Memo Rc.No.ESE02-30024/1/2020-A&I-CSE, Dated:16/09/2020
Sub: – School Education – Unauthorized absence – Wilful and prolonged
absence from duty without proper leave – Certain instructions to take
appropriate action by the competent authorities – Regarding.
Ref:-
1) G.O.Ms.No. 260, Dated 04.09.2003 General Administration (Ser.C) Department,
GoAP.
2) Circular Memo.No.4152-C/761/FR.I/2005, Dt:28.09.2005 of the Finance (FR.I)
Department, GoAP.
3) G.O.Ms.No.70, Dated:06.07.2009 of School Education (Services.V) Department,
GoAP.
4) This office Prcogs.Rc.No.229/Estt.IV/2014, Dated:14.07.2014
5) G.O.Ms.No.127, Dt:15.09.2017 of the General Administration (Ser.C)
Department, GoAP. 6) This office Procgs.Rc.No.12036/27/2018-Esst.3-CSE,
Dated:16.06.2020.
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The attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and
District Educational Officers in the State is invited to the references cited
and they are informed that the Government in ref 5th cited have issued
amendment to APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991 Rule 9 as follows:
After Clause (ix) of Rule 9 of said rules the
following shall be incorporated; Provided that a Government Servant shall be
deemed to have been removed from service, if he / she:
a. is absent from duty without authorization for a period exceeding one
year; orb. remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding 5 years with
or without leave; orc. continues on foreign service beyond the period approved by the State
Government. Provided further that a show cause notice to explain the reasons
for such absence from duty or continuation on foreign service shall be given
to the Government Servant and his / her reply shall be considered before
invoking the above said proviso.
2. Further, in ref 4th & 6th cited, detailed guidelines and instructions
were issued to all the concerned authorities in respect of teachers/employees
in School Education Department with a request to identify the employees who
are on unauthorized absence and take immediate action as per the
G.O.Ms.No.127, General Administration (Ser.C) Dept., Dt:15.09.2017 and
G.O.Ms.No.70, School Education (Ser.V) Dept., Dt:06.07.2009 and rules in
force.
3. Further, it is brought to the notice of Director of School Education, A.P.,
that several representations have been received from the Headmasters / Mandal
Educational Offices / teachers/ non-teaching staff for regularization of the
unauthorized absence period.
As a matter of fact, no government servant can stay
away from duty as of right without obtaining prior permission from the
competent authority and absence without leave is misconduct on the part of
employee for which disciplinary action has be taken against him.
4. Therefore, all the competent authorities are hereby instructed to:
a. Identify the Headmasters / Mandla Educational Offices / Teachers/
Nonteaching staff, who are on unauthorised absence immediately for more than
30 days.b. Issue show cause notices to them immediately
c. If they failed to report even after one year, publish their names in the
local news papers d. Still they failed to report, publish their names in the
Gazette and take disciplinary action as per G.O. Ms. NO. 127 Genl Admn
(Service-C) Department, dated: 5-9-2017.
5. Therefore, all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and
District Educational Officers in the State are hereby requested to take action
accordingly, failing which action shall be initiated on the concerned Regional
Joint Directors of School Education/District Educational Officers without any
notice.
