Providing 4% Reservation to the persons with Benchmark disabilities in appointments and in promotions GO.121

General Administration Department Providing 4% Reservation to the persons with Benchmark disabilities in appointments and in promotions - Orders Issued.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-D) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.121

Dated:12-10-2022 Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.436 G.A. (Ser.D) Dept., dt.15.10.1996. 

2. G.O.Ms.No.23 Dept. for WCDA&SC dt.26.5.2011 

3.G.O.Ms.No.99 GA(Ser.D) Dept. dt.4.3.2013

4.G.O.Ms.No.42 Dept. for WCDA&SC dt.19.10.2011 

5. G.O.Ms.No.188 G.A.(Ser.D) Dept., dt.18.12.2017

6. G.O.Ms.No.2 Dept. for WCDA&SC, dt.19.2.202

ORDER:

In the G.O. 3rd read above, orders were issued amending the Rule-22 of A.P.State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 for providing 3% reservation to the persons with Disabilities in tune with the orders issued by the Department for Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens vide G.O.Ms.No.23, Department for Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens dated:26.5.2011.

2. In the G.O. 5th read above, orders were issued amending the Rule 22 of A.P.State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 extending 3% reservation to the persons with Disabilities in promotions and also provision for partial or full exemption on such reservation in promotions in tune with the orders issued by the Department for Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens vide G.O.Ms.No.42, Department for Women, Children, Differently Abled dated:19.10.2011. and Senior Citizens

3. In the G.O. sixth read above, orders were issued as per Section-34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 providing 4% reservation in appointments and promotions in every Government establishment in favour of persons with benchmark disabilities. A provision was also made therein to give exemption to Government establishments from this reservation by placing the matter before the Inter Departmental Committee.

4. Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby decided to provide four percent (4%) Reservations to the persons with Benchmark disabilities in appointments and promotions. Government also direct that if any Department consider that exemption is necessary in Govt establishments from this reservation, they shall place the matter before the Inter Departmental Committee along with due justification.

5. Necessary amendments to the A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 will be issued separately.

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