F.R. 127

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The whole expenditure on account of cost of living and dearness allowance, compensatory allowances and house rent allowances for the periods of leave should be included for purposes of recovery under Rule 127 (b), and no addition need be made in respect of pension contribution, as such dearness allowance does not count towards pension.

Health Officers deputed to festival or epidemic duties under the Local Bodies, should be dealt with under Rule 127, and recoveries effected from the Local Bodies concerned in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) of that rule.

It is not necessary to issue any general orders fixing a time limit and a rate of penal interest in respect of recoveries made in the case of additional establishment falling under Rule 127.

Recovery of Pensionary contribution on the special pay drawn by member of establishments falling under Rule 127

In the case of members of State and Subordinate Services the term pay occurring in ruling (2) under Rule 127 should be taken to include also 'special pay'. Special pays drawn, by members of Superior Service do not however count for the

purpose of recovery of pension contribution to be recovered in their cases, is the average of the rates prescribed in Rule 116.

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Unless recovery of contribution is waived by Government the average cost of the posts sanctioned under Rule 127 should include that of vacant posts.

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In the case of establishments created under Rule 127, the transit pay and the travelling allowances both ways also should be recovered from the person or body for whose benefit the additional establishment is created. No recovery need, however be made when a change is effected in the personnel of the establishment for reasons for which the person or body is not responsible (e.g., in case of change of officers made for the convenience of Government service).

The recoveries made towards transit pay should be based on the gross sanctioned cost of the service and should include contributions for leave salary and pension.

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The usual proportion of one-third of the pay of Chairman employed under a Town Surveyor may be debited to State Fund when the Town Surveyor is absent on leave and no substitute is appointed :

Provided that—

(a) the period of absence of the Town Surveyor does not exceed one month, and

(b) another Town Surveyor is placed in additional charge.

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The pay of all Assistant District Health Officers will be met in the first instance from State Funds and 50 percent of the average cost of the posts of officers including proportionate leave and pensionary contributions will be recovered from the Local Bodies concerned. The travelling allowance of the officers for tours within the district for the discharge of their duties shall be met from the funds of the Local Bodies concerned. The transit pay and travelling allowance of the officers when transferred from one local body to another or from the Government Department to a local body will be met from the State Funds.

The recovery of contributions may be waived for the periods during which the posts of the Assistant District Health Officers under a Local Body is vacant, provided that the period of vacancy exceeds 14 days in each case.

Whenever the Commissioner of a Municipality holds additional charge of the post of Municipal Health Officer, for not less than one month, additional pay at the rate of one-tenth of his pay as Commissioner may be allowed to him from out of the funds of the Municipal Council for the period during which he held such additional charge. During that period the recovery of the contributions due from the Municipal Councils towards the pay, leave allowance and pension of the Health Officer may be waived. Formal orders of the Government sanctioning the waiver of recovery of contribution in each individual case are not necessary. It is sufficient, if the Director of Health intimates the audit, the period for which any particular post is vacant.

No pension contribution need be recovered in respect of establishment manned by personnel who have retired from Government on pension and have been re-employed on Government work as no pensionary liability is incurred in respect of such persons.

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The contributions in respect of Municipal Health Officers and Assistant District Health Officers lent to Local Bodies under Rule 127 should not include dearness allowance. The amount of dearness allowance paid to them should be recovered from the Local Body concerned with reference to the amount of dearness allowance actually drawn during such leave, viz., at 50 percent in the case of Assistant District Health Officers and 25 percent in the case of Municipal Health Officers.

The recoveries to be made in respect of the additional establishments sanctioned under Rule 127 are given below :—

(i) Average cost plus Special pay based on the average cost,

(ii) Dearness Allowance based on the average cost plus special pay (based on the average cost),

(iii) House Rent Allowance based on the average cost or the average cost plus special pay as the case may be,

Note :—The recovery of House Rent Allowance should be based on the rate admissible for the place where the post is located. Where House Rent Allowance is not admissible for any place, no recovery in respect of this allowance should be made.

(iv) Other Compensatory Allowance based on the average cost or average cost plus special pay as the case may be,

(v) Leave salary contribution based on (i) to (iv) above, if the Government servant is governed by Andhra Pradesh Leave Rules, 1933.

(vi) Pension contribution based on the total of the monthly maximum pay of the time scale attached to the post sanctioned, and special pay in relation to that maximum. The contribution is recoverable in respect of non-permanent Government servants also who have no substantive posts.

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No contribution need be recovered from Local Bodies, and Municipal Councils on account of :—

(a) Panchayat and Town Surveyors for the periods during which they are on leave without a substitute ;

(b) Chairman employed under the Panchayat and Town Surveyors for the periods during which they are granted leave without pay, and without a substitute.

No contributions need be recovered from Local Bodies on account of the Government Medical Officers attached to Local Fund and Municipal Medical Institutions, or the periods during which the posts of Medical Officers in the institutions are kept vacant at the instance of, or with the approval of the Director of Health, provided that these periods shall not include periods of the absence of the officers on casual leave, or on other duty to which they are deputed by local bodies.

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The Registrar of Co-operative Societies is empowered to sanction the following allowances, in the case of the non-Gazetted Officers of his department holding posts sanctioned under this rule :—

Grant of house rent allowance, and other compensatory allowances at the appropriate rates, provided that—

(i) such allowances are specifically admissible under the rules to Government servants stationed in the same localities; and

(ii) the entire cost of such allowances is recovered from the institution for whose benefit the Government servant is employed;

(iii) the Special Category, [Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies is empowered to create posts under F.R. 127 subject to Budget provision in regard to all non-Gazetted staff in the district]. [G.O.Ms.No. 285, Fin., Dt. 22-10-1975]

[(iv) The Director of Industries and Commerce is empowered to depute the non-Gazetted staff working in his department to the Corporations etc., on the normal terms and conditions of foreign service]. [G.O.Ms.No. 320, Fin., Dt. 19-11-197]