G.O.MS.No. 44 Dated: 22-05-2020.
Finance Department – Disaster Management Act, 2005 – COVID-19 Pandemic –
Payment of Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/ Honorarium from the month of May
2020 (payable in the month of June 2020) on wards- Payment of full
Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/ Honorarium– Orders-Issued.
Payment of Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/ Honorarium from the month of May
2020 (payable in the month of June 2020) on wards- Payment of full
Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/ Honorarium– Orders-Issued.
Read the following:
1. The Disaster Management Act, 2005.- 2. Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI Order No 40-3/2020-DM-I(A), Dt: 24-3-2020.
- 3. G.O.Rt.No.216, HM&FW(B2) Department, Dt: 24-03-2020
- 4. G.O.Ms.No.26, Finance (HR-V-TFR-AL-EWF) Department, Dt:31-03-2020
- 5. Memo No. FIN01-HR0TFR(FINC)/5/2020-HR-V, Finance (HR-V-TFR – AL-EWF) Department, Dt:01-04-2020
- 6. G.O.Ms.No.27, Finance (HR-V-TFR-A&L-EWF) Department, Dt:04-04-2020.
- 7. G.O.Ms.No.37, Finance (HR-V-TFR-AL-EWF) Department, Dt:26-04-2020
- 8. OM.No.40-3/2020-DM-1(A) Dt:17-05-2020 of GOI, Ministry of Home Affairs.
- 9. G.O.Rt.No.838, General Administration, (Political A) Dept. Dt:18-05-2020.
In the wake of the outbreak & rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the
Government of Andhra Pradesh had initially imposed lockdown till 14th April,
2020 vide the reference 3rd cited under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, as
per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lockdown is further extended
in different spells, as per the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India till 31st May 2020, in order to contain the spread of the
disease.-
The Government, vide the reference 4th cited, deferred the payment of
Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/Honorarium/Pension for the month of March 2020 and
vide the reference 5th cited certain instructions & clarifications regarding
the deferment of salaries were issued. Thereafter, vide the reference 6th
cited, the Government issued instructions for payment of Salaries/Wages/
Remuneration/ Honorarium to personnel of Medical & Health Department; Police
Department; and Sanitation workers in Local Bodies in view of the high-risk
prone nature of their services. Further, vide the reference 7th cited,
Government had taken the decision to pay full Pension to all category of
pensioners from the month of April 2020 onwards and for the continuation of
the deferred payment of Salaries/Wages/ Remuneration/Honorarium for the month
of April 2020. - As the matter stood thus, vide the reference 8th cited, the
Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI after assessing the prevailing situation has
issued instructions to continue the Lockdown till 31-5-2020 along with certain
relaxations and asked the State Governments to implement the orders after
reviewing the prevailing conditions in their respective States. This order has
enabled the restoration of economic activities, excepting those specifically
prohibited in either in-toto or partly in certain localized areas classified
as Containment, Buffer, Red, Green and Orange. It is anticipated that the
relaxation of lockdown will restore the flow of revenues to the State
exchequer, although in a gradual manner. - Further, vide the reference 9th
cited, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued guidelines for full
functioning of all Government offices, including Secretariat and Heads of
Departments with full attendance of employees with immediate effect and not
later than 21.5.2020. - The Government, after careful examination of the
matter in the light of the above developments, and to minimize the hardship to
the persons drawing Salaries/ Wages/Remuneration/ Honorarium from the
Government/Universities/Corporations/ PSUs/State Autonomous
Bodies/Boards/etc.hereby order to pay the Salaries/Wages/ Remuneration/
Honorarium without deferment i.e. in full, from the month of May 2020 (payable
in the month of June File No.FIN01- HR0CLI/2/2020-HR-V 2020) onwards, duly
effecting all the applicable types of recoveries/ deductions. - Separate
orders will be issued, basing upon the improvement in the flow of the revenues
to the State Exchequer, regarding payment of the salaries/pensions already
deferred. Separate orders shall also be issued regarding recoveries/deductions
pertaining to the months of March and April & contribution to the CM Relief
Fund by the employees. - The Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries
to Government, DTA/ PAO/ DWA/ Registrars of Universities/Heads of
Corporations/PSUs/ State Autonomous Bodies, all the Drawing and
Disbursing Officers of HODs/ Secretariat Heads are requested to take
suitable action in this regard. - The CEO, CFMS, A.P. Ibrahimpatnam is requested to take
necessary action in the matter.
