GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

RULES – A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Service
Rules – Final Notification – Issued.

REVENUE (ENDT.1) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 245 Dt. 08.05.2002.

Read the following:-

Ref: 1. From the Commissioner, Endowments Dept., Hyderabad

Lr. No. Mannual/ 51818/88, dated 21.2.1994.
2. From the Commissioner, Endowments Dept., Hyderabad
Lr. No. J5/41854/97, dated 18.6.1997.
3. From the Commissioner, Endowments Dept. Hyderabad
Lr. No. L2/41854/87, dated 16.11.1998.
4. G.O.Ms.No. 493, Revenue (Endts.I) Dept., dated 22.7.2000.
5. From the Commissioner, Endowments Dept., Hyderabad
Lr. No. L2/41854/87, Dated 4.11.2000 and 24.1.2001.
6. G.O.Ms. No. 178, Revenue (Endts. I) Dept., dated 15.4.2002

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O R D E R:

The following notification will be published in the extra-ordinary issue of the

Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 10th May, 2002.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the

Constitution of India and of all powers hereunto enabling in sections 3,4, 30,32 and
sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious
and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act 30 of 1987) and in super-cession of the Andhra
Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Service Rules
issued in G.O.Ms.No.679, Revenue (Endts.I) Department dated 4 th October, 1988
the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby make the rules appended to this notification
as required by sub-section (2) of section 33 read with sub-section (1) of 153 of the
said Act which was previously published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette Part-I Extra-
ordinary No. 334, dated 5th August, 2000 and No. 174, dated 15th April, 2002 issued
in G.O.Ms.No. 178, Revenue (Endts.I) Department, dated 15 th April, 2002
respectively.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

C. ARJUNA RAO,
Special Chief Secretary To Government

To
The Commissioner of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase Department.
with a request to publish the notification in the A.P. Gazette and supply

P.T.O.
1000 copies to this dept. and 100 copies to the
Commissioner of Endowments, A.P. Hyderabad.
The C.E.D., Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P.P.S.C., A.P. Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, I & P.R. Hyderabad.
Copy to:
Copy to G.A. (Ser.F) Department.
Copy to Law (E) Department.
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// FORWARDED : : BY ORDER //

SECTION OFFICER
 RULES

1. Short title :

These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu
Religious Institutions and Endowments Service Rules, 2002.

2. Constitutions:

The Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and

Endowments Service shall consist of the following classes and categories of posts,
namely: -

Class-I:

Category (1) : Commissioner

Category (2) : Additional Commissioner

Category (3) : Regional Joint Commissioner including

Joint Commissioner

Category (4) : Deputy Commissioner

Category (5) : Assistant Commissioner

Class - II:

Category (1) : Executive Engineer

Category (2) : Deputy Executive Engineer

Category (3) : Assistant Executive Engineer

Category (4) : Stapathi (Executive Engineer Cadre)

Category (5) : Deputy Stapathi (Deputy Executive Engineer Cadre)

Category (6) : Agama Sastry Pandit

Category (7) : Special Officer

3. Appointing Authority and the method of appointment:

In Class – I for the categories 1,2 and 3, the Government shall be the
appointing authority and for categories 4 and 5, the Commissioner of Endowments is
the appointing authority. In Class–II, for Category 1, the Government is the
appointing authority and for categories 2 to 7 the Commissioner is the appointment
authority. The method of appointment for the said posts shall be as follows:-
Sl. CLASS CATEGORY METHOD OF APPOINTMENT
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Class – I
(1) Category Commissioner (i) By appointment of a person who
is holding or has held a post of
District Collector or a post not
below the rank of District Collector
in any other Service in the State or
(ii) By appointment of a person who
is holding or has held a post in the
Andhra Pradesh Higher Judicial
Service; or
(iii) By appointment of a person
who has atleast 10 years of
practice as an advocate in the High
Court of Andhra Pradesh Or the
Supreme Court of India Or
(iv) By promotion from the category
of Addl. Commissioner (Category-II
of Class – I)

(2) Category Additional Commissioner (i) By promotion from the category

of Regional Joint Commissioner
including Joint Commissioner
(Category-3 of Class – I)

(3) Category Regional Joint Commissioner (i) By promotion from the category
Including Joint Commissioner of Deputy Commissioner
(Category-4 of Class – I) or by
transfer of an IAS Officer/ Special
Grade Deputy Collector on
Deputation.

(4) Category Deputy Commissioner (i) By direct recruitment of a

Person, who has atleast 5 years of
practice as an advocate in the High
Court of Andhra Pradesh or in the
Supreme Court of India.
(ii) By promotion from the category
of Assistant Commissioner
(Category-5 of Class – I)
(ii) By deputation of Deputy
Collector.
(5) Category Asst. Commissioner (i) By direct recruitment of a
Person, who has not less than 9
(three) years of practice as an
advocate in the High Court of
Andhra Pradesh or
 (ii) By promotion from the category
of Superintendent in Endowments
Department; or
(ii) By promotion of Executive
Officer Grade-I; or
(iv) By transfer of a person, who
has been holding an equivalent
post of Asst. Commissioner in any
of the Charitable or Hindu Religious
Institutions and Endowments
Published under clause (a) of
Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh
Charitable and Hindu Religious
Institutions land Endowments Act
1987 including a person in the
service of the Tirumala Tirupathi
Devasthanams.

Note – (I) In the case of appointment to the posts of Deputy Commissioners and
Assistant Commissioners, the number of posts to be filled by direct
recruitment shall not fall short of 30% of cadre strength of each category.

Note – (II) The posts of Assistant Commissioners shall be filled from the three cadre
or categories viz., Superintendents of Endowments, Executive Officers
Grade-I and employees or Charitable or religious Institutions or
Endowments published under clause (a) of Section 6 of the Act including
a person in the service of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, who has
been holding an equivalent post of Assistant Commissioner in the ration
3:3:1 in the following rotation:

(i) First Vacancy : Superintendent, Office of the Commissioner of

Endowments, Hyderabad.
(i) Second Vacancy : Executive Officer Grade – I
(iii) Third Vacancy : Superintendent of Endowments Department other
than the office of the Commissioner of
Endowments Department, Hyderabad.
(iv) Third Vacancy : Executive Officer Grade-I
(v) Fifth Vacancy : A person who has been holding an equivalent post
of Assistant Commissioner in any of the Charitable
and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments
published Under Clause (a) of section 6 of the
Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious
Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 including a
person from the Service of the Tirumala Tirupathi
Devasthanams.
(vi) Sixth Vacancy : Superintendent of Endowments Department other
the office of the Commissioner of Endowments
Department.
(vii) Seventh Vacancy : Executive Officer Grade-I.
Note – (3) If no qualified candidate is available for appointment from a Particular
category, the vacancy shall be filled by a qualified Candidate by rotation
in the same cycle.

Class – II
Category – 1 Executive Engineer (i) By promotion from the category
of Deputy Executive Engineer
Category (2) of Class II) (or)
(ii) If no suitable Deputy Executive
Engineer is available for promotion,
appointment shall be made by
transfer of the Executive Engineer
of R&B Department on tenure
basis.

Category – 2 Deputy Executive Engineer (i) By promotion from the category

of Asst. Executive Engineer
(Category 3) of Class II); or
(ii) By appointment by transfer of
Assistant Engineer of the
Department, possessing Diploma
Qualifications such as L.C.E.
L.M.E., L.A.A and who have put in
service of not less than 10 years in
cadre of Assistant Engineer in the
Department.
(iii) If no suitable Assistant
Executive Engineer/ Assistant
Engineer is available for
Promotion/Transfer, Appointment
shall be made by transfer of Deputy
Executive Engineer of Roads and
Building Department on tenure
Basis.

Category – 3 Assistant Executive Engineer (i) By direct recruitment, or

(ii) By appointment by transfer of
Assistant Engineer on contract
basis, or

Category – 4 Stapathi (Executive By promotion, or on contract

Engineer Cadre) basis, or

Category – 5 Deputy Stapathi (Deputy (i) By appointment by transfer of

Executive Engineer Cadre) Assistant Stapathi; or
(ii) If no suitable Assistant Stapathi
is available for appointment by
transfer, such appointment shall be
made by direct recruitment or on
contract basis.
Note : No Assistant Stapathi is available in rule 2 may verify the same and
accordingly modify the rule 3 (Class –II, Category –5) and rule 7 (Class-II,
Category 3)

Category (6) Agama Sastra Pandit By Direct recruitment.

Category (7) Special Officer (i) By promotion of

Superintendents, working in the
Office of the Commissioner of
Endowments or
(ii) The post of Assistant
Commissioner and Special Officer
are inter transferable.
Subject to inclusion of a person
on holding the post of Special
Officer in the panel for promotion
as Assistant Commissioner in any
of the three Zones.

4. Preference in Appointment:

In the matter of direct recruitment to posts for which women and men are
equally suited, there shall be reservation to women to an extent of 33 1/3% of the
posts in each category of other castes; Backward Class (Group-A); Backward Class
(Group-B); Backward Class (Group-C); Backward Class (Group-D); Scheduled
Caste; Scheduled Tribes; Physically Handicapped and Ex-servicemen quota.

In the matter of Direct recruitment to posts which are reserved exclusively for
Women, they shall be filled by Women only.

5. Qualifications:

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories specified in

column (1) and (2) of the Annexure to these rules by the method specified in column
(3), unless he possesses the qualifications prescribed in the corresponding entry in
column (4) thereof.

6. Age:

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories mentioned

below, unless, he is within the age limit as indicated against each of the categories
on the 1st July of the year in which the notification for selection for appointment by
direct recruitment is made:-

Class Minimum Maximum

(1) (2) (3)

Class – I
(i) Commissioner 45 Years ---
(ii) Deputy Commissioner 28 Years 40 Years
(iii) Assistant Commissioner 28 Years 35 Years
Class – II
(i) Stapathi 28 Years 50 Years
(ii) Deputy Stapathi 28 Years 50 Years
(iii) Agama Sastra Pandit 28 Years 45 Years

7. Minimum Service:

No person shall be eligible for appointment by transfer or promotion unless he

has put in the minimum service indicated against each category as mentioned below:

Class and Category By transfer or promotion Maximum

Service in the
Feeder
category
(1) (2) (3)

Class – I
Category

(1) Commissioner By Promotion of Additional 3 Years

Commissioner

(2) Additional Commissioner By Promotion of Regional Joint 3 Years

Commissioner including Joint
Commissioner

(3) Regional Joint Commissioner By Promotion of Deputy 3 Years

including Joint Commissioner Commissioner

(4) Deputy Commissioner By Promotion of Assistant 3 Years

Commissioner

(5) Assistant Commissioner By Promotion of Superintendent 3 Years

in the Endowments Department
or the Executive Officer Grade-I

Class – II
Category

(1) Executive Engineer By Promotion from the post of (i) 3 Years in

Deputy Executive Engineer case of
Engineering
Graduate.

(2) Stapathi By Promotion from the post of Minimum

Deputy Stapathi 3 years of
service as
Deputy
Stapathi
(3) Deputy Executive Engineer By Promotion from the post of 3 Years in
Assistant Executive Engineer case of
Assistant
Executive
Engineer

(4) Deputy Stapathi By Promotion from the post of 3 Years in

Assistant Stapathi

8. Probation:

(a) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to any of the category of

post shall from the date on which he commences his probation be on probation for a
total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

(b) Every person appointed either by promotion or by transfer shall from the
date on which he commences his probation be on probation for a total period of one
year on duty within a continuous period of two years.

9. Training:

(a) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to the post of

Commissioner. Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner or Assistant
Executive Engineer shall undergo, immediately after appointment, a course of
training for such period and as per such programme and syllabus as may be
prescribed by the Government from time to time.

(b) Every person appointed either by direct recruitment shall, before the
commencement of training, execute an agreement bond to the effect that he shall
serve the department for a period of three years after the completion of training
referred to in sub-rule (a).
(c) He will be liable to refund to the Government pay and allowances or any
other remuneration received by him in addition to the amount spent by the
Government on his training:-

(i) if he fails to serve the department for a period of 3 years after the
completion of his training for any reason; or

(ii) if he discontinues the training or is discharged from training course for

misconduct or for any other reason; or

(iii) if he secures any other employment elsewhere than under the State
Government.

(d) The period of training shall count for purpose of probation, increments,
leave and pension.

(e) A direct recruit shall be eligible, during the period of training, for the initial
pay attached to the pot with usual allowances admissible under the rules in force at
the place of training.
10. Tests:

(a) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to the categories (4) and (5)
in Class I and category (6) in Class – II shall pass the following tests within the
period of probation.

(i) Accounts Test for Executive Officers.

(ii) The Endowments Departmental Test Papers I and II.

(b) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to the categories (3) and (4)
in Class II shall pass the following tests within a period of probation.

(i) Accounts Test for Executive Officers.

(ii) The Endowments Departmental Test Papers I and II.

(iii) Accounts Test for Public Works Department Officers and Sub-ordinates.

11. Transfers and postings:

In the case of categories 1 to 3 of posts under class I and in case of posts of

the Executive Engineers and Stapathi under Class – II, the Government shall be the
competent authority to issue orders of transfers and postings. The Commissioner,
Endowments Department shall be the competent authority to issue orders of transfer
and posting of Deputy Stapathi, Deputy Executive Engineer and Assistant Executive
Engineer.

12. Unit of Appointment:

For the purposes of recruitment, appointment, discharge for want of vacancy,

seniority, promotion, transfer and appointment as full member the unit of
appointment shall be as pacified in column (4) of the Table below:-

Class Category Post Unit of appointment

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Unit – I

Class – I Category-5 Assistant Districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam

Commissioner Vizianagaram, East Godavari, West Godavar
And Krishna

Unit – II

Districts of Guntur, Prakrasam, Nellore,

Ananthapur, Kurnool, Cuddapah and
Chittoor.
 Unit – III

Districts of Karimnagar, Khammam,

Adilabad, Warangal, Hyderabad,
Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Medak,
Nizamabad and Ranga Reddy.

Provided that the posts of Assistant Commissioner in the Office of the

Commissioner of Endowment shall be filled on tenure basis by transfer of the
Assistant Commissioner from the three units specified in column (4) of the above
Table, as far as practicable, be in proportion to the basic strength of each such
cadre, for a period of not more than three years at a time.

13. Special provision:

Every person appointed to the post mentioned in Rule-2 shall profess Hindu
Religion provided that a person shall cease to hold the said post when he ceases to
profess Hindu Religion.

14. Saving:

Nothing in these rules shall adversely effect any person who is working in any
of these posts before the commencement of these rules.

ANNEXURE
(See rule 5)

Class Category Post Unit of appointment

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Class - I
(4) Deputy By promotion A degree in Law from any recognized university.
Commissioner or by transfer If he does not possess the Law qualification,
must have passed a test in the Indian Evidence
Act, 1972 (Act I of 1972) and Civil Judicial Test
Part – II conducted by the Andhra Pradesh
Public Service Commission.

(5) Assistant By promotion Must have passed Accounts Test for Executive
Commissioner or by transfer Officer or Accounts Test for Sub-ordinate
Officers Part-I & II and the Andhra Pradesh
Endowments Department Test Papers- I & II.
Class - II
(1) Executive By promotion Must posses a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Engineer or by transfer (Civil or Mechanical) from any University in India
established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act or Provincial Act or a State Act or an
Institution recognized by the University Grants
Commission or an equivalent qualification.
(2) Deputy By promotion Must posses a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Executive or by transfer (Civil or Mechanical) from any University in India
Engineer established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act or Provincial Act or a State Act or an
Institution recognized by the University Grants
Commission or an equivalent qualification.

(3) Assistant By direct Must posses a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Executive recruitment (Civil or Mechanical) from any University in India
Engineer established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act or Provincial Act or a State Act or an
Institution recognized by the University Grants
Commission or an equivalent qualification.

(4) Stapathi (i) By direct (i) Must have adequate knowledge of silpa
Executive recruitment Sastras (Kasyapam, Mayamatham,
Engineer or on contract Viswakarmyam, Manasaram, Manusaram, India
Basis if no Matham) and knowledge in Agamatrayam
Eligible (Saivagaman, Vaikanasam, Pancharatram) so
Candidate is far as they relate to constriction of temples.
Available for
Promotion
From Deputy
Stapathi
Cadre.
(ii) Must have qualified in the sculptural
training center either in Tirupathi or any other
reputed institutions recognized by the
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
(iii) Must have experience in construction of
temples for atleast 15 years including major
temples, stone work construction or atleast two
temple complex.

Explanation:

Temple complex includes Garbhalayam,

Ardhamandapam, Anivetti mandapam,
Vimanam, Mukhamandapam, Mahamandapam,
Dwajam, Valipeetam, Gardudalayam,
garbhalayam or nandi mandapam etc., gopuram
Kalyanmandapam, Prakaram),
(iv) Must have capacity to prepare sketches of
Moolavigraham, Utsava murthies, Aabharanams,
carving of granti vigrahams on stone for
installation as Moolavirats for both Saiva and
Vaishnava temples and supervise sudda works
and must be capable of preparing plans,
elevations, sections etc., of all types structure
relating to temples based on principles laid down
 in Silpasastras, should also have knowledge of
Grama Nirmanam and Nagara Nirmanam.
(v) Must have passed 10th class examination
or its equivalent examination and must be able to
read and write Telugu, Sanskrit, English and
Grandhakshra lipi.

(5) Deputy (i) By direct (i) Must have adequate knowledge in Kasyapa,
Stapathi recruitment Silpa - sastram, Viswakarmyam, and
or contract Mayamatham.
Basis
(ii) Must have knowledge of Agama Trayam
Saiva, Vaikhanasa, Pancharatra, Agamas as far
as they relate to temple construction and
covering of Moorthies.
(iii) Must have capacity to prepare plans,
elevations, sections, Moorthies, mandapams,
gopurams, Vimanams, Prakarams etc. and
knowledge about Grama and nagara Nirmanam.
(iv) Must be able to prepare Vigrahams
independently.
(v) Must have constructed atleast one temple
in stone and three temples in brick work.
(vi) Must have knowledge in making of
Vahanams, Radhams, Utsava Moorthies,
Aabharanams, Sudda Work, painting and also
have capacity to supervise these works.
(vii) Must have atleast 10 years experience in
construction of temples.
(viii) Must be qualified in the sculpture training
center either in Tirupathi or Tamilnadu or any
other institution recognized by the Government
of Andhra Pradesh.
(6) Deputy (i) By (i) Must be qualified in the sculpture Training
Stapathi Promotion Centre either in Tirupathi or any other institution
From recognized by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Assistant
Stapathi
(ii) Must have passed 10th class examination
or its equivalent examination and must be able to
read and write Telugu, Sanskrit, English and
Grandhakshara lipi.
(7) Agama Sastra (i) By (i) Vidya Pravina, Siromani or Bachelor of
Pandit direct Oriental Language in Sanskrit of a recognized
recruitment University.
(ii) Must have passed in the Archaka Pravara
examination in one of the four Agama Sastra
namely Vaidika, Saviva, Pancharatra or
Vaikhanasa conducted by the Commissioner of
 Endowments Department and general
proficiency in the other Agama Sastra.

(iii) Knowledge of Silpa Sastra with regard to

construction of temples, and making of idols or
Vigrahams for installation and worship;

(iv) Experience in the conduct of rituals in the

temples from Karahanadi Prathishtha thentham.

(v) A Certificate from the Peethadhipathis of

Sringeri Sarada Peetam or Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetam orsuch other reputed peetams or
institutions which are known for their knowledge
in Agama Sastra, Vedas and Astrology etc.

(8) Special By promotion Must have passed Accounts Test for Executive
Commissioner or by transfer Officer or Accounts Test for Sub-ordinate
Officers, Part-I & II and Endowments Department
Test Papers - I & II.

C. ARJUNA RAO,
Special Chief Secretary to
Govt.