Subject to the provisions of the rules made by the Governor under Rule 46-A, [the State Government] may make rules prescribing the conditions and limits subject to which authorities subordinate to it may sanction the grant or acceptance of honoraria, and the acceptance of fees, other than the acceptance of fees by medical officer in civil employ for professional attendance.
[G.O.Ms.No. 12, Fin. & Plg., Dt. 7-2-1995]
[The honorarium paid to an officer selected as an examiner or lecturer on purely personal grounds irrespective of his position under Government, though these grounds may bring about his appointment in successive years, or for a term of years, should not be treated as a recurring charge].
[Memo. No. 24365/816/A2/F.R.-I, Dt. 6-7-1982]
The amount of an honorarium or fee must be fixed with due regard to the value of the service in return for which it is given.
[ Note (I) ] :—Unless the Government by special order otherwise direct, one-third of any fees in excess of Rs. 400/- or, if a recurring fee, of Rs. 250/- a year paid to a Government servant shall be credited to general revenues]. [G.O.Ms.No. 274, Fin., Dt. 12-10-1965 & Govt.Memo.No. 8350 FR. I/65-1, Dt. 14-4-1967]
[ Note (2) :—The following instructions may be kept in view by the sanctioning authorities in deciding the grant of honorarium to the Government servants :
(i) No honorarium is admissible for temporary increases in work which are normal incidents of Government work and form part of the legitimate duties of Government servants according to Rule 11 of Fundamental Rules.
(ii) Honorarium should not be granted to officers engaged in work in connection with setting up of companies, corporations, etc., which forms part of their normal duties, even if they work after the office hours — Fundamental Rule 46.
(iii) No honorarium should be given when a Government servant performs duties of another sanctioned post in addition to the normal duties attached to his own post.
(iv) No honorarium should be granted in cases where overtime allowance has been paid to the staff in connection with the same work].
[G.O.Ms.No. 79, Finance, Dt. 17-2-1971]
[ Exception :—The scientists, technologists and medical specialists working under the State Government, who in the overall interests of research and development, are permitted by Government to take full time assignment either in foreign countries or within the country, as visiting professors, students, etc., in Universities or Scientific/Medical Institutions may be allowed to retain in toto the remuneration received by them, subject to the following conditions :
(a) They may be granted extraordinary leave during the period of such assignments ;
(b) The assignments should not be of more than two years duration at a time ; and
(c) They shall pay pension contributions to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, as payable under the provision of Fundamental Rules by Government servant sent on deputation on Foreign Service. In the case of those who are governed by the Contributory Provident Fund Rules, they should themselves contribute the employers' share of contribution ; and
(d) These orders do not apply to,—
(i) temporary employees with less than 3 years of continuous service;
(ii) re-employed pensioners ; and
(iii) persons appointed on contract].
[G.O.Ms. No. 387, Finance, Dt. 20-10-1970].
[2. Sanction must not be given to the acceptance of an honorarium or fee, unless the work for which it is offered has been undertaken with the knowledge and sanction of the competent authority who must certify that its performance will involve no detriment to the official duties of the Government servant performing it].
[G.O.Ms.No. 308, Finance, Dt. 22-10-1969]
[ Exception :—A Government servant may, however, accept without the sanction of any authority, any examinership in respect of the examinations conducted by the UnionPublic Service Commission, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, State Board of Technical Education and Training, Director of Employment and Training, Board of Secondary Education, Commissioner for Government Examinations, or any assignment as paper setter, moderator or examiner, by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management of the Government of India and receive any remuneration offered therefore, subject to the condition that his official duties do not suffer thereby and also subject to the condition that when a practical test is required to be conducted by the Government servant, at a place other than his headquarters, permission to leave the headquarters is obtained from his immediate superior officer, provided the period of absence from Headquarters does not exceed three days. The first three days of such absence of a Government servant from his Headquarters may be treated as duty and the period in excess of three days may be treated as leave to which he is eligible].
[G.O.Ms.No. 472, Fin., Dt. 21-10-1972]
No Government servant may act as an arbitrator in any case which is likely to come before him in any shape, by virtue of any judicial or executive post which he may be holding.
3-A. (i) When a Government servant is appointed to act as an arbitrator, in a dispute between the Department of the Government in which he is working, and a private party he should not be granted any honorarium.
(ii) If, however, he is appointed as an arbitrator between a Private Party and the Government Department other than the one in which he is working, he may undertake such work and receive honorarium, therefor on the following conditions :
(a) Before undertaking the work, the Government servant shall as required under Rule 46 (b), obtain the prior approval of the competent authority, who shall decide whether, consistently with his official duties, he may be allowed to undertake the work and receive honorarium for it.
(b) The honorarium may be paid to him at the rate of Rs. 30/- per day or Rs. 15/- per half-day subject to a maximum of Rs. 500/- per case. For this purpose, a day means more than two hours continuous work on any day and half-day means work for two hours or less. He shall record a certificate in writing indicating whether he has done a day's work or half day's work on a particular day.
Explanation :—The term 'work' used above means only the time spent on the hearing of the case and does not include that spent on reading of the case papers or studying the case.
(iii) In either of the above two cases, when any costs on account of arbitration are awarded, against a Private Party the entire amount on recovery by the Department concerned, shall be credited to Government and shall not be paid to the arbitrator.
[(iv) A Government servant may, with the prior permission of the competent authority as required under Rule 46 (a), accept the appointment as an arbitrator in a dispute between Private Parties. At the time of giving such permission, the competent authority shall decide whether, consistently with his official duties, he may undertake the arbitration work and also whether he may accept any fee for it from the parties to the dispute. This fee shall be subject to the provisions of Subsidiary Rule 1].
[G.O.Ms.No. 302, Finance, Dt. 18-9-1964]
[4. A Government servant called upon by a Court of Law to act as a Commissioner to give evidence on technical matters may comply with the request, provided that the case is not of such a nature as will be likely to come before him in the course of his official duties, and may accept such fees as are fixed by the Court].
[G.O.Ms.No. 934, Finance, Dt. 19-2-1960]
