GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Service Entrustment of
Public Services Andhra Pradesh Engineering
ofDivisional Office Executive
Supp:t visory work to the Superintendent
& Command Area
ncer's Office) of all Engineering Depar!ments Irrigation
Cng
Development Department, Roads & Bu:idings., Panchàyat Raj and Rura
Department Orders
Development and Public Health and Munical Engineering
Is ued.

IRRIGATION & CAD (U.A.D.SER.(1) DEPARTMENT

Dated: 15-01-1998.
G.0.Ms.No.13

Read the following:

. From the President, APNGO's Association representation, Dated:

Dt:20-02-1995
2. From the ENC(A) I & CAD Lr. No. Et:C / I(3) / 4850 93,
addressed to Secretary to Government l& CAD Department.

O RDER:
The Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Association has been representing for
entrustment of Supervisory Work to the Superintendents of Divisional Office
(Executive Engineer's Office) of Roads and Building and other 'Engineering
Departments. The issue was referred o Board of Chief Engineers, for
consideration. The Board of Chief Engineers have taken a decision in the

meeting to demarcate to the functions of he Divisional Accounts Officers and

the Office Superintendents as their duties and responsibilities are distinctly
different in nature. The Finance and Planning Department advised that at
present the Department do not see any reasons for demarcation of the
Functions between the Divisional Accounts 0tficer and the Office
Superintendents and the present system be continued. Sub-Sequently it has
been proposed that the Superintendents cen bè entrusted with the supervisory
powers for non-finance work in the office and the Divisional Account Officer
need not be burdened with those functions as the following additional subjects
are proposed to the Divisional Accounts 0fficer in addition to those in sub-rule
(ci of rule 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Public orks Accounts Code.

1. All establishment matters pertaining to technical establishment of the

entire division.
2. Scrutiny of Technical establishme t bills, passing submission oi
Traveling allowance bills of techical establishment of the entire
division.
3. All confidential correspondence relatung to work and establistment of
the entired division.

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If the above proposal is agreed to

w!h by the Superintendents of the following subjects shall be dealt
Divisional Office.
i. All
Establishment matters
pertaining*o Ministerial last grade staff, work
Charged establishment and
division. contingent establishment of the entire
. Maintenance of contingent
the Superintendents registers. which are now being dealt with by
.
Scrutiny of establishment bills and Traveling Allowance of various
bills
categories of establisthments indicated at item No.1 above of entire
division.
4.
Encashment of Salary chques bills disbursement and maintenance of
5.
relevant registers.
Maintenance of
divisional cash boo including preparation of
pertaining work bills now being dealt with
to
cheques
by the Superintendents.
These will however be scrutinized
6. by the Divisional Accounts Officer.
Arbitration cases under the
scrutiny of the Divisional Accounts Officer.
The above proposal was
Covened by the Principal accordingly discussed in detail in the meeting
Secretary to Government Irigation & Command in à
De:elopment Department on 29-08-1997 with the Principal
Government Finance (W&P) Secretary to
Roads& Buildings Department, Scretary Goverament, Transport
to
Department
He.lth, Panchayat Raj and Rural
and the rep-esentatives of the Finance, Public
Urlan Development and Engineer in Development, Muncipal Administration and
Chie1's. It is evident from the
that the subject
proposed to be entrusted to the Superintendent are proposal
establishment matters, except the fifth ard sixth essentially
items in respect of which
sCIltiny by the Divisional Accounts Officer is proposedand hence there should
not beobjection the proposal. It is
to
however, also noticed that the
Superintendent in Roads and Buildings anc Public Health
present a part of the Accounts Department Departments is at
Divisional Accounts Officer and his duties inc ude working under supervision of
of cash books contingent writing cheques, maintenance
establishment e c , and as such entrustment of
supervisory function to him may lead to a demand for posting
to attend to these duties, which is another assistant
overall work load.
totally unwarranted keeping in view the
IV) In the above circumstances the
of the issue have decided that the
Government after careful consideration
proposa: regarding entrustment of certain
subjects to the Superintendent of Divis:onal Office in all
Departments in supervisory capacity can be accepted, Engineering
that the same shall not lead to a subject to the condition
cadie of assistants. demand fo sanction of any extra staff in the

V) Accordingly, it is here by ordered that the following

hence forth dealt with by the subjects shall be
Superintendent of, Divisional Offices in all
Engineering Departments and the same routed directly to
Engineer, Subject to the scrutiny of Divisunal Accounts the Executive
respect of items (5) and (6). Officer specified in

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last grade staff, work

establishment matters pertaining to ministerial
. All establishment of the
entire

charged establishment and contingent,

division. dealt with by
being
contingent registers, which
Sipo are now
2. Maintenance of
the Superintendent. Allowance bills of variou
3. Scrutiny of establishment bills and Traveling
indicated at ltem No.1
above of entir
categories of establishments
division. m a i n t e n a n c e o'
bills disbursement and
Encashment of Salary Cheques
relevant registers.. cheques h
including preparation ofwhich
.Maintenance of Djvisional cash book are Ch
to work bills and maintenance of ancillary registers
pertaining will however be |
Superintendents. These
now being dealt with by the
SCrutinized by the Divisional Accounts Officer.
Accounts Officer.
of the Divisional
Arbitration cases under the scrutiny
D c )
6.
condition that p i
continue subject to the
VI) The above arrangement shall
staff in the Divisional Offices.
shall not lead to any proposal for extra
Works
in Andhra Pradesh Public
VII) The amendment to the relevant rules
above orders shall be issued separately
ACCounts Code for giving effect to the

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE

P.K.AGARWAL,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (1/¢

1. The Transport, Roads & Buildings Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabac.

2. The Muncipal Administration & Urban Development Department.

3. The Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department.

4. The Engineer in Chief of allEngineering Departments.
5. The Director of Accounts of all Projects, w & P, Hill Colony, Nalgfonda.

6. The Accountant General, Andhra Prades:, Hyderabad.

Copy to
1. The Finance and Planning Department
2. The Law (E) Department.
3. SF/SCs.