Delegation of powers — Sanction of additional charge allowance under F.R. 49/H.C.R. 223 — Certain clarifications — Issued.
[Cir. Memo. No. 67343-A/FR 784/64-2, Finance, Dt. 4-12-1964]
Ref. :—1. G.O.Ms.No. 2484, Fin. (FR), Dt. 1-12-1960.
From the A.G., (A.P.) Hyd., Lr. No. GX/Rev. II/1100, Dt. 11-3-1964 addressed to Secretary to Govt. Revenue Department, Hyderabad.
G.O.Rt.No. 474, Rev., Dt. 25-6-1964.
Order : —According to the Delegation No. 1 under F.R. 49 as amended in G.O.Ms. No. 2484, Fin. (FR), Dt. 1-12-1960, the Head of a Department is empowered to appoint for a period not exceeding 3 months a Govt. servant to hold temporary or to officiate in not more than two posts which are either non-Gazetted or Gazetted below the regional level i.e., confined to a single district. The Accountant-General in his letter second cited has contended that the Board of Revenue is not empowered under the aforesaid delegation, to appoint an Asst. Secretary, Board of Revenue, to hold additional charge of another post Asst. Secretary, Board of Revenue, as the posts of Asst. Secretaries, Board of Revenue, cannot be considered to be below regional level and that orders of Government ratifying the action of the Board in making such additional charge arrangements will be necessary.
The question has been examined and it has been decided that Gazetted posts in the offices of Heads of Departments and Directorate offices should be considered to be above regional level (i.e., not confined to a single district for purpose of Delegation 1 under F.R. 49, in as much as the nature and scope of the work attached to such posts is of Statewide jurisdiction.
In all such cases of additional charges arrangements of Gazetted posts in the Offices of Heads of Departments and Directorate Offices, the orders of Government will be necessary for making additional charge arrangements and for payment of additional charge allowance.