be prepared by Housing / MA & UD Departments.
ix. Plots shall be linked with Aadhar / Ration card so as to avoid duplication of beneficiaries and the data base shall be maintained for future purposes also.
x. The present house site allotment is treated as concessional allotment and not an free assignment.
xi. Accordingly, Plots shall be allotted duly collecting Rs.20/- (Rs.10/- towards cost of stamp paper and Rs.10/- towards lamination charges) from the beneficiary. Plot allotment certificate (Patta) shall be issued on free hold basis with a lock-in period of 5 years for sale purpose from the date of issue of allotment order.
xii. After completion of 5 years period, in case of personal exigency, beneficiary can sell the plot and sub-registrar shall honour for registration without any NOC from any department whatsoever. However the beneficiaries will not be entitled for house site once again, and are debarred permanently.
xiii. The house site is a bankable document and bank loan can be raised at any time.
xiv. Beneficiaries list prepared shall always be displayed in ULBs / Gram Panchayats and whenever there are changes, the same shall also be displayed.
xv. Beneficiaries list in urban areas shall be shared with Andhra Pradesh Township and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APTIDCO) to accommodate them in various housing schemes.

48) Learned Advocate General relied on Additional Guideline
Nos. (x) & (xi) of G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019 to contend that the allotment is only on concessional basis and not a free assignment and this is intended only to fulfil the object of the Act by providing housing to the poor in terms of Section 53(1)(d) of the Act.

49) However, Guideline No.(xii) directed the sub-registrars to honour the registration without any NOC from any department whatsoever, in case of personal exigency, after completion of five years period. However, the Government is permitting the beneficiaries to sell the land allotted to them, where the intention is to provide housing to the poor. If they are allowed to sell the land/property after five years, the poor will remain poor forever. The Guideline Nos. (ix), (x) & (xii) impede or defeat the very object of allotment of house sites to the poor at free of cost, since the object is to provide basic amenities like food and shelter to every poor person in the State. But, permitting the poor allottees to sell the property after five years will again drive them into poverty, thereby denying them to claim other future benefits to remain as homeless poor though their life.

50) Learned Advocate General has also drawn attention of this Court to Amaravati Land Allotment Regulations, 2017, for limited purpose of permitting the State to allot land for housing to the poor.
A bare look at the entire scheme of Amaravati Land Allotment Regulations, 2017, shows that the State cannot allot such land under the regulations at its whim and fancy, in view of the guidelines fixed for allotment of land under Regulations.

51) Guideline No.3.1.1 obligates the Capital Region Development Authority to constitute “Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee
(LASC)”. According to Guideline No.3.1.2, the Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) shall consist of an Additional Commissioner (dealing with the subject) as Chairman and the heads of: Finance & Accounts, Engineering, Planning, Estates and Economic Development and shall be constituted by a Standing Order of the Authority. According to Regulation No.3.1.3, the Committee shall make its recommendations to the Commissioner for his consideration on various aspects as envisaged in Regulation 4. The Role and Responsibilities of Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee
(LASC) are prescribed under Regulation No.3.1.4 According to Regulation No.3.1.4.1.1, Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) shall Assess the land available with the Authority and list out the area wise, zone wise lands to be allotted in the next 1 year/5 years/10 years from the date of notification of these Regulations and earmark them for different purposes of allotment. According to
Regulation No.3.1.4.1.2 of Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) shall Identify lands to be reserved for a successive period of ten (10) years from the date of notification of these Regulations for the purpose of achieving monetization at a future date.

52) Regulation No.3.2 of Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee
(LASC) prescribed process to be followed for allotment of land.
Similarly, Regulation No.4 of Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) prescribed the objectives of Land Allotment and they are extracted hereunder for better appreciation:
4.1 Authority shall allot land for the following objectives or any combination of the same:
4.1.1 Revenue maximization: The objective is to maximize income to the Authority through land allotment.
4.1.2 Economic Development: The objective of allotment for economic development is to maximize investments, job creation and value addition at the city level. Such allotments have positive externalities which enhance the land value of adjacent lands belonging to the Authority. Examples include corporate offices, business parks, banks, financial institutions, etc. The Authority may issue Standing Orders detailing the possible types of Allottees under this category.
4.1.3 Social Development: The objective of allotment for social development is to create a liveable environment, facilitate socio-cultural development and provide public services/facilities such as health, education, etc. In this context, commercial exploitation of land is not the primary focus of land use and the determining factors would be the number of people impacted and the liveability standard. As a result, the allotment is done on concessional terms. Examples include affordable housing, not-for-profit health and educational institutions, socio-cultural organizations, etc. The Authority may issue Standing Orders detailing the possible types of Allottees under this category.
4.1.4 Infrastructure and Public Utilities: The objective of allotment in this case is to develop essential infrastructure needed for a capital city and for the provision of public utilities such as water, sewerage treatment plans, power supply, roads, post offices, police stations, etc. The potential Allottees under this method are:
4.1.4.1 Public utility players such as Andhra
Pradesh Power
Generation Corporation.
4.1.4.2 Private players in the public utilities space.

53) The objective of allotment for social development prescribed under Regulation No.4.1.3 is to create a liveable environment and allotment must be done on concessional terms. But, the regulation did not prescribe allotment of house sites at free of cost. Though
Regulation No.4.1.3 permits allotment of “concessional terms”, the State intended to allot the land at free of cost, vide Guideline Nos. (xi)
of G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019, which is extracted above. But, Clause (x) of the said G.O says that, the allotment shall be treated as concessional allotment, but not a free assignment. When the State is not collecting any amount towards price of the land proposed to be allotted while collecting Rs.20/- (Rs.10/- towards cost of stamp paper and Rs.10/- towards lamination charges) from the beneficiary, it cannot be termed as allotment on concessional rate, on the other hand it is free allotment. Therefore, Guideline No.(xi) is not in consonance with the objective of land allotment as per Regulation No.4.1.3, prima facie.

54) Regulation No.5 deals with pricing, it is the obligation of the Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) to determine the base price for such land allotment and it reads as follows:
5.1 Base Price and its Determination
5.1.1 Base Price of the Land or any parcel of land or of any Plot shall be determined in the following manner.
5.1.2 Initially the Base Price may be declared for the entire Land in Amaravati Capital City Area or for a larger portions of land in Capital Region. However, as the differential development takes place, the Base price shall be progressively declared for smaller areas in the Amaravati Capital City or Capital Region reflecting

i) similar level of infrastructure and development, or ii) grouped according to the location.

5.1.3 If the Base Price is fixed for the entire Amaravati Capital City Area then it shall be the sum of the following costs divided by the net saleable area under different uses as per the Master Plan.
5.1.3.1 Land Procurement Price which shall be the costs of land pooling scheme including the cost of acquisition, relief and rehabilitation costs, proportionate cost of Tier 1 infrastructure and full cost of the Tier 2 infrastructure for the area of the land to be returned to original owners.
5.1.3.2 Balance cost of the Tier 1infrastructure.
5.1.3.3 Full cost of the Tier 2 infrastructure in the non-returnable area.
5.1.3.4 Establishment and Administrative costs.
5.1.3.5 The financing costs.
5.1.3.6 Miscellaneous Costs such as legal fees incurred by the Authority towards the implementation of the Act, Rules or these Regulations.
5.1.4 If the Base Price is fixed for specific parcels of land within the Amaravati Capital City Area then it shall be the sum of following costs divided by the net saleable area of that particular parcel of land.
5.1.4.1 Land Procurement Price which shall be the costs of land pooling scheme including the cost of acquisition, relief and rehabilitation costs, proportionate cost of Tier 1 infrastructure and full cost of the Tier 2 infrastructure for the area of the land to be returned to original owners.
5.1.4.2 Proportionate cost of the Tier 1 infrastructure in the said parcel of land.
5.1.4.3 Full cost of the Tier 2 infrastructure in the said parcel of land.
5.1.4.4 Establishment and Administrative costs.
5.1.4.5 The financing costs.
5.1.4.6 Miscellaneous Costs such as legal fees incurred by the Authority towards the implementation of the Act, Rules or These Regulations.
5.1.5 In case of 4.1.4 above, there shall be different Base Price for different parcels of land, due to the existing or proposed differential levels of the infrastructure.
5.1.6 In case of phased allotment of land, only tier2 infrastructure which will be provided by the Authority for subsequent parcels of land shall be included in the computation of Base Price.
5.1.7 The Base Price may be revised by the Authority from time to time.
5.2 Reserve Price and its Determination
5.2.1 The Authority may from time to time declare the Reserve Price for the land in the Amaravati Capital City Area for different types of uses of land.
5.2.2 Reserve Price shall be determined with due reference to:
5.2.2.1 The type of use of the land.
5.2.2.2 Premium location of the land; if any
5.2.2.3 The Base FSI for the land.
5.2.2.4 Any other criteria to be decided by the Authority from time to time.
5.2.3 Reserve Price shall be determined as per the prescribed procedure and/or guidelines by the Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee and approved by the Authority from time to time. The approved Reserve Price shall be issued in the form of a Standing Order of the Authority.

55) In the present facts of the case, no Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) was constituted in terms of Regulation No.3 and no base price is determined for such land allotment in terms of Regulation No.5, but the Government intended to allot the land as free hold without collecting any amount. Such allotment of land at free of cost is contrary to Regulation No.5 prima facie.

56) Regulation No.6 deals with methods of allotment and selection. According to Regulation No.6.1.1, allotment of land shall be made by the method of freehold/leasehold for land allotted for residential and commercial uses. According to Regulation No.6.2, in case of a public auction/tender, the Authority shall cause a Public Notice to be issued as provided in the Act.

57) According to Regulation No.6.2.1, Conditions of the Auction / Tender; the auction/tender shall be subject to the following general conditions in addition to any other specific conditions which may be announced on a case to case basis. According to Regulation No.6.2.2, Every individual/entity who intends to participate must submit an earnest money deposit (EMD) which shall not be less than Five percent of the reserved price (in case of auction) and not less than
Ten percent of the reserved price (in case of tender). Regulation No.6.2.3 says that the accepted Bid shall not be less than the Reserve Price or the Upset Price as may be determined by the
Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC). According to Regulation No.6.2.4, the Authority shall have the right to reject the highest Auction Bid or the highest Tender Bid without assigning any reasons thereof and Regulation No.6.2.5 says that, The balance amount being the difference between the Auction Bid amount and the
EMD, shall be paid in two instalments as provided in these
Regulations.

58) The other method of allotment of land is prescribed under Regulation No.6 which deals with Quality cum method of allotment of land is Quality cum Price Based Selection, on application and/or by Nomination and randomized selection. Final approval of allotment of shall be made at the level mentioned in the table contained in
Regulation No.6.7.1 and reads as follows:

59) Learned Advocate General contended that, based on the Regulations referred above, the land is being allotted. But, in our view, the State prima facie failed to follow the procedure provided under the Regulations which are referred in the earlier paragraphs. 60) The Regulations never permitted the State to allot the land at free of cost, but, on overall reading of various regulations referred above, the power is vested with the Capital Region Development
Authority on recommendation of Land Allotment Scrutiny Committee (LASC) for various purposes referred above. Therefore, the State has no role and only the Additional Commissioner or the Land Allotment
Scrutiny Committee (LASC) or the Capital Region Development Authority is competent to approve the allotment, except in case where the allotment was made on quality based selection for an area more than 10 Acres (vide Sr.No.3, Column No.3 of the table mentioned above).

61) In the present facts of the case, no such procedure is admittedly followed, no base price is fixed for allotment of land towards house sites either to the poor or weaker sections. Hence, the procedure prescribed by the State vide G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue
(Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019; G.O.Ms.No.107 MA &
UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019, is prima facie contrary to the Regulations.

62) The proposed amendment by constituting different committees prescribing procedure vide Guideline No.(viii) of G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 for providing house sites, prescribing the Members of Monitoring Mechanism under Guideline No.16 (a), (b) & (c) is totally contrary to the Regulations mentioned above. Even otherwise, the guidelines prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 or G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (AssignmentI) Department dated 02.12.2019, are issued for allotment of house sites without fixing any base price as provided under the Regulations referred above and providing “house sites” which is not provided under Section 53(1)(d) of the Act or Regulation No.4.1.3.

63) Yet, another prima facie lacuna in the procedure being followed for allotment of house sites/housing to the poor is that, failure of the
Authority to follow any of the methods of allotment narrated above. In case, the Authority i.e Capital Region Development Authority intends to allot the land and select the beneficiaries, the Authority has to follow anyone of the methods contemplated under Regulation No.6 referred above. But, the State intends to exercise power over the lands and allot the same to economically weaker section or poor, fixing various standards to the beneficiaries to be selected, both in Urban and Rural Areas. Since the State has no role in such allotment as per the Regulations, exercising power to take over the land and allot the same to the poor or weaker sections is a prima facie illegality. Even in the absence of any Regulation, the method to be followed when the Government wanted to part with a largesee is by conducting public auction.

64) One of the contentions urged by the learned counsel for the petitioner Sri Karumanchi Indraneel Babu in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020 is that, very allotment of the land at free of cost, reducing lock-in period to five years is contrary to the provisions of A.P.Act IX of 1977. There is a distinction between assignment and allotment of either house sites or agricultural lands to the landless poor under the Land Allotment Policy vide G.O.Ms.No.571 Revenue (Assignment-I)
Department dated 14.09.2012 and B.S.O 21 of A.P. Board Revenue Board Standing Orders, consisting two different provisions for assignment of house sites in villages and towns, but, whereas, allotment of land under land allotment policy is totally different from B.S.O 21. In the event of assignment of house site either in village or in town, the Government used to impose a lifetime ban on alienation of the property. But now, it is reduced from 20 years to 5 years. In relaxing the condition from twenty years to five years, while imposing restriction of five years for sale after alienation of the land by issuing patta (G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019), sale of such land/site after five years which was allotted on the ground that the beneficiary is poor or belonging to economically weaker section, would defeat the very purpose of providing housing to the poor or economically weaker section, as they are not entitled to claim such benefit under any scheme throughout their lifetime. On account of granting permission to sell their lands after five years from the date of allotment, while dis-entitling them to claim such benefit, is nothing but indirectly allowing such poor or economically weaker sections to remain as houseless poor throughout their lifetime. Moreover, as per G.O.Ms.No.367 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 25.02.2020, the lock-in period is only five years, but the State is collecting Rs.20/- (Rs.10/- towards cost of stamp paper and Rs.10/- towards lamination charges) from the beneficiary by way of grant in favour of either poor or economically weaker sections. The amount, the State is proposing to collect, is not sale consideration. Therefore, the allotment of house sites under the Land Allotment Policy is only a grant at free of cost in favour of the poor or economically weaker sections. Normally, the Government will assign the land issuing pattas only in respect of “Grama Natham” which are known as “cheap lands”.

65) “Grama Natham” can be defined as land upon which houses can be built in a village. This was used to differentiate sites for development from government-held land such as Inam land (gift land), Ryotwari land (land belonging to the actual cultivator, but currently not in practice), Pannai land and Waste land. Grama Natham is not a property of the government, but belongs to the village panchayat on which houses can be built for residential purposes by those living in the villages. Typically, Grama Natham land does not a have a sale deed or parent deed. In Grama Natham, the first occupier of the land is considered the rightful owner, and generally, a Patta is issued on an application from its first occupier.
Poramboke land is often compared with Grama Natham. “Poram” means outside, and “boke” means revenue record. Hence the word, poramboke, can be defined as land which lies outside revenue records. By such a definition, any piece of land can be classified either as a privately-owned Patta land, Government Poramboke land or Grama Natham land. Although Grama Natham can be used for building a house, there is always a risk of litigation when the government needs the land for its projects. If the Natham is unoccupied, it will be classified as a Poramboke Natham. Where such Poramboke Nathams are concerned, the government acts as a
custodian, and may allocate the piece of land to an individual.
66) Whereas, in the present case, the land pooled will not fall within Grama Natham land, since the Government incurred substantial amount for pooling of land. Even otherwise, it was agricultural land earlier i.e. private patta land and after pooling, it was converted into different zones like residential, industrial, commercial or agricultural purpose; open spaces, parks and gardens, green-belts, zoological gardens and playgrounds; public institutions and offices and other special purposes under Section 38 of the Act. The land proposed to be allotted cannot be treated as Grama Natham land to assign the same under B.S.O 21. However, assignment need not be at free of cost, but, sometimes, the State is collecting amount towards consideration for assignment.

67) Assignment under B.S.O 21 would not fall within the Land
Allotment Policy. When the Authority under the Act, reserved atleast five percent of total area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor, such lands must be allotted for affordable housing to poor. But, such allotment is subject to the Act, 2014;
Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015 and Amaravati Land Allotment Regulations, 2017. Giving go-bye to those Regulations, as discussed in the earlier paragraphs, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.367 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019, G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA-2) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019 to allot the lands to the economically weaker sections and not to the poor, the word ‘poor’ is different from
‘economically weaker sections’ as discussed above.

68) Though the land is reserved for providing affordable housing to the poor, contrary to that, the State alienated the lands to economically weaker section people, subject to the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 fixing certain eligibility for identification of eligible beneficiaries in Rural and Urban Areas. G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019 prima facie appears to be contrary to the intention of the Legislature in reserving five percent land pooled area for the affordable housing for the poor.
Economically weaker sections would not fall within the definition of
‘poor’.

69) Learned Advocate General contended that the assigned land cannot be alienated, in view of Section 3(2) of Act IX of 1977.
But, the lifetime ban is reduced to 20 years and whereas, such restriction on alienation when land is allotted is only 5 years, as per Guideline No.(xii) of G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (AssignmentI) Department dated 02.12.2019. Therefore, the provisions of A.P.Act
IX of 1977 have no application.

70) Learned Advocate General has relied on judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court in M/s Sudalagunta Sugars Limited., v. The Joint Collector, Chittoor and another to contend that, when there is a complete ban on alienation, provisions of A.P Act IX of 1977 are applicable and when restriction is lifted, the provisions of A.P Act IX of 1977 are not applicable.

71) On account of lifting of lifetime ban, permitting the beneficiaries under the assignment to alienate the property after 20 years, in view of the amendment to Act 9 of 1977, Act 9 of 1977 cannot be applied, as it would be on par with alienation covered by
Land Allotment Policy vide G.O.Ms.No.367 MA & UD Revenue
(Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019. The Land Alienation
Policy is totally different from the allotment as per Board Standing Orders for grant of assignments and A.P Act IX of 1977 will have no application to the grant in favour of economically weaker sections as affordable housing under the Land Allotment Policy. Hence, we find no substance in the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Karumanchi Indraneel Babu prima facie.

72) In the same writ petition, W.P. (PIL) No.42 of 2020, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Karumanchi Indraneel Babu vehemently contended that, as per the Master Plan, the area is divided into various regions i.e. R-1, R-2, R-3 & R-4 and specified minimum plot and size under different categories. The minimum plot size under R-1 category is 100 square meters and Master Plan and Zonal Regulations are notified in the month of February, 2015, dividing different areas, fixing rates, width etc and it is in force as on date. But, the State now proposed to allot only one cent in Urban Areas and 1 ½ in Rural Areas. One cent is equal to 48.4 square yards and 100 square meters is equal to 119.599 square yards. When there is a restriction on minimum allotment of house site or plot of land under Zonal Regulations framed under Sections 38 & 39, they are deemed to be continuing till they are modified. Hence, proposed alienation of one cent of land within Amaravati Capital City Area is contrary to the Zoning Regulations, prima facie and it defeats the very purpose of fixing minimum plot size depending upon the region.

73) Section 38 of the Act obligates the authority to prepare development plans for the capital region and Section 39 of the Act deals with process of approval of plans. The Zonal Regulations and the Master Plans were prepared exercising power under Section 38 and approved by exercising power under Section 39 of the Act. Till those master plans and regulations are modified, they are deemed to be in force.

74) After the coming into operation of the perspective plan or master plan or infrastructure plan or land pooling scheme or town planning scheme or any area development plan in an area, formulated under the provisions of the Act, no person or body shall use or permitted to use any land or carry out any development in that area unless the development is in conformity with such plans, in view of the restriction imposed by the Statute i.e Section 109 of the Act. The learned Advocate General vehemently contended that
notification for modification of the Master Plan, etc., is in the process and objections are called from the public. But, commencement of process to modify Master plan etc is insignificant at this stage.

75) In the present facts, the Master Plan and Development Plans were prepared as per Section 38 and approved as per Section 39 of the Act, are not yet modified and if, the allotment of land at the rate of one cent within Amaravati Capital City Area is permitted, it is totally in contravention of Section 38 and Section 109 of the Act. Hence, on this ground also, the proposed allotment at the rate of one cent to economically weaker section people towards affordable housing is in violation of statutory provisions, prima facie. When the proposed amendment is prima facie violative of statutory provision, though the land allotted is a policy matter, the Court can interfere with such policy decisions, as the decisions are contrary to the statutory provisions.

76) In “People’s Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India ” the Hon’ble Apex Court candidly held that the Court should not shirk from its duty of performing its function merely because it has political thicket. Thus, the law permits the interference of this Court if the decision taken by the Executive has political thicket.

77) Similarly, the Hon’ble Apex Court time and again held that where the decision of the authority is in regard to a policy matter, the Supreme Court will not ordinarily interfere but this does not mean that the courts have to abdicate their right to scrutinise whether the policy in question is formulated keeping in mind all the relevant facts and whether the said policy can be held to be beyond the pale of discrimination or unreasonableness, on the basis of the material on record (vide: Union of India v. Dinesh Engineering Corporation )

78) It is true that the judicial review of the policy, evolved by the government, is limited. When policy according to which or the purpose for which discretion is to be exercised is clearly expressed in the statute, it cannot be said to be an unrestricted discretion. In matters, affecting policy and requiring technical expertise the Court would leave the matters for decision of those who are qualified to address the issues. Unless, the policy or action is inconsistent with the Constitution and the laws are arbitrary, irrational and abuse of power, the Court will not interfere with such matters. (Vide:
Federation of Railway Officers Association v. Union of India )

79) When the decision taken by the Executive is tainted by mala fide or politically motivated, the Court may interfere with such administrative decisions.

80) Though the State has every right to regulate its affairs, the manner in which the Government chooses to ascertain the factor of higher acceptability, must in the very nature of things, fall within the discretion of the Government, so long as, the discretion is not exercised mala fide, unreasonably or arbitrarily. However, the basis for determination is not only relevant but also fair. No direction can be given or expected from the Court regarding the ‘correctness’ of an executive policy, but if there is infringement or violation of any constitutional or “statutory provision”, the Court must interfere with such decision.

81) In “M.P. Oil Extraction v. State of M.P. ” the Hon’ble Apex Court observed that the executive authority of the State must be held to be within its competence to frame a policy for the administration of the State and unless the policy framed is absolutely capricious and, not being informed by any reason whatsoever, can be clearly held to be arbitrary and founded on mere ipse dixit of the executive functionaries thereby offending Article 14 of the Constitution or such policy offends other constitutional provisions or comes into conflict with any statutory provision, the Court cannot and should not outstep its limit and tinker with the policy decision of the executive function of the State. This Court, in no uncertain terms, has sounded a note of caution by indicating that policy decision is in the domain of the executive authority of the State and the Court should not embark on the unchartered ocean of public policy and should not question the efficacy or otherwise of such policy so long the same does not offend any provision of the statute or the Constitution of India. The supremacy of each of the three organs of the State i.e. legislature, executive and judiciary in their respective fields of operation needs to be emphasized. The power of judicial review of the executive and legislative action must be kept within the bounds of constitutional scheme so that there may not be any occasion to entertain misgivings about the role of the judiciary in out-stepping its limit by unwarranted judicial activism being very often talked of in these days. The democratic set-up to which the polity is so deeply committed cannot function properly unless each of the three organs appreciate the need for mutual respect and supremacy in their
respective fields.

82) The same view was been taken by the Apex Court in “Ugar Sugar Works Limited v. Delhi Administration and Others ”
“Bhavesh D. Parish and Others v. Union of India and
Another ”, “Netai Bag and Other v. State of West Bengal and
Others13”

83) Thus, the catena of decisions (referred above) directly cautioned the Courts not to interfere in the policy decisions of the
State unless they are tainted by mala fide and contrary to the
Statute.

84) In “Secretary of Agriculture v. Central Roig Refining Co. ” Mr. Justice Frankfurter of the U.S. Supreme Court observed:
“Congress was confronted with the formulation of policy peculiarly within its wide swath of discretion. It would be a singular intrusion of the judiciary into the legislative process to extrapolate, restrictions upon the formulation of such an economic policy from those deeply rooted notions of justice which the Due Process Clause expresses.”

85) The Apex Court in “M/s Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. vs. Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises Limited and Others15” held that the judiciary should never interfere with administrative decisions. However, such interference should be only within narrow limits e.g. when there is clear violation of the statute or a constitutional provision, or there is arbitrariness in the Wednesbury sense. It is the administrators and legislators who are entitled to frame policies and take such administrative decisions as they think necessary in the public interest. The Court should not ordinarily interfere with policy decisions, unless clearly illegal. As discussed above, the decision taken by the Executive for alienation of land, which formed part of the land pooled under the provisions of CRDA Act is totally contrary to the provisions of the Act and Rules framed thereunder and
Regulations, as such, the administrative decision taken by the
Executive can be interfered, since it is not only violative of provisions of the Act and Rules framed thereunder, but also capricious and
arbitrary.

86) Sri Ashok Bhan, learned Senior Counsel, appearing on behalf of Sri Sai Sanjay Suraneni, learned counsel for the petitioners in
W.P.No.5994 of 2020 and W.P.No.5140 of 2020, Sri Karumanchi Indraneel Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020 raised a specific contention that the land within the Amaravati Capital City Area cannot be allotted to any other outsider and an affordable housing must be provided to the villagers of
Amaravati Capital City Area.

87) The land proposed to be assigned is undisputedly within the notified capital city area. Sri Ashok Bhan, learned Senior Counsel and Sri Karumanchi Indraneel Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners have drawn the attention of this Court to Section 53(1)(d) of the Act and Scheduled-II & III of the Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015, to substantiate their contentions. Section 53(1)(d) of the Act deals with reservation of atleast five percent of total area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor. The term ‘land pooling scheme’ is defined under Section 2(22) of the Act, 2014, which means assembly of small land parcels under different ownerships voluntarily into a large land parcel, provide it with infrastructure in a planned manner and return the reconstituted land to the owners, after deducting the land required for public open spaces such as parks and play grounds, social housing for economically weaker sections, social amenities such as school, dispensary and other civic amenities, road network, and other infrastructure as specified under the Act as well as such extent of land in lieu of the cost of development towards the provision of infrastructure and amenities and other costs and expenses to be incurred for the scheme and external trunk infrastructure.

88) There is a little distinction in the language used in the definition of ‘land pooling scheme’ under Section 2(22) of the Act, with regard to providing housing and Section 53(1)(d) of the Act. According to Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, the authority has to reserve atleast five percent of total area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor. But, Section 2(22) of the Act, specifies social housing for economically weaker sections, but not to affordable housing for the poor. This inconsistency cannot be gone into at this stage, while deciding these interlocutory applications and it is a matter to be decided at the stage of final hearing, as such, there is a prima facie case which is required to be adjudicated at the final hearing of the petitions.

89. In view of the language used in both Section 53(1)(d) of the Act, and Section 2(22) of the Act, the provision for affordable housing to the poor or social housing for economically weaker sections within the pooled area is not restricted to the villagers covered by capital city or capital region area. Therefore, the proposed allotment of house site/land to the poor people in the villages of Nowluru,
    Krishnayapalem, Nidamarru, Inavolu, Kuragallu and Mandadam of
    Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Tadepalli Municipality, Mangalagiri Municipality and selected Gram Panchayats of Tadepalli, Duggirala, Mangalagiri and Pedakakani Mandals is prima facie not in contravention of any of the provisions.

90) In W.P. (PIL) No.49 of 2020, one of the specific contentions urged by Sri Ashok Bhan, learned Senior Counsel and
Sri Dammalapati Srinivas, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Ginjupalli Subba Rao is very specific that the authority may allot built-up houses, but not land and the proposal is only to allot the land, but not the built-up houses.

91) No doubt, in view of the language used in Section 53(1)(d) and Section 2(22) of the Act, the authorities have to allot houses, for the reason that the word ‘social housing’ or ‘affordable housing’ in both the provisions means built-up area or built-up accommodation. 92) Definition of the word ‘housing’ quoted in various dictionaries is as follows:

Oxford Dictionary – Houses and flats considered
collectively
Cambridge Dictionary – Buildings for people to live in.
Merriam Webster Dictionary – Shelter, lodging, dwellings provided
for people

93) The word ‘housing’ is in consonance with Schedule-II(ii)(f) of the Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015. According to it, it is the Role and responsibility of the Authority towards development of the area under Land Pooling Scheme and allot the prescribed built up space/dwelling units for economically weaker sections.

94) If, Section 53(1)(d), Section 2(22) of the Act and Schedule-II(ii)(f) of the Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015 are read conjointly, the same specifically convey the intention of the Legislature to provide built up space/dwelling units for economically weaker sections or poor, either as affordable housing or social housing, but not as house
site.

95) Learned Advocate General vociferously contended that, ‘housing’ includes allotment of site. The word ‘house plot’ is not defined anywhere in the Act or under the Amaravati Land Allotment
Regulations, 2017. The word ‘original plot’ is defined under Section 2(29) of the Act and it means, the parcel of land extent vesting with the land owner as per revenue records. As per Section 2(21) of the Act, ‘land’ means land and includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth. A ‘house site’ or ‘house’ means land for the purpose of construction of house in its restricted meaning. But the provisions obligated the authority to reserve atleast five percent of the total pooled area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor or social housing for economically weaker sections, but not open space. Hence, the contention of the learned Advocate General that ‘housing’ includes site is not acceptable prima facie, for the limited purpose of deciding these petitions.

96) On the other hand, on conjoint reading of various provisions referred above, it is abundantly clear that the authority is under obligation to allot built-up space or dwelling units either to the poor or to the economically weaker section people, but not house site(s) or plot(s). Hence, the proposed allotment of lands is prima facie contrary to the intention of the Legislature in incorporating Section 53(1)(d),
Section 2(22) of the Act, read with Schedule-II(ii)(f) of the Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015. When the proposed allotment is contrary to the provisions, this Court while exercising power of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can interfere with the administrative or policy decisions taken by the
State.

97) Sri Ashok Bhan, learned Senior Counsel, in support of his contentions, placed reliance on the judgments of the Hon’ble
Supreme Court in Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited and another v. Reserve Bank of India and Bhavnagar University v. Palitana Sugar Mill (P) Limited and
others , regarding interpretation of the provisions of the Act.

98) In Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited and another v. Reserve Bank of India (referred supra), the Hon’ble Apex Court while referring to its earlier judgments in State of U.P v. Babu Ram Upadhya and D.K.V. Prasada Rao v. Government of A.P19, concluded that, rules made under a statute must be treated, for all purposes of construction or obligations, exactly as if they were in that Act and are to the same effect as if they contained in the Act and are to be judicially noticed for all purposes of construction or obligations. The statutory rules cannot be described or equated with administrative directions. In D.V.K. Prasada Rao v. Government of A.P. (referred supra), the same view was laid down. Therefore, when the rules and regulations are made as subordinate legislation to the principal Act, they would automatically form part of the Act itself and they must be governed by the same principles as the statute itself. The statutory presumption that the legislature inserted every part thereof for a purpose and the legislative intention should be given effect to, would be applicable to the impugned directions.

99) When the statutory interdict is created for use and enjoyment of the property, such restriction must be construed strictly. It is wellsettled that when a statutory authority is required to do a thing in a particular manner, the same must be done in that manner only and not at all in any other manner. The State and other authorities while acting under the Act are only creature of statute. They must act within the four-corners thereof. (vide Bhavnagar University vs.
Palitana Sugar Mill Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.(referred supra)).

100) Taking advantage of the principle referred in the above two judgments, the learned Senior Counsel, Sri Ashok Bhan, would submit that, when a statute and rules framed thereunder obligate the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority to reserve atleast five percent of total area of the scheme for providing affordable housing for the poor (vide Section 53(1)(d) of Act) or for social housing for economically weaker sections (vide Section 2(22) of the Act) or to allot the prescribed built up space/dwelling units i.e. constructed houses for accommodating economically weaker section (vide Schedule-II(ii)(f) of the Land Pooling Scheme Rules 2015), no other interpretation can be given prima facie, since the Act, and the Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015 mandate providing built-up
space/dwelling units only, but not house site or house plot. Hence, the proposed allotment of house sites under Land Allotment Policy either to economically weaker section people or to the poor, either as social housing or affordable housing, is contrary to the intention of the Legislature and if the State is permitted to allot such lands as house plots, it would impede or defeat the very intention of the Legislature, since, providing built-up space or dwelling units within the Capital City Area is to allow the poor and economically weaker sections to reside therein during their lifetime. Hence, the proposed alienation of lands by the State Government is prima facie contrary to the provisions of the Act; Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2015 and Land
Allotment Regulations, 2017.

101) One of the contentions of the petitioner in W.P.(PIL) No.42 of 2020 is that, divesting of land under Section 57(2) of the Act is only for the purpose of reconstituting and implementing the land pooling scheme, but not for any other purpose. But, the learned Advocate General contended that, vesting of land is not for limited purpose of reconstituting and implementing the land pooling scheme, but to complete process of entire scheme, including preparation of town planning schemes, infrastructure, maintenance etc. Though the language used in Section 57(2) of the Act appears to be specific that, for reconstituting and implementing the scheme, more stress is made on the word ‘for’ used in Sub-section (2) of Section 57 before the word reconstituting. Such indirect interpretation cannot be given to the word ‘for’. Even if the land is vested in the Government, when no power is conferred on the Government for disposal of the land, the question of disposal does not arise in normal course, as discussed in the earlier paragraphs. Therefore, the contention of the learned Senior Counsel Sri Dammalapati Srinivas is more or less purely academic, in view of the discussion in the earlier paragraphs. Therefore, at this stage, this Court need not give more emphasis to the language used to interpret the section, leaving it open to the parties to raise these contentions at the stage of final hearing.

102) G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 is challenged in I.A.No.2 of 2020 in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020. Since the respondents proposed to execute deed of conveyance, alienating the land pooled in the Capital City Area of an extent of Ac.1251-5065 cents in terms of
G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated
19.08.2019; G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated
25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 02.12.2019 and execution of deed of conveyance is only under G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020 is challenged , since this Court already recorded its prima facie finding with regard to issue of
G.Os in violation of various provisions of the Act, in view of the earlier observations, no further finding prima facie is to be recorded at the interlocutory stage. Hence, it is open to the parties to raise such contentions at the time of final hearing.

103) In view of our foregoing discussion, issuance of G.O.Ms.No.367 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 19.08.2019;
G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.488 MA & UD Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated
02.12.2019 is prima facie in violation of various provisions of the Act. The public at large within the capital area who parted their lands in the land pooling scheme are expecting extensive development of the area on account of construction of capital, but they are losing their hopes in the present situation and in case, the land is allotted even before completing the developmental scheme, it would cause irreparable injury to the farmers who parted their lands in the land pooling scheme. This Court does not find any imminent urgency since the land continues to be available and except the intention to fulfil the promises in the election manifesto, there is no urgency in the matter. Therefore, the balance of convenience is in favour of the petitioners and more particularly, agriculturists in the Capital Region Area who parted their lands. Hence, we find it a fit case to suspend
G.O.Ms.No.107 MA & UD (CRDA) Department dated 25.02.2020 and G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 12.02.2020, during pendency of the writ
petitions.

104) In the result, I.A.No.1 OF 2020 IN W.P (PIL) No. 49 OF 2020;
I.A.No.1 OF 2020 IN W.P. No. 5994 OF 2020; I.A.Nos.1&2 OF 2020 IN
W.P (P.I.L) No. 42 OF 2020 and I.A.No.1 OF 2020 IN W.P. No. 5140 OF
2020 are allowed.

105) I.A.No.2 of 2020 in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020 is filed to amend the last sentence in Paragraph 8 of the affidavit in support of the W.PNo.5140 of 2020 by deleting the word “such as the petitioners” inserted therein.

106) For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, I.A.No.2 of 2020 in W.P (PIL) No.42 of 2020 is ordered. Registry is directed to carry out necessary amendment within three weeks.

Chief Minster’s Special Incentive to Employees As a part of the COVID-19 relief operations, the Health &Medical Department staff, Sanitation Employees of various Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Sanitary and Multipurpose workers of Gram Panchayats Water Supply Linemen and Sewerage Workers of HMWS&SB are rendering service in controlling the epidemic and ensuring uninterrupted civic services to the citizens in difficult circumstances.

The Government in reorganisation of the services of Health, Medical, Sanitary and other related employees who are attending COVID-19 relief operations, have decided to grant a one time monetary incentive as a token of encouragement.

Accordingly, Government hereby sanctions payment of one time Chief Minister’s Special Incentive to the following categories of employees/personnel, as below:

i. All regular, Contract and Outsourced staff members of Medical and Health department, @10% of their gross salary/remuneration.

ii. All regular and outsourced Sanitation Employees/personnel of GHMC @ Rs.7,500/- iii. All regular and outsourced Water Supply Linemen and Sewerage Workers of HMWS&SB @ Rs.7,500/-.

iv. All regular and outsourced Sanitation Employees/personnel of all Municipal Corporations and Municipalities other than GHMC @ Rs.5,000/-

v. All regular and outsourced Sanitary cum Multi Purpose Workers of Gram Panchayats @Rs.5,000/-.

3. The above incentive is to be drawn and paid to only those employees and persons who have actually attended to duties during the month of March and not to those who are on leave, suspension or unauthorised absence. The expenditure towards the Incentive as indicated at para 2 (i) above shall be met from the concerned head of account and in respect of personnel mentioned in para 2(ii to v), it shall be met from the releases made by the Government for COVID-19 Relief Operations. It is the concerned DDOs responsibility that these amounts are drawn in strict compliance of the above instructions and any excess payments done would be dealt with seriously.
4. The Special Chief Secretary, HM&FW Department, Prl. Secretary, MA&UD Department, Secretary, PR&RD Department, Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Director of Works and Accounts, Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad and the Director of State Audit shall take necessary further action in the matter, accordingly. COVID -19 – Relief Operations –Sanction of one time Chief Minster’s Special Incentive to certain categories of employees – Orders – Issued.

FINANCE (TFR) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 31

1. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
2. The Disaster Management Act, 2005
3. G.O.Ms.No.45, General Administration Department, dated: 22.3.2020.
4. G.O.Ms.No.46, General Administration Department, dated: 23.3.2020.

SBI Kiosk update 10 April 2020, How to resolve Terminal mapping is Inactive. Enablement of Multi-Terminal login with KO and Sub-KO has been successfully rolled out in Production for select CSPs.However, it is mandatory for all KOs/CSPs to capture below-mentioned details during first login before the commencement of business.

PLEASE ADVISE ALL KO/CSPs TO MANDATORILY DELETE COOKIES AND TEMPORARY FILES BEFORE LOGIN.

1) Make of Finger Print Device/Scanner (Morpho/ Cogent Precision / Digital Persona as applicable)
2) Passbook Printer : EPSON if available. If not available then “NOT PRESENT” to be captured. “OTHERS” should not be selected.
3) MATM Serial Number : Serial Number mapped to CSP will be auto-populated. Please select MATM Serial number. If not available, please select “NOT PRESENT”.

It is mandatory for every KO/Sub-KO to provide above mentioned details during first login. After successful submission of three inputs, CSP will be auto-logged out of the Application.

PLEASE ADVISE ALL KO/CSPs TO MANDATORILY DELETE COOKIES AND TEMPORARY FILES BEFORE LOGIN.
Thereafter KO/CSP, Sub-KO can login and commence business.

MOST IMPORTANT :

1) Sub-KO will not be able to login till KO/CSP logs in and captures all three inputs.
2) Any erroneous data capturing by KO/CSP can be rectified only by Bank’s Circle Admin.

Please arrange to share the attached manual with all BC/CSPs for the needful.

Kiosk Application Login Process through CSP

BEFORE LOGIN INTO APPLICATION, CSP MUST SELECT CORRECT COMBINATION.   

1. Please enter the Login details.

CSP MUST select Fingerprint scanner, statement printer and ATM device available at his location.

If CSP is using  Morpho, please select Morpho as a Fingerprint device/scanner or select Finger Print used by CSP.

If CSP uses Passbook printer (EPSON), then CSP should select “EPSON” that as a statement printer. If passbook printer is not present, then CSP should select ‘NOT PRESENT

OPTION “OTHERS” MUST NOT BE SELECTED.

If CSP uses MATM device (for card based transaction), then CSP should select serial

CSP should select on submit and click on “OK”.

CSP WILL BE LOGGED OUT AFTER CLICKING ON “OK”. 

Then CSP/KO or Sub-KO can re-login and can continue transactions.
For Sub-KO login, KO should login first and provide details on the desktop/laptop. Sub-KO can login only after data input by KO/CSP.
IN CASE OF WRONG SELECTION, PLEASE CONTACT BANK CIRCLE ADMIN FOR RECTIFICATION.

Government issued the Special Rules for the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Service. Subsequently, certain amendments were issued by upgrading / substituting and creating of certain posts and for method of appointment and tenureAndhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Service Rules.

Government have upgraded the post of Deputy Director (Administration) to that of Joint Director ( Non-Cadre) and the G.O. 13th read above one Assistant Accounts Officer post was sanctioned among other additional posts, and in the G.O. 17th read above, the posts of Additional Superintendents of Police (NonCadre) posts were created by surrendering of Sub-Inspector posts. In the G.O. 15th read above, one additional post of Legal Advisor-cum- Special Public Prosecutor was created in lieu of the permanent post of Deputy Director (Forests) in Anti-Corruption Bureau. But necessary amendments in Anti-Corruption Bureau Special Rules have not been issued to these posts.

Government have accorded administrative sanction to the Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada for additional posts of 350 (300 posts on regular basis and 50 posts on outsourcing) for strengthening the Bureau.

Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada has stated that among other posts, the Government vide G.O. 21st read above, have sanctioned the post of Deputy Director (Administration) and the said post is a second level gazetted post and equivalent to the post of Chief Administrative Officer in the Police Department. While proposing the method of appointment for the said post, he has requested the Government to incorporate the said post and its method of appointment in the ACB Special Rules, issued vide G.O. 1st read above.

Government, after careful examination of the proposal of the Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada and further correspondence that has taken place in the matter, and keeping in view of the subsequent amendments made to the G.O. Ms. No. 100, General Administration (SC.D) Department, dated 26.2.1992 and also the posts upgraded, created and deleted etc. the Government have decided to issue the said rules suitable, duly incorporating all the amendments hither to made.

Accordingly, the following Notification shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette:

NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India and of all other powers hereunto enabling and in supersession of the Special Rules issued earlier in G.O. Ms. No. 100, General Administration (SC.D) Department, dated 26.02.1992 as subsequently amended and any orders / Notifications issued earlier on the subject, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following Special Rules for the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau Service.

1. Short title :- These rules shall be called as the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau Service Rules, 2019.
2. Constitution :- The Service shall consist of the following classes and categories of posts in the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau Service.

CLASS A:
Category (1) : Joint Director (Non-cadre)
Category (2) : Additional Superintendent of Police (Non-cadre)
Category (3) : Deputy Director (Revenue)
Category (4) : Deputy Director (Engineering)
Category (5) : Deputy Superintendent of Police
Category (6) : Deputy Executive Engineer / Assistant Executive Engineer
Category (7) : Inspector

CLASS B:
Category (1) : Chief Legal Advisor
Category (2) CLASS C: : Legal Advisor-cum-Special Public Prosecutor including Government Counsel and Additional Government Counsel.
Category (1) : Deputy Director (Accounts)
Category (2) : Deputy Director (Administration)
Category (3) : Administrative Officer (Special Branch)
Category (4) : Assistant Director (Administration)
Category (5) : Assistant Accounts Officer
Category (6) : Managers (Special Branch)
Category (7) : Computer Programmer

3. Method of Appointment and Appointing Authority :-
   Subject to the other provisions, in these rules the method of appointment and Appointing Authority shall be as mentioned in Column (2) and (3) against each class / category in Column (1) of the table below: Table
   Period of tenure :-

(a) The appointment on tenure to any post in the service shall not ordinarily be for more than (5) years at a time.
(b) Provided that if any officer, who is promoted on out of turn seniority basis in the parent Department, the total tenure shall not exceed three years.
(c) Provided further that nothing in this rule shall preclude the Government or the Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau, as the case may be, to repatriate the officers taken on tenure to their parent department before expiry of the specified period of tenure, if it is considered necessary in public interest.
(d) Provided also that if the appointment on tenure to the post viz., Deputy Director (Administration) in the service shall not ordinarily be for more than one (1) year at a time.

Qualifications :-

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories specified in column (1) of the Annexure to these rules by the method specified in column (2) unless he / she possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof.

Every person appointed to any of the posts either by promotion or by transfer ( not by transfer on tenure) shall, from the date on which he commences probation be on probation for a total period of one (1) year on duty within a continuous period of (2) two years.
Class / Category / Post Method of Appointment Appointing
Authority CLASS – A Category (1)

Joint Director ( Noncadre) By transfer / on tenure of a Superintendent of Police ( Non-cadre) of Police Department Government
Category (2)

Additional Superintendent of Police By transfer / on tenure of an Additional Superintendent of Police of Police
Department Government
Category (3)

Deputy Director
(Revenue) By transfer / on tenure of Special Grade
Deputy Collector of Revenue Department Government
Category (4)
Deputy Director
(Engineering) By transfer / on tenure of an Executive Engineer of R & B Department or Water
Resources Department Government
Category (5)
Deputy Superintendent of
Police By transfer / on tenure of a Deputy Superintendent of Police of Police
Department Government
Category (6)
Deputy Executive
Engineer / Assistant Executive Engineer By transfer / on tenure of Deputy Executive Engineer or Assistant Executive Engineer of Roads & Buildings Department or Water
Resources Department Government
Category (7)
Inspector By transfer / on tenure of Inspectors of Police of Police Department. Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
CLASS – B

Category (1)
Chief Legal Advisor i. By transfer on tenure of a District and Sessions Judge, Grade-II of Judicial Department or by deputation of an officer of comparable rank in a similar organization in the Government of India.

Government

ii. By retired District and Sessions Judge Grade-II having requisite qualifications to be appointed as Special Public Prosecutor under sub-section (8) of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( Act 2 of 1974) on tenure / contract basis for a period of 3 years, terminable with 3 months notice or cash payment I lieu thereof.

iii. By practicing advocate having requisite qualification for appointment as Special Public Prosecutor under Sub-section (8) of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 ( Act 2 of 1974) on tenure / contract basis for a period of 3 years, terminable with 3 months notice or cash payment in lieu thereof.

Category (2) (a) Legal Advisor-cum-Special Public
Prosecutor
i. By appointment either by transfer on a tenure basis of a District Munsiff of the Judicial Department or Additional Public Prosecutor Grade-I / Joint Director or Additional Public Prosecutor Grade-II or Senior Assistant Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor with requisite qualifications as laid down under subsection (8) of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( Central Act 2 of 1974) or by appointment on contract basis for a period not exceeding three years, from among the Advocates having practice of not less than ten years. Government

ii. If no suitable persons are available by the method mentioned at (i) above, appointment on deputation basis from among the members of the prosecuting staff of comparable rank in similar organizations in the State like Crime Branch of Central Investigation Department, Intelligence, Vigilance organizations and Central Organizations like Central Bureau of
Investigation.

(b) Government Counsel and Additional Government Counsel Appointment by transfer on tenure basis of a District Munsiff of the Judicial Department or Additional Public Prosecutor Grade-I / Joint Director or Additional Public Prosecutor Grade-II or Senior Assistant Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor.
CLASS – C

Category (1)
Deputy Director
(Accounts) i. By transfer on tenure of Chartered Accountant/ Cost Accountant working in any State Government Department in a
comparable post, or

Government
ii. By deputation on tenure of Income Tax Officers of Government of India or officers of comparable rank in a similar organization in the Government of India; or
iii. By appointment on contract; or
iv. By appointment on tenure basis of
Chartered / Cost Accountant working in any State Government / Corporation / Government Company.

Category (2)
Deputy Director
(Administration) i. By promotion from the post of Assistant Director (Admn.) O/o the Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
ii. If no suitable or qualified person I the category of Assistant Director (Admn.) is available, by transfer on tenure basis of a “Chief Administrative Officer” from the Office of the Director General of Police.
Category (3)
Administrative Officer
(Special Branch) By promotion from Class C, Category (6) viz., Manager (SB) in ACB. Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
Category (4)
Assistant Director
(Administration) i. By appointment by transfer of Superintendent of the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial services of Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
ii. If no suitable or qualified Superintendents are available by transfer on tenure of Gazetted Personal Assistants (Administrative Officer) in the Police Department.
Category (5)
Assistant Accounts Officer By Deputation on tenure of Assistant Accounts Officer from the O/o the
Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
Category (6)
Manager (SB) i. By appointment by transfer of Special
Branch Assistants in Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.
ii. If no suitable or qualified person in the category of S.B. Assistant is available by transfer on tenure of Managers in the Intelligence Branch of Andhra Pradesh State Police Department.
Category (7)
Computer Programmer By deputation from the Andhra Pradesh Technological Services Limited, on lease-inbasis. Director
General, AntiCorruption Bureau.

Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April 2020 imposing certain restrictions and distancing norms to prevent onset of community transmission of the Carona-virus and advised the concern Departments to issue separate guidelines in the matter.

Telangana cabinet meeting live updates 4th April 2020 and Telangana Curfew Timings from 4th April 2020 in some Districts of Telangana State

Accordingly, Industries and Commerce Department has issued operational guidelines to restrict movement of workers and staff in the industrial units along with the list of essential industries and continuous process Industries to be permitted in the State. Copy of the guidelines is enclosed herewith for information.

Ministry Home Affairs, GoI and Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department has issued guidelines for allowing certain activities with reasonable safeguards to improve the economic activity Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April

In compliance of the above, the Industries and Commerce Department has formulated consolidated guidelines to enable certain industries for resumption of operations with reasonable safeguards, which are Annexed to this order. Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April

Therefore, the District Collectors in the State of AP/ All the Superintendent of Police in the State of AP/ Director of Factories, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada /Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada Commissioner of Transport, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada and Director of Industries, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada are hereby instructed to strictly implement the consolidated guidelines as per Annexure to this Order.

Introduction – Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April 2020

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It has spread from China to many other countries around the world, including India. Depending on the severity of COVID-19’s international impacts, outbreak conditions—including those rising to the level of a pandemic—can affect all aspects of daily life including manufacturing industries in particular.
To reduce the impact of COVID-19 outbreak conditions on businesses, workers, customers, and the public, the country is under lock down since 23.03.2020. However, to ensure that the essential supplies are not affected, and that the adverse impact on migrant and casual labour is minimized the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) have issued guidelines on what activities are to be allowed.

Given that the number of cases has been rapidly increasing and many hotspots have emerged in the country over the last few days, a calibrated and safe procedural guideline is proposed, to considerations being given to the geographical spread of COVID in the country and the State. This is an evolving situation and therefore, GoAP is open to alter its approach in ensuing days.

Further, based on the incidence of COVID-19 mandals have been classified into Red, Orange and Green. No industries are proposed to be operational in the Red mandals or in Municipalities or in Municipal Corporations. Industries that shall be permitted to reopen must have requisite social distancing, health, sanitation and screening systems in place to protect workers and to prevent spread of COVID-19. Various measures have been suggested such as thermal check, physical distancing, factory sanitization and so on. Any enterprise which does not comply with this on a self-certification basis should be subject to stringent penalties.

With reference to guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, dated. 15thApril 2020 vide OM No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A), certain activities with reasonable safeguards will be allowed on graded basis to improve the economic activity and ensure liquidity in the hands of the people. Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) for these are provided in the operational guidelines.
The activities will also not be allowed under these guidelines in the containment zones, as demarcated by State/ District administrations. If any new area is included in the category of a containment zone, the activities allowed in that area till the time of its categorization as a containment zone, will be suspended except for those activities as are specifically permitted under the guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.

Accordingly, in order to “enable” industry operations detailed guidelines have been prepared for safe resumption of operations. While phasing out restrictions and reopening the economy it is essential to ensure that industries comply with set guidelines to protect workers to minimize chances of spread of COVID-19 at workplace. This can be achieved through the “RESTART” framework for companies Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April

R – Registration for operations
E- Education and awareness
S – Social distancing measures
T – Temperature screening
A – Avoiding interactions
R – Reporting and compliance
T – Testing and Tracking

While lockdown was necessary to contain the spread, there is a need to balance healthcare consideration with economic implications going forward as explained below:

In line with the guidelines given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, dated 15th April 2020, the following guidelines are issued by GoAP, for allowing industrial activities in the State of Andhra Pradesh with certain safeguards and social distancing norms and with gradual phasing to ensure the same.

The document covers following sections:

Industries / Industrial Establishments (both Government and Private) allowed to operate during lockdown period:

Guidelines/norms prescribed for safe operations and facilitate smooth operations • Mechanism provided to simulate the resumption of activity

Lockdown Relaxation Guidelines after 20 April Monitor adherence to prescribed guidelines and ensure safety measures

These guidelines are intended for planning purposes, employers and workers to help reducing risk levels at workplace and to determine implementation of appropriate control measures.

Industries / Industrial Establishments (both Government and Private) allowed to operate during lockdown period Keeping in view the importance various sector, following Industrial activities are permitted with minimum manpower, duly following proper health guidelines and social distancing norms.

2.2. Industries operating in rural areas, i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities.

2.3. Manufacturing and other Industrial establishments with access control in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Oriented Units (EoUs), Industrial Estates, and Industrial Townships. These establishments shall make arrangements for stay of workers within their premises as far as possible and/ or adjacent buildings and for implementation of the Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) as per para 3 and guidelines as per para 4. The transportation of workers to work place shall be arranged by the employers in dedicated transport by ensuring social distancing.

2.4. Manufacturing units of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates.

2.5. Food processing industries in rural areas, i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities.

2.6. Production units, which require continuous process, and their supply chain

2.7. Manufacturing of IT hardware.

2.8. Coal production, mines and mineral production, their transportation, supply of explosives and activities incidental to mining operations.

2.9. Manufacturing units of packaging material.

2.10. Jute industries with staggered shifts and social distancing

2.11. Oil and gas exploration/ refinery.

2.12. Brick kilns in rural areas i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities.

2.13. Manufacturing units of drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical oxygen, their packaging material, raw material and intermediates.

2.14. Construction of medical/ health infrastructure including manufacture of ambulances.

2.15. Movement (inter and intra State, including by air) of all medical and veterinary personnel, scientists, nurses, para-medical staff, lab technicians, mid-wives and other hospital support services, including ambulances.

2.16. Custom Hiring Centres (CHC)’ related to farm machinery.

2.17. Manufacturing, distribution and retail of fertilizers, pesticides and seeds.

2.18. Movement (inter and intra State) of harvesting and sowing related machines like combined harvester and other agriculture/ horticulture implements.

2.19. Operations of the fishing (marine and inland)/ aquaculture industry, including feeding & maintenance, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sale and marketing.

2.20. Hatcheries, feed plants, commercial aquaria.

2.21. Movement of fish/ shrimp and fish products, fish seed/ feed and workers for all these activities.

2.22. Processing, packaging, sale and marketing of tea, coffee, rubber and cashew, with maximum of 50% workers.

2.23. Collection, processing, distribution and sale of milk and milk products by milk processing plants, including transport and supply chain.

2.24. Animal feed manufacturing and feed plants, including supply of raw material, such as maize and soya.

2.25. Operations of Oil and Gas sector, including refining, transportation, distribution, storage and retail of products, e.g., petrol, diesel, kerosene, CNG, LPG, PNG etc.

2.26. Generation, transmission and distribution of power at Central and State/UT Level.

Construction activities including:

i. Construction of roads, irrigation projects, buildings and all kinds of industrial projects, including MSMEs, in rural areas, i.e., outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities; and all kinds of projects in industrial estates.
ii. Construction of renewable energy projects.

2.28 IT and IT enabled Services including
i. IT and IT enabled Services, with upto 50% strength. ii. Data and call centres for Government activities only. iii. Courier services.

2.29 Movement, loading/ unloading of goods/ cargo (inter and intra State) is allowed, as under:
i. All goods traffic will be allowed to ply.
ii. Operations of Railways: Transportation of goods and parcel trains.
iii. Operations of Airports and related facilities for air transport for cargo movement, relief and evacuation.
iv. Operations of Seaports and Inland Container Depots (ICDs) for cargo transport, including authorized custom clearing and forwarding agents.
v. Operations of Land Ports for cross land border transportation of essential goods, including petroleum products and LPG, food products, medical supplies.
vi. Movement of all trucks and other goods/ carrier vehicles with two drivers and one helper subject to the driver carrying a valid driving license; an empty truck/ vehicle will be allowed to ply after the delivery of goods, or for pick up of goods.
vii. Shops for truck repairs and dhabas on highways, with a stipulated minimum distance as prescribed by the State/ UT authorities.
viii. Movement of staff and contractual labour for operations of railways, airports/air carriers, seaports/ships/vessels, land ports and lCDs is allowed on passes being issued by the local authority on the basis of authorizations issued by the respective designated authority of the railways, airports, seaports, land ports and lCDs.

3. Standard Operating Procedures for Social Distancing for Offices, Workplace, Factories and Establishments as per the orders of MHA, GoI, dated 15.04.2020
   The following measures shall be implemented by all offices, factories and other establishments:
4. All areas in the premises including the following shall be disinfected completely using user friendly disinfectant mediums:
   a. Entrance Gate of building, office etc.
   b. Cafeteria and canteens.
   c. Meeting room, Conference halls/ open areas available/ verandah / entrance gate of site, bunkers, porta cabins, building etc.
   d. Equipment and lifts.
   e. Washroom, toilet, sink; water points etc.
   f. Walls/ all other surfaces.
5. For workers coming from outside, special transportation facility will be arranged without any dependency on the public transport system. These vehicles should be allowed to work only with 30-40% passenger capacity.
   3 All vehicles and machinery entering the premise should be disinfected by spray mandatorily.
6. Mandatory thermal scanning of everyone entering and exiting the work place to be done.
7. Medical insurance for the workers to be made mandatory.
8. Provision for hand wash & sanitizer preferably with touch free mechanism will be made at all entry and exit points and common areas. Sufficient quantities of all the items should be available
9. Work places shall have a gap of one hour between shifts and will stagger the lunch breaks of staff, to ensure social distancing
10. Large gatherings or meetings of 10 or more people to be discouraged. Seating at least 6 feet away from others on job sites and in gatherings, meetings and training sessions.
11. Not more than 2/4 persons (depending on size) will be allowed to travel in lifts or hoists.
12. Use of staircase for climbing should be encouraged.
13. There should be strict ban of gutka, tobacco etc. and spitting should be strictly prohibited.
14. There should be total ban on non-essential visitors at sites.
15. Hospitals/clinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients, should be identified and list should be available at work place all the times.

Detailed Guidelines/norms prescribed for safe operations in order to facilitate adhere to social distancing and other norms.

GoAP has looked into the Health, Social and Economic impact of lockdown to derive prioritization of the industry sectors that need to be restarted for minimizing the economic impact and further to secure livelihoods as well as jobs. Restarting of industry operations has to be done in a phased manner and in shifts. Initially, workers from existing Mandals, where industries are located are only permitted. Migrant workers, co-located in the mandals would be made available. No Inter District and Inter State movement is allowed for the labour.

Firm registration

Firms will first have to register with their basic information and employee details for availing the permission to reopen their establishments. All such units should take permission from GM/DIC of the concerned district prescribed at Annexure-I along with checklist. A team of GM/DIC, ZM/APIIC, Dy. Commissioner of Labour shall appraise this. For further clarifications, the District Coordination Team may be contacted as per the numbers given in the Annexure-II. Thereafter, the team after being satisfied shall send the list to District Collector for his approval.

For e-passes for vehicles and transportation, visit the following website: https://gramawardsachivalayam.ap.gov.in/CVPASSAPP/CV/CVOrganizationRegi stration may be visited and / or complaint lodged at Toll free No.1902

For any queries related to workers on wages, food, shelter, the industries may contact District wise Toll free numbers given in Annexure-II.

Employee Mapping

i. Mapping of employees residing in Red Zone, Orange Zone, Green zones and staying in proximity to workplace or those requiring transport may be done for each industry. Further, mapping of migrant workers for both State and Interstate has been done by Labour Department in consultation with Industries Department. The location, phone number and activity performed shall be handed over to District Collector and would be available on URL as http://164.100.137.137/dashboard
ii. Undertaking may be taken from all employees on first day of resuming/ joining work that they were not in close contact with any of the family members having probable corona virus covid-19 symptoms. If they are aware, then this should be reported to Duty Supervisor and leave of absence may be applied for to the Duty Supervisor and the specific worker should be sent for isolation and health officials alerted.
iii. For these Employees whose services are indispensable, employer has to make provision for lodging facilities at the worksite duly following social distancing and safety norms.
iv. Post certification from DIC/Zonal Manager only, permission may be accorded.
v. There shall be strict perimeter control in the area of the containment zones to ensure that there is no unchecked inward/ outward movement of population from these zones except for maintaining essential services. vi. Employer shall arrange for facilities (e.g isolation ward or dormitory) for quarantining employees (for 7-14 days) belonging to red and orange zone who have signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19, and train other workers to implement them.

Logistics/ Transportation:

i. For workers coming from outside, special transportation facility will be arranged without any dependency on the public transport system. These vehicles should be allowed to work only with 30-40% passenger capacity
ii. All vehicles and machinery entering the premise should be disinfected by spray mandatorily.
iii. Employer shall ensure thermal screening (temperature check) of all drivers and workers. Also, employer shall provide mask and sanitizers to all employees and ensure they wear masks and sanitize hands.
iv. Employer shall ensure that drivers and loading-unloading staff have access to places where they can wash their hands with soap and water. And they shall not mix with the regular employees.
v. Social distancing norms to be ensured while boarding the vehicle.
vi. During transportation of workforce, it is mandatory to provide workers, customers, and worksite visitors with a place to wash their hands before and after boarding the bus.
vii. In order to do so vehicles (e.g. Bus) shall run with reduced capacity to ensure social distancing of workers inside the vehicle.
viii. Employer to ensure sanitization of commuting vehicles on regular basis.

4.6. Entry Restrictions
i. There shall be a single entry and exit point for workers.
ii. The Guards must wear mask and sanitize their hands frequently.
iii. At the time of entering and exiting the work place, body temperature of each person must be measured using an infrared thermometer.

4.7. Plant Operations
4.7.1. Controls &Sanitization at workplace
i. Fresh water connection along with liquid soap dispenser & sanitizer, preferably touch free mechanism for hand washing at entry and exit point
and common areas. Sufficient quantities of all items should be made available. Social distancing norms must mandatorily be followed in queue and during hand washing.
ii. Face masks must be issued to all persons after the hand wash
iii. Pre and Post work may be provided to the workers about need for social distancing, use of masks and safety precautions.
iv. High quality sanitization and periodic disinfection of the premises may be done specially.
a. Entrance Gate of building, office etc.
b. Cafeteria and canteens.
c. Meeting room, Conference halls/ open areas available/ verandah/ entrance gate of site, bunkers, porta cabins, building etc.
d. Equipment and lifts.
e. Washroom, toilet, sink, water points etc.
f. Walls/ all other surfaces.
v. Adequate space for ensuring social distancing in the work area needs to be performed.
vi. Employer to educate workers on the need to maintain hygiene and wash hands frequently. Hand wash must compulsorily be encouraged before and after breakfast/Lunch.

4.7.2. Dormitories and Rest Rooms:
i. Ensure all the beds are placed minimum 1 meter apart from edge to edge and all other sides.
ii. Ensure Hand Wash/ Soap/ Disinfectant Liquids are available at the wash
areas and Rest rooms.
iii. Mopping and cleaning the floors of common areas.
iv. Wardens to do a regular walk through to supervise to ensure compliance of the above requirements.
v. Carry appropriate Cleaning materials (Air pump, Cleaning materials and
tools, etc)

4.7.3. Canteens and Cafeterias
i. Employer to ensure safety, sanitation and distancing norms in places like Canteens and Cafeteria to avoid cluster of workers, customers, and worksite visitors by earmarking spots for sitting or standing.
ii. Canteens and Cafeteria shall have one sided sitting arrangement, duly following the social distancing norms.
iii. In Canteens and Cafeteria all the workers, customers, and worksite visitors are required to wash their hands before and after consumption of food with soap or alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 60% alcohol, for a period of minimum 20 sec.
iv. Mandatory respiratory etiquette, including covering mouth while cough and sneezing should be followed by all the workers, customers and worksite visitors.
v. Employer to implement cleaning and disinfection procedures for equipment, premises, contact surfaces/ high touch points, e.g. counter tops/tongs/service utensils/open self-service displays/door handles.

4.7.4. Elevators and Escalators
i. Avoid crowding of elevator by limiting number of persons at one time, duly following distancing norms and earmarking spots for standing inside the elevator. ii. In escalators workers, customers, visitors, and others to maintain distance
iii. Not more than 2/4 persons (depending on size) will be allowed to travel in lifts or hoists. iv. Use of staircase for climbing should be encouraged.

4.7.5. Workplace Preventive Measures:
i. Promote frequent and thorough hand washing, by providing wash place for workers, customers, and worksite visitors inside the worksite. If soap and running water are not immediately available, provide alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 60% alcohol.
ii. Large gatherings or meetings of 10 or more people to be discouraged. Seating at least 6 feet away from others on job sites and in gatherings, meetings and training sessions should be mandatorily be done.
iii. Provision for flexible worksite (e.g., telecommuting) and flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts), to increase the physical distance among employees and between employees and others duly following state and local health authorities recommend the use of social distancing strategies and norms issued from time to time.
iv. Shifts to be planned in such patterns that it does not lead to clustering of workers during beginning/ end of shift. Work places shall have a gap of one hour between shifts and will stagger the lunch breaks of staff, to ensure social distancing.
v. Companies with export commitments shall be allowed to operate with minimum manpower for accomplishment of obligating deliverables. vi. Employer shall avoid cluster of workers inside Lockers and Changing Rooms, duly following social distancing strategies and norms issued from time to time.
vii. Discourage workers from using other workers’ phones, desks, offices, or other work tools and equipment, when possible.
viii. Providing workers with up-to-date education and training on COVID-19 risk factors and protective behaviours (e.g., cough etiquette and care of PPE).
ix. Employer to conduct routine awareness and education program among employees on safety and hygiene practices.
x. Employees should be provided with written instructions and training on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
xi. Standard awareness posters, pocket leaflets, stickers posted at the point of care, special labels including prompting slogans and logos, should be implemented which shall act as reminders in the workplace and educate employees on approach and the correct procedure to perform hygiene practice.
xii. Employer to engage dedicated personnel to plan, monitor and implement safe practices at worksites.
xiii. Installation of efficient air filters. xiv. Increasing ventilation rates in the work environment. xv. Installing physical barriers, such as clear plastic sneeze guards. xvi. Installing a drive-through window for customer service/ interactions. xvii. All types of PPE must be selected based upon the hazard to the worker.
xviii. Employers to ensure that the plants have enough space for ensuring social distancing norms.
xix. Plants to ensure Single entry and Exit points of workers. xx. Employer to provide PPEs to all workers before entry into worksites. xxi. Installation/ provision for Thermal Scanners at worksites.
xxii. Adequate provisions of hand sanitizers, face masks, PPEs, disinfectants and soaps should be made available in the factory premises for keeping a clean and hygienic workplace.
xxiii. Persons above 65 years of age and persons with co-morbidities and parents of children below the age of 5 may be encouraged to work from home.
xxiv. Medical insurance for the workers to be made mandatory.
xxv. Use of Arogya Setu will be encouraged for all employees both private and public.
xxvi. There should be total ban on non-essential visitors at sites.
xxvii. There should be strict ban of gutka, tobacco etc. and spitting should be
strictly prohibited.

4.7.6. Prompt identification and isolation of sick persons
Prompt identification and isolation of potentially infectious individuals is a critical step in protecting workers, customers, visitors, and others at a worksite.
i. Employers should inform and encourage employees to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 if they suspect possible exposure. ii. Hospitals/clinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients, should be identified and list should be available at work place all the times. GM, DICs to provide these lists to all Industries. iii. Employers should develop policies and procedures for employees to report when they are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. iv. Where appropriate, employers should develop policies and procedures for immediately isolating people who have signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19, and train workers to implement them. Move potentially infectious people to a location away from workers, customers, and other visitors. Although most worksites do not have specific isolation rooms, designated areas with closable doors may serve as isolation rooms until potentially sick people can be removed from the worksite.
v. Undertake proactive steps to limit spread of the respiratory secretions of a person who may have COVID-19. Provide a face mask, if feasible and available, and ask the person to wear it, if tolerated. Note: A face mask (also called a surgical mask, procedure mask, or other similar terms) on a patient or other sick person should not be confused with PPE for a worker; the mask acts to contain potentially infectious respiratory secretions at the source (i.e., the person’s nose and mouth).
vi. Isolate people suspected of having COVID-19 separately from those with confirmed cases of the virus to prevent further transmission—particularly in worksites where medical screening, triage, or healthcare activities occur, using either permanent (e.g., wall/different room) or temporary barrier (e.g., plastic sheeting).
vii. Restrict the number of personnel entering isolation areas.
viii. Protect workers in close contact with (i.e., within 6 feet of) a sick person or who have prolonged/repeated contact with such persons by using additional engineering and administrative controls, safe work practices, and PPE.
ix. Workers whose activities involve close or prolonged/ repeated contact with sick people are addressed further in later sections covering workplaces classified at medium and very high or high exposure risk.

4.7.7. PPE Guidelines
PPE may also be needed to prevent certain exposures. While correctly using PPE can help prevent some exposures, it should not take the place of other prevention strategies. Examples of PPE include gloves, goggles, face shields, facemasks, and respiratory protection, when appropriate.
During an outbreak of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19, recommendations for PPE specific to occupations or job tasks may change depending on geographic location, updated risk assessments for workers, and information on PPE effectiveness in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Employers are obligated to provide their workers with PPE needed to keep them safe while performing their jobs. Further, employee performing disinfection must wear PPE

Monitor adherence to prescribed guidelines and ensure safety measures
5.1. Statutory Functions
i. State and District authorities, while allowing these new activities, shall ensure strict observance of these conditions.
ii. The District Collector, Commissioner of Police/ Superintendent of Police and Transport Department to allow free movement of all vehicles carrying cargo and material required for continuing the activities permitted. iii. In all the above cases, GM, DIC/ZM, APIIC to monitor and ensure that those sectors which are allowed exemption from lockdown need to adhere to safety, sanitation and distancing norms.
iv. All cargo transport vehicles of all sizes, whether inter-State, intra-State or intra-city, need to be allowed, whether empty or full, by all enforcement agencies without asking any question.

5.2. Surprise checks by dedicated teams
i. Set-up a coordination team consisting of GM-DIC, ZM APIIC, Inspector Factories and Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of labour under the district administration to conduct surprise checks, on the firms
ii. The team shall have a mandate on the number of surprise checks that need to be done on a daily basis.

5.3. App / web portal to report compliance
i. Implementation of a web app or portal where the firms will report compliance. ii. This will also include photos of the premises and other safety related measures.

5.4. Penal Provisions
Any person violating these lockdown measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Sec. 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as applicable.

ANNEXURE-I Requisition Form along with Check-list
Requisition/ Registration form for availing Pass
Applicants/ Organizations Name:
Unique Identification for the firm (GST /
PAN / TIN
Address with Village and Mandal
Employment Size (To be verified with records if available)
Line of Activity (based on NIC code / other classification)
Firm Type (MSME / Large)
Type of Manpower
a. Within the Mandal
b. In house
Agree to terms and conditions

• No employees from containment zones
• Labour must be employed only in house or within the Mandals where the industry is located.
• This authorization shall not be misused
• Social distancing and temperature check to be followed
• Daily reporting of compliance to norms

How to get seized vehicles in lockdown when Cases registered under the provision of THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT – MV Act: All the vehicles seized under the provisions of MV Act can be released after compounding the cases and payment of compounding fee, under proper acknowledgment. Ensure that this process should be done in very seamless manner.

Cases registered under Sec. 188 IPC: In these cases vehicles can be released under the provisions of Sec. 102(3) Cr.P.0 after obtaining an undertaking from the vehicle owner to produce it before the court as and when the court orders to do so. Bond for Rs.1000/- for 2-3 Wheelers and Rs. 2000/- for 4-wheelers and other vehicles can be taken from the owners of the vehicles. Xerox copies of vehicle documents can be kept for record purpose.

Keeping of original documents is not desirable. Acknowledgment has to be obtained. Cases can be charged sheeted as Summary Trial Case (STC) before IInd Class Magistrate. The format for undertaking is enclosed for perusal and necessary action.

Cases registered under the provision of Sec. 188 IPC and NDM Act: In these cases vehicles can be released under the provisions of Sec. 102(3) Cr.P.0 after obtaining an undertaking from the vehicle owner to produce it before the court as and when the court orders to do so. Bond for Rs.1000/- for 2-3 Wheelers and Rs. 2000/- for 4-wheelers and other vehicles can be taken from the owners of the vehicles. Xerox copies of vehicle documents can be kept for record purpose. Keeping of original documents is not desirable.

Acknowledgment has to be obtained. Cases booked under these provisions can be charge-sheeted under section 188 IPC only as STC before IInd Class Magistrate. The format for undertaking is enclosed for perusal and necessary action.

Cases registered under other provisions of IPC or Spl Acts for serious offences including obstructing the public servants, assault on Police Officers, doctors or other public servants shall be dealt as per law and charge sheeted under the provisions of Cr.P.0 in the competent court of law.

Vehicles seized can be released under the provisions of Sec.102(3) Cr.P.C. after obtaining an undertaking under acknowledgment. It is requested to take appropriate action to release the vehicles as per the guidelines and report compliance.

IAS – Joint Collector Transfer in Andhra Pradesh on 10 May 2020, The priority of the Government is to provide responsive, accountable governance in a corruption free environment while keeping special focus on the welfare of all section of the society. To achieve these objectives, the Government have to implement the development and welfare programs of the State in mission mode, while ensuring effective last mile delivery of government services through Village Secretariat/ Ward Secretariat with a network of Village & Ward Volunteers.

Furthermore, there are large number of IAS officers in senior-time scale, who require extensive field exposure, before they take up higher responsibilities. In addition to above officers, extensive field exposure is also required for State Civil Service (SCS) and Non-State Civil Service (Non-SCS) officers, who have a proven track record and are likely to be promoted to IAS cadre in future.

Keeping all the above in mind, the Government vide reference read above have issued orders r estructuring the organization structure of the District administration at Joint Collector level as (i) Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa & Revenue (JC – RB & R), (ii) Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (JC – V & WS and D) and (iii) Joint Collector, Aasara and Welfare (JC – A & W).

List of Joint Collector Transfer in Andhra Pradesh

In view of the orders issued in the reference read above, the following transfers and postings are ordered with immediate effect:

1. The Services of Sri Sumit Kumar, IAS (2014), Managing Director, AP State Fibernet Ltd are withdrawn from the Infrastructure & Investment Department. and posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Srikakulam vice Dr K. Sreenivasulu, IAS transferred.
2. On transfer, Dr K.Sreenivasulu, IAS (2014), is posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V,WS & D), Srikakulam District.
3. Sri G.Christ Kishore Kumar, IAS (2014), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Vizianagaram is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue ( RB & R), Vizianagaram District.
4. Sri Mahesh Kumar Ravirala, IAS (2016), Sub-Collector, Rajahmundry is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Vizianagaram District.
5. Sri M. Venugopal Reddy, IAS (2013), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue ( RB & R), Visakhapatnam District.
6. Sri P. Arun Babu, IAS (2014), Director, Civil Supplies is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Visakhaptanajm District.
7. Sri Lakshmisha . G, IAS (2013), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, East Godavari District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), East Godavari District.
8. Smt Kirthi Chekuri IAS (2016), Sub-Collector, Madanapalli is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), East Godavari District.
9. Sri K. Venkata Ramana Reddy, IAS (2013),is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), West Godavari District.
10. Sri Himanshu Shukla, IAS (2013), Director, Handlooms & Textiles and Managing Director, APCO is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), West Godavari District.
11. Smt K. Madhavi Latha, IAS (2014), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Krishna District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Krishna District.
12. Sri Siva Sankar Lotheti, IAS (2013), Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Krishna District.
13. Sri Dinesh Kumar A S., IAS (2013), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Guntur District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Guntur District.
14. The Services of Smt. P. Prashanthi, IAS (2014) Commissioner, Municipal Corporation & Vice Chairman, AHUDA, Ananthapuramu are withdrawn from MA & UD Department and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Guntur District.
15. Sri Venkata Murali J. IAS (2015), Director Protocol and Deputy Secretary to Government, (Proto & Co-Ord) is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Prakasham District.
16. Sri Chetan T S, IAS (2016), Sub-Collector, Parvathipuram is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Prakasham District.
17. Sri Vinod Kumar. V., IAS (2015), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Nellore District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Nellore District.
18. Sri N. Prabhakar Reddy, IAS (2013), Director, Survey Settlements & Land Records is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Nellore District.
19. Sri D. Markandeyulu, IAS (2014), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Chittoor District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Chittoor District.
20. Sri V.Veera Brahmaiah, IAS (2015), who is waiting for posting is posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Chittoor District.
21. Smt. M. Gauthami, IAS (2014), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Kadapa District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Kadapa District.
22. Sri C M Saikanth Varma, IAS (2015), P.O., ITDA, Seethampet is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Kadapa District.
23. Sri Nishant Kumar, IAS (2014), P.O., ITDA, Rampachodavaram is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Anatapuramu District vice Sri S. Dilli Rao, IAS (2013) transferred.
24. On transfer, Sri S. Dilli Rao, IAS (2013) is directed to report to Government in General Administration Department for further posting.
25. Smt B. Lavanya Veni, IAS (2014), Director, Employment & Training is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Anatapuramu District.
26. Sri Pattanshetti Ravi Subash, IAS (2013), Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Kurnool District is posted as Joint Collector, Rythu Bharosa and Revenue (RB & R), Kurnool District.
27. Sri S.Rama Sundar Reddy, IAS (2015), Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission is transferred and posted as Joint Collector, Village & Ward Secretariat and Development (V, WS & D), Kurnool District.
28. All the Joint Collectors –II (Non Cadre) working in the Districts are in situ posted as Joint Collector, Aasara & Welfare (A & W), till further orders.

YSR VAHANA MITRA Government has assured that financial assistance of Rs.10,000/per annum will be given to Self-owned Auto/Taxi Drivers for expenditure towards insurance, fitness certificate, repairs, and other requirements. Accordingly, vide orders first, second and third read above, Government have issued guidelines for implementation of the scheme in the financial year 2019-20, and 2,36,344 beneficiaries were sanctioned Rs.10,000/-each in the YSR VAHANA MITRA scheme in 1st & 2nd phases.

The Transport Commissioner vide letter fourth read above has furnished guidelines and procedure to be followed for disbursing financial assistance of Rs.10,000/- per annum to Self-owned Auto/Taxi/Maxi cabdrivers during the financial year 2020-21.

Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby agree to provide financial assistance of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) per annum to Self-owned Auto/Taxi/Maxi cab Drivers for expenditure towards insurance, fitness certificate, repairs, and other requirements during the financial year 2020-21.

Government reiterates the following guidelines for eligibility,application, verification, sanction and payment for financial assistance to self owned auto/taxi/Maxi cab drivers during the financial year 2020-21:

YSR VAHANA MITRA Eligibility:

1. The applicant shall “own” and “drive” an Auto rickshaw / Taxi /Maxi Cab.
2. The applicant shall possess a valid driving licence to drive Autorickshaw / Light Motor vehicle
3. The vehicle (Auto rickshaw / Taxi / Maxi Cab) shall be coveredwith valid records like Registration Certificate and tax in caseof LT Cabs.
4. The scheme is applicable to the owners of passenger Autorickshaw / Taxi / Maxi cab. The owners of three wheeler / fourwheeler light goods vehicles are not eligible under the scheme.
5. Each applicant shall have an Aadhaar card.
6. The owner must possess BPL/white ration Card / AnnapurnaCard / Antyodaya Card.
7. Family will be eligible to get benefit for one auto or Taxi orMaxi cab. Family is defined as Husband, Wife and minorchildren.
8. The ownership and licence on different persons in the samewhite ration card is allowed. However, only one person iseligible for financial assistance in a family consisting ofhusband, wife and minor children in the same white rationcard.
9. If the beneficiary is Father/Mother/Daughter/ brother anddriving license is in the name of major son, theFather/Mother/Daughter/ brother who is the registered ownerof the vehicle is eligible to get benefit, though both names arenoted in different white ration cards.
   10.The beneficiaries who have driving licences issued by otherstates shall apply for change of address in the concerned RTOOffice, which will be done expeditiously.
   11.At the time of application, the vehicle shall be in thepossession of the owner.
   12.The new beneficiaries can file physical application with villagevolunteer/ward volunteer.
   13.The bank account shall be on the name of the owner of thevehicle. The bank account of the beneficiary can be in any oneof the scheduled commercial banks.

Apply online

YSR VAHANA MITRA Application:

Physical applications will be made available with VillageVolunteers/ Panchayat Secretaries / Ward Volunteers / Billcollectors for new beneficiaries by 21-05- 2020.

YSR VAHANA MITRA Verification & Sanction :

The applications of new beneficiaries will be collected and verifiedby Village Volunteers / Ward Volunteers. Once the genuinity of application is verified, the applications will be uploaded to onlineat respective Village Secretariat / Ward Secretariat. Theseapplications are forwarded through online for approval / rejectionto the District Collections by Municipal Commissioner in Urbanareas and MPDO in Rural areas. The sanction will be accordedautomatically to the existing beneficiaries without filingapplication once again through online / offline (manually), iffound eligible as per the guidelines of the scheme.

YSR VAHANA MITRA Execution process :

1. Transport Department will provide the list of owners who got theirvehicles transferred from their name and new vehicles registered in categories of Autorickshaw, Taxi, Maxi cab from 23.09.2019 to16.05.2020 to APCFSS for verification purpose.
2. Display of list containing existing beneficiaries and list of vehiclestransferred and new vehicles registered at VV, VW level & VS & WSoffices for social Audit purpose from 21.05.2020 to 26.05.2020.
3. CFSS to facilitate upload of entry of physical applications at Village /Ward Secretaries from 21-05-2020 onwards.
4. Receipt, verification and uploading of physical applications at
   VV,VW, VS & WS level simultaneously from 21-05-2020 to
   28.05.2020including additions and deletions, if any.
5. Approval / rejection to be done by MPDO/MPL Commissioners simultaneously upto 30.05.2020.
6. Approval / rejection by District Collector simultaneously upto01.06.2020.
7. CFSS will facilitate generation of proceedings for approval byrespective MDs of Corporations to make payment tobeneficiaries on 02.06.2020 & 03.06.2020 through CFMS.
8. Disbursement by Hon’ble Chief Minister on 04-06-2020.

YSR VAHANA MITRA Payment :

CFSS will facilitate generation of proceedings for approval byrespective MDs of Corporations to make payment to beneficiariesfrom the budget allotted to the following Corporations for the year2020-21 through CFMS and arrange payment to the bank accountof the beneficiary. The sanction amount shall be released to thebeneficiaries bank account on 04-06-2020.

Expenditure shall be met by the following Corporations:

1. SC Corporation 5. ST Corporation
2. BC Corporation 6. Kapu Corporation
3. Minority Corporation 7. Brahmin Corporation
4. EBC Corporation 8. Christian Corporation
5. The Transport Commissioner shall take further necessary action inthe matter accordingly.
6. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department videtheir U.O.No.FIN01-FMUOMRAS/101/2020-TR&B, Dt.20.05.2020

Transport Commissioner A.P., Vijayawada and in continuation Govt. hereby issue the following revised guidelines for eligibility for the beneficiaries to upload their applications online or to submit physical applications to village/ward volunteers. (i) If the beneficiary is Father/Mother/Daughter/brother and driving license is in the name of major son, the Father/Mother/Daughter/brother who is the registered owner of the vehicle is eligible to get benefit, though both names are noted in different white ration cards.

(ii) If major son in the beneficiary’s family was deleted from the white ration card after his marriage and he did not get a new white ration card, though he is eligible for white ration card as per the RTGS data, such cases may also be considered for this scheme. In such type of applications, relationship between the owner of the vehicle (Father/Mother/Daughter/brother) and the driving licence holder has to be verified by Panchayat Secretary/Bill Collector/Ward Volunteer/Village volunteer based on the documentary evidences produced by the applicants such as Aadhaar card, voter card, birth certificate etc.

(iii)If any application is rejected in the 1st phase on the ground that the driver’s name is not included in white ration card or having a separate hite ration card, such applications may be cancelled at DTC level in Online and fresh applications may also be considered for this scheme as per revised guidelines issued.

(iv)The bank account shall be on the name of the owner of the vehicle only. The vehicle owner can furnish the details of any bank account held in his name though he has availed loans from banks/corporations of Government from that account. The bank account of the beneficiary can be in any of the Scheduled commercial banks.

The time lines for extended period of VAHANA MITRA SCHEME are as follows:-

(i) Uploading of applications through online or filing of physical application with village volunteer/Panchayat Secretaries/ward volunteers/ Bill collectors shall be completed on or before 31-10-2019.

(ii) Verification and uploading of eligible applications by village volunteer/Panchayat Secretaries/ward volunteers/ Bill collectors shall be completed, followed by approvals by MPDO/Municipal Commissioner concerned on or before 8th November, 2019.

(iii) The eligible applications shall be given approval/rejection by the District Collectors concerned on or before 10-11-2019.

(iv) The sanctioned amount shall be released to the beneficiaries’ bank account on 15.11.2019.

(v) Once amount is released, arrangements shall be made for distribution of receipt and message from Hon’ble Chief Minister to the beneficiary through Village Volunteer/Ward Volunteer by 20th November, 2019.

The government of Andhra Pradesh has G.O.RT.No. 986 Dated: 13-06-2020 has 17 IPS Officers Transfer in Andhra Pradesh IPS Transfer and posting of IPS Officers The following transfers and postings of IPS Officers are ordered with immediate effect:-

(i) Sri Ch.D.Tirumala Rao, IPS (RR: 1989), Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City is transferred and posted as DGP, Railways, in the existing vacancy.

(ii) Sri B.Srinivasulu, IPS (SPS:1998), Addl. Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City.

(iii) Sri N.Balasubramanyam, IPS (RR: 1994), Addl.DGP, Railways (who is on long leave) is posted as Addl.DGP, Organization, in the existing vacancy.

(iv) Sri Kripanand Tripathi Ujela, IPS (RR:1994), Addl.DGP, who is waiting for posting, is posted as Addl.DGP, Road Safety, in the existing vacancy.

(v) Sri P.H.D.Ramakrishna, IPS (SPS: 2006), DIG (Admn), DGP Office and I/c SP, Guntur Urban, is transferred and posted as Director, SEB, in the existing vacancy (erstwhile Director, Prohibition & Excise).

(vi) Sri R.N.Ammi Reddy, IPS (SPS), SP, Srikakulam is transferred and posted as SP, Guntur Urban, in the existing vacancy.

(vii) Sri Amit Bardar, IPS (RR: 2014), Commandant, 3rd BN, APSP, Kakinada is transferred and posted as SP, Srikakulam, vice Sri R.N.Ammi Reddy, IPS, transferred.

(viii) Sri Udaya Bhaskar Billa, IPS (RR: 2008), DCP, L&O-II, Visakhapatnam City is transferred and posted as AIG, Admn, DGP Office, vice Sri Aishwarya Rastogi, IPS, transferred.

(ix) On transfer, Sri Aishwarya Rastogi, IPS (RR: 2013) is posted as DCP, L&O-I, Visakhapatnam City, vice Sri S.Ranga Reddy, IPS, transferred.

(x) On transfer, Sri S.Ranga Reddy, IPS (SPS) is directed to report at Police Headquarters, Mangalagiri.

(xi) Sri Babujee Attada, IPS (RR: 2011), SP, Visakhapatnam Rural is transferred and posted as SP, SIB, in the existing vacancy.

(xii) Sri B.Krishna Rao, IPS (RR: 2014), Commandant, 6th BN, APSP, Mangalagiri is transferred and posted as SP, Visakhapatnam Rural, vice Sri Babuiee Attada, IPS, transferred.

(xiii) Sri Ch.Vijaya Rao, IPS (RR: 2010), SP, Guntur Rural is transferred and posted as SP, Railways, Vijayawada, vice Sri K.Narayana Naik, IPS, transferred.

(xiv) On transfer, Sri K.Narayana Naik, IPS (SPS), is posted as SP, West Godavari, vice Sri Grewal Navdeep Singh.K.S, IPS, transferred.

(xv) On transfer, Sri Grewal Navdeep Singh.KS, IPS (RR: 2008), is posted as SP, CID, in the existing vacancy.

(xvi) Sri Vishal Gunni, IPS (RR: 2010), SP, OCTOPUS is transferred and posted as SP, Guntur Rural, vice Sri Ch.Vijaya Rao, IPS, transferred.

(xvii) Smt.M.Deepika, IPS (RR: 2014), Special Officer, DISHA, O/o DGP, AP is placed on FAC of the post of Commandant, 6th BN, APSP, Mangalagiri, until further orders.

The Government has introduced several schemes and policies that support greater mechanization of Agriculture, in the light of its commitment to transform the agriculture sector and double farmers’ income. The focus on farm mechanization is driven by the need for enhancing agriculture productivity, mitigating labour shortage; and facilitating judicious use of scarce natural resources and farm inputs.

Guidelines for the Implementation of Farm Mechanisation Scheme Introduction: 

The growth of farm mechanization is impeded by fragmentation of landholdings, a large presence of small and marginal farmers, unaffordability of farm technology. Agriculture Mechanization is crucial for modernization and commercialization of agriculture as it improves productivity and timeliness of agriculture operations, aids in value addition, bring down the cost of cultivation and enables climate change adaptation.

There is a need for greater focus on developing need-based and regionally differentiated machinery; and for responding to the specific requirements. The promotion and modernization of custom hiring models and Hi tech Machinery Hubs are steps in the right direction. The concept of agricultural growth will be achieved through mechanization of farm operations in the coming years.

About 85 % of the total land holdings are small and marginal in size, and hence require appropriately designed machinery, tools and implements to the crops raised in the villages. Recognizing the special needs of mechanizing marginal and small land holdings, and with a view to making farm mechanization affordable by small and marginal farmers farm mechanization schemes are designed to be implemented as follows:

OBJECTIVE:

i. Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions by establishing Custom Hiring Centers at each Village.;

ii. Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership;

iii. Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm equipments;

iv. Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration ;

v. Making available latest farm equipments to individuals with limitations.

STRATEGY ADOPTED:

To achieve the above objectives, it is proposed to adopt the following strategies:

Government has launched the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBK) at 10641 villages to assist the farmers in providing the agri-inputs at their Villages. In order to make use of this Institution for the facilitation of agricultural machinery, the following strategy is adopted.

i. Establish custom hiring centres (CHC) of location and crop-specific farm machinery and implements in all villages where Rythu Bharosa Kendras(RBK) are located.

ii. Provide financial assistance to Group of small and marginal farmers in the Village to establish CHCs and also help in interacting with Bankers to extend credit to establish CHCs in villages.

iii. Promotes ownership of certain agricultural machinery & equipment as per norms of assistance stipulated in this guidelines.

COMPONENTS :

1.           Establish Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring:

Provides suitable financial assistance to establish Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring which are appropriate to crops grown in that Village.

2.           Establish Hi-Tech, High Productive Equipment Hub for Custom Hiring: 

Provides financial assistance to set up hi-tech machinery hubs for predominant crops like sugarcane, cotton , Paddy, etc. and to serve a larger area.

3.           Financial Assistance for Procurement of Certain Agriculture Machinery and Equipment to individual farmers.

Promotes ownership of certain agricultural machinery & equipments as per norms of assistance stipulated.

STRUCTURE PROPOSED :

STATE LEVEL:

State Level Policy Making Committee (SLPC) will be the policy formulating body giving overall direction and guidance to the implementation of the FM schemes and will monitor and review its progress and performance. It will be empowered to lay down and amend guidelines, including financing pattern in the State. SLPC shall meet at least two times in a year.

 The SLPC will be supported technically by the State Technical Committee will be represented by comprising the following members:-

The SLPC will be strongly supported by technical backstopping through well structured with feedback from scientific institutions for regular corrections.

CIAE, Bhopal will be a Knowledge Partner for this purpose and will coordinate the activities of Technical Committees. The scientific Committee will have the ability and be provided adequate space to provide new technical inputs for the introduction of new machineries into the fields.

State Technical Committee (STC) will be set up to provide time to time knowledge support and technical feed back to the State Level Policy making Committee and Department of Agriculture.

The main function of SLPC will be to vet the Annual Action Plan prepared by the State nodal department for implementation of the FM Schemes. The SLPC will oversee the implementation of Components in the State through regular meetings with the nodal and other line department.

Functions of the Nodal Agency: 

Department of Agriculture, shall be the nodal Department at the State level for implementation. It will provide necessary support to SLPC and will have the following functions:

1. Prepare the Annual Action plan, primarily focusing on increasing farm mechanization with location-specific advantages and easier adaptability for improved production and productivity.

2. Prepare indicative list of machines & equipment which should not be eligible for subsidy. While preparing the negative list, State should considervarious aspects including fact whether an equipment/machinery can be run commercially without subsidy.

3. 16.60 % of the total allocation for SCP and 8.60 % for TSP will be earmarked. The allocation to SC/ST farmers will be made proportionate to their population in the district. 30% of allocation will be earmarked to the woman beneficiary.

4. Enlist manufacturers/suppliers who have tested their products either from FMTTIs or any identified institute by DAC&FW.  

5. Empanel the agricultural machinery and equipment on the basis of quality inspection and field performance evaluation for supply under FM schemes.

6. State Technical committee helps the Department for evaluation of the agricultural machinery and equipment and for empanelment of firms.

7. Ensure suitable integration of AAP with other schemes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), etc.,

8. Organize workshops, seminars exhibitions and training programmes

for all interest groups at State level

9. to look into the safety aspects of the farmers/operators while operating various agricultural machinery

10. Promote farmers who can afford full cost for purchase of farm equipment by making standard equipment available at affordable prices at RBK (Hub) and spoke .

11. Initiate skill development programmes convergence with APSDC to farmers as well as youth and facilitate the establishment of service centres

DLEC will be responsible for carrying forward the objectives of the Scheme and as per directions stipulated by SLPC.

1. Identify entrepreneurs/ RMG Groups/ FPOs to establish custom hiring centres in villages.

2. Facilitate tie up with the Banks for credit requirements to the groups.

3. Ensure that the benefits under various schemes of DAC such as RKVY, MIDH, NMOOP, SMAM etc. are spread to large number of beneficiaries in the Village. The farmer who gets the benefit once will not be eligible to apply again within 3 years.

4. Prepare district AAP with physical and financial targets under components at village level and Hub Level.

5. Utilize online application software for the entire process of identification and selection of beneficiary, processing of applications and disbursement of financial assistance after ensuring the proof of procurement of equipment / inputs as per provisions and norms.

6. Make efforts for direct transfer of financial assistance on the basis Bank Loans/ Aadhar Nos.

7. Monitor & display details of approved programme, all activities undertaken and name of beneficiaries, expenditure incurred etc. at the

RBK in the village level and get it placed before the concerned Gram Sabha annually from the point of social audit.

8. Study the impact on production and productivity after the implementation of the programmes and forward the reports to the State nodal Department.

9. to look into the safety aspects of the farmers/operators while operating various agricultural machinery, to suitably encourageand obtain “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna” for himself/herself and also for the actual operator who operates his/her agricultural machinery. “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna” which covers the various benefits to the person insured like death, total irrecoverable loss of eyes, hand or feet etc. during operation of any agricultural machinery.

10. Allocation of funds shall be intimated by the State Nodal department to the district.

Establish Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring: at Village Level 

• Only Groups can establish CHC in the Village.

• The Group has to apply on line through DBT portal (https://agrimachinery.nic.in/ designed and developed by M&T Division of DAC&FW.

• If there is no farmer group available in the Village, a new group with atleast five members and can get registered at Village Secretariat, can apply.

• JDA of the district will accord permits to Farmers group/ FPO/ FPG in the Village which shall operate the CHC based on the recommendations of the Village level Advisory Committee comprising members MAO, HO, 2 Farmer representatives nominated by ADA and Bank representative.

1. The land ownership of the members of the Group,

2. By scrutinizing the bank sanction letter,

3. By seeing the implements preferred to be kept (new type of implements to Village) will be preferred

4. Mix of members in the Group (heterogenous).

5. Based on their procurement of inputs through RBK in the Village.

6. Credibility to run the Group satisfactorily

7. Ability to take up repairs and maintenance efficiently

8. Group members which can render service to do the farm operations when machinery are hired.

• The Group finalized to establish should operate the CHC in coordination with the RBK in the Village.

• The CHC in the Village shall be an extended arm of RBK in providing machinery inputs on hiring basis to the villagers.

• The CHC established in the Village should abide by the rules stipulated from time to time by the Department of Agriculture.

• The Group which establishes the CHC will have to identify the latest farm implements which can be kept in the Custom Hiring center.

• The Hiring charges may be finalized within the Village in the presence of MAO, Banker, farmer representative and Horticulture officer of the Mandal, with prevailing rates and be communicated to JDA .

• The prices finalized for different operations should be displayed in the Display board placed at RBK…

The Groups should accept to follow the conditions:

• to keep the machinery under a protected shed.

• to hire the machinery as per the rates displayed in the RBK

• the Group has to follow the instructions given by Department of Agriculture from time to time.

• the Group has to enter into an MOU with the RBK in the Village

• the repairs and maintenance of machinery in the CHC have to be taken up by the Group only.

• the Group can finalize a method, for hiring the machinery by collecting deposit for handing over the equipment to the hirer.

• the Group can provide the service of operations. (Faas- Farming as a service)

• the Group is not allowed to sell/mortgage or transfer the equipment till the end of the bank loan period of 6 years.  

Procurement of machinery to CHC

¾ The Group permitted by the Department, has to only establish the CHC in close proximity to RBK in the Village by following the norms stipulated.

¾ The Group which is permitted will get a financial assistance of 40% of the Project cost.

¾ The Group has to mandatorily avail the Bank Loan to establish CHC, under the model of credit linked back ended financial assistance as per bank norms.  

¾ The Group can select the implements that can be kept in CHC for Hire. Crop specific agricultural equipment /machinery tested and available with the enlisted manufacturers will be offered on hire at CHC in the Village.  

¾ To Introduce improved/newly developed agricultural implements and machines in crop production.

Non Negotiables in the FM Scheme

¾ The Group should avail model of credit linked back ended financial assistance to procure the machinery;

¾ The Assets should have the GPS enabled devices (wherever applicable) / geo tagged for all implements.  

¾ Complete freedom to Group will be available for selection of agricultural machinery and equipment.

¾ The Group has to register all the equipments in the CHC Mobile & Kiosk application to enable farmers to book the equipments.

At Hub Level: 

AP State Agro Industries Development Corporation Ltd shall assist the Department of Agriculture to get establish Hi- Tech, High Productive Equipment Hub for Custom Hiring at Each RBK Hub Point uniformly in the district. (@5 per district) by groups.

APSAIDC Ltd shall finalize the Group.

i) to promote utilization of hi-tech, high value machines for higher productivity

ii) To provide hiring services for various high value crop specific machines applied for different operations.

iii) To expand mechanized activities during cropping seasons to cover large areas  

iv) To involve farmer groups, PACS, FPOs , PPP for setting up of such centres

Each hub of agricultural machinery/implements will have the capacity to cover at least 500 ha in a cropping season. Machines can be hired for crop specific operations. The type and capacity of the machines will be selected by the groups on the basis of area to be covered in a cropping season.

Financial Assistance:

1. 40% Financial assistance for setting up of hubs will be available to PACS / Farmer Groups/ FPOs/RMGs/manufacturers

2. Hubs will be established under the model of credit linked back ended financial assistance.

3. Bank will lock the financial assistance released to them as per the terms of repayment of loan. The Beneficiary will not be allowed to transfer/ sell/ mortgage the hubs.

Non-Negotiables:

1. The FM Hitech machinery Hub should be operated by Groups only.

2. All the assets should be fitted with GPS device.

3. The Group should hire machinery in coordination with RBK Hub and should use CHC mobile application.

Conditions for the Group

1. The Group has to apply on line and permit has to be issued by JDA of the district@ one per Hub.

2. will be eligible for 40% Financial assistance from the Department.

3. The Group enter should enter into an agreement with the RBK Hub/ Agros for the movement of machinery outside jurisdiction , if any.

4. Hiring rates are to be finalized based on prevailing local market prices and finalized by the Committee formed to finalize the prices for farm operations at Hub Level with the help of department officials, AP Agros, Farmer representatives and Banker who finances the machinery.

5. The Group shall not act as a independent entity but as an extended arm of RBK hubs in facilitating machinery to farmers through RBKs.

6. The machinery shall be kept in the protected place provided by the RBK Hub.

7. Shed for protection is to be provided by the Group only.

8. Insurance Coverage to machinery is to be taken by the Group.

9. To look into the safety aspects of the farmers/operators while operating various agricultural machinery, the Group should obtain “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna” for himself/herself and also for the actual operator who operates his/her agricultural machinery. “Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojna” which covers the various benefits to the person insured like death, total irrecoverable loss of eyes, hand or feet etc. during operation of any agricultural machinery.

Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agriculture Machinery and Equipment to individuals: 

Government Promotes ownership of certain limited agricultural machinery & equipments which are useful to the farmers. Financial assistance will be limited up to 50% limited to RS 75, 000 whichever is less for the equipments allowed to be supplied to individuals.

Beneficiaries who had availed the subsidy under SMAM scheme in the last three years are ineligible to apply.

Top Up subsidy to SC, ST is applicable only if the SC, ST Corporations agree and release funds to the beneficiaries from their own funds. State Development funds under Farm Mechanisation will not be allocated towards top up subsidy. Top Up subsidy, if applicable, will be released to the beneficiaries bank account only.

The farmers have to apply on line based on the availability of targets for the mandal for the implements which will be verified at the village level by VAA and MAO and permits shall be issued by the Assistant director at Division level. The farmer shall have the choice to procure the equipment by paying the full cost to the manufacturer/ dealer of his choice and can purchase the equipment. The equipment shall be geo tagged and shall be verified physically by the Mandal agricultural officer and shall be recommended for release of subsidy the farmers bank account. Allowable subsidy as per norms given below will be released by the Department into the bank account of the beneficiary. All the beneficiaries who are benefitted under the scheme will be notified on the notice board at RBK in the Village. These equipments shall be allowed only up to the limited funds allocated to the district.

Service centers: 

Manufacturers on behalf of its dealers has to enter into an MOU with the Department of Agriculture, AP for empanelment. Each firm has to establish service center at mandal level for their products wherever their products are supplied.

Sufficient spares should be made available for the equipments being used in the area in the State.

Monitoring:

i. All the Machinery supplied under the FM Schemes will be checked thoroughly and at random for the quality being maintained by manufacturers. Only Tested implements by FMTTI and its designated Institutes are eligible under FM Schemes supplies.

ii. The established machinery CHC at villages and at, Hi tech machinery hubs will be provided technical assistance by KVKs and training at FMTTI Centers and by manufacturing firms.

iii. The CHCs, hubs established in the state will be supervised by the Joint Director of Agriculture / Asst Director Agriculture / Mandal Agriculture Officer for its operation.

iv. The Hiring Charges range will be finalized by Village level committee having MAO, HO, 2 Farmer representatives nominated by ADA, Bank representative at the RBK for each and every Village for different operations in the Village.

v. New implements which are indigenous developed shall also be kept at CHC.  

Training & Exposure visits:

a. In order to enrich the knowledge base of the to the farmers and members of the Groups who have established the CHCs, trainings will be arranged through Southern Region for Farm Machinery training and Testing Institute and through AP Skill development Corporation Ltd .

b. Exposure visits to nearby States on the machinery use and operations of different machineries in neighbouring states will be arranged from administrative and contingency funds.  

c. Two regional training centers will be established at East Godavari and Kurnool to provide in house on farm trainings on continuous basis

d. Machinery melas will be organized at different districts to facilitate the groups to see to new implements available to suit the crops raised before selection of set of implements to CHC, which will facilitate the farmers to keep innovative machinery which were not supplied earlier.

Government have issued guidelines for capitalization of the value of Garden lands under acquisition and guidelines for valuation of Orchards in the State in supersession of all earlier orders in the matter an also ordered for future revision of the valuation of Horticulture crops once in 10 years. Further an amendment was also issued on inter-crop cultivation in the fruit bearing Orchards.

Guidelines for valuation of Orchards

• In the reference 4^th read above, the Spl.CS & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Vijayawada has submitted the report of Expert Committee recommendations to the Government with a request to revise the valuation of Horticulture crops and Garden lands under acquisition. 

• After careful examination of the report of the Expert Committee, Government hereby approve the rates as recommended by the Expert

Committee. Accordingly, in supersession of all earlier orders issued in regard to computation and payment of compensation for orchards the following guidelines are issued:

I. GUIDELINES FOR VALUATION OF ORCHARDS:

1. The Land Acquisition Officers concerned shall determine the Market value of the land with Orchards with due regard to the comparable bonafide sale transactions of a similarly placed Orchards in that locality in recent year. 

       Example: (i) In case of valuation of Mango / any orchards, the Land Acquisition Officer shall obtain basic value of the orchards from the Sub-Registrar concerned, if basic value of orchards are available with Sub-Registrar. 

(ii) In case basic values of Mango orchards are not available, Sale transaction of Mango orchards in that vicinity shall be taken to arrive Market value. 

       If, the above (i) or (ii) available, no need to pay additional compensation with regard to Orchards.  Market value only shall be taken for further calculations as per the existing provisions. 

• If there have been no such sales transaction or basic values, the Capitalization method will be adopted for valuation of land with orchards following the guidelines contained in the LA manual of Government of A.P.  It shall be strictly borne in the mind while adopting the capitalization method, compensation for the land as well as fruit bearing trees cannot be separately awarded. Further, when the market value is determined on the basis of yield from the trees or plantation, 8 years multiplier shall be adopted as per the guidelines of Supreme Court of India.   

3)  If the above two methods are not applicable for any reasons, the Land Acquisition Officers may follow the guidelines and rates indicated in the Annexures appended to this order. 

II. PROCEDURE FOR VALUATION OF ORCHARDS: 

Category ‘A’ :  Well Maintained

• Trees belonging to certain variety of a horticulture crop species recommended for that region. 

• Recommended Orchard management practices including timely inputs, cultural operations, prescribed spacing etc., should have been observed. 

(iii)Trees with healthy growth, good productivity and free from pests and diseases.

Category ‘B’ : Average Maintained

• Trees belonging to commercial or good local variety recommended for the region.

• Orchards with average management practices showing average growth and productivity which among other reasons could be due to prescribed spacing not being observed, etc.,

Category ‘C’ : Poor Maintained

• Trees with non-descriptive varieties / seedlings. 

• Trees with poor management practices showing poor growth and productivity.

III. VALUATION OF PRE-BEARING ORCHARDS

1. The category under which the Orchards falls i.e., whether it is category A or B or C may be identified at the outset. 

• The market value of the land alone may be arrived at, on the basis of bonafide and comparable sales of similarly placed lands, following the guidelines as may be prescribed from time to time. 

• Apart from market value of land so arrived at, an amount up to the maximum of the total cost of cultivation (being the non-recurring and recurring cost), depending on the age, category of Orchard and the management practices observed may be awarded as compensation: 

1. The Orchard which falls in category-A may be awarded compensation up to maximum of the cost of cultivation depending on the age of plants as per Annexure II. 
   1. The Orchard falling in category-B may be awarded a maximum up to 80% of the amounts as indicated in Annexure-II depending on the age of the Orchard.
   1. The Orchard falling in category-C may be awarded a maximum up to 60% of the amounts indicated in Annexure II depending on the age of the Orchard.

• As seen from the foregoing paras, pre-bearing Orchard is therefore entitled for compensation as shown in Annexure-II.

1. PROCEDURE FOR VALUATION OF FRUIT BEARING ORCHARDS WHERE REMAINING BEARING PERIOD IS MORE THAN / LESS THAN THE GESTATION PERIOD:

  Depending on the growth and condition of the Orchard, the category under which the Orchard falls i.e., whether it is category A or B or C, may be identified at the outset on the basis of the guidelines indicated above.

  Just as envisaged for pre-bearing Orchard, the market value of the land may be arrived at, on the basis of bonafide and comparable sales of similarly placed lands following the guidelines that may be prescribed from time to time.

• In case of fruit bearing orchards where remaining bearing period is more than gestation period the compensation may be awarded as per rates shown in Column No’s (9), (10) and (11) of Annexure-III for A, B and C categories respectively. 

• In case of fruit bearing orchards where remaining bearing period is less than gestation period the compensation may be awarded as per rates shown in Column No’s (6), (7) and (8) of Annexure-III for A, B and C categories respectively. 

• GUIDELINES FOR VALUATION OF ORCHARDS WHERE MIXED CROP IS RAISED:

1. Pre-bearing Stage:

1. For pre-bearing Orchard where two or more perennial horticulture species are raised in the same garden as intercrop, depending on the condition and the growth, the main crop shall be categorized either under B or C.

• The inter crop also treated as main crop and can be categorized as A,B,C as per the guidelines issued for the main crop. 

• Apart from market value of land, damages equivalent to a maximum of the total cost of cultivation shall be payable for the main crop depending on whether the category is B or C and depending on the age of the plants.

• Where the prescribed spacing is observed for both main and inter-crop, the proportionate cost of cultivation restricting to the number of trees subject to optimum number for the inter-crop duly classifying it under A/B/C may be paid as damages.

• In case where prescribed spacing is not observed, cost of cultivation will not be payable for inter-crop.

• If the number of trees are less than the optimum number as prescribed in col. 3 of Annexure II damages payable towards cost of cultivation, shall be fixed proportionately subject to spacing being observed.

• Bearing Stage:

1. In a bearing Orchard when two or more perennial horticulture crops are raised as inter-crop depending on the condition, the growth of the crop and management practices observed, the main crop shall be categorized under B or C.

• lnter-crop shall be categorized as A/B/C.

• Compensation up to a maximum of the total cost of cultivation shall be payable for the main crop depending on the category (B or C) and depending on the management practices observed. 

• Depending on the category (B) or (C) under which the main crop is classified and on the management practices observed, compensation equivalent to the net returns for the gestation period of that crop may be awarded. If the number of trees are less than the optimum number, proportionate compensation is payable.

• Where the prescribed spacing is observed for both main and inter-crop, the proportionate net returns (restricting the number of trees subject to optimum number) for the gestation period may be awarded for the intercrop duly classifying it under (C).

• Where prescribed spacing for either main crop or inter crop are not observed, the net returns for gestation period for the inter-crop shall not be paid. 

• Damages equivalent to net returns for one year shall be payable for the main crop depending on its category (B or C), management practices observed and the proportionate number of trees subject to optimum number.

• If the number of trees is less than the optimum number as prescribed in Annexure-I, compensation payable towards cost of cultivation, net returns as indicted above shall be fixed proportionately.

• If the number of trees in a Orchard is more than the optimum number prescribed for either the main crop or the intercrop the total amount payable either towards cost of cultivation or for net returns, etc., shall be restricted to the optimum number depending on the category of the crop.

NOTE:  For the purpose of valuation of orchards where mixed cropsraised,the rates indicated in Annexure-IV may be followed.

• VALUATION OF SCATTERED OR ISOLATED TREES:

1. Isolated and scattered trees normally will not be given the recommended package of practices as prescribed, and they will therefore be treated as under category C and proportionate amounts towards damages to be paid on tree basis.

• The entire amount so payable by following the guidelines given under Annexure-II – Category- A or B or C as the case may be, shall be treated as damages. Therefore the 12% additional market value and solatium shall not be awarded on such damages.

• Unlike Orchards no additional amount towards damages may be paid.

• NARROW STRIPS OF ORCHARDS: 

• Pre-Bearing: If a part of an Orchard is acquired the proportionate amount towards damages depending on the number of trees, the age, category and the management practices observed, as indicated in Annexure-II shall be paid towards the pre-bearing Orchard.

• For a strip of Orchard at bearing stage depending on number of trees; category and the management practices observed, the compensation shall be proportionately calculated as per Annexure-I.

• WOOD VALUE: 

           In case of crops like Pomegranate, Guava, Grapes, etc., the wood does not have significant economic value and therefore separate compensation for wood does not arise. Even in case of crops like Mango, Coconut, etc., the crop is not grown for wood, which is only incidental or secondary product. However, since the wood from Mango, Coconut, Jack, Jamun, have some value, the ryots may 

be allowed to cut and take the wood if the Orchards are going to be removed / submerged. In the alternative if trees are to be conserved, wood value at site as determined by the D.F.O, concerned as per prevailing rates may be granted towards damages. Such amount shall carry solatium or additional market value.

1. FUEL WOOD VALUE:  

          The fuel wood for the fuel wood trees may be determined by the Joint Collector and D.F.O. concerned as per the existing procedures, if the total is below Rs.50,000/- and by the District Collector where the value exceeds Rs.50,000/-.

• GENERAL:
  • The future revision of the valuation of Horticulture crops shall be done once in 10 years.

• No compensation need to be paid for short duration crops as the farmer can harvest the standing crop and deliver the vacant position of the land.

• All the orchards under acquisition shall be strictly recorded Videography/ Photography/ Google Maps with GPS Coordinates at every stage from the initial stage. 

• The existing instructions contained in G.O.Ms.No.601, Revenue (LA) Department, dt.19-6-1992 shall be continued for fuel wood trees and wood value of fruit bearing trees.

• In respect of valuation of other species, Horticulture crops, perennial vegetable crops etc. which are not included in this report, the valuation shall be decided by a committee to be constituted at the district level headed by the District Collector as shown below and the LAOs concerned may address the respective District Collectors in the matter.

• District Collector – Chairman
  • Land Acquisition Officer         – Convener
  • Joint Director, Agriculture     – Member
  • Deputy Director, Horticulture – Member
  • Assistant Director, Sericulture         – Member
  • District Forest Officer   – Member
  • A representative from the Requisitioning   – Member Department
  • Principal    Scientist      available     at       the – Member

Horticulture/Agrl Research Station in the

District Collector

• Wherever valuation of an orchard under acquisition exceeds Rs.10,000/- it may be got approved by the District Level Committee under the chairmanship of the District Collector with Joint Collector as convenor and the Joint Director of Agriculture and Deputy Director of Horticulture /Assistant Director of Horticulture as members.

• The details of the compensation to be paid towards value per tree payable in case of bearing trees and pre-bearing trees, Valuation of fruit bearing orchards where remaining bearing period is more than / less than the gestation period for each Horticulture species are appended as Annexures- I, II & III. 

• For arriving valuation of orchards where mixed cropsraised,the rates indicated in Annexure-IV shall be followed.

5.   The District Collectors/LAOs concerned shall directly address the Commissioner of Horticulture for any clarification if needed. 

Government of Telangana has issued orders adopting (112) Backward Classes communities to the State of Telangana and Percentage of reservation for  them and issued the Consolidation list of Backward Classes therein.

• Certain amendments were done in Group-A of the list of Backward Classes for the State of  Telangana.

• Adopted list of Socially and educationally Backward Classes for the State of Telangana have communicated.

• Certain further amendments were issued under  Group –A and updated list were communicated. 

• In the reference , it is directed to forward the representation to include certain castes, nomadic castes in the State list of Backward Classes which are Educationally, Economically & Socially backward and not included in any of the castes in Telangana, so as to avail the benefits in the educational institutions, employment in public services, financial support from the Government Schemes etc. 

• In the reference , Government while enclosing the several representations received regarding inclusion of certain communities in the State list of Backward Classes have requested the Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes  to examine and send a detailed report in the matter to the Government.

• In the reference , the Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes as requested by the Government examined the several representations received in person/by post from the individuals as well as caste organizations requesting for inclusion of certain communities in the State list of Backward Classes. The Backward Classes Commission after due deliberations unanimously resolved and recommended the (17) new castes which are Socially & Educationally Backward and fit to be included in the list of Backward Classes under Group-‘A’ (13 new castes) and under Group-‘D’ (04 new castes) at respective Serial no’s for the  purpose  of Articles 15(4) & 16(4) of the Constitution of India.

• Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby accept the recommendations of Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes and decided to include  the (17) new castes in the Backward Classes list of State of Telangana in the Group A and Group D with respective Sl.No’s duly confining the area of operation of related districts for the  purpose  of Articles 15(4) & 16(4) of the Constitution of India and to issue an updated list. Accordingly, the  following amendment is issued to the orders issued vide G.O.Ms.No.3, BC Welfare (OP) Department, Dated.14.08.2014, as amended from time to time.

A M E M D M E N T

In the G.O.Ms.No.3, BC Welfare (OP) Department, Dated.14.08.2014, as amended from time to time.

(1) The following (13) new castes shall be included at respective Sl.No’s under Group A as mentioned below:

GROUP-A

(2) The following (04) new castes shall be included at respective Sl.No’s under Group D as mentioned below: GROUP-D

9. After inclusion of above said (17) new castes in the Backward Classes list of Telangana, the following is the updated list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes for the State of Telangana:-

GROUP-A (Aboriginal Tribes, Vimuktha Jathis, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes etc.)

1. Agnikulakshatriya, Palli, Vadabalija, Bestha, Jalari, Gangavar, Gangaputra, Goondla, Vanyakulakshatriya (Vannekapu, Vannereddi, Pallikapu, Pallireddi) Neyyala, Pattapu
2. Balasanthu, Bahurupi
3. *[Bandara]

Contd.,

• Budabukkala
• Rajaka (Chakali, Vannar)
• Dasari (formerly engaged in Bikshatana i.e., Beggary)
• Dommara
• Gangiredlavaru
• Jangam (whose traditional occupation is begging)
• Jogi
• Katipapala
• *[Korcha]
• Lambada or Banjara in Telangana area (deleted and included in ST list vide. G.O.Ms.No.149, SW, Dt.03.05.1978)
• Medari or Mahendra
• Mondivaru, Mondibanda, Banda
• Nayi-Brahmin/Nayee-Brahmin (Mangali), Mangala and Bhajantri
• Nakkala (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.21, BCW (C2) Dept., Dt.20.06.2011, since it is included in the list of Scheduled Tribes at Sl.No.34 vide. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Central Act No.10 of 2003)
• Vamsha Raj / Pitchiguntla
• Pamula
• Pardhi (Nirshikari)
• Pambala
• Peddammavandlu, Devaravandlu, Yellammavandlu, Mutyalammavandlu, Dammali / Dammala / Dammula / Damala
• Veeramushti (Nettikotala), Veerabhadreeya
• Valmiki Boya (Boya, Bedar, Kirataka, Nishadi, Yellapi, Pedda Boya), Talayari, Chunduvallu (Yellapi and Yellapu are one and the same as clarified vide.

G.O.Ms.No.61, BCW (M1) Dept., Dt.05.12.1996)

• Yerukalas in Telangana area (deleted and included at Sl.No.31 in the list of STs)
• Gudala
• Kanjara – Bhatta
• *[Kalinga]
• Kepmare or Reddika
• Mondepatta
• Nokkar
• Pariki Muggula
• Yata
• Chopemari
• Kaikadi
• Joshinandiwalas
• Odde (Oddilu, Vaddi, Vaddelu), Vaddera, Vaddabhovi, Vadiyaraj, Waddera
• Mandula
• Mehtar (Muslim)
• Kunapuli
• Patra
• *[Kurakula]
• *[Pondara]
• *[Samanthula /Samantha/ Sountia / Sauntia]
• Pala-Ekari, Ekila, Vyakula, Ekiri, Nayanivaru, Palegaru, Tolagari, Kavali (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)
• Rajannala, Rajannalu (area confined to Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad and Adilabad Districts only)
• Bukka Ayyavars
• Gotrala
• Kasikapadi / Kasikapudi (area confined to Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar and Adilabad Districts only)
• Siddula
• Sikligar/ Saikalgar
• Poosala (included vide. G.O.Ms.No.16, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.19.02.2009 by deleting from Sl.No.24 under Group-D)
• *[Aasadula / Asadula]
• *[Keuta / Kevuto / Keviti]

• Orphans and destitute children who have lost their parents before reaching the age of ten and are destitute; and who have nobody else to take care of them either by law or custom; and also who are admitted into any of the schools or orphanages run by the Government or recognised by the Government.
• Addapuvaru   (area confined to  Jagityal, Jangaon, Medchal, Suryapet and Warangal (Rural) districts only.)
• Bagothula/ Bhagavathula (area confined to Jagityal district only.)
• Bail Kammara/ Ghisadi/ Gadiya Lohar ( area Confined to Non-telugu speaking people only in all districts.)
• Enooti/ Yenetivallu (area confined to Jagityal, Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Karimnagar, Mahabubabad, Siddipet, Suryapet, Warangal (Rural) and Warangal

(Urban) districts only.)

• Ganjikuti/ Ganjikutivaru (area confined to Jagityal, Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mahabubabad, Mancherial, Mulugu, Siddipet and Warangal (Rural) districts only.)
• Gouda Jetti (area confined to Jagityal, Khammam, Mahabubabad and Warangal

(Rural) districts only.)

• Kakipadagala (area confined to Jagityal, Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Karimnagar, Mahabubabad, Medak, Peddapally, Rajanna Sircilla, Siddipet, Warangal (Rural) and Warangal (Urban) districts only.)
• Patamvaru/ Masaiahlu (area confined to Jagityal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Nalgonda, Peddapally, Rajanna Sircilla, Siddipet,

Suryapet and Warangal (Urban) districts only.)

• Odd/ Od/ Oad 
• Sonnayila/ Sannayila/ Sannayollu 
• Sri Kshatriya Ramajogi/ Ramajogi/ Ramajogula (area confined to Bhadradri Kothagudem, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubabad, Medchal and Siddipet districts only.)
• Theracheerala/ Telsoori/ Baikani (area confined to Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Nalgonda, Siddipet and Suryapet districts only.)
• Tholubommalatavaru/ Boppala (area confined to JogulambaGadwal, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar,      Medak,         Nagarkurnool,        Nalgonda, Narayanpet, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Wanaparthy and Warangal (Urban) districts only.)

GROUP-B (Vocational Groups)

1. *[Achukatlavandlu]
2. Aryakshatriya, Chittari, Giniyar, Chitrakara, Nakhas 3 Devanga

4 Goud [Ediga, Gouda (Gamalla), Kalalee, Gounda, [*Settibalija of

Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna districts] and Srisayana (Segidi)

• Dudekula, Laddaf, Pinjari or Noorbash
• Gandla, Telikula, Devathilakula
• Jandra
• Kummara or Kulala, Salivahana
• Karikalabhakthulu, Kaikolan or Kaikala (Sengundam or Sengunther) 10 Karnabhakthulu
• Kuruba or Kuruma
• *[Nagavaddilu]
• Neelakanthi
• Patkar (Khatri)
• Perika (Perika Balija, Puragiri kshatriya)
• Nessi or Kurni
• Padmasali (Sali, Salivan, Pattusali, Senapathulu, Thogata Sali)
• Srisayana (Segidi) (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.63, BCW (M1) Dept.,

Dt.11.12.1996 and added to Sl.No.4 of Group-B)

1. Swakulasali
2. Thogata, Thogati or Thogataveerakshatriya
3. Viswabrahmin (Ausula, Kamsali, Kammari, Kanchari, Vadla or Vadra or Vadrangi and Silpis), Viswakarma
4. *[Kunchiti / Vakkaliga / Vakkaligara / Kunchitiga]

• Lodh/ Lodhi/ Lodha (area confined to Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Khammam and Adilabad Districts only)
• Bondili
• Are Marathi, Maratha (Non-Brahmins), Arakalies and Surabhi Natakalavallu
• Neeli (included vide. G.O.Ms.No. 43, BCW (C2) Dept., Dt.07.08.2008 by deleting from Group D at Sl.No.22)
• Budubunjala / Bhunjwa / Bhadbhunja (area confined to Hyderabad and

Rangareddy Districts only)

• *[Gudia / Gudiya]

GROUP-C (Harijan Converts)

1 Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity and their progeny

GROUP-D (Other Classes)

1. *[Agaru]
2. Arekatika, Katika, Are-Suryavamshi
3. *[Atagara]
4. Bhatraju
5. Chippolu (Mera)
6. *[Gavara]
7. *[Godaba]
8. Hatkar
9. *[Jakkala]
10. Jingar
11. *[Kandra]
12. Koshti
13. Kachi
14. Surya Balija (Kalavanthula), Ganika
15. Krishnabalija (Dasari, Bukka)
16. *[Koppulavelamas]
17. Mathura
18. Mali (Bare, Barai, Marar and Tamboli)
19. Mudiraj, Mutrasi, Tenugollu
20. Munnurukapu
21. *[Nagavasam (Nagavamsa)]
22. Nelli (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.43, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.07.08.2008 and added at Sl.No.26 in Group ‘B’)
23. *[Polinati Velamas of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts]
24. Poosala caste (deleted vide. G.O.Ms.No.16, BCW(C2) Dept., Dt.19.02.2009 and included at S.No.52 under Group-A)
25. Passi
26. Rangarez or Bhavasara Kshatriya
27. Sadhuchetty
28. Satani (Chattadasrivaishnava)
29. Tammali (Non-Brahmins) (Shudra caste) whose traditional occupation is playing musical instruments, vending of flowers and giving assistance in temple service but not Shivarchakars
30. *[Turupukapus or Gajulakapus]
31. Uppara or Sagara
32. Vanjara (Vanjari)
33. Yadava (Golla)
34. Are, Arevallu and Arollu
35. *[Sadara / Sadaru]
36. *[Arava]
37. Ayyaraka (area confined to Khammam and Warangal Districts only)
38. Nagaralu (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only)
39. Aghamudian, Aghamudiar, Agamudivellalar and Agamudimudaliar (including Thuluva Vellalas) (area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy Districts only) 40 *[Beri Vysya / Beri Chetty]
40. *[Atirasa]
41. Sondi / Sundi

• Varala
• Sistakaranam
• Lakkamarikapu
• Veerashaiva Lingayat / Lingabalija
• Kurmi
• Aheer/ AheerYadav (area confined to Hyderabad, Medchal and Rangareddy districts only.)
• Govili/ Govlii/ Gouli/ Gavli (area confined to Hyderabad, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nirmal, Rangareddy, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts only)
• KullaKadagi/ KulleKadigi/ Chittepu (area confined to Kamareddy, Medak, Nirmal, Nizamabad and Sangareddy districts only.)
• Sarollu/ Soma Vamsha Kshatriya (area confined to Hyderabad, Jangaon, Medak,

Medchal, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Vikarabad and Warangal(Urban) districts only.)

GROUP-E ( Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims) (Subject to outcome of Civil Appeal No(s).2628-2637/2010 etc., pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India)

1. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu, Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu
2. Attar Saibulu, Attarollu
3. Dhobi Muslim/ Muslim Dhobi/ Dhobi Musalman, Turka Chakla or Turka Sakala, Turaka Chakali, Tulukka Vannan, Tsakalas, Sakalas or Chakalas, Muslim Rajakas
4. Faqir, Fhakir Budbudki, Ghanti Fhakir, Ghanta Fhakirlu, Turaka Budbudki, Darvesh, Fakeer
5. Garadi Muslim, Garadi Saibulu, Pamulavallu, Kani-Kattuvallu, Garadollu, Garadiga
6. Gosangi Muslim, Phakeer Sayebulu
7. Guddi Eluguvallu, Elugu Bantuvallu, Musalman Keelu Gurralavallu 8 Hajam, Nai, Nai Muslim, Navid
8. Labbi, Labbai, Labbon, Labba
9. Pakeerla, Borewale, Deera Phakirlu, Bonthala
10. Qureshi, Kureshi/ Khureshi, Khasab, Marati Khasab, Muslim Katika, Khatik Muslim
11. Shaik/ Sheikh
12. Siddi, Yaba, Habshi, Jasi
13. Turaka Kasha, Kakkukotte Zinka Saibulu, Chakkitakanevale, Terugadu Gontalavaru, Thirugatigantla, Rollaku Kakku Kottevaru, Pattar Phodulu, Chakketakare, Thuraka Kasha.

*Omitted vide G.O.Ms.No.3, BC Welfare (OP)   Department, dated:14.08.2014

1. The General Administration (Ser.D) Department shall take necessary action to amend the list of Backward Classes under definition 7 of Rule 2 (Part –C) in the Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 accordingly.
2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Hyderabad is requested to issue  necessary guidelines/instructions to all the District Collectors/Revenue Divisional Officers/Tahsildar’s in the State of Telangana to issue BC-A & BC-D caste/community certificates to the (17) new communities with respective Sl.No’s mentioned in this orders, under intimation to the Government.
3. The Commissioner, Backward Classes Welfare/Director General, Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad and all the District Collectors in the State shall take necessary further action in the matter accordingly.

Safety and Hygiene Guidelines for Operation of Tourist Destinations and Tourism Service Providers

1.1. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India has released guidelines for “Phased Re-opening” vide MHA Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I (A) dated 30th May 2020.

1.2. The operation of Hotels Restaurants and other hospitality services have been permitted from 8th June 2020 subject to adherence to SOPs for COVID Hygiene and Safety.

1.3. The Department of Tourism, Government of Andhra Pradesh released Safety and Hygiene Guidelines for operation of Hotels and Restaurants vide G.O.RT.NO.123 dated 08.06.2020

1.4. The other tourism related activities such as management of tourist destinations, boating operations, transport operations, etc. are crucial for the functioning of Tourism industry in the state. This document prescribes the COVID-19 Safety and Hygiene Guidelines for operation of Tourist Destinations, Ropeways, Boating and Transport Activities, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Tour Guides.

1.5. These guidelines are based on recommendations from Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and tourism industry stakeholders.

1.6. Adherence to these guidelines is necessary but not sufficient. Any other guidelines issued by the state government or district administration should also be strictly adhered to.

General Guidelines

2.1. All staff and guests should mandatorily wear face masks at all times.

2.2. The staff must wear single use hand gloves at all times and change them every day.

2.3. The visitors and staff should maintain social distance (2 meters or 6 feet) between each other.

2.4. The staff should use hand sanitizer regularly and should also encourage guests to do the same.

2.5. The visitors and guests may be encouraged to bring their own face masks and sanitizers. The same may be made available for purchase at counters, lobbies, etc.

2.6. Use of digital payment should be encouraged to the extent possible.

2.7. “Aarogya Setu” app usage is mandatory for all the staff and visitors.

2.8. Emergency numbers should be displayed at all office rooms, vehicles and made available with all employees.

2.9. The staff and visitors must be checked for temperature before entering the premises. Only those visitors that do not show any symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, etc. should be permitted.

2.10. Queues and crowding should be avoided as much as possible. Where it is unavoidable, circles at every 6 ft should be drawn to indicate designated standing spots in the queue.

2.11. The face masks, hand gloves, etc. must be discarded in a dedicated covered bin that should be sealed at the end of the day and disposed accordingly.

2.12. Adequate training should be provided to staff to ensure that they understand these guidelines and can remind the guests politely about the same.

2.13. A well-trained security guard or supervisor should be made in charge of adherence to mask usage, social distancing and other safety measures.

Protocol for handling suspected COVID positive cases

3.1. Place the ill person in a room or area where they are isolated from others.

3.2. Provide a mask/face cover till such time he/she is examined by a doctor.

3.3. Immediately inform the nearest medical facility (hospital/clinic) or call the state or district helpline.

3.4. A risk assessment will be undertaken by the designated public health authority (district RRT/treating physician) and accordingly further action be initiated regarding management of case, his/her contacts and need for disinfection.

3.5. Disinfection of the premises, vehicles, vessels, etc. to be taken up if the person is found positive.

Additional Guidelines for Management of Tourist Destinations

4.1. Apart from the above-mentioned general guidelines, the following safety precautions must be followed for management of tourist destinations.

4.2. The premises of the tourist destination, including washrooms, counters, fixtures, handrails, etc. shall be thoroughly cleaned every day.

4.3. The destinations may be operated at reduced capacity to ensure social distancing.

4.4. Seating at common areas, lobbies, etc. should be rearranged to ensure social distancing. If rearrangement is not possible, alternate seats may be blocked.

4.5. Signages on “dos and don’ts” to be displayed prominently at various locations.

4.6. Pedal based sanitizer dispensers must be available at frequent intervals, for visitors and staff.

4.7. Spitting is strictly prohibited.

4.8. Gaming Arcades/Children play areas (wherever applicable) shall remain closed.

Additional Guidelines for Ropeway Operations

5.1. Apart from the above-mentioned general guidelines, the following safety precautions must be followed for operation of ropeways.

5.2. The interiors and exteriors of each ropeway car should be sanitized regularly, (preferably after 2-3 trips).

5.3. Only two persons should be allowed in each car, both from the same tourist group or family. In case of a single tourists, no other tourist should be allowed in the car.

5.4. Social distancing and queue management should be followed while entering and exiting the cars.

5.5. The guests must be offered sanitizer while entering and exiting the cars.

Additional Guidelines for Boating Operations

6.1. Apart from the above-mentioned general guidelines, the following safety precautions must be followed for operation of boating activities.

6.2. The seating arrangements in the vessels may be rearranged to ensure social distancing. If rearrangement is not possible, alternate seats may be blocked.

6.3. The boats may be operated at lower capacity to ensure social distancing.

6.4. In case of jet skis, pleasure boats, joy rides, etc. only one guest or only guests from the same group or family should be allowed to ride together.

6.5. The vessels (interiors and exteriors) should be sanitized after every trip.

6.6. Social distancing should be followed during the boarding and deboarding process. The guests must be offered sanitizer during boarding the vessel.

6.7. The vessel operating staff should sanitize their hands frequently (compulsorily before and after every trip).

Additional Guidelines for Adventure Sports Operations

7.1. Apart from the above-mentioned general guidelines, the following safety precautions must be followed for operation of adventure sports activities.

7.2. Booking of tours / activities and allocation of slots should be adequately done to avoid large gatherings.

7.3. The equipment used by tourists must be disinfected after each use.

7.4. Ensure that guests are taken in small groups and social distancing is adhered to.

Additional Guidelines for Transport Operations

8.1. Apart from the above-mentioned general guidelines, the following safety precautions must be followed for operation of transport activities.

8.2. The seating arrangements in the vehicles may be rearranged to ensure social distancing. If rearrangement is not possible, alternate seats may be blocked. The vehicles may be operated at lower capacity to ensure social distancing.

8.3. Use of disposable seat covers, head rest covers are recommended for all vehicles.

8.4. Use of fiber glass partition between the driver and passenger’s seat in buses and cars is recommended.

8.5. Ensure gloves are used while handling of luggage. Spray and wipe luggage handles.

8.6. For air-conditioning/ventilation, the guidelines of CPWD shall be followed which inter alia emphasises that the temperature setting of all air conditioning devices should be in the range of 24 – 30oC, relative humidity should be in the range of 40-70%, intake of fresh air should be as much as possible and cross ventilation should be adequate.

8.7. The vehicles (including seats, handrails, hand rests, doors, overhead cabin, luggage cabin, exteriors, etc.) should be sanitized after every trip.

8.8. Social distancing and queue management should be followed during the boarding and de-boarding process. The guests must be offered sanitizer during boarding at the start of the trip and every time the bus stops for breaks, etc.

8.9. The guests must be briefed about dos and don’ts at the start of every trip.

8.10. The attender, helper, driver and other staff should sanitize their hands frequently (compulsorily while boarding and de-boarding at every rest stop).

Additional Guidelines for Tour Operators and Travel Agents

9.1. Booking and travels plans are to be accepted ONLY for tourists with no medical history of the virus in the last 28 days, especially in case of inbound travellers.

9.2. Tourists (especially inbound tourists) should be proactively apprised of the State level and district level protocols related to entry into and movement in the State. The operators should ensure that travellers adhere to the protocols without any lapses.

9.3. Bookings are required to be made online or via an online platform with cashless transactions only.

9.4. Proper record and logs are to be maintained for each traveller. Information on age, medical history, allergies etc. are recommended to be captured for each traveller.

9.5. Ensure that detailed itinerary is provided to each tourist with details on vehicle, stay, layovers, activities etc.

9.6. Ensure guidelines based on advice from health authorities which may include the wearing of face masks, guidance on hand hygiene and social distancing is provided to the tourist beforehand.

9.7. All information to the tourists should be disseminated digitally.

9.8. Small group tours recommended with maximum of 10 to 15 people for ease of implementing social distancing.

9.9. Office staff should be trained to answer questions.

Additional Guidelines for Guides

10.1. Greet the tourists saying “Namaste”. No shaking of hands is recommended. Ensure tourists are always accompanied.

10.2. Manage the number of guests within any one boutique, restaurant or specified area and implement queue management systems that support social distancing requirements.

10.3. Small group tours recommended with maximum 10 to 15 people for ease of implementing social distancing. Ensure physical distance of 2 feet is maintained between tourists. The social distancing norms shall
be changed and aligned according to the directives issued by Ministry of Health & Family welfare.

10.4. Limitation of passengers and social distancing to be maintained on shuttle rides, boat rides, jeep safaris, ropeways, etc.

10.5. Ensure that tickets are bought online for destination if available to avoid queuing and long halts.

10.6. At Monuments / Museums, ensure gloves are worn by employees and tourists.

10.7. Microphones and headsets usage by guides and tourists is recommended so that physical distancing can be maintained during the tour sightseeing.

10.8. Audio guides/ audio system should be provided to tourists wherever available.

Government have sanctioned an amount of Rs.4.67 Crores for implementation of the Economic Rehabilitation Scheme to the Persons with Disabilities in the State for the year Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020 2020-21.

Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad has submitted the proposals to the Government for issue of implementation guidelines and for approval of District allocations for taking up further follow up action with the districts for implementation of Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020-21 from the above available budget.

After careful examination of the matter Government approve the District wise allocation of funds in the Annexure-VII as appended to this order and also hereby issue the guidelines mentioned in the Annexure-I –VI as appended to this order for implementation of Economic Rehabilitation Scheme to the Persons with Disabilities in the State for the year 2020-21.

Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020

This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their Fin.U.O.No.719583/81/A2/EBS-III/2020 & e-Office No.EBS3/3/7/2020, Dated:04.09.2020.

Annexure-I to G.O.Ms.No.17 Dept., for WCD&SC,(Sch.II),dt:01.10.2020.

Guidelines under economic rehabilitation scheme for Persons with Disabilities

Objective of the Scheme: To provide livelihood opportunities to the Persons with Disabilities and to enhance their income through establishing Industries, Service, Business and Agricultural and allied activities etc and thereby enable them to lead normal life in the society by earning sustainable income from out of the established unit.

Target Group: The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the State of Telangana, who are living under below poverty line are eligible to avail the benefit under this Scheme Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020.

Definition of Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities: Definition of Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities and categories for the purpose of the scheme shall be as stipulated in the RPwD Act, 2016.

Eligibility Criteria:

a) A person who was certified as Person with Disability by the Medical Board with more than 40% Disability.
b) Age between 21 to 55 years
c) Annual income of the family should not exceed Rs.1.50 Lakhs in Rural areas and Rs.2.00 Lakhs in Urban areas.
d) The candidates should not have availed subsidy in the last (5) years previously from Disabled Welfare Department or any other department or any Government Agency.
e) One house-hold shall be limited to only one SelfEmployment Scheme in (5) years.
f) Beneficiaries availing the scheme shall not be eligible for any benefit under such scheme for the next (5) years.
g) The Candidates who are possessing technical qualifications and/or having considerable experience in the relevant activity may be given priority.

Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020 Pattern of Assistance: 100% financial assistance directly by way of subsidy to the units up to Rs.50,000/- unit cost. Financial Assistance for above Rs.50,000/- unit cost would be linked to the credit component of bank. The pattern of assistance will be is as detailed below.

Service Area Credit Plan: The budget allocated under this scheme has to be distributed among all the districts basing on the PwD population in the District. The Director, WD & SC shall allocate the subsidy amount to (33) Districts taking the Districtwise population into criteria as per SADAREM data. The DWOs of all the Districts and the Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad District shall prepare the District Annual Action Plan and indicate in the Service Area Credit Plan with the approval of the District Collector and Chairman, District Consultative Committee of Bankers.

Identification of Beneficiaries under Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020:

The District Officers shall call for the applications by way of Notification in the press through Online Beneficiary Management and Monitoring System (OBMMS, a web portal). The applications received shall be segregated Mandal-wise and the list of the applications to be sent to the Mandal Parishad Development Officers (MPDOs) or the Municipal Commissioners (MCs) concerned. The application forms shall also be made available in the office of the DWOs in the Districts and the Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad to supply the same to the needy applicants. A model Application form is enclosed in Annexure-I. 33 1/3rd % of overall allocation shall be ear marked for women beneficiary. The DWOs/AD, WD & SC, Hyderabad shall ensure that the above reservation for women shall be followed while selecting the beneficiaries.

Process and Sanction: The Persons with Disabilities shall apply in the prescribed form in full shape either to the concerned MPDO or Municipal Commissioner or DWOs in the districts and Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad in duplicate along with the following enclosures with self attestation or upload the same in the OBMSS portal within the prescribed timelines.

i) Disability Certificate issued by the District Medical Board through SADAREM \
ii) Recent Income Certificate issued by Tahsildar often (within one year)/White Ration Card.
iii) Residential Certificate issued by Tahsildar/Residential Proof (Ration Card/ EPIC Card) iv) Aadhar Card
v) Age Proof Certificate vi) Cast Certificate
vii) Certificate of Educational Qualification, Trainings etc., if any.
viii) Legal Guardian Certificate, if any. ix) (3) latest Pass Port size photos

a) The applications Which are received directly by the DWOs and Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad are through online shall be forwarded to the concerned MPDO/Municipal Commissioner for taking process of selection.

b) Selection of Beneficiaries: In respect of bank linked schemes, the selection of beneficiaries shall be taken up in the Mandal/Municipality by the concerned MPDO/Municipal Commissioner. The MPDO/Municipal Commissioner has to verify each application and a Verification Certificate (in the form indicated in Annexure-II) to be certified by the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner in the prescribed format. The list of selected candidates shall be sent to the respective financing bank to issue Bank Consent. The Banker shall accord Consent (in the form indicated in Annexure-III) in respect of the targets given to the bank and Consent shall be communicated to the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner.

c) In respect of non-bank linked scheme where the unit cost is up to Rs.50,000/- the selection of beneficiaries shall be done by District Level Committee formed by the District Collector with the following officers:
i) Addl.Collector : Chairman ii) DWO/AD : Member-Convener iii) DRDO : Member iv) ED, SC Corporation : Member v) PD, MEPMA : Member
The above Committee shall scrutinize the applications received under this Scheme and submit the eligible list of applicants to the District Collector for according sanction. The DWO/AD of the respective districts shall process these applications for according sanction and grounding of the units. The units shall be physically grounded. Subsidy cannot be directly released to the beneficiary. The most vulnerable sections within the PwDs shall be considered under this Scheme. The Utilization Certificate shall be issued by the concerned DWO/AD in the format enclosed in Annexure-V.

d) Documentation shall be done by the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner along with enclosures after obtaining bank consent from the concerned bank for release of subsidy in respect of Bank linked Scheme.

e) The MPDO/Municipal Commissioner after obtaining the Bank Consent shall forward the application in full shape along with verification report of the relevant certificates to the DWOs of the concerned District and Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad District for sanction of subsidy.

f) On receipt of the proposals in full shape from MPDO/Municipal Commissioner, DWOs of the concerned District and Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad District shall verify and scrutinize thoroughly with reference to the guidelines and other relevant rules shall process the proposals for sanction of subsidy to the District Collector subject to the availability of budget.

g) The Collector & District Magistrate shall be the sanctioning authority for subsidy and the DWO/Assistant Director shall submit the Sanction Order of the District Collector to the Director, WD & SC Department or upload the same in the OBMMS portal in the format indicated in Annexure-IV.

h) Soon after sanction of the subsidy, the DWO/Assistant Director should ensure updating the same in the SADAREM web site also.

i) The copies of sanction order of the subsidy shall be sent to the concerned Banker, MPDO/Municipal Commissioner, and applicant immediately.

j) The subsidy shall be released to the concerned Banker for grounding of the unit. Under any circumstances the subsidy shall not be released to the individual.

k) If the application for sanctions of subsidy is rejected, the reasons thereof shall be intimated to the applicant by the DWO/Assistant Director.

l) The financial assistance shall be extended in the case of Mentally Challeged persons through their respective legal guardians.

9. Grounding of the unit and Monitoring:

The MPDO/ Municipal Commissioner shall take up proper followup with Bank in grounding of scheme after the release of subsidy to the bank.

The MPDO/ Municipal Commissioner and also the DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of WD & SC Department or any person authorized by the District Collector shall monitor the performance of the unit and take timely action.

Submission of Utilization Certificate:

The Banker shall submit Utilization Certificate along with grounding details of the unit to the DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens immediately after grounding of the unit along with a copy of the photograph of the unit in the format indicated in Annexure-V. The DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens shall submit the same to the Director, WD & SC Department or upload the same in the OBMMS portal.

Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with benchmark disabilities:

Whoever, fraudulently avails or attempts to avail any benefit meant for persons with benchmark disabilities, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both as per Section 91 of RPwD Act, 2016.

The DWOs/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens shall ensure that the above clause shall be made known to all the applicants who are applying for financial assistance under Economic Rehabilitation Scheme.

Note: In respect of non-bank linked scheme the beneficiary, the DWO/AD and any one officer in the selection committee has to sign the UC.

Enclosures : (Self attested copies)

(i) Disability Certificate issued by the District Medical Board through SADAREM.
(ii) Recent Income Certificate issued by Tahsildhar.
(iii) Residential Certificate issued by Tahsildhars/Residential Proof (Ration Card/ EPIC).
(iv) Aadhaar Card.
(v) Age Proof Certificate.
(vi) Caste Certificate.
(vii) Certificates of Educational qualifications, Trainings etc., if any (viii) Legal Guardian Certificate, if any.
(ix) Three latest Passport size photos.

Whether the applicant or his family availed any Government Economic Support Scheme previously in the last five years?
(a) if yes, furnish the details of such scheme

Declaration:

I declare that the information furnished above is true and correct. I also declare that I have not claimed Subsidy previously from Welfare of Disabled or any other Department or Government Agency. If in any case, the information furnished by me is proved to be wrong at any time, I understand that I am punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both as per Section 91 of RPwD Act, 2016 and recovery of Subsidy under Economic Support Scheme along with loan amount from me with interest thereon under Revenue Recovery Act.

Government have issued orders delegating certain powers of Capital Region Development Authority to respective local bodies and the staff working in the authority to New Procedures in Town Planning.

New Procedures in Town Planning

The government have issued Andhra Pradesh Building Rules, 2017 applicable to the building activities in the State, based on the Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016 of Government of India. The government have issued certain amendments to the New Procedures in Town Planning.

Government have issued orders for Internal delegation of powers within the Municipalities, Municipal Corporations and Urban Development Authorities. In G.O. 6th read above, orders were issued delegating powers to the ULBs and G.Ps falling in the Urban Development Authorities jurisdiction.

DTCP, AP has informed that, during various Stakeholders meetings certain functional difficulties in Town Planning in ULBs/DAs are bought to the notice. In order to make it transparent and more people friendly, it is necessary to streamline the functions in town planning.

After careful examination of the matter, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 585 read with section 592 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (adapted GHMC Act, 1955); section 18 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act, 1994; section 326 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, section 44 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Town Planning Act,1920 and section 117 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, hereby issue the following orders.

(i) Dispensing post verification in online building permission system:

The following guidelines are issued for processing building applications in online building permission system to remove difficulties and to ensure transparency in Town Planning:

a) Once the file is scrutinised by the system online as per rules and upon payment of requisite fee, the approved plan and proceedings shall be generated online automatically by the system as a sanctioned plan. The same can be downloaded by the applicant.
b) Thereafter, the applicant is permitted to commence construction as per such approved building plans.
c) The applicant is responsible for any misrepresentation or suppression of facts while submitting such plans for approval and such approval order is deemed to be cancelled and liable for action as per the provisions of the relevant Act.
d) Action shall be taken on the concerned LTP/Builder for black listing. DTCP will develop an online module to take care of actions taken on LTPs/ Builder.
e) All online approved plans are made transparent and can be viewed by all concerned officials for reference and verification.
f) The delegation of powers to the extent of building approvals issued in G.Os 1st, 5th and 6th read above for post verification is withdrawn.

(ii) Action on Unauthorised Constructions and Unauthorized Layouts:

It has been observed that, the number of Unauthorised Constructions/ constructions made in deviation to the sanctioned plans and unauthorized layouts on record are far less than the actual on ground and no effective action was taken earlier.

In this regard a Web-GIS and mobile application solution for unauthorised constructions/constructions made in deviation to the sanctioned plans and unauthorized layouts, is developed. This application captures the details of unauthorised constructions/constructions made in deviation to the sanctioned plans and unauthorized layouts. This also provides automatic generation of notices for such developments as per Rules in single online platform for the entire State of Andhra Pradesh to ensure the following:

Uniform procedure and effective action on unauthorized developments.
Transparency in enforcement actions
Timely actions.
Enable centralized monitoring of performance of ULBs and
Development Authorities in enforcement of rules in force.

Therefore, ULBs/UDAs and Metropolitan Authorities shall ensure the following:

a) The Ward Planning and Regulation Secretary (WP&RS) shall upload details of all ongoing constructions/layouts including identified deviations under development within 15 days of issue of this GO and on daily basis thereafter.
b) The WP&RS and other concerned officers shall be responsible, for any unauthorized constructions/layouts cropping up in their respective areas.
c) All actions on unauthorized constructions and layouts taken shall be reported through online only and no manual intervention is allowed.

(iii) Supervisory Checks:

In order to have effective supervisory checks on all town planning activities by the concerned personnel, in all ULBs and Development Authorities viz., Building Plan/Layout Plan approvals, Occupancy Certificates, BPS, LRS, TDR Issues, Enforcement actions on unauthorised constructions and layouts, redressal of Citizen grievances, Master Plan preparation and Implementation etc., are made mandatory.

The DTCP therefore shall develop a centralised online module to select files at random for inspection and to up-load and monitor the inspection reports. The inspecting Officers shall clearly mention the lapses upon the subordinate officers with their names in the reports and suggest action to taken on erring officials. All the functionaries concerned shall upload the inspection reports in the online module developed by the DTCP every fortnight for further action.

The Municipal Commissioners and Regional Deputy Directors of Town Planning (RDDTPs) are responsible to see that WP&RS and other Town Planning functionaries deliver the services within the frame work of rules. Any supervisory lapses shall be viewed seriously and liable for action. The CDMA and DTCP shall initiate necessary action against such concerned as per rules in force. A monitoring cell shall be created in the office of DT&CP for this purpose.

(iv) Feedback from Applicants:

There is no effective feedback from general public to assess service delivery and thereby to improve upon the system effectively.

Hence, the following methods of feedback are made available to improve and to have the knowledge of the service delivery in ULBs/DAs.

a) Mobile based feedback: It shall be made mandatory to rank the efficiency of service in a scale of 1 to 10 in all the online services after downloading the approvals, from the applicants.
b) IVRS: The DTCP shall engage the services of IVRS service providers to get feedback from the applicant on the services rendered.
c) Direct Telephonic feedback: DTCP shall ensure that Phone calls shall be made from CCC to selected applicants and record their feedback and also get telephonic feedback from his office with selected applicants.
d) All this feedback shall be analysed once in a fortnight and corrective steps taken shall be informed to the Government.

(v) Real time Online TDR Module:

A Real time online TDR module has been developed which is a single platform throughout the state, for issuing, transfer and utilisation of TDR in a transparent manner. It is observed that most of the existing TDRs are not validated. Therefore, all exiting TDRs shall be updated and validated by Commissioners of ULBs/VCs of UDAs and Metropolitan Commissioners, VMRDA & AMRDA within a month of issue of this G.O. The non compliance of instructions issued in this GO will be viewed by the Government seriously. RDP approved by the competent authority and Site Plan shall be uploaded by the concerned while processing the application for issue of fresh TDR. DTCP shall be the monitoring authority to issue guidelines from time to time.

(vi) VLT Integration with Building Permissions:

To avoid delay, online building permission is integrated with ERP module duly making provision for automatic calculation and allowing payment of VLT to be paid along with building permission fee through online.

(vii) Integration of Online Portals:

It has been observed that, at present, the concerned staff are attending registration offices personally with the authorization of Sanctioning Authority for release of mortgaged area and there is a delay and lack of transparency.

Further, it has been observed that at present, the Charges for approval and regularisation are based on Market Value of property. Due to manual verification of Market Value, there is a possibility of wrong calculation and revenue leakages.

Therefore, the online modules such as APDPMS, TDR, UCIM, CLU, BPS, LRS shall be integrated with IGRS, Webland and Mee Bhoomi online portals of Revenue and Registration Department.

The Sub-Registrars of the Registration department can verify the data related to release of mortgage deed by using the login credentials and dispense with physical presence and manual verification once occupancy certificate is issued.

The C&DMA, AP and the DTCP, AP shall take necessary action accordingly and also issue instructions to all the concerned for effective implementations of above orders.

In order to ensure MSP to the farmers for their paddy produce and availability of food grains i.e. rice to the weaker sections at affordable price for over all food security of the State, the De-Centralised Procurement (DCP) was taken up and continued in the state at present procurement of paddy in telangana.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding executed with Government of India under DCP, the State Government or its agencies shall procure and mill the paddy, store and distribute the resultant rice under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) & Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) within the State. The excess stocks procured by the State / its agencies are handed over to FCI under Central Pool either in the form of Raw Rice or Boiled Rice to Food Corporation of India as per the option of the Food Corporation of India.

Government issued policy guidelines for procurement of paddy in Kharif Marketing Season 2019-20.

Now, the following orders are issued as “Procurement Policy” for the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21.

5. The Minimum Support Price fixed by Government of India for the KMS 2020-21 is as follows:

Price per quintal of Fair Average Quality of paddy

Grade “A” : Rs.1888/-
Common : Rs.1868/-

6. The costing sheets for Central Pool and Decentralised procurement operations for the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 will be communicated separately.
7. The Uniform Specifications for Paddy and Rice for the Kharif Marketing Season as per the last year i.e. 2019-20 are annexed (Annexure–I, II and III) and the same to be followed till further changes if any, are issued by the Government of India in the matter..
8. Operational Guidelines for MSP operations for paddy during the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 are annexed herewith (Annexure–IV). These operational guidelines shall be read as part of this G.O. and applicable for procurement of paddy and custom milling rice during KMS 2020-21.
9. It is tentatively estimated that about (165) LMTs of paddy is to be procured by the State Government in KMS 2020-21 (i.e. 90 Lakh MTs in Vanakalam (Kharif) and 75 Lakh MTs in Yasangi (Rabi)). The paddy thus procured shall be got custom milled, resultant raw rice delivered by the rice millers shall be utilized for Targeted Public Distribution System / Other Welfare Schemes as per the Government of India allotment and rice millers shall deliver resultant Boiled rice / Raw rice to Food Corporation of India as per the option of FCI. The annual requirement of raw rice for Targeted Public Distribution System / Other Welfare Schemes including Open Market Sales Scheme(OMSS) with 2 months buffer is approximately 28.80 LMTs. District wise requirement shall be communicated by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies separately in consultation with VC & Managing Director, TSCSCL from time to time, so that the Collectors(CS) shall make, paddy allotment to the Rice mills in the district accordingly, keeping in view of maxium quantity of paddy to be allocated based on their tonnage. Any surplus or deficit shall be reported to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies for inter district transfers of Paddy.
10. The deficit stocks of raw rice under Targeted Public Distribution System / Other Welfare Schemes shall be provided by the Food Corporation of India as per Memorandum of Understanding entered with Government under De-Centralised Procurement of Rice operations.
11. The Paddy purchases from the farmers at MSP shall be made by the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation through IKP (Women Self Help) Groups, PACS, DCMS, GCC, HACA, AMC etc. However, the district Collectors shall take their previous performance into consideration before allotting a PPC.
12. In case of HACA, the purchases are confined to only ( 9) districts viz., Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Warangal (u), Karimnagar, Adilabad, Khammam, Rangareddy, Mahbubnagar and Sangareddy.
13. The TSCSCL shall commence MSP operations w.e.f. 01-10-2020 by opening tentatively 5690 PPCs. Any proposals for additional PPCs may be submitted to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies through the District Collectors for approval before opening of additional PPCs.
14. The Rice Millers shall undertake custom milling of paddy as per the agreed terms and conditions and at the rates and norms fixed by the Government of India and State Government. The Collectors (CS) shall allot the paddy purchased at the PPCs under MSP to the nearest rice mills for immediate custom milling without storage. The rice millers shall deliver resultant CMR within (15) days from the date of receipt of paddy. In respect of paddy allotted to Raw Rice millers, they shall deliver 100% raw rice under CMR for KMS 2020-21.
15. In case of Boiled Rice millers, they shall deliver Boiled Rice / Raw Rice as per the option of FCI / CCS. They shall deliver Boiled Rice and Raw Rice as per specific instructions of CCS in consultation with VC & MD, TSCSCL from time to time.
16. Basing on the CMR deliveries by the Raw Rice millers as per the target the percentage of Raw Rice delivery / Boiled Rice delivery varies for boiled rice miller from time to time. The custom milled rice shall be delivered in 50 Kgs of Jute gunny bags only.
17. The Collectors(CS) shall review the entire process of custom milling operations regularly and take necessary action against the rice millers who failed to deliver resultant custom milled rice within stipulated period.
18. The Collectors(CS) shall take action to blacklist the rice millers who divert paddy stocks delivered for custom milling or indulge in purchase of PDS rice and attempt to deliver the same under CMR and action shall also be taken against them as per The Telangana Rice (Custom Milling) Order, 2015 and The Telangana State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 and also under criminal laws.
19. The required funds for purchase of paddy by the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd will be made available by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Ex.Officio Secretary to Govt., through banks. The VC & Managing Director, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd, shall furnish proposals for borrowing funds from Banks.
20. A State Level Procurement Committee with the Commissioner Civil Supplies as Chairman, VC & Managing Director, TSCSCL as Convenor and the Commissioner Agriculture, Marketing, Police Officer nominated by the DGP, Regional Manager, CWC, Managing Director, SWC, Chief Executive Officer, SERP, the Commissioner, Cooperative Dept., General Manager, FCI as Members shall be constituted to review the Procurement Operations in the State. The Committee shall meet from time to time on need basis to sort out the issues which arise in Procurement Operations.
21. All the Collectors(CS) shall adhere to the above instructions so as to implement the MSP operations and the Telangana Rice (Custom Milling) Order, 2015 in true spirit for ensuring MSP to the farmers.
22. In view of COVID–19, it is mandatory that definite measures are taken to ensure that people do not gather in large numbers at PPCs. Therefore, paddy procurement must be decentralized to village / Gram Panchayat level, based on the requirement and paddy arrivals. Therefore, all the Collectors(CS) shall take measures strictly as per the above instructions for opening of PPCs in the villages.
23. The infrastructure required i.e. paddy cleaners, tarpaulins moisture meters etc., is to be communicated to the Agricultural Marketing Department and the concerned agencies well in advance before commencement of season.
24. Receipt of stocks of paddy, weighing, stacking, maintenance of records, movement of stocks to mills etc. shall be as per the instructions issued in the operational guidelines.
25. Toll free numbers 180042500333 and 1967 are established at the Commissionerate of Civil Supplies, Civil Supplies Bhavan, for making any Complaints/ Grievances on Minimum Support Price Operations and on distribution of PDS rice for immediate redressal.
26. The VC & Managing Director, TSCSCL shall ensure that the District Managers of the Civil Supplies Corporation shall enter into agreement with Rice Millers for custom milling and ensure that the terms and conditions of agreement are strictly complied with.
27. The VC & Managing Director shall ensure that all paddy procurement transactions are made online in Online Procurement Management System (OPMS) application for transparency in implementation of MSP operations.
28. The VC & Managing Director, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., shall make arrangements for acceptance and storage of CMR stocks in scientific storage space / godowns.
29. The VC & MD, TSCSCL should ensure that the District Managers of Civil Supplies Corporation are taking necessary action with regard to recovery of old gunny bags from the concerned and should ensure that the gunny account should be reconciled on completion of every season duly maintaining proper separate records for every season and to furnish the monthly status reports to the VC & MD, TSCSCL .
30. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies shall review, from time to time on the progress of purchases of paddy, milling and delivery of CMR and issue appropriate instructions pertaining to paddy procurement and CMR delivery during the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 from time to time.

ANNEXURE–I UNIFORM SPECIFICATION OF ALL VARIETIES OF PADDY (KHARIF MARKETING SEASON 2019–2020)

Paddy shall be in sound merchantable condition, dry, clean, wholesome of good food value, uniform in colour and size of grains and free from moulds, weevils, obnoxious smell, Argemone maxicana, Lathyrus sativus (Khesari) and admixture of deleterious substances.

Paddy will be classified into Grade ‘A’ and Common groups.

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFICATION

Sl. No. Refractions Maximum Limits (%)
1 Foreign matter
a) Inorganic
b) Organic 1.0 1.0
2 Damaged, discoloured, sprouted and weevilled grains 5.0*
3 Immature, Shrunken and shrivelled grains 3.0
4 Admixture of lower class 6.0
5 Moisture content 17.0

Damaged, sprouted and weevilled grains should not exceed 4%.

NB:

1. The definitions of the above refractions and method of analysis are to be followed as per BIS Method of analysis for foodgrains’ Nos. IS: 4333 (Part-I): 1996, IS: 4333 (Part-II), 2002 and ‘Terminology for foodgrains’ IS: Nos. 2813 – 1995, as amended from time to time.
2. The method of sampling is to be followed as per BIS method for sampling of Cereals and Pulses IS: 14818-2000 as amended from time to time.
3. Within the overall limit of 1.0% for organic foreign matter, poisonous seeds shall not exceed 0.5% of which Dhatura and Akra seeds (Vicia species) not to exceed 0.025% and 0.2% respectively.

ANNEXURE–Il

UNIFORM SPECIFICATION FOR GRADE ‘A’ & COMMON RICE

(KHARIF MARKETING SEASON 2019–2020)

Rice shall be in sound merchantable condition, sweet, dry, clean, wholesome, of good food value, uniform in colour and size of grains and free from moulds, weevils, obnoxious smell, admixture of unwholesome poisonous substances, Argemone maxicana and Lathyrus sativus (Kesari) in any form, or colouring agents and all impurities except to the extent in the schedule below. It shall also conform to prescribed norms under Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006/Rules prescribed hereunder:

SCHEDULE OF SPECIFICATION

Sl. No. Refractions Maximum Limit (%)
Grade-A Common

1. Brokens * Raw 25.0 25.0
   Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 16.0 16.0
2. Foreign Matter** Raw/Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 0.5 0.5
3. Damaged#/Slightly
   Damaged Grains Raw 3.0 3.0
   Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 4.0 4.0
4. Discoloured Grains Raw 3.0 3.0
   Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 5.0 5.0
5. Chalky Grains Raw 5.0 5.0
6. Red Grains Raw/Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 3.0 3.0
7. Admixture of lower class Raw/Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 6.0 –
8. Dehusked Grains Raw/Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 13.0 13.0
9. Moisture content @ Raw/Paraboiled/single paraboiled rice 14.0 14.0

• Not more than 1% by weight shall be small broken.
  ** Not more than 0.25% by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than
  0.10% by weight shall be impurities of animal origin.

Including pin point damaged grains.

@ Rice (both Raw and Parboiled / Single Parboiled) can be procured with moisture content upto a maximum limit of 15% with value cut. There will be no value cut upto 14%. Between 14% to 15% moisture, value cut will be applicable at the rate of full value.
NOTES APPLICABLE TO THE SPECIFICATION OF GRADE ‘A’ AND COMMON VARIETIES OF RICE

1. The definition of the above refractions and method of analysis are to be followed as given in Bureau of Indian Standard “Method of analysis for Foodgrains” No’s IS: 4333 (Part-I) 1996 and IS: 4333 (Part-II) 2002 “Terminology for Foodgrains” IS: 2813-1995 as amended from time to time.
   Dehusked grains are rice kernels whole or broken which have more than ¼th of the surface area of the kernel covered with the bran and determined as follows:-

ANALYSIS PROCEDURE: Take 5 grams of rice (sound head rice and brokens) in a petri dish (80X70mm). Dip the grains in about 20 ml. of Methylene Blue solution (0.05%by weight in distilled water) and allow to stand for about one minute. Decant the Methylene Blue solution. Give a swirl wash with about 20 ml. of dilute hydrochloric acid (5% solution by volume in distilled water). Give a swirl wash with water and pour about 20 ml. of Metanil Yellow solution (0.05% by weight in distilled water) on the blue stained grains and allow to stand for about one minute. Decant the effluent and wash with fresh water twice. Keep the stained grains under fresh water and count the dehusked grains. Count the total number of grains in 5 grams of sample under analysis. Three brokens are counted as one whole grain.

CALCULATIONS:

Percentage of Dehusked grains = N X 100
W
Where N = Number of dehusked grains in 5 grams of sample
W = Total grains in 5 grams of sample

2. The Method of sampling is to be followed as given in Bureau of Indian Standard “Method of sampling of Cereals and Pulses” No IS: 14818-2000 as amended from time to time.
3. Brokens less than 1/8th of the size of full kernels will be treated as organic foreign matter. For determination of the size of the brokens average length of the principal class of rice should be taken into account.
4. Inorganic foreign matter shall not exceed 0.25% in any lot, if it is more, the stocks should be cleaned and brought within the limit. Kernels or pieces of kernels having mud sticking on surface of rice, shall be treated as Inorganic foreign matter.
5. In case of rice prepared by pressure parboiling technique, it will be ensured that correct process of parboiling is adopted i.e. pressure applied, the time for which pressure is applied, proper gelatinisation, aeration and drying before milling are adequate so that the colour and cooking time of parboiled rice are good and free from encrustation of the grains.

ANNEXURE–Ill
STANDARDS OF RICE FOR ISSUE TO STATE GOVERNMENTS / UT ADMINISTRATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION UNDER TPDS AND OTHER WELFARE SCHEMES.
Guidelines for issue/disposal of wheat and rice have been issued vide department letter no.8-2/98-DRIII dated: 27.01.1998 and 13.11.1998. Gist of standards of rice for issue to State/UTs for distribution under TPDS and OWSs along with updated illustrations for KMS 2018-19 is as under:

1. Ready issuable stocks are fit for human consumption which should conform the standards of Food Safety and Standards Act and Rules framed there under.
2. Rice stocks are falling within A, B & C categories (categorization is based on damaged and discolored grains) conforming to food safety norms and free from insect infestation are ready stocks. Ready stocks may be issued under TPDS and OWSs provided the refractions in respect of broken grains, chalky grains, red grains and dehusked grains are upto 20% in excess of the uniform specifications.
   Illustration of maximum permissible parameters of ready to issue stocks of rice based on uniform specifications for KMS 2018–19 is as under:

1. Damaged/Slightly
   Damaged/ Pin-point
   Damaged grains Raw 3 5
   Parboiled/single parboiled rice 4 5
2. Discoloured Grains Raw 3 7
   Parboiled/single parboiled rice 5 7
3. Brokens Raw 25 30
   Parboiled/single parboiled rice 16 19
4. Chalky Grains Raw 5 6
5. Red Grains Raw/Parboiled/single parboiled rice 3 4
6. Dehusked Grains Raw/Parboiled/single parboiled rice 13 16
7. Foreign Matter Raw/Parboiled/single parboiled rice 0.5 1.0

ANNEXURE–IV

OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PROCUREMENT OF PADDY AND DELIVERY OF CUSTOM MILLING RICE FOR THE KHARIF MARKETING SEASON 2020-21

A. KHARIF MARKETING SEASON 2020-21:
The Salient features are:-
i) The Office of the VC & Managing Director, Telangana State Civil Supplies Ltd shall be the “Nodal Agency” for MSP operations of paddy, custom milling of paddy.
ii) Paddy procurement is a scheme of Public- Private Partnership involving the Government and its Agencies on one hand and farmers, traders, rice millers etc. on the other hand. This is implemented at the grass root level by the farmers coming with their produce to the PPCs / Market Yards where they can exercise the option of selling to traders at above MSP rates or to the Government Agencies at MSP rates. In other words the PPCs / Market Yard platform is the common point to facilitate the farmers to get the best rate not less than MSP for their paddy produce of FAQ norms. Therefore, this needs the sequential performance of the activities by concerned officials of the respective departments at the Mandal / Village level to ensure compliance by the Collectors (CS) during the post harvest period with requisite planning and close supervision.
a) “Pre-market phase of Paddy Procurement”: The basic determinants of the procurement of paddy are the area cultivated under paddy, varieties sown, estimated yield of paddy Procurement by traders / millers and the arrival to the markets. Therefore, the Collectors(CS) shall update this information on weekly basis so as to identify and prioritize the Mandals, Villages where more paddy is expected to be harvested. The Tahsildars, Mandal Agriculture Officers, Panchayat Secretaries, AEOs and other local level officers should be specifically entrusted with the task of monitoring the cultivation, harvest and structured arrivals of the paddy so as to facilitate the farmers to reach the nearest PPCs / Market Yards for sale of their produce.

b) “Pre Sale Operations”: This involves the regulation of the arrivals by the AEOs, Secretaries of AMCs / Secretaries of Gram Panchayats / Local Level Officers. The Commissioner of Marketing and Collectors(CS) are therefore requested to monitor the functioning of Market Yards in terms of prevailing market rate for the paddy sold at Market Yards, arrivals of paddy and movement of paddy to other districts as per the rules and also to ensure that MSP rates are paid to the farmers. The District Marketing Officers through Agriculture Marketing Committees shall position the required infrastructure & equipment like Paddy cleaners, Moisture testing meters, tarpaulins, etc., adequately at all PPCs in their respective jurisdiction.

c) “”Procurement Stage”: The Government Agency, i.e. Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd which involves three activities viz. (i) Sample analysis (ii) Purchase of paddy (iii) Payments to farmers. The concerned PPC – in charge has to perform this activity with the assistance of other supporting officials of the IKP/ PACS / DCMS / GCC / HACA, etc. Agriculture Department to sensitise the farmers to bring the Paddy to the AMC / PPC, after cleaning and drying to FAQ norms. The AEOs and AOs to monitor the FAQ parameters of paddy and to regulate the arrivals to PPCs, to avoid congestion at PPCs. The PPC incharge shall be responsible to ensure procurement of paddy as per FAQ norms only.

d) “Post Procurement Stage”: Wherein, entry of details in the OPMS software, bagging, weighing, stacking and transportation of the procured paddy to the nearest rice mill as per the tagging made by the Collectors(CS) are to be taken up by the PPCs. The district officers involved in procurement viz., DRDO for IKP Women Group, DCO for PACS, DM, GCC for GCC, DM, DCMs, MD, HACA, secretaries of AMCs shall closely monitor their PPCS, in addition to cluster supervisory officers appointed by the Collector(CS).

e) The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd shall make arrangements to procure about 165 Lakh MTs of paddy in KMS 2020–21 (about 90 Lakh MTs in Vanakalam( Kharif) and about 75 Lakh MTs in Yasangi (Rabi). The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation shall purchase the paddy conforming to FAQ specifications through IKP Groups, PACS, DCMS, GCC, HACA, etc. The required training on FAQ norms of Paddy shall be imparted to the organisers of PPCs, AEO / AOs, millers, etc., through Technical Assistants in addition to the OPMS operations well in advance in the districts by the District Managers of Civil Supplies Corporation.

B. Action Plan for Vanakalam (Kharif) Season 2019-20:

1. The Minimum Support Price of paddy for FAQ varieties during the Vanakalam (Kharif) Season 2020-21 is as follows.
   a. Grade ‘A’’ : Rs.1888/- per quintal
   b. Common : Rs.1868/- per quintal
2. Expected Area and Paddy Production for Vanakalam (Kharif) Season 2020-21.

The expected paddy production for Vanakalam(Kharif) 2020-21 is expected to increase 30–40% compared to the previous Kharif 2019-20 and a quantity of 90 LMTs (approximately) is likely to be procured by TSCSCL for this Vanakalam(Kharif) 2020-21.
The above quantity of procurement of paddy is only a tentative figure and it may be revised as per the report of the Agriculture Department, in due course.

C. Paddy Purchase Centres(PPCs):
The Collectors(CS) shall open PPCs as per requirement at the pockets of Paddy grown areas in consultation with Agriculture Department. During Vanakalam (Kharif) Season 2020-21, it is proposed to open tentatively 5690 paddy purchase centres throughout the State. The above centres can be changed with prior sanction of Commissioner Civil Supplies based on the justification proposals of the District Collector & District Magistrate of the district concerned.

Period of Paddy procurement and CMR deliveries during the KMS 2020-21 (for Kharif and Rabi Seasons).

1. Paddy Procurement: The Vanakalam (Kharif ) Season of KMS 2020-21 will commence from 1st October, 2020 and Yasangi (Rabi) Season of KMS 202021 will commence from 1st April, 2021. The period of paddy procurement in both the seasons will be (75) days each from the date of commencement of paddy purchases at PPCs.
2. CMR deliveries: The last date for completion of CMR deliveries during the Vanakalam (Kharif) Season of KMS 2020-21 will be 31.03.2021 and for Yasangi (Rabi ) Season of KMS 2020-21 will be 30.09.2021.

D. Equipments/Infra structure / other arrangements at Paddy Purchase Centres:

All the Collectors (CS), shall review the availability of the equipments at all the PPCs and to issue orders to the District Marketing Officers / AMCs concerned for purchase and positioning of adequate equipments at the PPCs as per the requirement through DPC well in advance. The Marketing Department shall position the required equipment like paddy cleaners, moisture meters, tarpaulins, etc. well in advance at the PPCs to prevent the delay in procurement and damage of paddy. The Secretaries of AMCs concerned shall maintain the inventory of equipment at the PPCs in their respective jurisdiction. The AMC Secretary shall also arrange for repairing & maintenance of equipment like, paddy cleaners, moisture meters, tarpaulins on priority.

The payment of market fee by the State Civil Supplies Corporation to Marketing Department at the State Level will be governed as per the provisions of the FARMERS’ PRODUCE TRADE AND COMMERCE (PROMOTION AND
FACILITATION) ACT, 2020 ( No. 21 of 2020) dated 24-09-2020

E. Allotment of paddy to rice mills in Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
As huge procurement is expected this year, Paddy shall be allotted to the Rice Mills by the Collectors(CS) duly examining the proposals received from the District Rice Millers Association not more than the following quantities.

a) Raw Rice Mills

(Note: If the concerned Collectors(CS) request for any changes in allotment of paddy, the same may be changed with the prior approval of Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Telangana) only. The Collectors(CS) shall allot the paddy to Rice millers, taking into consideration of storage capacity of mill, uniformity among the mills, past performance of that mill, as per the Raw Rice requirement of the district indicated by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies based on the requirement VC & Managing Director, TSCSCL not exceeding the above allotment limits. Any deficit or surplus of paddy in the district shall be reported to Commissioner of Civil Supplies for ordering inter district allotment of paddy.
b) Boiled rice mills
The paddy shall be allotted to the Rice Millers by the Collectors(CS) not more than the following quantities duly examining the proposals received from the District Rice Millers Association as per the boiling capacity of boiled rice mills.

Maximum limit of Paddy to be allotted

a) For 32 MTs capacity : 4000 MTs
b) For 40 MTs capacity : 5000 MTs
c) For 50 MTs capacity : 6000 MTs
d) For 60 MTs capacity : 7000 MTs
e) Above 60 MTs capacity : 8000 MTs (Maximum)
The available paddy shall be allotted equally among the mills, strictly taking the storage capacity in the mills and past performance of the mill in timely delivery of CMR into consideration.

(Note: If the Collectors(CS), concerned request for any changes, the same may be changed with the prior approval of Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Telangana).

F. Allotment of Surplus paddy to nearby Districts:

1. The excess paddy if any left over after allotting to the Districts mills, shall be reported to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies for allotting the same to other districts.
2. The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd shall book the expenditure under the MSP operations of paddy and the same shall be included in the Audited Accounts of KMS 2020-21 so as to send the proposals to the Government of India for reimbursement of the same.

G. Allotment of paddy to Rice Mills

1. Paddy shall not be allotted to those Rice Millers against whom cases under 6–A of EC Act / criminal cases were booked on purchase, sale and recycling of PDS rice on or after 1st October, 2019 and not disposed off or not disposed in the favour of Miller. However, in case of any specific justification proposals of the Collector(CS) in respect of any Rice Miller booked under 6–A of Essential Commodities Act / Criminal Case and got disposed as acquitted / exonerated by the court, the Commissioner of Civil Supplies shall examine such proposals and based on merits of the case.
2. Paddy shall not be allotted to those Rice Millers against whom cases under 6–A of EC Act were booked on purchase, sale and recycling of PDS rice and against whom criminal cases were booked prior to 1st October, 2019 but still pending for disposal.
3. Paddy shall not be allotted to the Rice Mills on whose management cases were booked under 6–A of EC Act / criminal cases on purchase, sale and recycling of PDS rice prior to 01.10.2019 or on or after 1st October, 2019 and still pending for disposal and given on lease or sold to others by the original Rice miller or changes in Management of the Rice Mill.
4. Paddy shall not be allotted to the default rice mills / rice millers, except those who are covered and delivering CMR in terms of G.O.Ms.No.13, 16, 8, CA,F&CS(CS.I-CCS) Dept. dt. 25.07.2019, 11-09-2019 & 12.06.2020 respectively and also the mills which have delivered the defaulted CMR as per the agreement conditions
5. Regarding lessee rice mills, paddy shall be allotted after taking guarantee from owner of the rice mill and also guarantee from two financially sound non lessees / owner rice millers or after taking 50% Bank Guarantee from lessee miller.
6. In case of any doubt in allotment of paddy to any rice mill, the Collector(CS) of the district shall seek the clarification / approval of Commissioner of Civil Supplies and not to allot the paddy to such rice mill till the orders of Commissioner of Civil Supplies are received.

H. Hiring and De-Hiring of Godowns and Tariff.
The Government Godowns are to be hired on priority basis i.e. CWC, SWC, AMC, Investors / Private Godowns are to be hired only in case of non- availability of Government Godowns. The storage tariff currently being paid for respective storage agencies on hiring of Godowns are as follows:
Sl. No. AGENCY TARIFF
1 CWC Warehouses Rs.5.00 per bag per month
2 SWC Own Warehouses Rs.5.00 per bag per month
3 AMC Godowns hired through SWC Rs.3.25 per bag per month (Flat rate)
4 AMC Godowns hired directly by CSC Rs.2.00/- per sft. per month
5 SWC Investor Godowns Rs.4.16 per bag per month

(Note: The above rates are subject to change and storage charges shall be released as per the instructions of VC & MD, TSCSCL from time to time.)
I. Custody and maintenance of rice stocks at godowns:

1. Godowns shall have proper dunnage and the stocks should be stacked properly as per standard norms.
2. All the transactions should be entered in the SCM application by officials of SWC / CWC and CSC.
3. Stock procured under CMR to be verified physically before issue under PDS or any other schemes by the Team consisting of DM CSC/ DCSO, Technical Official of CSC, to ensure quality as per the specifications.
4. FIFO (First in – First Out) for delivery of rice for PDS and other schemes to be followed.
5. Proper weighment at the time of receipt and issue of raw rice at DCP godowns to be ensured
6. The District Manager of CSC and District Civil Supplies Officers and other superior officials including Revenue Divisional Officers who are already empowered on conduct of physical verification shall frequently visit the godowns (Buffer / MLS points) to ensure that there is proper management of stocks.
7. Third party annual verification of both quantity and quality of stocks in the TSCSCL godowns to be organised to avoid misappropriation.
8. The Collectors(CS), shall check the godowns (buffer / MLS points) frequently to ensure proper stacking and maintenance of stocks, issues as per FIFO, proper weighment, maintenance of records, stock verification etc.
9. The Enforcement Task Force at the State Head Quarters of TSCSCL shall conduct surprise inspections on the complaints.
10. Frequent inspections reduce the mismanagements and misappropriations at DCP godowns. The District Managers, District Civil Supply Officers and RDOs shall conduct inspections periodically at DCP godowns to curb the diversion, recycling of PDS Rice and shortages.
11. Surprise inspections by officials from the Head Quarters of TSCSCL to be done periodically.

J. Duties and Responsibilities of officers involved in MSP Operations:
Collectors(CS):

1. Collectors (CS) shall assess the likely production of paddy, expected arrivals well in advance and accordingly identify the PPCs at a convenient place to facilitate farmers for easy delivery of paddy keeping in view of their district targets.
2. To ensure wide publicity about the MSP, specifications of paddy, location of purchase centres etc., for information of the farmers and also to bring awareness among the farmers to bring paddy to PPCs conforming to FAQ specifications.
3. To constitute a District Procurement Committee(DPC) with the Collector(CS) as Chairman and other members of the committee shall include Superintendent of Police / Commissioner of Police, DCSO, DMCSC, District Marketing Officer, officials of RTA, District Agriculture Officer, District Labour Officer, Lead District Manager(LDM), AM, FCI and HODs of procuring agencies(IKP, PACS, ITDA, DCMS etc). The District Rice Miller Association, Transport Contractors may be invited for their issues. The DPC shall sort out any problems arising at the PPCs, Rice Mills, Godowns etc. including hamali problems.
4. Before commencement of the procurement season, a district level awareness meeting shall be convened under the Chairmanship of District Collector & Collector (CS) as Convenor with the public representatives viz., Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly, MPP President, ZPTCs Members, Chairman PACs, Rythu Bandhu Samithi representatives, Mandal Samakhyas, etc., and DPC members to explain them the process / stages involved to regulate the arrivals at PPCs ensuring FAQ Paddy, avoiding other state paddy, middle men, over crowding and stocking at PPCs. Finally to cooperate for smooth procurement process for the benefit of farmers.
5. The Collectors(CS), shall take necessary measures to avoid any hypothetical paddy purchases at the PPCs.
6. Purchase centres shall be opened by the IKP, PACS, DCMS, HACA, AMCs etc. based on the arrivals of paddy in the district/locality. In case of any group is not coming forward for procurement of paddy, the alternative arrangements for utilizing the services of MARKFED and also by inducting any other co-operative societies registered with State Government shall be considered subject to their capacity in handling of MSP operations.
7. Paddy and gunny transport contractors must be appointed immediately under the chairmanship of Collectors(CS), District Civil Supply Officers, District Managers, Civil Supplies Corporation and transport authorities, as per the guidelines issued from time to time.
8. Each Paddy Purchase Centre must be tagged to a Civil Supplies / Revenue official not below the rank of a Dy. Tahsildar and appointed as validation officer by Collector(CS), who shall validate and certify the transactions pertaining to paddy procurement at PPC, paddy transportation and paddy receipt at mill. It should also be tagged to AEO / AO for ensuring receipt of FAQ paddy at PPCs. The copy of orders issued shall be sent to the CCS by the Collector(CS) for their record.
9. The Collectors(CS), through the concerned Tahsildar / AO / panchayath secretaries / AEOs/ any other village level officer must prepare the schedule to regulate arrival of paddy from villages/ areas nearer to the purchase centres. The dates in advance shall be given to the farmers on brining the paddy to the respective PPCs so that there is no congestion at the purchase centre. The AEO / AO tagged to the PPC shall also regulate paddy arrivals and to ensure procurement of FAQ paddy at respective PPCs.
10. The Collector(CS), through the HODs of Procuring Agencies (IKP, PACS, DCMs, GCC, HACA, secretaries of AMCs etc.)must ensure availability of basic facilities like providing drinking water, wash rooms to women farmers, tents, etc at all PPCs , Soaps / Sanitisers for washing hands In case such facilities are not provided by the IKP women groups, PACs, etc. at PPCs, such facilities need to be provided by the Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and the expenditure shall be deducted from the Commission amount payable to them. The PPC incharges to ensure maintaining social distancing and wearing mask/ cloth covering the nose and mouth of the individuals.
11. The Collector(CS), through the AD(Mktg.) shall ensure availability of equipments required at the PPC like Paddy cleaners, moisture meters, Tarpaulins, adequate winnowing machines, sewing gunnies threads, and electronic weighing machines etc., well in advance.
12. The procurement agencies shall take necessary steps to safeguard the paddy due to rains at PPCs. The PPCs incharge shall issue date wise slips to farmers after verifying the FAQ norms of the advance sample and to display the list of farmers with their villages, quantity of paddy to avoid ‘out of turn’ of farmers at PPCs and congestion, over stocking and dumping of paddy at PPCs.
13. Adequate staff must be available to look after all the transactions at the PPCs including online entries in OPMS software.
14. The Collectors(CS) shall ensure that no middlemen i.e. rice millers / traders bring paddy to PPCs. It shall be ensured that the FAQ Paddy is purchased only from farmers at PPCs and farm gate procurement and other state paddy shall not be allowed.
15. The Collectors (CS) shall ensure proper transportation of paddy to the tagged rice mills as per the allocation made by the Collector(CS) from PPC only. The gunny bags should not be issued to the farm gate by the PPCs.
16. Tagging of rice mills must be done in a systematic way by ensuring that the nearest rice mill falling in the range of 0-8 Kms is preferred first. The capacity of the rice mill and previous performance of the rice mill in delivery of custom milled rice, availability of paddy stocks of previous season shall also be taken as criteria in tagging of mills.
17. The Collectors (CS), shall fix up mill-wise daily/weekly targets for CMR deliveries and continuously monitor the mills participating in custom milling by constituting teams with concerned officials.
18. The Collectors(CS), through the concerned DMs and DCSOs shall ensure Daily monitoring of mill wise percentage of CMR deliveries which can be done through http://117.203.100.19/tscscl/ (user Id : gm_mktg , password: guest) and the mills which are under performance in delivery of CMR is to be constantly monitored.
19. Paddy action Plan, which includes list of agency wise PPCs, minimum facilities at PPCs, training, infrastructure, appointment of paddy and gunny transport contractors, transport arrangements, positioning of gunnies, tagging of mills, allotment of paddy, identification of storage space, appointment of Mill wise Joint custodian officers, agreement with procuring agencies, Rice Millers and District Rice Millers Association, shall be completed at the earliest.
20. To explore the possibility of integrating the Paddy OPMS application with ‘webland’ for verification of farmer land details, “to avoid the middlemen and other state paddy, the poor farmers who are unable to produce the Pattadar Passbook, viz., Tenant Farmers, Occupants of Forest Land (Tribals), Government Lands, lands cultivated by the legal heirs of deceased pattadar, etc., shall submit a certification of paddy cultivation with the extent of paddy cultivated duly recommended by the Chairman of Village Rythu Bandhu Samithi and certified by the AEO which shall be taken into consideration for procuring paddy. However when such paddy is more than 50 qtls, it should be verified by the AO concerned”.
21. The DCSOs and DMs under the guidance of the Collectors(CS) shall ensure that the deliveries of custom milled rice for the paddy issued to the rice miller @ 67% for raw rice and 68% for boiled rice is completed within the stipulated time, to the respective agency i.e, FCI / CSC as the case may be.
22. The Collectors(CS), shall fix uniform hamali charges in the entire district by conducting meeting with the hamali Unions, Secretaries of AMCs and Procuring Agencies. The Handling charges should include weighment, stitching, stacking and loading at PPCs.
23. The Collectors(CS), shall provide necessary guidance to the DCSOs / DMs, CSC wherever needed for realizing the Custom Milled Rice from the rice millers.
24. It shall be ensured that no PPCs shall purchase paddy of other States. A strict vigil shall be kept at all the PPCs. The enforcement wing shall conduct surprise inspections of the Inter State Boarder Check Posts and PPCs.
25. The Collectors(CS) shall form the PPCs into clusters consisting of 5 to 8 PPCs for proper daily monitoring & supervision by the district & divisional officers. The PPCs clusters shall be allotted among the RDOs, DCSOs and DMs, CSC. In case the PPCs are more in number in the district, some of the clusters may be allotted to other available district officers in the district viz., ADAs, DAO, DCO, DLCO, etc., as per the convenience of the district administration for effective monitoring of PPCs in the interest of the farmers. In addition to their respective cluster, the RDO shall monitor paddy procurement activities in their respective divisions.

In view of COVID–19, it is mandate to take definite measures to ensure that people do not gather in large numbers. All the Collectors (CS) are requested to take measures strictly as per the instructions for opening of PPCs in the villages. The PPC incharge shall arrange soaps/ Sanitisers for hand wash, ensure social distancing and wearing of masks/ cloth covering the mouth and nose of workers at PPCs.

To meet the requirements of additional PPCs, the infrastructure required that i.e.
paddy cleaners, tarpaulins moisture meters etc., is to be communicated to Agricultural Marketing Department immediately for the placement of the same.

Mapping of PPCs to village is a pre-requisite to operate in PPCs in the district and to start procurement. Therefore, all the Collectors(CS) are requested to speed up mapping of New PPCs to respective village / and also ensure changes of already mapped PPCs or unmapping of villages as per requirement before commencement of season without fail and daily report on “PPC to village” mapping shall be sent to PM(IT), O/o CSC, Hyderabad at the following email-id pmu_pm_cs@telangana.gov.in.

This mapping of PPC to village is a pre-requisite to operate in PPCs in the district and to start procurement. Hence it is the process of mapping of PPCs shall be completed positively before 30-09-2020.

There is an alert / indicator available in OPMS once the mills reach 90% of their allotment limit. Therefore, the Collectors(S) and the DCSOs are requested to make use of this facility to ensure that no excess quantity is sent to the mills from PPCs beyond the allotment limit.
a) In case of any delay in CMR delivery by any miller, the Collector (CS) shall shift the paddy stocks to the better performing mills at the cost of defaulted miller for timely completion of CMR deliveries.
b) Paddy movement to other districts shall be done only after meeting the saturation of movement to the mills of their own district.
c) The sending district should ensure FAQ paddy from PPCs and receiving district shall ensure unloading and acknowledgment by Millers immediately.
i) All the Collectors (CS), shall ensure the Mapping of PPCs to Rice mills and all the purchases should be done through OPMS only after completion of mapping of Villages. No PPCs shall be established at District Headquarters and Agriculture Market Yards to avoid large gatherings. The number of PPCs to be started is to be decided by the District Collector depending on their requirements.

ii) All the Collectors (CS) shall ensure the availability of adequate no. of vehicles at PPCs for shifting of paddy to the Rice Mills immediately on the same day itself and to ensure unloading of paddy at Rice mills immediately after receipt of paddy at the mills, so as to ensure timely movement of paddy from PPCs to Rice Mills. Regular monitoring is required for timely unloading of paddy by the recipient mill so that transportation of procured paddy is not effected adversely.

iii) Wide publicity shall be given in all the villages regarding the details of opening date of PPCs.

iv) All the Collectors (CS) shall ensure that tokens are distributed to the farmers duly indicating the Date & Time for visiting the PPCs for unloading the paddy and also get the samples tested as per FAQ norms. Strict enforcement of Token system is to be ensured to avoid large gathering in view of present Covid-19 situation

v) The Collectors (CS) are requested to ensure that, only after generation of Truck chit and after the entry of the purchase details in the Tabs paddy may be shifted to the Rice mills and ensure that, there is no gap between quantity purchased and quantity entered in OPMS.

Points to be ensured by the Collectors(CS) in view of Covid -19

1. To ensure opening of PPCs at Villages only and to avoid setting up of PPCs a district Head quarter market yards to avoid large gatherings.
2. In view of COVID–19, it is mandate to take definite measures to ensure that people do not gather in large numbers at PPCS
3. To ensure proper sanitization at PPCs
4. To take necessary measures to maintain social distance like drawing circles on the ground, keeping a notified place for parking transport vehicles, ensuring suggested place for drivers, helpers and Hamalies etc..
5. The arrival of paddy must be regulated by issuing day wise time slot coupons
6. To ensure that sufficient number of sanitisers /soap and water are available at all PPCs
7. To ensure that every person in the PPC wears mask including all the staff, farmers, hamalies, drivers, helpers, visitors etc.

Superintendent of Police / Commissioner of Police:

The Superintendent of Police / Commissioner of Police having inter-state border, shall post inter-state border check points jointly with Agriculture official to prevent transportation of paddy of other states to PPCs located in Telangana State depriving the interest on Telangana State paddy growing farmers particularly during peak paddy procurement season from 2nd week of October, 2019 to end of December, 2019. The police also to inspect the PPCs on any tip of information about procurement of other state paddy or any other irregularity. However, the paddy transportation from other States to mills / traders in Telangana State, but not to PPCs with valid documents need not be interfered. The District Agriculture Officer shall depute the Agriculture official to the team of Police for this purpose.

District Civil Supply Officers:

1. To assist the Collectors(CS) in all aspects and conduct regular meetings with the District Procurement Committee.
2. Tagging of rice mills and appointment of DT(CS) as Joint Custodian officers with prior approval of Collector(CS) to ensure that paddy is not diverted from Rice Mill and undertake immediate custom milling of paddy.
3. Tagging of rice mills shall be done in a systematic way by ensuring that the nearest rice mill falling in the range of 0–8 Kms is given preference first. The capacity of the rice mill and previous performance of the rice mill in delivery of custom milled rice shall also be taken as criteria in tagging of mills.
4. The District Civil Supply Officer shall supervise the entire process of MSP operations right from the purchases of paddy to till it reaches the rice mills.
5. To monitor the delivery of Custom Milled Rice on day to day basis and to conduct meetings with the enforcement Officials for expediting the delivery of custom milled rice to the CSC / FCI. Daily monitoring of mill wise percentage
   of CMR deliveries can be done through http://117.203.100.19/tscscl/ (user Id: gm_mktg, password: guest) and the mills which are under performance in delivery of CMR must be followed up constantly.
6. To ensure that the enforcement officials conduct periodical inspection of rice mills participating in custom milling along with photographs of the paddy stocks.
7. To conduct regular inspections at DCP Godowns (Buffer) along with the AM Technical of the CSC and ensure that no recycling of PDS rice takes place and also ensure that the raw rice is procured as per specification of GOI.
8. To coordinate with the Area Managers of F.C.I. concerned on the acceptance of custom milled Raw / Boiled rice and for providing sufficient godown space.
9. To resolve any problem at the PPCs in respect of disputes if any arised on quality of paddy with the help of AOs / AEOs who are tagged on to the PPCs. It should be ensured that, wherever the truck chits are issued by the PPCs and details of farmers are entered by the PPCS, in OPMS, the same should be accepted and entered by the concerned rice mill within (2) days positively or to be deleted from OPMS by contacting the Project Manager–IT in Head Office to avoid excess payment by the TSCSC Ltd.
10. Action shall be taken against the Rice Millers as per the orders in G.O.Ms.No.18, dated: 30.10.2015 of CA, F&CS Dept., and G.O.Ms.No.36, dated: 29.09.2016 CA, F & CS Dept., who failed to deliver CMR.
    District Managers of Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.:
11. Agreement to be entered with HODs of Paddy Procuring Agencies (PD, DRDO, DCO, GCC etc) before commencement of paddy purchases.
12. Agreement shall clearly state that shortage due to any reason shall be adjusted against the commission payable to PPC agencies and appropriate clauses to be incorporated to cover the case of shortage exceeding the commission payable.
13. Required number of new / once used gunnies should be positioned at all the purchase centres in advance under proper acknowledgement.
14. Payment of value of paddy at MSP shall be made online to the Bank account of the farmers directly at the earliest. It should be ensured that all such paddy sent to the Rice mills by the PPC is entered by the miller concerned in the OPMS to avoid excess payment by the TSCSCL without fail.
15. After allotting the paddy to the rice millers for custom milling, the District Manager, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation shall monitor the delivery of resultant rice by the rice millers to FCI / TSCSCL at designated godowns on day to day basis and report the same to the concerned Collector (CS).
16. To open a District level control room under the Chairmanship of Collector(CS) and DCSO as convenor for monitoring of paddy purchases, transportation and to address farmers complaints, if any and to give wide publicity about MSP Operations through press / media and through beat of tom-tom. The DRDO, DCO, DM, DCMS, DM, GCC, District Marketing Officer/ AMC to depute an official, District Rice Millers Association representative to the control room during peak procurement season, to address the problems and issues of farmers.
17. Undertaking from District Rice Millers Association for custom milling of paddy shall be obtained. An agreement with individual rice millers shall be executed by obtaining partners’ photographs, individual photos and Aadhaar. The terms and conditions of the agreement shall be strictly adhered to without any deviation. Cheques shall be taken towards the security from each miller along with agreement to protect the interest of Government / Corporation in case of default by the miller as per the present system.
18. In the agreement it shall be incorporated that the millers shall not hypothecate the paddy stocks belonging to the Government Agency for their personal/business or bank loans.
19. To take up the matter with the lead Bank Managers not to sanction any loans to the Rice millers against paddy stocks pertaining to Government /Civil Supplies Corporation. In case of sanction of loan from the banks to the Rice Millers, the bankers shall invariably obtain No-due certificate from District Manager, CSC / DCSO of the concerned district to the effect that the bank loans shall be given to the rice millers on the paddy purchased by the millers and not on CMR paddy. It shall be ensured that millers do not dispose off their movable property without the knowledge of the Collector(CS), to the extent of value of paddy held by them under CMR. This may be incorporated in the agreement.
20. As per the revised guidelines that, District Managers shall appoint Paddy and Gunny transport contractors through District Procurement committee under the Chairmanship of Collector(CS) with the approval of State Level Committee.
21. The District Manager, Telangana State Civil Supply Corporation Ltd., shall ensure that the appointed transport contractors shall deliver the paddy only from the PPCs to the tagged rice mills. He should also ensure that the paddy purchased at the PPCs shall be transported to the designated rice millers without any delay. Farm gate to rice mill transportation shall not be allowed.
22. The District Manager shall take every care for proper accounting of the paddy delivered to the rice mills for custom milling vis-a-vis custom milled rice to be received.
23. The District Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation shall also visit PPCs randomly to monitor paddy procurement operations.
24. The District Manager shall maintain proper accounting of every transaction right from paddy purchase till acceptance of rice under CMR and any laxity on the part of any official would be viewed seriously and deterrent action will be taken against such officials.
25. The number of digits of bank account number be fixed for each bank in the application to disallow the entry of account numbers with digits less than or more than the fixed number of digits. Provision is to be made for account numbers with alphabets, numbers and special characters.
26. The data base of all the farmers along with their bank accounts should be obtained and pre-populated at purchase centres.
27. IFSC codes of all branches of all banks in the district to be auto populated in OPMS application. The same to be acquired from RBI / SLBC.
28. The Paddy cost shall be credited to the bank account of the farmer only. The cell phone number of the farmer or his family members only to be entered
29. The District Managers of Civil Supplies Corporation should be responsible for recovery of old gunny bags from the concerned and should ensure that the gunny account is reconciled on completion of every season duly maintaining proper separate records for every season and also to furnish the monthly status reports to the VC & MD, TSCSCL .

HODs of Procuring Agencies (IKP, PACS, DCMS, GCC,HACA , AMCs etc):

1. The PPCs shall be opened at upland areas to protect the paddy from the untimely rains. Not to open any sub centres attached to the PPCs. Preference shall be given to IKP (Women) groups for encouraging women empowerment.
2. All PPCs shall have minimum of 5 functionaries at PPCs with specific job charts to carry out all the paddy procurement transactions timely including online entries by In-charges of PPCs in OPMS software at PPC level.
3. All the PPCs are to be fully equipped with Hardware and Software for on-line entries from field level to capture real time data. Ensure availability of computer knowledge person in all PPCs.
4. The HODs of concerned procuring agencies (PD-DRDO, DCO-PACS, GCC etc.,) shall purchase and provide TABs / Laptops / Desktops along with printers, power banks, paper rolls, SIMs etc., on their own as per convenience based on internet connectivity to the PPCs to be operated under their control.
5. Farmer Registration with necessary information like Land details, Aadhaar No., Bank account details , cell phone number shall be entered in OPMS software at PPCs and to ensure that paddy cost is credited to the bank account of farmer only.
6. Impart proper training to the proposed IKP groups / PACS / DCMS / GCC at PPC’s including crisis management during unforeseen rains/hail storms.
7. To ensure availability of infrastructure like moisture meters, tarpaulins, paddy cleaners, winnowing machines and weighing scales etc. at all PPCs under their control.
8. Purchase Centres to take action to provide basic facilities like shelter, drinking water, wash room, electricity, soaps, sanitisers etc at all PPCs. In case such facilities are not provided by the groups at PPCs such facilities will be provided by the Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and the expenditure will be deducted from the Commission bills payable to them in easy instalments.
9. The PPCs shall accept paddy conforming to FAQ specifications at MSP from farmers directly at the PPCs only but not at farm gate. No paddy shall be purchased from middlemen, rice millers and traders. They should depute a responsible official to District level control room and also to ensure that paddy sent by the PPCs is accepted in the OPMS by the millers and any issue in this regard shall be taken to the notice of the DM, CSC / DCSO to avoid excess payment.
10. There shall be electronic queuing at the purchase centres through OPMS application (token generation). In order to ensure smooth disposal of paddy without waiting for long, it may be ensured that schedule for bringing paddy from the villages to the paddy purchase centres may be communicated well in advance. The day-wise list of farmers may be displayed on the wall / board to ensure transparency.
11. It shall be ensured that the in-charges of PPC’s should not give gunnies to the farmers to fill their paddy at their field. The farmers should bring their paddy at PPC’s only and fill there. If the CSC gunnies are found at the places other than PPCs, the same should be seized and the action will be initiated against the officials / in charges – involved.
    a) It shall be ensured that the in-charge of PPC’s should purchase the FAQ paddy as per uniform specifications mentioned above and under no circumstances the Non-FAQ paddy should be purchased. If any IKP Groups / PACS / DCMS / GCC etc. purchases Non-FAQ paddy, the HODs of procuring agencies (PD-DRDO / DCO) shall suspend such group / in-charge of PPC from the procurement operations and not to pay the commission to them duly following the procedure in vogue and to send fresh group of SHGs to such centres for undertaking the paddy procurement..
    b) The PPCs are responsible for quality of paddy. The paddy purchased by PPCs is liable for quality check at random by technical personnel of Civil Supplies Corporation in addition to verification by AEOs / AOs at PPCs.
    c) It shall be ensured that PPCs shall not purchase paddy of other states and strict vigil is kept at all the PPCs.
    d) The in-charges of PPCs shall be instructed that soon after loading of stocks in the lorries the Truck chits are raised at the PPCs itself. It shall also be ensured that the records are maintained properly by the in-charges of PPCs and the same shall be checked and signed during their visits to PPCs.
    e) The in-charges of PPCs are responsible for maintenance of accounts of paddy purchases at PPCs.
    f) The concerned officials of procuring agencies (IKP groups/PACS/DCMS/ GCC etc.) shall visit each and every PPC under their control to avoid any malpractices and take action against groups indulging in malpractice by not permitting them in future for procurement operations.
    g) After acceptance, the paddy shall be moved only to the tagged rice mills with no loss of time. It shall be ensured that proper weighment & FAQ of paddy at PPCs is done to avoid complaints
    h) from the Rice Millers about short weighment and to ensure that the paddy sent to the miller is accepted in OPMS and any deviation to be reported to DM, CSC.
    i) The PPCs in-charges shall attend to concerned District Manager Office, CSC immediately after closing of PPCs and ensure that the reconciliation of gunnies, paddy purchases and shifting of paddy to the rice mills for custom milling is completed.

Assistant Civil Supply Officers / Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildars:

1. To assess the expected production of paddy in consultation with the Agricultural Officers and ensure that the Paddy Purchase Centres are opened by the IKP/ PACS/ DCMS / GCC for ensuring MSP to the farmers.
2. To consult the farmers in the fields and to enquire about the arrangements made at PPCs.
3. To maintain a register of farmers whose fields were inspected and the details of paddy sales in that field duly maintaining the farmer name, Survey Number, extent of paddy grown, quantity of paddy sold, trader/miller name, amount received, price in quintal.
4. To take the signatures of the farmer in such register. This register should be produced before District Civil Supply Officer as and when the District Civil Supply Officer visits the paddy purchase centre.
5. To bring awareness among the farmers on drying and cleaning of paddy at their respective fields so that the farmers can sell their paddy at PPCs with FAQ specification without any delay.
6. The system of millers representatives to acknowledge the quantity and quality of paddy at PPCs may be continued. In the absence of the millers’ representative, the validation officer shall certify the transaction at paddy purchase center.
7. The Asst. Civil Supply Officers / Deputy Tahsildar(CS) shall supervise the entire MSP operations in the districts and to ensure that proper functioning of PPCs and movement of paddy to the respective tagged on Rice millers and proper delivery of CMR by the Rice millers in the district.
8. The Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildars shall be kept as Joint Custodian of the paddy stocks sent to the designated rice mills in their jurisdiction.
9. To verify Form “A2” Registers in the rice mills and to sign on these Registers on weekly basis.
10. They shall ensure that the rice millers deliver the resultant custom milled rice within (15) days from the date of receipt of paddy without fail.
11. They shall ensure that the rice millers maintain a separate register for the account of receipts and delivery of CMR viz; Form “A2” Register.
12. They shall inspect their respective rice mills on weekly basis and to check receipt of Paddy and delivery of CMR by conducting physical verification with reference to the register maintained alongwith photograph of stocks. If any shortage of CMR in stocks of paddy is noticed, the same shall be reported to the Collector(CS), for taking stringent action against the rice millers.
13. They shall ensure that the paddy purchased at PPCs on MSP is of FAQ standards. If any inferior quality of paddy or with high moisture content is purchased at PPCs, it shall be reported to Collector(CS) / HODs of Procuring Agencies/ District Manager, CSC, as the case may be for taking action against the in-charges of PPCs.
14. They shall ensure that there should not be any complaint regarding short weighment at the PPCs and also to ensure proper maintenance of accounts at PPCs including raising Truck chits at PPCs itself.
15. If the gunnies of TSCSCL are found at places other than PPCs, they should be seized and reported the same to the Collector(CS).
16. Any deviation in the process of MSP operations right from paddy procurement at PPCs till unloading of paddy at respective rice mills, should be brought to the notice of the Collector(CS), District Civil Supply Officer.

Assistant Director, Marketing Department:
The Asst. Director, Marketing Department shall arrange the following;

1. To arrange publicity material like printing of pamphlets and preparing of banners in the local language so that the farmer could easily identify the location of the paddy purchase centres in their village.
2. To arrange infrastructure / equipments viz., paddy cleaners, Tarpaulins, Winnowing machines, Moisture meters, Electronic Weighing machines, sieves etc required for paddy purchases at PPCs in coordination with HODs of procuring agencies. He should also ensure that the records of infrastructure provided are accounted for properly. He should also arrange for repairing, maintaining of the infrastructure equipment like paddy cleaners, moister meters, winnowing machines, etc., are attended on priority.
3. To provide godown space at AMCs to the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd for storage of rice as and when requested by CSC with dunnage material and other infrastructure.

District Agriculture Officer:

1. The District Agriculture Officer shall tag the PPCs to concerned nearby AEOs to ensure procurement of FAQ paddy at PPCs and shall be monitored by the AO / ADA concerned.
2. They should resolve the issues relating to FAQ norms of paddy at PPCs.
3. They should also streamline the arrivals of paddy at PPCs by sensitising the farmers in the feeder villagers of PPCs to mitigate the over crowding and congestion problem to farmers at PPCs.
4. To ensure issuance of paddy cultivation certificates to poor farmers who are not able to produce the passbooks viz; tenant farmers, occupants of forest and government lands, pattedar expired legal heirs, produced paddy by the AEO, based on the recommendations of village rythu samanvaya samithi upto 50 qtls paddy. If paddy is more than 50 qtls brought by the farmer, it is to be verified by Agriculture Officer concerned.
5. An Agriculture Official to be deputed to inter state borders check point by the Police to prevent other State Paddy to the PPCs.

Assistant Controller of Legal Metrology Department:

The Asst. Controller, Legal Metrology, shall visit all paddy purchasing centers and test the moisture meters and weighments for ensuring proper weighment of paddy.

Responsibilities of Tagged on Rice Millers and President District Rice Millers Association:

1. The individual Rice Millers and the District President of the Rice Millers Association shall enter into Agreement with the DM, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.
2. The Rice Millers shall maintain separate Form “A2” Register for the accounts of custom milling paddy received and delivery of CMR to the FCI / TSCSCL, within (15) days from the date of receipt of paddy stocks without fail. If any rice millers who divert paddy stocks delivered for custom milling or indulge in purchasing raw rice of PDS clandestinely and attempting to deliver under CMR category shall be blacklisted and action shall also be initiated against the concerned as per the Telangana Rice (Custom Milling) Order, 2015 and also under criminal laws. This shall be included in the agreement.
3. The role of President, State / District Rice Millers Associations, will be vital and they shall ensure that the millers deliver custom milled rice without any delay.
4. The Rice Millers should report about receipt of custom milling paddy and delivery of CMR to the Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar from time to time.
5. The President of the Association shall co-ordinate with the rice millers and District Administration in speedy delivery of Custom Milling rice to the FCI, as the paddy is purchased by the Government with the funds taken on loan from the Banks. Any delay in delivery of CMR will lead to huge burden on the Government exchequer by way of paying interest to the banks.
6. The President of the Association shall ensure that the rice millers deliver CMR as per the schedule fixed by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies.
7. If there is any short weighment in the consignment of paddy and high content of moisture and inferior quality of paddy, the same shall be reported to the Collector(CS) / HODs of Procuring Agencies / District Manager, CSC, as the case may be, and get it rectified immediately. It shall be ensured that at later stage no miller shall try to claim that they have received inferior paddy or paddy with high moisture.
8. Custom milled raw rice shall be delivered at the godowns notified by the Civil Supplies Corporation. Similarly custom milled Boiled / Raw rice shall be delivered to FCI at the notified godowns.
9. The Rice Millers shall enter details of paddy receipts, delivery of raw / boiled rice in OPMS application immediately within a day without any delay. Any issue to be taken to the notice of DCSO / DM, CSC to resolve it to avoid excess payment.
10. Gunny account should be reconciled on completion of every season.

Central Monitoring Cell (CMC):

Central Monitoring Cell shall be constituted in the Office of Commissioner Civil Supplies, Headed by the Consultant. The DC(Proc), GM(Mktg), PM(IT) and nominees from SERP(IKP), Commissioner, Cooperation, Director of Marketing shall be the members. The AC(Proc), AC(IT), PM(IT), shall assist the CMC. The DMs, CSC and DCSOs shall contact the CMC for addressing their issues. The PM(IT) shall furnish the daily alerts to the Central Monitoring Cell.

Government is committed to providing free and compulsory Elementary Education to every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years in the vicinity of his / her neighborhood under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. During the year 2019 – 2020 Teachers Transfers Guidelines 2020.

The enrollment of students in Government managed schools has increased many fold. There is a need to re-apportion the staff among schools and posts in Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools as there are some schools with higher enrollment of students vis-à-vis the sanctioned teaching posts and on the other hand there are some schools with less enrollment of students but with more than justified number of teacher posts.

Government desires to ensure appropriate school/class level pupil-teacher ratio. Hence, Govt. have issued orders for re-apportionment of teachers based on the student’s strength vide 3rd read above. The government further felt that there is a need to regulate the staffing pattern by way of transfer of teachers in the above schools.

Government have decided to frame guidelines relating to the transfers in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 78 and 99 of A.P. Education Act 1982 (Act 1 of 1982) and under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, in super-session of all the earlier guidelines on the transfer of teachers in order to facilitate and to regulate the transfers of Headmasters Grade-II and teachers working in Government / Z.P.P / M.P.P Schools in A.P School Education Service and A.P School Education Subordinate Services.

Accordingly the D.S.E., has furnished the proposals to permit him to take up the transfers of teachers for the academic year, 2020 – 2021 and furnished the draft guidelines vide Lr.2nd read above.

The D.S.E., shall take action to call for the applications for transfer of teachers through Online system and conduct Web counseling duly obtaining the options. Accordingly the DSE shall announce the time schedule which will layout all the details including time frame for submission of applications, verification of points
and related documents, exercising of options, counseling, redressal of grievances, issue of orders, relief and joining of Head Masters / Teachers at their respective places.

The Headmasters / Teachers shall submit their applications through Online system at the I.P address allotted for this purpose. For the purpose of transfers of teachers, assessment of teacher posts required in any school will be based on the UDISE / Child Info with cut off date as fixed by the Director of School Education.

The D.S.E., A.P., shall be the competent authority to sort out the difficulties / issue of clarifications if any required, in this regard, for proper implementation of the above orders. Government is the competent authority to modify / amend the above guidelines, if required. The Department of School Education in Government shall be the competent authority to effect the transfer of the teachers, if required, on administrative grounds, irrespective of the above guidelines / framework and time schedule, during an academic calendar year.

The work adjustment orders to shuffle the teachers shall be carried out by the Director of School Education, during an academic calendar year to ensure proper and optimum utilization of services of the Head Masters / Teachers working in the schools, wherever their services are required for the purpose of achieving the better academic performance of the schools.

After consideration of the matter, the Government hereby makes the following Guidelines, regulating the transfers of the categories of Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted, School Assistants and S.G.T.s and their equivalent categories in the A.P. School Education Service and A.P. School Education Subordinate Service working in the Government Schools and Z.P.P. and MPP Schools in the State.

The Director of School Education shall also take up transfers in DIETs.

The Municipal Administration / Tribal Welfare Department may also issue necessary guidelines in this regard.

The State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, A.P., shall take necessary steps in effecting transfers in Samagra Shiksha.

This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (HR-I) Department vide their U.O. No:HROPDPP(TRPO)/2/2020 (C.No.1068673), dated 15.07.2020.

Guidelines for transfer of teachers working in Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad Schools during academic year 2020-21

(i) These guidelines shall be applicable to Headmaster Gr.-II Gazetted in Andhra Pradesh School Education Service and School Assistants / Secondary Grade Teachers and other equivalent categories in Andhra Pradesh School Education Subordinate Service, herein after referred to as Teacher in these Guidelines.

(ii) These guidelines shall come into force with immediate effect.

Criteria for Transfers

(i) The following categories of Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teachers in the Government / ZPP /MPP shall be transferred.
(a) Those Teachers who have completed 8 Academic years of service and those Headmasters Gr-II who have completed 5 Academic years of service as on date of closures of schools in a particular school in the Academic year 2019-20 shall be transferred compulsorily (more than half the Academic year would be considered as a complete full year for this purpose and less than half would not be considered i.e. who joined before 18.11.2012 in the case of teachers and 18.11.2015 in the case of Headmasters Gr-II)).

(b) Provided those who are going to retire within two
(2) years from 01st October of the year in which transfers are to be taken up shall not be transferred until and unless the incumbent requests for such transfer.

(ii) (a) The male Headmaster Gr.II/ Teacher aged below
50 years as on 01stOctober of the year (in which transfers are to be taken up) and working in Girls High School.

(b)     If no women Headmasters Gr.II / Teachers are 

available to work in Girls High Schools, then the male Teachers who crossed 50 years of age as on
01st October of the year in which transfers are to be taken up, may be considered for posting to such schools.

(iii) Headmaster Gr.II/ Teachers who completed a minimum period of two years- service in a School as on 01st October of the year in which transfers are to be taken up shall be eligible to apply for request transfer.

(iv) Criteria for identification of teachers being shifted on re-apportion is as follows:
a. When a post is found surplus and proposed for shifting to a teacher deficit place, those teachers who have completed 8 academic years of service at that particular school shall be shifted.

b. If any teacher who has not completed 8 academic years but happens to be a senior teacher in the school and if he is willing to work at the new school he/she may be shifted.

c. In case of non availability of (a) & (b) junior most teachers as per the service rendered in the cadre shall be shifted.

(v) The Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted and Teachers who have completed 5 academic years of service and 8 academic years of service respectively as NCC/Scouts officer should be posted in a vacancy in a school where there is NCC/Scouts unit. If no vacancy is available in other School having NCC/Scouts Unit they shall be continued in the same school on their request.

(vi) Preference shall be given to Head Master Gr-II, who have studied the language concerned (Urdu / Tamil / Kannada / Oriya) Language as 1st Language as main subject to the respective Medium Schools.
(vii) The number of academic years of service completed in a particular school, in a particular cadre should be taken into consideration.

(viii) Visually challenged teachers are exempted from transfers. However, if such teachers desire to apply for transfer, they may apply for transfer counselling.

1. Transfers shall be effected from within the present management in which the teacher is working.
2. If the teacher/ head master Gr.II desires to go to his/ her parent management such teacher/ headmaster Gr.II may opt for transfer to only those vacancies available in their Parent Management. In such instances, their seniority shall be taken into account in the parent management.
3. Transfer shall be affected from agency area to plain area and plain area to agency area (except Local Scheduled Tribe teachers working in agency area).
4. Non Tribal Headmasters/teachers currently working in Schools in agency area/s may also apply for transfers to plain areas. However they will be relieved only after their replacement by substitutes.
5. If the vacancy of teacher post could not be filled in Tribal areas, junior most surplus teacher/s in plain area shall be deputed temporarily after transfer counselling.
6. Schedule for Transfers

The Director of School Education shall draw the transfer schedule and communicate the same to the competent authorities for effecting transfers from time to time.

The Director of School Education shall also facilitate the process through appropriate Information Technology (IT) solution.

4. Transfers Counselling
   All the transfers shall be processed only by applications filed and options exercised through an online process. Transfer orders will be issued by the Committees constituted for this purpose in each district / zone.
5. Competent Authority for Postings & Transfers
   The appointing authority concerned shall issue transfer and posting orders based on the final outcome of the web options exercised by the Teachers.

Entitlement Points – Common Points Entitlement points shall be awarded to the Headmaster Gr.II / st

Teachers service rendered in thePOINTS present school, category as on 01 October of the year in which transfers are to be taken up in the following manner:
(i) (a) For every year of service in 5 category IV areas
(b) For every year of service in 3 Category III areas
(c) For every year of service in 2 Category II areas
(d) For every year of service in 1 Category I areas

Note For maximum 8 years of service @ 5 Points per year 40 total comes to

(ii) The Habitations / Towns shall be classified under following categories, viz,
Category – I All Habitations/Towns where 20% and above HRA is admissible
Category – II All Habitations/Towns where 14.5% HRA is admissible
Category –III All Habitations / Towns where 12% HRA is admissible

Category-IV All Habitations where 12% HRA is admissible, and which do not have connectivity through an all- weather road as per the norms of Panchayat Raj (Engineering) Department

In case of Villages / Towns which were in one category earlier and later changed to the other category (as per HRA / Road condition) in such cases the entitlement points may be calculated proportionately.

(iii) a) The District level committee shall follow the list of habitations declared as category IV for effecting transfers in the previous years till now for the purpose of calculating the points.

(b) However, the committee shall declare the list of category IV habitations afresh now for the purpose of calculating points for future transfers. The decision of the committee shall be final.

(iv) For the service rendered: 0.5 points for every year of completed service in the total service in all categories as on 01st October of the year in which transfers aare to be taken up. (Maximum-15 points)

Total Entitlement Points should not be exceed 55

Special Points (Extra Points): POINTS

(i) Un-married female Teacher/Head Master 5

(ii) Teacher whose spouse belongs to State Government 5 or Central Government or Public Sector undertaking or Local Body, AP Residential Educational
Institutions Societies, Aided Institution or A.P. Model Schools and working in the same district/zonal cadre and adjacent district. Headmasters/Teachers may opt for transfer to a place within the District
or to Adjacent Mandal / Division to the neighbouring District towards the nearer place of working of his/her spouse. The benefit of spouse points shall be applicable to one of the spouses once in 5/8 years only. An entry to this effect shall be recorded in the SR of the Headmaster/teacher concerned under proper attestation.

If both the spouses are under compulsory transfer / reapportion, he / she may be permitted to opt any place in the district. If one of the spouses is under compulsory transfer / reapportion, the spouse who is in the first spell counselling may be allowed to opt any place in the district, if his / her spouse is under compulsory transfer / re-apportion.

If the spouse is working in the neighbouring district / adjacent district, the teacher availing spouse points should opt to nearest place in the district to the working place of her / his spouse in the adjacent district.

A copy of certificate issued by the competent authority shall be enclosed to the check list to consider cases under this category

(iii) (a) Physically handicapped i.e. those with not less than
40% to 55% Visually challenged /orthopedically 5 handicapped/hearing impaired.

(b) Physically handicapped i.e. those with not less than
56% to 69% Visually challenged /orthopedically 10 handicapped/hearing impaired.
(iv)
The President and General Secretary of the recognised
Teachers Unions at the State and District Levels 5

Total Special points 25

8. Re-apportion Points
   The Gr.II Headmasters / teachers who are affected by 5
   re-apportion are eligible for extra points over and above already secured points. The Headmasters/ teachers who have completed 5 academic years of service and 8 academic years of service respectively as on date of closure of schools are not eligible for Re- apportion points.
   Total Points 85
   Note: If option is not given, he / she will be allotted to Category IV / III leftover vacancies only.
9. In case of a Tie in Points Secured.
   In case the entitlement points of two or more applicants are equal,
   (a) The seniority in the cadre shall be taken into account.
   (b) Priority to the candidate basing on the date of birth (Senior) besides guideline (a) above.
   (c) Women.
10. Preferential Categories.
    The following categories shall be taken precedence in the seniority list, in the order given below, irrespective of their entitlement points.
    (a) i. Physically handicapped i.e., those with not less than 70% / Visually challenged /orthopedically- handicapped /Hearing Impaired.
    (b) Widows/ Legally separated female
    (c) Teacher who is suffering with the following diseases, in which he/she is undergoing treatment: i. Cancer ii. Open Heart Surgery/ correction of ASD/Organ Transplantation iii. Neuro Surgery iv. Bone TB
    v. Kidney Transplantation /Dialysis vi. Spinal–Surgery
    (d) Applicants with dependents i.e., Mother, Father, children, Spouse who are mentally retarded and are undergoing treatment.
    (e) Children suffering with holes in the heart by birth and undergoing medical treatment available only at specified places to which they are seeking transfers.
    (f) Applicants with dependent children suffering from Juvenile Diabetes..
    (g) Applicants with dependent children suffering from Thalassemia Disease.
    (h) Applicants with dependent children suffering from Hemophilia Disease (i) Applicants with dependent children suffering from Muscular Dystrophy.
    (j) Spouse of the Service/Ex-service Person in Army / Navy /Air, Force/BSF/CRPF/CISF.

Note 1: Where the preferential category is claimed on health grounds as per guideline 10 (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) latest medical reports of the hospital should be submitted to the Joint Collector (Development). However, candidates selected under PH quota and recorded in SR need not furnish any certificate afresh.

Note 2 : The Headmaster Grade-II Gazetted should avail either the preferential category (Guideline 10) or the special points {Guideline 7 (i to iv)} once in 5 years and an entry is to be made in his/her SR.

The Teachers should avail either the preferential category (Guideline 10) or the special points {Guideline 7 (i to iv)} once in 8 years and an entry be made in SR.

Note 3 : The H.Ms Grade-ll Gazetted / teachers who have availed the preferential category or spouse category in the earlier transfer counselling and now shifted under Re-apportion without completion of 5 academic years of service/ 8 academic calendar years of service respectively shall be given the respective benefits / entitlement points along with the Re-apportion points.

11. Notification of vacancies:
    (i) The following vacancies shall be notified for the purpose of counselling: (a) All clear vacancies.
    (b) All the vacancies arising due to compulsory transfers as per guideline 2.

(c) Resultant vacancies arising during counselling.
(d) Vacancies existing due to authorised / unauthorized absence of teachers for more than 1 year.
(e) Leave period vacancies likely to arise due to Maternity leave, medical leave should not to be notified. They can be filled up by work adjustment, if the period is beyond 4 weeks.
(f) The committee shall arrive the number of vacancies i.e. the difference between sanctioned and working in each cadre.

Then the committee shall have to block the same number of vacancies proportionately in category I, II and III taking mandal as unit.

Example: In a district, sanctioned SGT posts: 5,000 and working: 4500, then to be blocked vacancies are 5000-4500=500. If 40 mandals in the district, proportionately block that 500 vacancies in category-I, II and III.
(ii) The Headmaster/Teacher vacancies shall be computed based on the UDISE data with cut-off date as on 01.10.2020 and by taking into consideration the teacher pupil ratio and as per the re-apportion norms as notified by Government from time to time. This shall be reconfirmed by the competent authorities after field level verification with the approval of District Collector (District Cadres) or Director of School Education (Zonal Cadre), as the case may be.
(iii) Vacancies of School Assistant (PS) and School Assistant (Maths) in U.P. Schools shall be specified.
12 Publication of vacancies and seniority list:
(i) The following lists shall be published on the website specified for the purpose and also displayed at the O/o Regional Joint Director of School Education and District Educational Officer concerned.
(a) The lists of category wise schools (category I, II, III and IV),
(b) The School wise vacancy position of Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted/School Assistant/Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent categories for counselling.
(c) Subject to the procedure prescribed in clause (2) below, the list of names of the Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who applied for transfer with entitlement points.
(ii) After the last date for applying for transfers as per schedule, the seniority list shall be prepared, using software for generating the entitlement points management wise, category wise, subject wise, medium wise and the seniority list with entitlement points shall be published in the website specified for the purpose and also on the notice board of District Educational Officer/Regional Joint Director of School Education.

13. Online Application and Process for Web Assisted Counselling.
    (i) The Headmasters/teachers shall apply for transfer in the prescribed online services for web based for allotment at https://cse.ap.gov.in
    (ii) Only online applications received through the website shall be considered for transfer and processed further.
    (iii) After completion of the online submission, the applicants shall thereafter obtain the printout of the application from the specified website and submit the same duly signed to their respective authorities, viz., Mandal Educational Officer/Headmaster High School/Deputy Educational Officer, as the case may be.
    Note – Submission of Hard copies is only for verification purpose and shall not be processed for transfer.
    (iv) The Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who is eligible as per the criteria prescribed in guideline 2 may apply online through website specified for the purpose in the prescribed proforma and the particulars furnished in the proforma shall be final and no modification shall be allowed.
    (v) An applicant seeking to apply under Preferential categories / spouse category shall also submit along with application the latest certificate from the competent authority in this regard.
    (vi) After receipt of applications, the authorities concerned shall display the provisional seniority lists and call for objections if any. After redressing the objections / grievances, the authority shall display the final seniority along with the entitlement points in the website / notice board.
    (vii) Once the Headmaster / teacher submits an application through online it shall be final. No teacher is allowed to apply twice on online.
    (viii)
14. The Head Master Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who is compulsorily transferrable under guideline 2 should select all options.
15. If any Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who is compulsorily transferable under guideline 2 does not apply online and exercise his/her options shall be transferred to the available left over needy vacancies in category III & IV schools, apart from taking disciplinary action deemed fit.

(ix) Any HM / Teacher who is under compulsory transfer and does not apply / submit his / her transfer application serious view will be taken against the Teacher / H.M. and M.E.O. and appropriate disciplinary action initiated.

14. Receipt and disposal of objections / Grievances:
    (i) Objections if any in respect of the seniority list and entitlement points published as per guideline 6 may be filed online by any applicant together with evidence in support of such objection within the time specified for this purpose in the schedule.
    (ii) The District Educational Officer / Regional Joint Director of School Education, as the case may be, shall cause verification of all objections and pass orders disposing of the same. In cases where objections are upheld, the District Educational Officer/ Regional Joint Director of School Education shall cause the necessary corrections in the seniority list and publish the same on the website.
15. Counselling.
    (i) Transfers and postings of Headmasters/Teachers shall be done on the basis of entitlement points as specified in these guidelines.
    (ii) After finalization of seniority lists and notification of vacancies, Options shall have to be exercised by the teachers through web counselling.
    (iii) Transfer orders shall be issued by the respective Committees on the basis of the final lists drawn online duly following the above procedure.
16. Committee for Transfers and Counselling.
    The following competent authorities are constituted for the purpose of issue of transfer orders and counselling if required.
    (i) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Government High Schools
    (a) Senior Officer of the Department nominated by the Director of School Education, not below the rank of a Joint Director.
    (b) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned or his nominee as the Member Secretary.
    (c) The District Educational Officer concerned as a Member. Note:
    (i) The senior most officers shall be the Chairman of the Committee.
    (ii) The Committee shall be the competent authority for transfer of all Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted in the Government High Schools in the respective Zone. Counselling shall be done by this committee with the support of web counselling system.
    (iii) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned shall be the competent authority to issue posting and transfer orders of the Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted working in Government High Schools, after the approval by the above Committee.
    (ii) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Zilla Parishad High Schools:
    (a) Chairman, Zilla Parishad /Special Officer– Chairman.
    (b) Collector or nominee (Not below the rank of Special
    Deputy Collector) – Member.
    (c) RJDSE or his nominee — Member Secretary.
    (d) Chief Executive Officer- Z.P. – Member.
    Note:
    (i) The Committee shall be the competent authority for transfer of all
    Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted in the ZP High Schools in the District
    (ii) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned shall be the competent authority to issue transfer orders of the Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted working in ZP High Schools, after the approval by the Committee. Counselling shall be done by this committee with the support of web counselling system.
    (iii) For Transfer of Teachers in Government High Schools.
    (a) Collector / Joint Collector(Development)– Chairman.
    (b) Chief Executive Officer Z. P. — Member.
    (c) District Educational Officer – Member Secretary.
    (iv) For Transfer of Teachers in Zilla Parishad / MPP Schools.
    (a) Chairman, ZP /Special Officer – Chairman.
    (b) Collector / Joint Collector(Development) — Member.

(c) Chief Executive Officer Z. P. – – Member.
(d) District Educational Officer – Member Secretary.
Note: The District Educational Officer concerned shall be competent authority to issue transfer orders to all the teachers working in the Government Schools and ZPP / MPP Schools after the approval by the Committee.

17. Issue of Transfer Orders:
    (i) The competent authorities concerned shall issue posting orders to all the HMs / Teachers of one category in one proceedings only, duly enclosing the names of the teachers transferred and places of postings on transfer in one annexure. No individual transfer orders shall be issued.
    (ii) The teacher / HM who are to be compulsorily transferred and who do not apply for counselling, shall be given posting orders in absentia to the left over needy vacancies at Category III & IV at the end of the web counselling of that particular category of teachers.
    (iii) Once transfer orders are issued by the competent authority with the approval of the committee, review or modification of orders shall not be considered, either by the committee or by the competent authority.
    (iv) In all the orders of the transfer, the condition is to be included that the orders shall be subject to outcome of SLP in Supreme Court of India and other pending cases.
    (v) The transfers effected shall be displayed on website and also at the office of Regional Joint Director of School Education, District Educational Officer and ZP after completion of counselling.
18. Date of Relief and Joining:
    i() The Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who are on transfer shall be relieved within 7 days from the present place of working on receipt of the transfer orders and he / she shall join in the new school where they are posted on the next day of issue / receipt of orders. Provided the Teachers
    (including subject teachers) who are transferred under Transfer Counselling shall be relieved subject to the condition that there shall be 50% of regular teachers (fraction shall be treated as One) working in the school and also only the senior most Teachers (including subject teachers) shall be relieved.
    Examples:
    a. If only one Teacher (including subject teachers) is working in the School and got transfer he / she shall not be relieved without substitute.
    b. If two Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the junior in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.
    c. If three Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.
    d. If four Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.
    e. Likewise, if eleven Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the six juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.
    f. Work Adjustment shall be completed within 15 days after completion of Transfers exercise.
    i () A Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who does not so join cannot claim compulsory wait, under any circumstances, for any reason.
19. Appeal.
    (i) An appeal against the orders of the District Educational Officer shall lie with the Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned, and an appeal against the orders of the Regional Joint Director of School Education shall lie with the Commissioner of School Education such appeal should be submitted within 10 days.
    (ii) All such appeals shall be disposed off by the Appellate authorities concerned within 15 days from the date of receipt of the appeal.
    (iii) The teachers who have any grievance on the transfer counselling should avail all levels of appeal provisions before going for other legal remedies.
20. Revision.
    (i) The Director of School Education may either suo-moto or on an application received from any person aggrieved by the orders of the Transfer Committee may call for and examine the records in respect of any proceedings of transfer to satisfy himself about its regularity, legality or propriety. If, in any case, it appears to him that any such proceedings should be revised, modified, annulled or reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pass order accordingly or remand the case with any direction so as to rectify any violation of guidelines or discrepancy. Such orders shall be implemented by the authority concerned.
    (ii) The Director of School Education may stay the implementation of any such proceedings, pending exercise of its powers under Guideline 20 (i) above.
    (iii) Revision exercise and issue of orders shall be completed within 4 weeks from the date of issue of the transfer orders. No extension shall be permissible.
21. Service / Disciplinary Action for furnishing false Information & violation of Guidelines.
    (i) (a) Any HM / Teacher, who has submitted false information and certificates shall be liable for disciplinary action in addition to prosecution, as per guidelines, apart from cancellation of transfer benefit and shall be re-posted to Category-IV & III area / left over vacancy.
    (b)The HM/MEO/DyIOS/DyEO/Principal of APMS who have countersigned such false information shall be liable for disciplinary action in addition to prosecution as per guidelines.
    (ii) The Member-Secretary who issued orders in violation of these guidelines or instructions issued by Commissioner of School Education from time to time in the matter shall be liable for disciplinary action as per guidelines.
    (iii) The transfer orders, once issued and the appeals are once disposed off and revision orders issued, shall be final, and the HM/Teachers shall join the place of posting without any further delay. For any unauthorized absence “no work-no pay’ provision shall apply besides disciplinary action, as per guidelines.

Re-Apportionment of Teaching staff in ZP MPP schools Government of India have enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 and Government of Andhra Pradesh have issued Rules in 2010. As per Section 19 read with the Schedule of the Act, Government have set the norms of number of teachers to be positioned from Class I to Class VIII based on the student strength.

Rationalization of schools, posts and staff under various managements. During the year, 2016, a Committee was constituted to study and revision of rules issued in G.Os at 2nd and 3rd read above. Based on the report, Government have issued detailed guidelines vide reference Re-Apportionment of Teaching staff in ZP MPP schools.

The D.S.E., A.P., has brought to the notice of Government that the norms issued for positioning of teachers vide G.O. 4th read above were found to be in violation of RTE norms. He further informed that in the State, the schools are functioning as Primary ( Class I to V) , Upper Primary ( Class I to VII) and High schools ( Class VI to X) but not as Elementary ( I to VIII ) and Secondary Schools ( Class IX to XII). The Government have framed certain norms for Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools based on the recommendation made by the Committee and that there is inconsistency between the norms of RTE and the norms framed by Government vide GO 4th read above.

He further informed that during the year 2019-2020, the enrollment in the Government schools increased due to implementation of Ammavodi program and further because of the thrust given by the Government for improvement of the infrastructure facilities in the Government Schools by implementation of Nadu-Nedu Program, the enrollment is further going to increase in 2020-21.

Due to the norms framed vide G.O. 4th read above, a number of schools have become single teacher schools, which is against the norms set in by the Right to Education Act 2009. Further a number of schools were closed during the year 2017 on the ground of uneconomic strength. But the Right to Education Act has no where mentioned the minimum economic strength for a school. As per the norms of the RTE, every school that has a strength up to 60 children shall have two teachers.

The D.S.E., has therefore, requested the Government to issue orders for setting up of new norms for re-apportionment of teachers in super-session of the orders issued by the Govt. Re-Apportionment of Teaching staff in ZP MPP schools and recommended two sets of norms to be followed for schools up to Upper Primary level and for High Schools respectively.

Government after examining the matter, above and in super-session of the earlier orders issued by the Government vide G.Os 4th to 6th read above, hereby issues the guidelines for re-apportionment of teaching staff among various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Praja Parishad Schools as appended to this order. The re-apportionment of the Posts / Teachers of Government/ Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad Schools shall be taken up by the Director School Education duly fixing a suitable cut-off date.

The District Educational Officer, at district level shall prepare two statements showing the Mandal wise, School wise, students strength and the number of teachers required as per the norms appended to this order.

After preparation of the statements he shall place before the District Level Committee chaired by the District Collector consisting of the members as mentioned below:

1. Collector & District Magistrate – Chairman
2. Joint Collector (V,WS&D) – Vice Chairman
3. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad – Member
4. APC Samagra Siksha – Member
5. Project Officer, ITDA – Member (for scheduled areas)
6. District Educational Officer – Convenor
7. The Committee shall undertake the exercise of the re-apportionment of teachers. The Committee is competent to re-apportion the teacher posts / teachers in the Schools under Government / Zilla Parishad / Mandal Parishad as per the norms and guidelines issued as part of this Order.
8. The criteria for identification of re-apportionment of teachers shall be as follows:
   a. When a post is found surplus and proposed for shifting to a teacher deficit place, those teachers who have completed 8 years of service at that particular school shall be shifted;
   b. If any teacher who has not completed 8 years but happens to be a senior teacher in the school and if he/she is willing to work at the new school he/she may be shifted;
   c. In case of non availability of (a) & (b) junior most teacher as per the service rendered in the cadre shall be shifted.
9. The Director of School Education, A.P., shall issue further instructions with time frame to implement the above orders and shall complete the entire exercise of re-apportionment, within the time frame allowed. The Director of School Education, A.P., is the competent authority to issue such orders of clarifications / modifications, if any required, in this regard, in order to achieve proper implementation of the above orders.
10. The Municipal Administration/Tribal Welfare Department may also issue necessary guidelines in this regard.
11. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their U.O.No:HROPDPP(TRPO)/2/2020 (C.No.1068673), dated 15.07.2020.

ANNEXURE TO G.O.MS.NO.53, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT,DATED:-12-10- 2020

(A) PRIMARY SCHOOLS – TABLE – I Primary School (I to V Classes) – Staff Pattern

Enrolment range (I to V Classes) Head Master No. of SGTs Total
151 – 200 1 5 6
121 – 150 – 5 5
91 – 120 – 4 4
61 – 90 – 3 3
Up to 60 – 2 2

1. Apportion of Teachers to Primary Schools shall be on the basis of RTE norms indicated in Table-1.
2. After 200 student enrolment, for every 40 additional students, one additional SGT will be provided.
3. On completion of the entire Re-apportion exercise, if any working SGTs are found surplus (rendered without work due to above norms given) in the district, such teacher shall be allotted to needy schools on work adjustment as per norms given above. In previous reapportionment, if any posts kept under DEO Pool, the same should be included in the cadre strength as per the reapportionment guidelines.
4. The LFL HM posts shall be provided to the Primary Schools having student enrolment of 151 and above. Where LFL. H.Ms are working in the schools having 150 and below the strength and not covered under compulsory transfer, such LFL HM post may be adjusted against the justified SGT post in that school. Such LFL H.M. may be considered on par with SGT in that school.
5. After arriving reapportionment as per the guidelines, if any sanctioned vacant posts are available, they may be treated as unfilled vacancies in the cadre strength of the school. The unfilled vacancies shall be allotted on the basis of enrolment in descending order.

(B) UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS TABLE – II-A
Upper Primary Schools – Staff pattern (For classes VI & VII)
Sl.No. Range SA SA SA SA LP/SA LP/SA Total Posts

VI to VII Classes M/PS BS Eng SS I Lang II Lang
1 386-420 5 1 2 2 2 2 14
2 351-385 4 1 2 2 2 2 13
3 316-350 4 1 2 2 2 1 12
4 281-315 4 1 1 2 2 1 11
5 246-280 4 1 1 1 2 1 10
6 211-245 4 1 1 1 1 1 9

7 176-210 3 1 1 1 1 1 8
8 141-175 2 1 1 1 1 1 7
9 101-140 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
10 Up to 100 1 0 0 1 1 1 4

TABLE II-B Upper Primary Schools – Staff pattern (For class VI to VIII) Sl.No. Range VI to VIII classes SA M/PS SA BS SA Eng SA SS LP/SA I Lang LP/SA II Lang Total Posts
1 386-420 5 2 2 2 2 2 15
2 351-385 4 2 2 2 2 2 14
3 316-350 4 2 2 2 2 1 13
4 281-315 4 1 2 2 2 1 12
5 246-280 4 1 1 1 2 1 10
6 211-245 4 1 1 1 1 1 9
7 176-210 3 1 1 1 1 1 8
8 141-175 2 1 1 1 1 1 7
9 Up to140 1 1 1 1 1 1 6

1. Minimum staff to be provided for Upper Primary sections up to 100 enrolment in classes VI – VII shall be 4 subject teachers.
2. Minimum staff to be provided for Upper Primary sections up to 140 enrolment in classes VI – VIII shall be 6 subject teachers.
3. In Upper Primary Schools with enrolment slabs crossing over and above 386-420 student enrolment, one additional school assistant post for every 35 additional enrolment of Students may provided in the order of SA(Maths), SA(English), SA(First Language), SA(SS), SA(BS) and SA(PS).
4. Recommended Staff Pattern for Upper Primary Schools shall be on the basis of norms indicated in Table II-A & B.
5. In case required SA posts are not provided to U.P. Schools as per Table II A & B due to non availability of surplus sanctioned posts, surplus SGT post may be allotted to ensure comprehensive instructions in the school. Against those deployed SGT posts, SGTs having academic and training qualification in Science, Mathematics and English shall be preferred.
6. Similarly, in case required School Assistants posts are not provided to High Schools as per table III-A due to non availability of surplus sanctioned posts, School Assistants posts from UP schools may be shifted to High Schools. While shifting such posts, posts from lower enrolment i.e. (i) below 20 in the case of UP schools having 6th and 7th classes(ii) below 30 in the case of UP schools having 6th to 8th classes schools may be considered in the first instance.
7. The Language Pandits in DEO pool due to upgradation shall be adjusted against vacant SGT post in needy UP Schools(up to VIII) in descending order of enrolment.
8. The staff pattern for Primary Sections in Upper Primary Schools shall be as per Table – I.
9. In Table II (A) and II (B) School Assistant (PS & BS) both should be considered as School Assistant Science.

(C) – HIGH SCHOOLS TABLE III-A
HS (Telugu/English) – Staff pattern
VI to X classes (designed keeping in view posts required as per RTE 2009 and RMSA norms and available posts in the state)

Sl. No Range VI to X class (Single Medium) HM SA M SA PS SA BS SA Eng SA SS SA I Lang SA II Lang SA(PE) PET C/D/ M Total
1 1161-1200 1 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 1 44
2 1121-1160 1 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 1 44
3 1081-1120 1 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 1 43
4 1041-1080 1 5 5 5 6 5 6 4 3 1 41
5 1001-1040 1 5 5 5 6 5 6 4 3 1 41
6 961-1000 1 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 1 38
7 921-960 1 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 1 38
8 881-920 1 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 1 37
9 841-880 1 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 1 35
10 801-840 1 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 1 34
11 761-800 1 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 1 31
12 721-760 1 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 30
13 681-720 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 29
14 641-680 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 28
15 601-640 1 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 27
16 561-600 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 24
17 521-560 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 23
18 481-520 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 23
19 441-480 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 21
20 401-440 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 21
21 361-400 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 – 16
22 321-360 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 – 16
23 281-320 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 – 16
24 241-280 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 – 13
25 201-240 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 – 12
26 Up to 200 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – 9

Note:- C/D/M : Craft, Drawing, Music Teacher:-

1. The staffing pattern for High School shall be as indicated in Table III-A above, including Success Schools.
2. Minimum staff to be provided to High Schools up to 200 enrolment will be 9 subject teachers.
3. A High School with enrolment slab crossing over and above 1201 student enrolment 1 additional School Assistant post for every 40 additional enrolment of Students may be provided in the order of SA( Maths), SA(English), SA(First Language), SA(SS), SA(BS), SA(PS) and SA (Hindi).
4. If the enrolment in English Medium in Success Schools is >50 to 200, 4 Teachers (i.e. 1 S.A. (Maths), 1 S.A (P.S), 1 S.A (B.S) and 1 S.A. (SS)) shall be provided, in addition to the staffing pattern defined in Table IIIA.
5. If the enrolment in English Medium is >=201 the staff will be additionally provided as a separate Unit as per the Table – IIIA, except Head Master Post, School Assistant (PE) / Physical Education Teacher Post and School Assistant Languages.
6. Total enrolment should be taken as criteria in the case of SA Languages if more than one medium in the School.

TABLE III-B Minor medium, enrolment of a Parallel Medium HS – Staff pattern (Urdu/Hindi/Kannada/Marathi/Oriya/Tamil etc.)

Sl.No. Range VI to X Minor Medium SA M SA PS SA
BS SA SS Total Posts
1 361-400 2 2 2 2 8
2 321-360 2 1 2 2 7
3 281-320 2 1 1 2 6
4 241-280 2 1 1 1 5
5 Up to 240 1 1 1 1 4

1. There shall be minimum of one School Assistant for 1st Language in Minor Medium.
2. The recommended staff pattern for additional provision of subject teachers in Minor Medium/Parallel Medium High Schools is as per Table III-B in addition to Table III-A.
3. For major medium enrolment for calculation of requirement of Teacher posts Table III-A and for Minor Medium enrolment Schools Table III-B are to be followed in the Minor medium / Parallel Medium High Schools.

Telangana Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage Policy 2020 The advent of new breakthroughs and improvements in energy storage is transforming vehicular technology and energy solutions.

2. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are a promising alternative to ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles. Innovations in battery technology, reduction in moving parts, and zero tailpipe emissions make EVs an economically viable and sustainable mobility solution that is finding global support from Policymakers and Industry leaders alike.
3. Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) provide alternative to energy backup for home, enterprises & businesses, and are ideal for integrating renewable energy into the electricity grid.
4. In March 2019, The Government of India (GoI) has launched the National Mission on “Transformative Mobility and Energy Storage” committed to develop a complete ecosystem domestically around EVs, including manufacturing of batteries and all other components to make Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Solutions sector competitive in the near term.
5. Further, India is committed to reducing emissions upto 33-35% by 2030 from the 2005 level and has set the target of 40% non-fossil-based electricity generation in the energy mix. This requires radical measures to scale up the share of renewable energy, besides the ongoing program of 175 GW RE by 2022.
6. According to data compiled by IESA, the electric vehicle industry consumed over 5 GWh of batteries in 2018 in India. This number is likely to be over 36 GWh by 2025. During 2020-2027 period, the EV sector is estimated to consume about 250 GWh of batteries.
7. The ‘Telangana Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage Policy 2020-2030’ builds upon FAME II scheme being implemented since April 2019 by Department of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India, where it also suggested States to offer fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to further improve the use case for adoption of EVs.
8. Vision, Mission, Policy Objectives & Implementation Strategy

Vision:
To make Telangana a hub for Electric Vehicles & Energy Storage Systems.

Mission:
a) To make the State an attractive investment destination for this sector
b) To promote R&D and manufacturing in Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage
Systems’ sector
c) To ensure faster adoption of Electric Vehicles & Energy Storage Systems in the
State
d) To achieve substantial reduction in total cost of transportation for personal and commercial purposes, supported by a world-class infrastructure

Policy Objectives:
a) Make Telangana state the preferred destination for Electric Vehicle, ESS and component manufacturing.
b) Generate demand for battery storage solutions by driving EV adoption incentives and supply side incentives for battery manufacturing.
c) To proactively support creation of EV charging Infrastructure.
d) Promote Recycle and Cascading of Batteries
e) Develop Telangana as a global center for cutting-edge research and innovation in Electric vehicles, battery technologies and other emerging technologies such as Autonomous/Connected vehicles.

Implementation Strategy:
a) Incentives shall be made available for Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage Systems & related components in Telangana. Incentives shall include Capital Subsidies, SGST reimbursements, power tariff subsidies, etc.
b) Incentives shall be made available for 2 & 3 Wheelers, 4 wheelers, Light Commercial Vehicles, Shared Transport & Public Transport. The incentives shall include waiver on Road Tax & Registration Charges
c) Incentives shall be provided for charging infrastructure
d) Ride hailing services shall be encouraged to operate electric 2, 3 & 4 wheelers through incentivization.
e) Battery operated feeder shuttle services at all Hyderabad Metro Stations for last mile connectivity shall be made available.
f) Existing state self-employment schemes shall be extended to provide financial assistance for purchase of Electric Vehicles for commercial purposes.
g) Adoption of EVs at Institutional Level shall be promoted starting with Government entities.
h) Preferential parking slots with required charging infrastructure shall be made available for Electric Vehicles.
i) Preferential Procurement to Make in Telangana Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage Systems for Government Orders shall be provided.
j) State Govt shall facilitate in dovetailing with Govt. of India (GoI) schemes and encourage state stakeholders to avail benefits available under GoI schemes.

9. Policy Period

This policy is applicable for a period of 10 years from the date of notification of this policy. The policy shall be reviewed by the Steering Committee as notified in this policy.

10. Policy Measures:

The policy aims to build on the policy objectives & strategies to encourage growth of EV & ESS sector in the state and to attract private sector investments in this sector. The framework consists of promoting EV adoption for end users, setting up of Charging Infrastructure and Promoting Manufacturing of EV & ESS Components in the State.

11. Demand Side Incentives

Following are the demand side incentives proposed under the Telangana State Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2020 – 2030 to incentivize usage of Electric Vehicles in the state of Telangana.
A. Incentives for Electric Two Wheelers
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for the first 2,00,000 Electric 2 Wheelers purchased & registered within Telangana.
B. Incentives for Three-Seater Auto-Rickshaws
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for first 20,000 Electric 3
Wheelers purchased & registered within Telangana ii) Retro-fitment incentive at 15% of the retro-fitment cost capped at Rs. 15,000 per vehicle for first 5,000 retrofit 3 seater auto rickshaws in Telangana.

iii) Financing Institutions shall be encouraged to provide a hire-purchase scheme at discounted interest rates.
C. Incentives for Electric 4-Wheeler commercial passenger Vehicles such as Taxi, Tourist Cabs, etc.
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for the first 5,000 Electric 4Wheeler commercial passenger Vehicles such as Taxi, Tourist Cabs, etc. purchased & registered within Telangana
D. Incentives for Light Goods Carriers – including Three Wheelers (goods)
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for first 10,000 Electric threewheeler (goods), e-carriers as well as electric Light Goods carriers purchased & registered within Telangana
E. Incentives for Private Cars
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for the first 5,000 Electric 4Wheeler private vehicles purchased & registered within Telangana
F. Incentives for Buses
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee for the first 500 Electric buses purchased & registered within Telangana.
ii) State Transport Units shall also be encouraged to purchase Electric buses.
G. Incentives for Tractors
i) 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee shall be applicable for electric tractors purchased and registered in the state of Telangana as per the existing rules/guidelines applicable for tractors by Transport Department, Govt. of Telangana.

12. Charging Infrastructure:
    Availability and accessibility of EV charging infrastructure is a pre-requisite for the penetration of Electric Vehicles.

A. Support for Charging Infrastructure
i) Government shall facilitate setting of up initial batch of fast charging stations in Hyderabad and other towns in a phased manner, by state entities and private players.
ii) Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission shall provide special Power Tariff category for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
iii) TSREDCO (State Nodal Agency) shall evaluate to establish public charging stations directly or under licensee/franchise/PPP model. Various public places such as airports, railway/ metro stations, parking lots, bus depots, markets, petrol stations, malls & electric poles shall be examined for the same.
iv) A viable business model shall be developed for private players to set up ARAI compliant EV charging/swapping infrastructure. Specifications for charging infrastructure shall be defined by the Transport Department/ TSREDCO/ITE&C Dept.
v) TSREDCO (State Nodal Agency) in coordination with State DISCOMS shall ensure Supply of Renewable energy for EV charging stations & setting up of solar rooftop plants as per net metering policy and captive power plants shall be encouraged as per the TSREC Guidelines.
vi) Existing Residential Townships with 1000+ families shall be encouraged to develop charging stations lots.
vii) Charging/ swapping station for every 50 km within state boundaries on highway to cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Chennai, followed by other national/state highways shall be encouraged.
viii) HMR stations and TSRTC Bus depots (across the state) shall provide reserved parking and charging points for two-wheelers in their parking zones to encourage EVs for last mile commute.
ix) Government shall develop Night time community parking with charging facility in PPP mode for e- Autos, Shared mobility taxis and public transport vehicles within Industrial zones.
x) A battery disposal infrastructure model shall be created to facilitate deployment of used EV batteries.

13. EV in Shared Mobility & Public Transport:
    i) Government shall encourage EV adoption in Shared Mobility, Public Transport, Institutional Transport, Logistics & Delivery Services.
    ii) Govt shall facilitate aggregators involved in public transportation with regulatory support to enable them to convert their fleet to EVs.
14. Supply Side Incentives
    Telangana aspires to be the forerunner in Electric Mobility and Energy Storage space in the country. Local manufacturing and R&D are key to reaching price/performance parity between Electric and ICE Vehicles. Hence, support shall be extended to EV & ESS, ancillary & charging infrastructure & swapping infrastructure manufacturers through policy interventions and Incentives.
    
15. Support for Manufacturing

i) EV & ESS sectors shall be incentivized as per the subsidies and incentives available under the Electronics Policy 2016.
ii) Government shall extend tailor-made benefits to Mega and Strategic Projects on case to case basis. Investment of more than Rs.200 crores in plant and machinery or providing employment to more than 1000 persons shall be categorized as mega project.
iii) The highlights of the Electronics policy are as below:
a. Capital Investment Subsidy: 20% of investment capped at 30 Cr. for Mega Enterprises.
b. SGST Reimbursement: 100% net SGST reimbursement capped at 5 Cr. per year with a cumulative cap of 25 Cr. over a period of 7 years for Mega Enterprises.
c. Power Tariff Discount: 25% for 5 years capped at 5 Cr. for Mega Enterprises.
d. Electricity Duty Exemption: 100% for 5 years capped at 0.5 Cr.
e. Interest Subvention: 5.25% for 5 years capped at INR 5 Cr.
f. Transportation Subsidy: 60% with 10% reduction YoY – for 5 years; capped at INR 5 Cr.
g. Stamp Duty/ Transfer Duty/ Registration Fees Reimbursements: 100% on first, 50% on second transaction
h. Lease Rental Assistance, Assistance in Patent Filing, Reimbursement of Quality Certification costs, Cleaner Production cost reimbursement, Exhibition Cost Reimbursements, Skill Development Assistance.
iv) Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) and Industrial Parks are identified for promotion of EV & Energy Storage manufacturing companies. Currently EMCs exist at Raviryal and Maheshwaram, a designated industrial park at Divitapally for Energy Storage manufacturing, with additional parks being designated.
v) Batteries and related components make up a substantial part of EV. Manufacture and assembly of EV related batteries and cells shall be encouraged in the State through Electronics Manufacturing Policy and Incentives.
vi) The Government shall promote reuse of EV batteries in stationary energy storage applications. The government shall enable collaborating between cell/ battery manufacturers, EV manufacturers, energy storage operators
&recyclers to ensure efficient reuse & recycling of batteries. vii) Urban Mining of rare materials and cell/ battery recycling shall be incentivized on par with EV & ancillary manufacturing.

16. Other Initiatives

A. EV & ESS Cluster

A mega EV & ESS cluster with global standard infrastructure shall be developed. The cluster shall cater to EV & ESS and related component manufacturing. The EV cluster shall have common facilities as given below.

i) Support infrastructure like roads, power, and water shall be provided at doorstep of the industry;
ii) Built-Up Space with ready factory sheds shall be developed to be used mainly by MSME units;
iii) A common facility for Design, prototyping, and testing available to all units in the cluster;
iv) Common infrastructure such as Drainage/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)/Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and utilities such as Power, Gas and
Water;
v) A State-of-art Business environment with facilities such as Convention and exhibition centres;
vi) Shared facilities to meet staffing and training requirements;
vii) A Logistics Hub shall provide with multimodal transport for safe and efficient handling of cargo;

B. Preferential Market Access

The policy of GoI on preferential market access in Government procurement for domestically manufactured electronics products shall be implemented in all Government of Telangana departments. Special preference shall be given to Telangana-based manufacturers.

C. Research & Development

i) EV Research Hub: A dedicated facility shall be developed to house EV R&D centers by domestic and global EV Majors. Hyderabad’s strength in Technology domain shall be leveraged to provide quality manpower for such centers. This hub is also expected to attract global R&D activities on other emerging mobility trends such as connected and autonomous vehicles.
ii) Centers of Excellence: State Government shall partner with premier Technical Institutes and research establishments across the state to establishing Centers of Excellence for conducting market-focused research on Battery Technologies, battery management, motors, and controllers. State Government shall seek Industry participation and leverage GOI EV policy to provide grant to these centers. NFTDC (Non-Ferrous technologies Development center) at Hyderabad is running one such COE on electric vehicle technologies, under GOI FAME scheme.
iii) T- Fund: The Government shall offer financial support to Start-ups for research and innovation in EV & Battery technologies. Yearly awards shall be instituted to recognize breakthrough work in Battery Technologies in separate categories for OEM’s, ancillaries and start-ups.
iv) T-Works Automotive Prototyping Center: Recognized as India’s largest Prototyping Centre, T- WORKS shall have a dedicated wing for prototyping of Electric Vehicle components/assembly & battery. Industry partnership in the same shall be invited from EV OEMs and large component manufacturers. The facility shall serve start-ups and MSME units in the EV space at subsidized rates.

18. Steering Committee

A Steering Committee comprising of senior officials from relevant departments shall be constituted. The steering committee shall work towards time- bound EV demand creation and charging network development in Hyderabad City followed by other towns in the State. The Steering committee shall also be responsible for periodic review of EV policy.

19. Conclusion

The rapid growth in urbanization and the surge in the number of vehicles on roads has led to an immediate need for a sustainable model for personal and public mobility in urban centers to address the rising pollution & mobility costs. Electric Vehicles have emerged as one such mobility solution that holds best promise in terms of sustainability and mass adoption with its pace of technology advancement and cost rationalization. Electric Vehicle technology integrations with the community transport and shared mobility make the promise even stronger. Telangana State Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2020-2030 strives to create a policy framework for the accelerated development of an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Systems’ ecosystem, comprehensively addressing both the demand and supply side gaps and laying emphasis on charging infrastructure creation. This policy is designed to make Telangana State the Electric Vehicle capital and Energy Storage Systems Manufacturing hub of India.

Government have sanctioned an amount of Rs.4.67 Crores for implementation of the Economic Rehabilitation Scheme to the Persons with Disabilities in the State for the year Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020 2020-21.

Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad has submitted the proposals to the Government for issue of implementation guidelines and for approval of District allocations for taking up further follow up action with the districts for implementation of Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020-21 from the above available budget.

After careful examination of the matter Government approve the District wise allocation of funds in the Annexure-VII as appended to this order and also hereby issue the guidelines mentioned in the Annexure-I –VI as appended to this order for implementation of Economic Rehabilitation Scheme to the Persons with Disabilities in the State for the year 2020-21.

Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020

This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their Fin.U.O.No.719583/81/A2/EBS-III/2020 & e-Office No.EBS3/3/7/2020, Dated:04.09.2020.

Annexure-I to G.O.Ms.No.17 Dept., for WCD&SC,(Sch.II),dt:01.10.2020.

Guidelines under economic rehabilitation scheme for Persons with Disabilities

Objective of the Scheme: To provide livelihood opportunities to the Persons with Disabilities and to enhance their income through establishing Industries, Service, Business and Agricultural and allied activities etc and thereby enable them to lead normal life in the society by earning sustainable income from out of the established unit.

Target Group: The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the State of Telangana, who are living under below poverty line are eligible to avail the benefit under this Scheme Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020.

Definition of Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities: Definition of Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities and categories for the purpose of the scheme shall be as stipulated in the RPwD Act, 2016.

Eligibility Criteria:

a) A person who was certified as Person with Disability by the Medical Board with more than 40% Disability.
b) Age between 21 to 55 years
c) Annual income of the family should not exceed Rs.1.50 Lakhs in Rural areas and Rs.2.00 Lakhs in Urban areas.
d) The candidates should not have availed subsidy in the last (5) years previously from Disabled Welfare Department or any other department or any Government Agency.
e) One house-hold shall be limited to only one SelfEmployment Scheme in (5) years.
f) Beneficiaries availing the scheme shall not be eligible for any benefit under such scheme for the next (5) years.
g) The Candidates who are possessing technical qualifications and/or having considerable experience in the relevant activity may be given priority.

Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020 Pattern of Assistance: 100% financial assistance directly by way of subsidy to the units up to Rs.50,000/- unit cost. Financial Assistance for above Rs.50,000/- unit cost would be linked to the credit component of bank. The pattern of assistance will be is as detailed below.

Service Area Credit Plan: The budget allocated under this scheme has to be distributed among all the districts basing on the PwD population in the District. The Director, WD & SC shall allocate the subsidy amount to (33) Districts taking the Districtwise population into criteria as per SADAREM data. The DWOs of all the Districts and the Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad District shall prepare the District Annual Action Plan and indicate in the Service Area Credit Plan with the approval of the District Collector and Chairman, District Consultative Committee of Bankers.

Identification of Beneficiaries under Telangana Economic Rehabilitation Scheme 2020:

The District Officers shall call for the applications by way of Notification in the press through Online Beneficiary Management and Monitoring System (OBMMS, a web portal). The applications received shall be segregated Mandal-wise and the list of the applications to be sent to the Mandal Parishad Development Officers (MPDOs) or the Municipal Commissioners (MCs) concerned. The application forms shall also be made available in the office of the DWOs in the Districts and the Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad to supply the same to the needy applicants. A model Application form is enclosed in Annexure-I. 33 1/3rd % of overall allocation shall be ear marked for women beneficiary. The DWOs/AD, WD & SC, Hyderabad shall ensure that the above reservation for women shall be followed while selecting the beneficiaries.

Process and Sanction: The Persons with Disabilities shall apply in the prescribed form in full shape either to the concerned MPDO or Municipal Commissioner or DWOs in the districts and Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad in duplicate along with the following enclosures with self attestation or upload the same in the OBMSS portal within the prescribed timelines.

i) Disability Certificate issued by the District Medical Board through SADAREM \
ii) Recent Income Certificate issued by Tahsildar often (within one year)/White Ration Card.
iii) Residential Certificate issued by Tahsildar/Residential Proof (Ration Card/ EPIC Card) iv) Aadhar Card
v) Age Proof Certificate vi) Cast Certificate
vii) Certificate of Educational Qualification, Trainings etc., if any.
viii) Legal Guardian Certificate, if any. ix) (3) latest Pass Port size photos

a) The applications Which are received directly by the DWOs and Assistant Director, WD & SC Department, Hyderabad are through online shall be forwarded to the concerned MPDO/Municipal Commissioner for taking process of selection.

b) Selection of Beneficiaries: In respect of bank linked schemes, the selection of beneficiaries shall be taken up in the Mandal/Municipality by the concerned MPDO/Municipal Commissioner. The MPDO/Municipal Commissioner has to verify each application and a Verification Certificate (in the form indicated in Annexure-II) to be certified by the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner in the prescribed format. The list of selected candidates shall be sent to the respective financing bank to issue Bank Consent. The Banker shall accord Consent (in the form indicated in Annexure-III) in respect of the targets given to the bank and Consent shall be communicated to the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner.

c) In respect of non-bank linked scheme where the unit cost is up to Rs.50,000/- the selection of beneficiaries shall be done by District Level Committee formed by the District Collector with the following officers:
i) Addl.Collector : Chairman ii) DWO/AD : Member-Convener iii) DRDO : Member iv) ED, SC Corporation : Member v) PD, MEPMA : Member
The above Committee shall scrutinize the applications received under this Scheme and submit the eligible list of applicants to the District Collector for according sanction. The DWO/AD of the respective districts shall process these applications for according sanction and grounding of the units. The units shall be physically grounded. Subsidy cannot be directly released to the beneficiary. The most vulnerable sections within the PwDs shall be considered under this Scheme. The Utilization Certificate shall be issued by the concerned DWO/AD in the format enclosed in Annexure-V.

d) Documentation shall be done by the MPDO/Municipal Commissioner along with enclosures after obtaining bank consent from the concerned bank for release of subsidy in respect of Bank linked Scheme.

e) The MPDO/Municipal Commissioner after obtaining the Bank Consent shall forward the application in full shape along with verification report of the relevant certificates to the DWOs of the concerned District and Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad District for sanction of subsidy.

f) On receipt of the proposals in full shape from MPDO/Municipal Commissioner, DWOs of the concerned District and Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens, Hyderabad District shall verify and scrutinize thoroughly with reference to the guidelines and other relevant rules shall process the proposals for sanction of subsidy to the District Collector subject to the availability of budget.

g) The Collector & District Magistrate shall be the sanctioning authority for subsidy and the DWO/Assistant Director shall submit the Sanction Order of the District Collector to the Director, WD & SC Department or upload the same in the OBMMS portal in the format indicated in Annexure-IV.

h) Soon after sanction of the subsidy, the DWO/Assistant Director should ensure updating the same in the SADAREM web site also.

i) The copies of sanction order of the subsidy shall be sent to the concerned Banker, MPDO/Municipal Commissioner, and applicant immediately.

j) The subsidy shall be released to the concerned Banker for grounding of the unit. Under any circumstances the subsidy shall not be released to the individual.

k) If the application for sanctions of subsidy is rejected, the reasons thereof shall be intimated to the applicant by the DWO/Assistant Director.

l) The financial assistance shall be extended in the case of Mentally Challeged persons through their respective legal guardians.

9. Grounding of the unit and Monitoring:

The MPDO/ Municipal Commissioner shall take up proper followup with Bank in grounding of scheme after the release of subsidy to the bank.

The MPDO/ Municipal Commissioner and also the DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of WD & SC Department or any person authorized by the District Collector shall monitor the performance of the unit and take timely action.

Submission of Utilization Certificate:

The Banker shall submit Utilization Certificate along with grounding details of the unit to the DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens immediately after grounding of the unit along with a copy of the photograph of the unit in the format indicated in Annexure-V. The DWO/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens shall submit the same to the Director, WD & SC Department or upload the same in the OBMMS portal.

Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with benchmark disabilities:

Whoever, fraudulently avails or attempts to avail any benefit meant for persons with benchmark disabilities, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both as per Section 91 of RPwD Act, 2016.

The DWOs/Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled & Senior Citizens shall ensure that the above clause shall be made known to all the applicants who are applying for financial assistance under Economic Rehabilitation Scheme.

Note: In respect of non-bank linked scheme the beneficiary, the DWO/AD and any one officer in the selection committee has to sign the UC.

Enclosures : (Self attested copies)

(i) Disability Certificate issued by the District Medical Board through SADAREM.
(ii) Recent Income Certificate issued by Tahsildhar.
(iii) Residential Certificate issued by Tahsildhars/Residential Proof (Ration Card/ EPIC).
(iv) Aadhaar Card.
(v) Age Proof Certificate.
(vi) Caste Certificate.
(vii) Certificates of Educational qualifications, Trainings etc., if any (viii) Legal Guardian Certificate, if any.
(ix) Three latest Passport size photos.

Whether the applicant or his family availed any Government Economic Support Scheme previously in the last five years?
(a) if yes, furnish the details of such scheme

Declaration:

I declare that the information furnished above is true and correct. I also declare that I have not claimed Subsidy previously from Welfare of Disabled or any other Department or Government Agency. If in any case, the information furnished by me is proved to be wrong at any time, I understand that I am punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both as per Section 91 of RPwD Act, 2016 and recovery of Subsidy under Economic Support Scheme along with loan amount from me with interest thereon under Revenue Recovery Act.