THE ANDHRA PRADESH BUSINESS

RULES - 2017
(RE-NUMBERED AND RE-ORGANISED)

General Administration (Cabinet)Department

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Contents

1 Short Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SECTION I: ALLOCATION AND DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS . . . . 6
4 Allocation of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Distribution of subjects among departments . . . . . . . . 6
6 Allocation of business among Ministers . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 Secretary to Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Disposal of business by departments . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
9 Submission of papers and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
10 Inter-departmental consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SECTION II: PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL . . . . . . . . . . . 13
11 Collective responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12 Committees of the Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
13 Cases to be placed before Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
14 Instructions on Cabinet procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SECTION III: DEPARTMENTAL DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS . . . . 18
15 Cases to be circulated to the CM and the Governor . . . 18
16 Minister’s Standing Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
17 Powers of Chief Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SECTION IV: SUPPLEMENTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
18 Orders in the name of Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
19 Authentication of orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
20 Secretary responsible for observing business rules . . . . . 21
21 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
22 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SECTION V: MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 21
23 Petitions to minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
24 Reporting of important incidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION VI: LAW DEPARTMENT RELATED INSTRUCTIONS . 22
25 Role of Law dept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
26 Cases initiating legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
27 Responsibility to prepare memorandum for legislation . . 23
28 Drafting of bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
29 Circulation of draft bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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 30 Approval of draft bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
31 Final draft bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
32 Financial memorandum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
33 Procedure for introducing bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
34 Certain bills initiated by law dept . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
35 Private bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
36 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
37 Gazette publication of bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
38 Ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
39 Statutory rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

I. FIRST SCHEDULE

List of Departments 29

II. SECOND SCHEDULE

Distribution of Business among Departments of Secre-
tariat in Andhra Pradesh 31

III.THIRD SCHEDULE

Cases to be brought before the Council, Chief Minister

and Governor 99

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THE ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT BUSINESS RULES

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (2) and (3) of Article 166
of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the
following rules:

1 Short Title
These rules may be called ”The Andhra Pradesh Government Business Rules”.

2 Definitions
In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) ‘Article’ means an Article of the Constitution of India;

(b) ‘Circulation’ means the submission of files to the Minister or to the Governor
for orders;

(c) ‘Council’ means the Council of Ministers constituted under Article 163 and
includes a Committee of the Council;

(d) ‘Minister-in-charge’ means the Minister appointed by the Governor to be

in charge of the Department or part of the Department to which a case
belongs;

(e) ‘Schedule’ means a Schedule appended to these rules.

(f) ‘Secretary’ means a Secretary to the Government of the State and includes
a Special Chief Secretary, a Principal Secretary, a Special Secretary and an
Ex-officio Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary to Gov-
ernment.

3 Interpretation
Unless the context otherwise requires, the General Clauses Act, 1897, shall
apply for the interpretation of these rules as it applies for the interpretation of
a Central Act.

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 SECTION I: ALLOCATION AND DISPOSAL OF
BUSINESS

4 Allocation of Business
The business of the Government shall be transacted in the departments specified
in the First Schedule.

5 Distribution of subjects among departments

The business of the Government shall be classified and distributed between those
departments as laid down in Second Schedule.

6 Allocation of business among Ministers

(1) The Governor shall, on the advice of the Chief Minister, allot the business of
the Government among the Ministers by assigning subjects in one or more
departments of the secretariat to the charge of a Minister,-
Provided that nothing in this rule shall prevent the assigning of the subjects
in one department to the charge of more than one Minister.
Note: - In cases where orders allotting business have to issue urgently, the
allotment may be made by the Chief Minister and the cases circulated to
the Governor after issue of orders.

(2) Where a particular department of the Secretariat is in the charge of more

than one Minister, the senior most of those Ministers who is substantially
concerned with the department shall be deemed to be in administrative
charge of the department in respect of establishment and other common
matters arising in that department,-
Provided that if in the opinion of the Secretary of that department, any
other Minister should also see any such case, the case shall be circulated to
such Minister also.

(3) (a) The subjects in one or more departments of the Secretariat which are not
specifically assigned to a Minister under sub-rule (1) and also residuary
subjects shall be deemed to have been assigned to the Chief Minister,-
Provided that the subjects which are allied/related to the portfolio of
the Minister shall automatically stand assigned to the Minister without
the need for specific assignment. In case of doubt the decision of the
Chief Minister will be final.
Provided also that when a Minister ceases to hold office for any reason,
the subjects in one or more departments of the Secretariat assigned to

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 his charge shall stand assigned to the Chief Minister till the Governor
assigns them to any other Minister under sub-rule (1).
(b) When the Chief Minister or any other Minister is absent and unable
to attend to his work, his work may be distributed among the other
Ministers in such a manner as the Chief Minister thinks fit.

7 Secretary to Government
Each department of the Secretariat shall consist of a Secretary to the Govern-
ment, who shall be the official head of that Department, and of such other officers
and servants subordinate to him as the State Government may determine,-
Provided that,

(i) more than one department, other than the Legislature Department, may
be placed in-charge of the same Secretary;

(ii) the work of a department, other than the Legislative Department, may be
divided between two or more Secretaries;

(iii) where there is a Special Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and other
Secretaries in a Department, the senior most among them shall be the
official head of that department; and they shall deal with such subjects as
are allotted and assigned to them by the Chief Secretary as he may deem
convenient in the interests of the administration.

8 Disposal of business by departments

Without prejudice to the provisions of rule 11(1), the Minister in-charge of
a department shall be primarily responsible for the disposal of the business
appertaining to that department,-
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to any business which the
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is competent to dispose of under the Rules
of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative As-
sembly.

9 Submission of papers and reports

(1) As soon as possible after a week is over, the Secretary shall submit to the
concerned Minister or Ministers a statement showing particulars of cases,
other than routine cases, disposed of in the department by the Secretary
and other officers subordinate to him during the week. A copy of the said
statement shall also be submitted simultaneously to the Chief Minister,-
Provided that this rule shall not apply to the cases relating to the busi-
ness of the State Legislature disposed of in the Legislature Department by
the Speaker under the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

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(2) The Finance Minister may call for any papers in a case in which any of the
matters referred to in rule 10(A - 1 to 7) is involved and the department to
whom the request is addressed shall supply the papers.

(3) On receipt of papers called for under sub-rule(2), the Finance Minister may
request that the papers with his note on them shall be submitted to the
Council subject to following the procedure prescribed for bringing the cases
before the Council.

(4) The Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department may make rules to
govern financial procedure in general in all departments and to regulate the
business of the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department and the
dealings of other departments with the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing)
Department.

(5) The Chief Minister shall—

(a) cause to be furnished to the Governor such papers, records or infor-

mation relating to the administration of the affairs of the State and
proposals for legislation as the Governor may call for; and
(b) if the Governor so requires, submit for the consideration of the Council
any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister but which
has not been considered by the Council.

(6) A Secretary may ask to see the papers in any department if such papers are
required for the disposal of a case in his department.

10 Inter-departmental consultation
(1) Orders in cases of disagreement. If the departments concerned are not in
agreement regarding the case dealt with under rule 10(C&D) and rule 12
the Minister in-charge of the department may, if he wishes to proceed with
the case, direct that the case be circulated to all Ministers or submitted to
the Chief Minister for orders for laying the case before the Council,-
Note: - When a case is circulated under this rule, the order of circulation
shall be the same as that prescribed in rule 14(7).
Provided that where a case relates to the Legislature Department, the pro-
cedure laid down in the second proviso to rule 16(2) shall apply and the
case shall be submitted to the Chief Minister through the Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly and the Minister or Ministers concerned.

(2) (a) A Minister, instead of calling for any papers/files from any department
not under his charge, may if he is desirous of putting forward his views
to the Minister in-charge, do so at a discussion with the said Minister
and if the two Ministers do not agree on any point or points, the matter
shall be referred to the Chief Minister for his decision thereon.

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 (b) Where two or more Ministers concerned with a subject express different
views, the case shall as far as possible, be discussed at a conference, such
conference being convened by the Minister in-charge of the subject and
if there is no agreement even then, it shall be submitted to the Chief
Minister for orders whether it should be placed before the Council.

A Consultation with Finance Department

(1) No department shall, without previous consultation with the Finance and
Planning (Finance Wing) Department, authorise any orders (other than
orders pursuant to any general delegation made by the Finance and Planning
(Finance Wing) Department), which-

(a) either immediately or by their repercussions, will affect the finances of

the State or which, in particular -
(i) involve any grant of land or assignment of revenue or concession,
grant, lease or licence of mineral or forest rights or a right to water
power or any easement or privilege in respect of such concession;
(ii) in any way involve any relinquishment of revenue; or
(b) relate to the number or grading or cadre of posts or the emoluments or
other conditions of service of posts;
(c) (i) involve the delegation of financial powers to subordinate author-
ities ; and refer to reports on financial irregularities sent by the
Accountant General or administrative authorities.
Note: Cases of financial irregularities, in which a reference to the
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission/ Union Public Ser-
vice Commission is necessary, should be sent to the Finance and
Planning (Finance Wing) Department before making such a refer-
ence to the Commission and also after the recommendation of the
Commission is received.
(ii) relate to audit reports of the Director of Local Fund Audit when
the reports mention serious irregularities or when the Administra-
tive Department differs from the Director of Local Fund Audit or
when the Director of Local Fund Audit specifically requests that
the report should be seen by the Finance and Planning (Finance
Wing) Department also.

(2) Subject to the general provisions of rule 13(1), no proposal which requires
the previous consultation with the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing)
Department under this rule, but in which the Finance and Planning (Fi-
nance Wing) Department has not concurred, and the Finance Minister has
agreed with the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department, may
be proceeded with unless a decision to that effect has been taken by the
Council.

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(3) No re-appropriation shall be made by any department other than the Fi-
nance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department, except in accordance with
such general delegations as the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) De-
partment may have made.
(4) Except to the extent that power may have been delegated to the depart-
ments under rules approved by the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing)
Department every order of an Administrative Department conveying a sanc-
tion to be enforced in audit shall be communicated to the audit authorities
by the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department.
(5) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as authorising any department, in-
cluding the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department, to make re-
appropriations from one grant specified in the Appropriation Act to other
such grant.
(6) The Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department shall be consulted be-
fore the issue of orders upon all proposals which would directly or indirectly
affect the finances of the State, and in particular–

(a) Proposals to add any post or abolish any post from the public service
or to vary the emoluments of any post;
(b) Proposals to sanction any allowance or special or personal pay for any
post or class of posts or to any servant of the Government of the State;
(c) proposals involving abandonment of revenue or involving an expenditure
for which no provision has been made in the Appropriation Act;
(d) proposals relating to issue of directives to any autonomous corporation,
under the Articles of Association of the concerned Undertaking, if it
entails any financial implication; and
(e) any other proposal involving prospective or immediate effect of financial
implication,-

(7) The Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department shall have the follow-
ing powers and responsibilities:
(a) it shall be responsible for all matters relative to financial procedure and
the application of the principles of sound finance;
(b) it shall review periodically the demand, collection and balance of the
several classes of loans and advances and shall advise on all transactions
relating to loans and advances;
(c) it shall be responsible for the safety and employment of all funds belong-
ing to, vesting in or under the management of the State Government;
(d) it shall examine and report on all proposals for the imposition, increase,
reduction or abolition of taxes, duties, cesses or fees;
(e) it shall advise on the financial aspects of all transactions relating to
loans granted by the Government.

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(f) it shall examine and report on all proposals for borrowing or the giving
of a guarantee by the Government; shall take all steps necessary for the
purpose of raising such loans as have been duly authorised; and shall be
in charge of all matters relating to the service of loans or the discharge
of guarantees;
(g) it shall have power to prescribe for the guidance of other departments
financial rules including rules relating to financial procedure and the
application of principles of sound finance, and to ensure that suitable
accounts, including commercial accounts, wherever necessary, are main-
tained by other departments and establishments subordinate to them;
(h) it shall prepare an estimate of the total receipts and disbursements of
the State in each year and shall be responsible for all matters relative
to budget procedures and to the form and content of the Annual Finan-
cial Statement, and shall be responsible for watching the state of the
Government’s cash balances and for their ways and means operations;
(i) it shall, in consultation with the department dealing with Services,
frame rules regulating the pay, leave and pension of persons in the
service of the Government and rules regulating the number, gradings
or cadre and emoluments of posts under the Government and also be
responsible for seeing that these rules are properly applied;
(j) in connection with the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) and sup-
plementary estimates of expenditure—
(i) it shall prepare the annual statement of estimated receipts and
expenditure to be laid before the Legislature in each year and
any supplementary estimates of expenditure or demands for excess
grants which it may be necessary to present in the course of the
year; it shall also prepare the Appropriation Bills and Bills relating
to the Consolidated and Contingency Funds of the State.
(ii) for the purpose of such preparation, it shall obtain from the de-
partments concerned material on which to base its estimates and
it shall have power to prescribe the units of appropriation to re-
quire the departments to furnish material on which to base the
estimates; and it shall be responsible for the correctness of the
estimates framed on the material so supplied.
(iii) it shall examine and advise on all schemes of new expenditure for
which it is proposed to make provision in the estimates and shall
decline to provide in the estimates for any scheme which has not
been so examined;
(k) after grants have been voted by the Legislature—
(i) the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department shall have
power to sanction any re-appropriation within a grant from one
major, minor or subordinate head to another;

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 (ii) if any re-appropriation within the grant, between a head subordi-
nate to a minor head is sanctioned by any department in pursuance
of any delegation made by the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing)
Department, a copy of every order sanctioning re-appropriation
shall be communicated to the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing)
Department as soon as it is passed;
(iii) nothing in this rule shall be considered as authorising any depart-
ment, including the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Depart-
ment, to make re-appropriation from one grant specified in the
Appropriation Act to another such grant;
(l) on receipt of a report from the Audit officer to the effect that the ex-
penditure for which there is no sufficient sanction is being incurred, it
shall require the department concerned to obtain sanction or that the
expenditure shall immediately cease;
(m) it shall advise the departments responsible for the collection of revenue
regarding the progress of collection and the methods of collection em-
ployed;
(n) it shall lay the Audit report relating to the State accounts before the
Committee on Public Accounts;
(o) it shall bring to the notice of the Committee on Public Accounts all
expenditure which has not been duly authorised and any financial ir-
regularities; and
(p) it shall have power to decide to what extent in particular departments
the audit of receipts should be enforced.
(8) Views of finance to be recorded. The views of the Finance & Planning (Fi-
nance Wing) Department shall be brought on the permanent record of the
department to which the case belongs and shall form part of the case.
(9) Deemed assent cases. The Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department
may by general or special order prescribe cases in which its assent may be
presumed to have been given.

B Consultation with law department

(1) All administrative departments shall consult the Law Department on -
(a) the construction of Statutes, Acts, Regulations and Statutory Rules,
Orders and Notifications;
(b) any general legal principles arising out of any case; and
(c) the institution or withdrawal of any prosecution at the instance of any
administrative department.
(2) Every such reference shall be accompanied by an accurate statement of the
facts of the case and the point or points on which the advice of the Law
Department is desired.

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C Consultation with General Administration department
The General Administration (Services) Department shall be consulted before is-
sue of orders with regard to matters involving general policy relating to services,
framing of and amendments to, service rules, relaxation of rules etc.

D Consultation with Public Enterprises department

The Public Enterprises Department shall be consulted in all matters relating to
general policy, release of funds and matters in respect of which general guidelines
have been issued to public enterprises and also on any proposal specified in item
17 at column (2) of the Third schedule,-

SECTION II: PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL

11 Collective responsibility
(1) The council shall be collectively responsible for all the executive orders is-
sued in the name of the Governor in accordance with these rules, whether
such orders are authorised by an individual Minister on a matter appertain-
ing to his portfolio or as the result of discussion at a meeting of Council or
otherwise.
(2) The Chief Secretary, or such other officer as the Chief Minister may appoint,
shall be the Secretary to the Council.

12 Committees of the Cabinet

(1) When the subject of a case concerns more than one department no order
shall be issued until it has been considered by all the departments concerned,
unless the case is one of extreme urgency,-
Provided that the concerned Departments may, in respect of all matters
which have been placed before the State Investment Promotion Board or the
State Tourism Promotion Board, issue final orders in accordance with the
decision taken by the said Boards straight away without any further exami-
nation of such matters, by referring to the minutes issued by Industries and
Commerce Department or Youth Affairs, Culture & Tourism Department
as the case may be, after they are shown to Law Secretary, without again
circulating the file relating to such decisions to other departments/Ministers.
(2) If the Secretary and Minister of the concerned department were not present
at the meeting of the State Investment Promotion Board or State Tourism
Promotion Board and they consider a revision of the decision necessary,
then Industries and Commerce Department or Youth Affairs, Culture and

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 Tourism department, as the case may be, will bring the subject before the
next meeting of the State Investment Promotion Board or State Tourism
Promotion Board, as the case may be, for reconsideration.

(3) If any decision of the State Investment Promotion Board or State Tourism
Promotion Board needs approval of the Council, the matter shall be placed
before the Council for ratification, after orders are issued.

13 Cases to be placed before Cabinet

(1) Subject to the orders of the Chief Minister under sub rules (2) & (3), all cases
referred to in the column (2) of Third Schedule shall be brought before the
council in accordance with the provisions of the rules contained in Section
II.
Provided that no case in regard to which the Finance and Planning (Finance
Wing) Department is required to be consulted under rule 10(A - 1 to 5)
shall, save in exceptional circumstances under the directions of the Chief
Minister, be discussed by the Council unless the Finance Minister has had
an opportunity for considering it.
Provided further that the cases considered by the State Level Coordination
Committee dealing with agriculture and irrigation, presided over by the
Chief Minister, need not be brought before the Council.

(2) All cases referred to in the column (2) of Third Schedule shall be brought
up for consideration at a meeting of the Council,-
Provided that where the Secretary of the Department or the Minister in-
charge feels that in view of the urgency a decision should be taken in a
case either in circulation to all the Ministers, or by the Chief Minister,
the connected file shall be circulated to the Chief Minister for a decision
regarding the method to be adopted.
Provided further that where a decision is taken in a case without bringing
up the matter at a meeting of the council, it shall be placed before the
Council at its next meeting for ratification.
Provided also that in cases not falling under column (2) of Third Schedule,
if the Minister concerned considers the matter to be of great importance
and requires approval of the Council, prior approval of the Chief Minister
shall be taken for bringing it up at the meeting of the Council.

(3) In all cases where a matter is to be brought up at the meeting of the Council
or a decision is to be taken through circulation to all the Ministers, the
Secretary of the Department concerned shall prepare a Memorandum for the
Council of Ministers and circulate it to the Minister concerned for approval
through the Chief Secretary.

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14 Instructions on Cabinet procedure
(1) Conduct of council meetings:-The Council shall meet at such place and time
as the Chief Minister may direct.

(2) If any Minister is on tour, the agenda shall be forwarded to the Secretary
in the department concerned who, if he considers that the discussion of any
case should await the return of the Minister, may request the Secretary to
the Council to take the orders of the Chief Minister for postponement of
the discussion of the case until the return of the Minister.

(3) The Chief Minister or in his absence, any other Minister nominated by him,
shall preside at every meeting of the Council. The Council may by general
or special invitation request the Governor to preside at the meetings of the
Council.

(4) The Secretary to the Council shall attend all the meetings of the Council and
shall prepare a record of the decisions. The minutes shall contain only the
record of the decisions without any statement of reasons therefor. A copy
of such record shall be supplied to the Governor. Copies of the record of
decisions in the relevant cases shall also be communicated to the Secretaries
concerned for follow-up action.

(5) Circulation under rule 14(10 to 15) shall be done in double sealed covers.
Two sets of papers shall be maintained in General Administration (Cabinet)
Department in the shape of complete folders for each meeting which shall
also contain the minutes of the meeting. A running folder in a book form of
the decisions of the Council in chronological order shall also be maintained
for future reference. All other copies shall be destroyed.

(6) Resolutions by circulation. In all cases where a decision is sought to be taken

through circulation to all the Ministers, if the Ministers are not unanimous
or if the Chief Minister thinks that a discussion at a meeting is necessary,
the case shall be discussed at a meeting of the Council.

(7) If it is decided to circulate any such case to the Ministers, copies of all
papers relating to the case which are circulated among the Ministers shall
simultaneously be sent to the Governor. Where such case is circulated in
original to the Ministers, it should be circulated to the Governor also after
all the Ministers have seen.

(8) Deemed concurrence of minister. Chief Minster may direct, if the matter
be urgent, that if any Minister fails to communicate his opinion to the
Secretary to the Council by a date to be (1) In cases which are circulated
to the Ministers under rules 13(2), 13(3), 14(6) and 14(7), the specified in
the Memorandum for circulation, it shall be assumed that he has accepted
the recommendations contained therein.

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 (9) If the Ministers have accepted the recommendations contained in the mem-
orandum for circulation or the date by which they were required to commu-
nicate their opinion has expired, the Secretary to the Council shall submit
the case to the Chief Minister. If the Chief Minister accepts the recommen-
dations and if he has no observation to make he shall return the case to the
Secretary to the Council who will pass it on to the Secretary concerned who
will thereafter take steps to issue the necessary orders.

(10) Preparation of memorandum. When it has been proposed to bring a case

before the Council, the department to which the case belongs shall, unless
the Chief Minister otherwise directs, prepare a Memorandum indicating
with sufficient precision the salient facts of the case and the points for deci-
sion. In cases where the proposals are required to be finalised in consultation
with other departments of Secretariat the views of those departments shall
be brought out in the Memorandum; and where the proposals are required
to be finalised in consultation with the advisory departments, namely, Fi-
nance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department, General Administration
(Services) Department, Public Enterprises Department and the Law Depart-
ment, the remarks or recommendations or opinion of the said department
or departments shall in toto be incorporated in the Memorandum for the
Council. As soon as the draft Memorandum in any case is approved in cir-
culation, through the Chief Secretary, the department concerned shall take
two fair copies of the same and send one copy to the Technological Services
Unit in the Secretariat in a sealed cover for data entry into the computer
and the second copy to General Administration (Cabinet) Department. On
receipt of fair copy, the Technological Services Unit will make an entry of the
data into the computer, giving a file name/ number. The proof copy shall
be corrected by the Secretariat department concerned at the Technological
Services Unit only and it is their responsibility to see that the computer copy
contains no mistakes and that the clean copy of the Memorandum, ready
for striking copies, is sent in a sealed cover to the General Administration
(Cabinet) Department along with the connected file on the subject duly
furnishing the file name and number of the said clean copy. As soon as the
agenda items are finalised, General Administration (Cabinet) Department
will obtain the required number of copies from the Technological Services
Unit and get them arranged in a proper form and circulate the agenda pa-
pers / notes to the Ministers and Governor. A strictly limited number of
copies of Council papers including the agenda and the Memorandum shall
be prepared and each copy numbered. Data entry and duplication shall be
done after verification that those who handle the papers are dependable. In
all cases where the Council has taken a decision without a formal Memoran-
dum being placed before it, the Minister in-charge shall, except in Top Secret
Cases, ensure that a formal Memorandum is brought before the Council at
its next meeting explaining in detail the proposal which was considered, the
decision taken and the implications thereof. However, no Memorandum for
the Council of Ministers shall be brought before the Council without being

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(11) The intimation of the subject for inclusion in the agenda and the Computer
clean copy of the Memorandum for striking copies, along with the main
file on the subject, shall be sent to the General Administration (Cabinet)
Department in a sealed cover sufficiently in advance and in any case seven
clear working days before the date of the meeting of the Council,- Provided
that the time limit fixed is relaxable in really urgent cases and with the
previous approval of the Chief Minister. Provided further that in all cases
where a subject comes up for inclusion in the Agenda at the last moment
and it is not possible to get the copies of the Memorandum for the Council
printed in the Technological Services Unit, the Secretariat department con-
cerned shall get the Memorandum typed on a Computer or an electronic
typewriter and furnish the required number of copies to the General Ad-
ministration (Cabinet) Department. Under no circumstances copies taken
on a roneo duplicating machine will be accepted in General Administration
(Cabinet) Department.
(12) The file with which the memorandum is forwarded to the General Admin-
istration (Cabinet) Department shall be returned to the Department con-
cerned before the proposed date of the meeting of the Council in which the
subject is included for consideration after ensuring that the procedure for
inclusion of the subject in the agenda of the Council has been followed fully
and correctly and that approval for inclusion of the subject in the agenda
of the Council has been properly obtained. The file is returned to the De-
partment to enable the Minister in-charge to study the file and explain the
proposal to the Council at the meeting. Secretary concerned shall be present
at the meeting to assist the Minister if necessary.
(13) No memorandum shall be circulated in the case of Top Secret cases. The
Minister in-charge may orally explain the case.
(14) The Memorandum and the agenda papers shall be collected at the end of the
Council meeting by General Administration (Cabinet) Department and all
copies, except two, which will be retained for future use, shall be destroyed.
(15) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, where a subject to be
placed for the decision of the Council relates to upgradation or creation
of any post in the ’public service’ as defined in clause (vi) of section 2 of
the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and
Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 (Act 2 of
1994) it shall not be necessary to prepare a Memorandum as required in
rule14(10), but it shall be sufficient if all such cases of up-gradation or
creation of new posts are indicated in the form of a Statement containing
the following particulars, namely:-

(i) the designation of the post proposed to be upgraded/newly created

and department to which it belongs;

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 (ii) the reasons for the upgradation /creation in brief
(iii) the financial commitment involved in the proposal; and
(iv) remarks of the administrative department concerned and of the Fi-
nance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department thereon.

(16) Inter-ministerial consultation. In cases which concern more Ministers than

one, the Ministers shall attempt by previous discussion to arrive at an agree-
ment. If an agreement is reached the Memorandum referred to in rules
13(2&3) and 14 (8 to 15) shall contain the joint recommendations of the
Ministers; and if no agreement is reached, the Memorandum shall state
the points of difference and the recommendations of each of the Ministers
concerned.
(17) Implementation of decisions of council. When a case has been decided by
the Council after discussion at a meeting, the Minister concerned shall take
action to give effect to the decision. Whenever a deviation has to be made
from a decision taken at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, such a
deviation should be got approved by the Council of Ministers or in case of
urgency by the Chief Minister. Where a deviation has been got approved by
the Chief Minister due to urgency, it should be got ratified later by placing
it before the Council.
(18) The decision of the Council relating to each case shall be separately recorded
and after approval by the Chief Minister or any other Minister presiding,
shall be kept by the Secretary to the Council. A copy of the decision shall
be sent to the Governor.

SECTION III: DEPARTMENTAL DISPOSAL OF

BUSINESS

15 Cases to be circulated to the CM and the Governor

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the classes of cases in
column (3) of Third Schedule shall be submitted to the Chief Minister by
the Secretary through the Minister incharge, before issue of orders.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of these rules,
the Chief Minister shall have power to pass orders or modify decisions al-
ready taken in respect of matters allocated to a Minister under these rules;
and the orders as so passed by the Chief Minister shall supersede a decision
already taken by the Minister in-charge of the subject.
(3) The classes of cases in column (4) of Third Schedule shall be submitted by
the Chief Minister to the Governor before issue of orders.

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16 Minister’s Standing Orders
(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided by any other rule, cases shall be disposed
of by or under the authority of the Minister in-charge who may by means
of standing orders give such directions as he thinks fit for the disposal
of cases in the department. In addition he shall arrange by means of
another set of standing orders with the Secretary of the Department
what matters or classes of matters should be brought to his personal
notice and what other matters may be disposed of at the level of the
Secretary of the department concerned. Copies of both sets of standing
orders shall be sent to the Chief Minister.
(b) Whenever there is change in the Minister-in-charge the standing orders
shall be placed before the new Minister and approval taken for reissue
with such modifications as may be made by him.
(c) In respect of Legislature Department, such standing orders shall be
given after consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) Submission of cases to minister. Except as otherwise provided in these rules
or Secretariat Instructions, cases shall be submitted by the Secretary in the
department to which the case belongs to the Minister-in-charge.
Provided that where the case relates to a matter in which the Minister
concerned has a personal interest, it shall be submitted to the Chief Minister
who may direct that the case shall be circulated to any one or more of the
other Ministers:
Provided further that cases in the Legislature Department which require the
sanction of the Government shall be submitted to the Minister in-charge
after the approval of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and where
there is any difference of opinion between the Speaker and the Minister in -
charge, in any case, such case shall be decided by the Chief Minister either
by himself or by joint discussion with the Speaker and the Minister in-charge
and any other Minister or Ministers concerned, as the case may be.

17 Powers of Chief Secretary

(1) The Chief Secretary may, on the orders of the Chief Minister or of any
Minister or on being apprised by a Secretary of a department or on his own
motion, call for papers/ files relating to any case in any department and
any such request by him shall be complied with by the Secretary of the
department concerned.
(2) The Chief Secretary may, after examination of the case, submit it for the
orders of the Minister in-charge or of the Chief Minister,-
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to papers of Legislature De-
partment which the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is competent to
dispose of under the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

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(3) Cases needing circulation through CS

(a) Only important cases involving adoption of new principles, new schemes
and proposals suggesting amendments to existing service rules and prac-
tices shall be circulated to the Ministers concerned by the Secretaries of
the respective departments through the Chief Secretary to Government.
(b) The Government shall sue or be sued in the name of Secretary and the
Chief Secretary shall not be made respondent in any case.

(4) Delegation to dispose cases by CS/ Secretary. Notwithstanding anything in

these Rules, where in any case it becomes necessary so to do, in order to
give effect to a direction of any court or to meet any exceptional situation,
the Chief Minister may nominate the Chief Secretary to Government or any
Secretary to Government to hear and dispose of such cases.

(5) Exemption of circulation due to court directives

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, where in any case

the Government have made an order under rule 8 of the Andhra Pradesh
Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules,1991, placing
a member of service under suspension, such order of suspension can be
revoked by the Chief Secretary without obtaining orders in circulation
of the Minister concerned or the Chief Minister if it becomes necessary
so to do in order to give effect to the direction or order of any Tribunal
or Court.
(b) The Secretary concerned shall submit to the Minister concerned or the
Chief Minister the copies of the order made under sub-rule (1) for in-
formation.

SECTION IV: SUPPLEMENTARY

18 Orders in the name of Governor

All orders or instruments made or executed by or on behalf of the Government
of the State shall be expressed to be made or executed in the name of the
Governor.

19 Authentication of orders
Every order or instrument of the Government of the State shall be signed ei-
ther by a Special Chief Secretary, a Principal Secretary, a Secretary, a Special
Secretary, an Additional Secretary, a Joint Secretary, a Draftsman, a Deputy
Secretary and an Under Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and an Ex-Officio

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Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary / Secretary / Additional Secretary
/ Joint-Secretary / Deputy Secretary to Government of the State or such other
officer as may be specially empowered in that behalf and such signature shall
be deemed to be the proper authentication of such order or instrument.

20 Secretary responsible for observing business rules

The Secretary of the department concerned is in each case responsible for the
careful observance of these rules and when he considers that there has been any
material departure from them he shall personally bring the matter to the notice
of the Minister in charge and the Chief Secretary.

21 Amendments
These rules may to such extent as may be necessary be amended or supplemented
by instructions to be issued by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.

22 Interpretation
If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules or as to the depart-
ment to which a case properly belongs, the matter shall be referred to the Chief
Secretary for a decision.

SECTION V: MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS

23 Petitions to minister
(a) The representations/petitions/applications received by the Minister and
which are to be disposed of at the level of Head of the Department and
below, shall be classified and sent directly by the peshi of the Minister
without routing them through the Secretariat Department to the concerned
Head of the Department or field level officer with an endorsement for dis-
posal or for necessary action or for necessary action and report. The report
shall be sent by the concerned authority to the peshi of the Minister and not
to the Secretariat Department. The report shall be brief indicating facts
and whether the request can be complied with or not under the existing
policy / instructions of the Government. No action in deviation of the ex-
isting policy/instructions shall be taken by the competent authority. The
endorsements by Ministers or the Communications from Minister’s office on
representations/petitions/ applications are not Government orders.
(b) Where such representations raise the need for revision of an existing policy
or evolution of a new policy they may be sent to the Secretariat department
concerned for necessary action.

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(c) Representations/petitions/applications which are to be disposed of at a level
below the Secretariat shall not be entertained in the department of Secre-
tariat. Such representations etc., received personally or by post shall be
forwarded to the authority at the lower level for disposal and no report
shall be called for.

24 Reporting of important incidents

(1) Copies of all communications received from the Government of India (in-
cluding those from the Prime Minister and other Ministers of the Union),
other than those of routine or unimportant character, or of the first report
of an occurrence of the nature mentioned below shall, as soon as possible
after receipt, be submitted by the Secretary, to the Chief Secretary, the
Minister in-charge, the Chief Minister and to the Governor for information.
(a) Riots which involve a serious breach of the public peace;
(b) Outrages which have a political aspect;
(c) Calamities such as floods or earthquakes, which cause serious damage
to life or property; and
(d) All other events which have a political or administrative importance
and all unusual happenings.
Note: - The preliminary circulation of advance copies should not delay
action on the original papers, by the Department.
(2) Reporting of potentially controversial matters. Any matter likely to bring
the State Government into controversy with the Government of India or
with any other State Government shall, as soon as the possibility of such a
controversy is foreseen, be brought to the notice of the Governor and the
Chief Minister and the Minister in-charge.

SECTION VI: LAW DEPARTMENT RELATED

INSTRUCTIONS

25 Role of Law dept

Except as hereinafter provided, the Law Department is not, in respect of leg-
islation, an originating or initiating department and its proper function is to
put into technical shape the projects of legislation of which the policy has been
approved; and every proposal to initiate legislation shall be considered in, and
if necessary transferred to, the department to which the subject-matter of the
legislation relates and the necessity for legislation and all matters of substance
to be embodied in the Bill shall be discussed and subject to rule 13(1), settled
in such department.

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26 Cases initiating legislation
Proposals to initiate legislation shall be treated as a case and shall be submit-
ted to the Chief Minister through the Minister in-charge of the Administrative
Department and the Law Department,- Provided that the case shall not be so
submitted until the department concerned has consulted the Law Department
as to-

(a) the need for the proposed legislation from a legal point of view;

(b) the competence of the State Legislature to enact the measure proposed;

(c) the requirements of the Constitution as to obtaining the previous sanction

of the President thereto;

(d) the consistency of the proposed measure with the provisions of the Consti-
tution and in particular those relating to the Fundamental Rights; and

(e) the need for consultation with the Government of India.

27 Responsibility to prepare memorandum for legislation

If legislation is decided upon, the department shall draw up a Memorandum
on the proposal indicating with sufficient precision the lines on which it has
been decided to legislate and also a Statement of Objects and Reasons. If
the legislation involves expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State a
financial memorandum shall also be prepared in consultation with the Finance
and Planning (Finance Wing) Department. The papers shall then be sent to
the Law Department requesting it to draft the Bill accordingly.
Note:- A separate Memorandum need not be prepared in cases where a note
for the Council of Ministers or some other paper already in existence will serve
the purpose of a Memorandum.

28 Drafting of bill
The Law Department shall, thereafter, prepare a tentative draft Bill, scrutinize
the Statement of Objects and Reasons and return the case to the department
concerned.

29 Circulation of draft bill

The administrative department will obtain the opinions of such officers and
bodies as it seems necessary on the draft Bill and submit the opinion received
with a copy of the tentative draft Bill to the Minister in-charge.

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30 Approval of draft bill
(1) If the tentative draft Bill is approved by the Minister in-charge it shall be
circulated to the other Ministers and a copy supplied to the Governor and
unless the Chief Minister directs otherwise, the tentative draft Bill shall be
brought before a meeting of the Council. Proposals for any substantial or
important amendments in the draft Bill after its approval shall also be dealt
with similarly.

(2) If a Bill proposed to be introduced in the Legislature falls within the concur-
rent legislative field or attracts the provisions of Articles 31(2), 31-A(1) and
31-C of the Constitution that have to be submitted to the President for his
assent under Article 31 (3), the proviso to Article 31-A(1) and the proviso
to Article 31-C, respectively, or relates to land reforms, the administra-
tive department principally concerned shall, whenever possible, consult the
Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs on the proposed leg-
islation. Consultation with the Government of India shall also be necessary
in cases where a Bill may seek to amend a law falling within the concurrent
legislative field, or attracting the provisions of Articles 31(2), 31-A (1) and
31-C of the Constitution or relating to land reforms even though such law
applies only to the State of Andhra Pradesh. Such consultation should be
made after the stage indicated in clause (1).
Note:- In the case of all Bills referred to in Rule 30(2), unless the matter is
very urgent and cannot brook delay, the consultation with the Government
of India may be made as soon as the proposals have been formulated and
before a tentative draft Bill is prepared.

(3) In every case whenever a Bill is sent for the assent of the President, the
administrative department principally concerned shall clarify, in the for-
warding letter, whether the proposals had been sent earlier for the approval
of the Government of India prior to its introduction in the State Legislature,
and if so, which of the suggestions or observations made by the Ministry of
Home Affairs of the Government of India in regard to that proposal have
been incorporated with or without modification, as also which of the sug-
gestions or observations have not been carried out with reasons therefor.

31 Final draft bill

If it is decided to proceed with the Bill, with or without amendments, the
originating department shall send the case to the Law Department requesting
it to prepare final draft of the Bill.

32 Financial memorandum
The Law Department shall then finalise the draft and send a draft Bill to the
originating department indicating at the same time the sanctions, if any, re-
quired for the Bill. If any provisions in the Bill involving expenditure from

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the Consolidated Fund of the State are modified in the finalised draft the de-
partment shall send the finalised draft Bill to the Finance & Planning (Finance
Wing) Department for revising, if necessary, the financial memorandum.

33 Procedure for introducing bill

(a) Where the previous sanction of the President or the recommendation of the
Governor is necessary for a Bill, the originating department shall obtain it.
Note:- For obtaining the previous sanction of the President (under the pro-
viso to Article 304 (b) of the Constitution) referred to above, the reference
should be made to the Ministry of Industrial Development (Department of
Internal Trade) together with six copies of the Bill, at least three weeks
before the commencement of session of the State Legislature.

(b) The originating department shall prepare a notice of motion for leave to
introduce the Bill in the Legislative Assembly and shall, after obtaining
the signature of the Minister in-charge, forward the notice, together with
a copy of the Bill and a Statement of Objects and Reasons, and the Notes
on Clauses, Financial Memorandum and the Memorandum on Delegated
Legislation, if any, to the Secretary to the Legislature Department. If the
Bill is a Bill which, under the Constitution, cannot be introduced without
the previous sanction or recommendation of the President or the Governor,
as the case may be, such sanction or recommendation shall also be annexed
to the Bill.

(c) (i) As soon as may be, after the leave to introduce the Bill has been
granted, the Bill with the Statement of Objects and Reasons and Notes
on Clauses, Financial Memorandum and the Memorandum on Dele-
gated Legislation, if any, shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh
Gazette by the Legislature Department under the signature of the
Secretary, Legislature Department as L.A. Bill,-
Provided that in exceptional cases where a Bill has to be introduced
urgently, the originating department may forward the Bill with the
Statement of Objects and Reasons, and the Notes on Clauses, the
Financial Memorandum and the Memorandum on Delegated Legisla-
tion, if any, to the Secretary, Legislature Department, for placing it
before the Speaker, who may direct the publication of the Bill with
the Statement of Objects and Reasons and Notes on Clauses, Financial
Memorandum and the Memorandum regarding Delegated Legislation,
if any, in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette although no motion has been
made for leave to introduce the Bill, and the Bill shall, thereafter, be
published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette by the Legislature Depart-
ment under the signature of the Secretary, Legislature Department in
that case, it shall not be necessary to move for leave to introduce the
Bill and if the Bill is afterwards introduced, it shall not be necessary
to publish it again.

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 (ii) The originating department shall, in respect of a Bill published under
the proviso to clause (i), also prepare a notice of motion to introduce
the Bill and shall, after obtaining the signature of the Minister in-
charge, forward the notice to the Secretary, Legislature Department.
The department shall be in charge of the Bill in all its subsequent
stages.

(d) Ten copies of every Bill, which falls within the concurrent legislative field
or which attracts the provisions of Article 31 (2) or 31-A (1) of the Con-
stitution or seeks to amend a law falling within the concurrent legislative
field or which attracts the provisions of Article 31 (2) or 31-A (1) of the
Constitution, introduced in the State Legislative Assembly or published in
the Gazette in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) above, shall im-
mediately after such introduction or publication, as the case may be , be
forwarded by the Law Department to the Government of India, Ministry of
Law.

34 Certain bills initiated by law dept

Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 25 measures designed solely to cod-
ify and consolidate existing enactments and legislation of a formal character
such as repealing and amending Bills may be initiated in the Law Department,-
Provided that the Law Department shall send a copy of the draft Bill to the
department which is concerned with the subject matter for consideration as an
administrative measure and the department to which it is sent shall forthwith
make such enquiries as it thinks fit and shall send to the Law Department’s
opinion thereon together with a copy of every communication received by them
on the subject.

35 Private bills
(1) Whenever a private Member of the State Legislature gives notice of his
intention to move for leave to introduce a Bill, the Office of the Legislature
shall forthwith send two copies of the Bill and the Statement of Objects and
Reasons to the department principally concerned with the subject-matter
of the Bill and another copy to the Law Department. The administrative
department shall submit one set of the papers to the Chief Minister for
information.

(2) then referred to the Law Department for advice in its technical aspects,
such as need for previous sanction of the President and the competence of
the State Legislature to enact the measure.

(3) If any provisions of such Bill involve expenditure from the Consolidated
Fund of the State, the department shall, before it is circulated, prepare in
consultation with the Finance & Planning (Finance Wing) Department the
financial memorandum in respect of the Bill.

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36 Amendments
The provisions of rule 35 shall apply as far as may be to amendments of sub-
stance recommended by the Select Committee and also to all amendments,
notice of which is given by Members of the State Legislature for being moved
during the consideration of a Bill in the Legislature.

37 Gazette publication of bill.

When a Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly is assented to by the Governor
or the President, as the case may be, the Law Department shall cause the Bill
to be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette as an Act of the Legislature.

38 Ordinances
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (2), (3) and (4), the provisions of
rules 25 to 33 shall apply mutatis mutandis to all proposals for the issue of
Ordinances under Article 213 of the Constitution.

(2) After the Ordinance is approved by the Council or in circulation, the orig-
inating department shall forthwith send the case to the Law Department,
which shall submit the Ordinance, through the Minister in-charge of Law
and the Chief Minister, to the Governor for promulgation,-
Provided that where previous instructions of the President under the pro-
viso to clause (1) of Article 213 of the Constitution are necessary for the
promulgation of the Ordinance, the originating department shall obtain the
same before sending the case to the Law Department.

(3) After the promulgation of the Ordinance by the Governor, the Law Depart-
ment shall cause it to be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

(4) After the publication of the Ordinance, the Law Department shall forward
a copy of the same to the Governor, and 350 copies to the Secretary, Leg-
islative Assembly for being laid before the Legislative Assembly as required
under clause (2) of Article 213 of the Constitution.

39 Statutory rules
Whenever it is proposed in any department other than the Law Department-

(1) to issue a statutory rule, notification or order; or

(2) to sanction under statutory power the issue of any rule, byelaw, notification
or order by a subordinate authority; or

(3) to submit to the Central Government any draft statutory rule, notification
or order for issue by them–

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The draft shall, unless it is of a routine nature or unless similar drafts have
already been accepted by the Law Department, be referred to that department
for opinion and for revision where necessary.

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 I. FIRST SCHEDULE(See Rule 4)

List of Departments

I. AGRICULTURE SECTOR
(1) AGRICULTURE AND COOPERTAION DEPARTMENT
(2) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES
DEPARTMENT
(3) FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

II. INDUSTRY SECTOR

(1) INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
(2) LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND FACTORIES DEPART-
MENT
(3) DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMU-
NICATIONS
(4) PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT

III. INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR

(1) IRRIGATION AND COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT (Irrigation
Wing) DEPARTMENT
(2) TRANSPORT, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT
(3) ENERGY DEPARTMENT

IV. SERVICES SECTOR

(1) HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
(2) EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
(A) SCHOOL EDUCATION
(B) HIGHER EDUCATION
(3) YOUTH ADVANCEMENT, TOURISM AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT

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V. WELFARE SECTOR
(1) SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
(2) BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT
(3) MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT

(4) WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT

(5) HOUSING DEPARTMENT

VI. LOCAL BODIES SECTOR

(1) PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
(2) MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DE-
PARTMENT

VII. REGULATORY AND ADVISORY SECTOR

(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(2) REVENUE DEPARTMENT
(3) HOME DEPARTMENT

(4) ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPART-

MENT
(5) FINANCE AND PLANNING (FINANCE WING) DEPARTMENT
(6) FINANCE AND PLANNING (PLANNING WING) DEPARTMENT

(7) FINANCE AND PLANNING (WORKS & PROJECTS) DEPARTMENT

(8) LEGISLATURE DEPARTMENT
(9) LAW DEPARTMENT

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II. SECOND SCHEDULE (See Rule 5)

Distribution of Business among

Departments of Secretariat in Andhra
Pradesh

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I. AGRICULTURE
SECTOR

1. AGRICULTURE AND
COOPERTAION DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Agriculture including agricultural education, research and engineering.

Andhra Pradesh Co-Operative Societies Act, 1964 and Andhra Pradesh Co-
operative Societies Rules, 1964.
Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act.
Andhra Pradesh State Seeds Development Corporation.
Andhra Pradesh State Seed Certification Agency.
Cooperative Agriculture Marketing Development Fund and Godown Trust Fund.
Co-operative Societies - All Cases.
Food Production.
Government Gardens.
Import of agricultural needs like pump sets, motors etc.
Land Colonisation under Cooperation - Matters connected therewith.
Marketing.
Prevention or extension from one unit to another of infectious or contagious
diseases or pests affecting plants.
Public Services - Statutory Rules of the Services with which the department is
concerned - Revision of and amendments to those rules.

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Pulses.
Sericulture.
Soil Conservation.
State Warehousing Corporation.
State Works and Buildings under the Administrative control of Agriculture,
Cooperation and Marketing Department.

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 2. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY
DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

All cases relating to:-

(1) Milk Supply Cooperative Societies.

(2) Poultry Cooperative Societies.
(3) Fisheries Cooperative Societies.

Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Ltd. - Dairy Co-

operative Societies.
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Cattle Food.
Milk Supply Schemes.
Prevention or extension from one unit to another of infectious or contagious
diseases or pests affecting animals.
Prevention of cruelty to animals including Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Birds
and Animals Sacrifices Act, 1950 and state works and building under adminis-
trative control of AH&F Department.
Public Services - Statutory Rules of the Services with which the department is
concerned - Revision of and amendments to those rules.
State works and buildings under the administrative control of Fisheries and
Animal Husbandry Departments.
A.P. Livestock Development Agency.
Visakha Livestock Development Agency.

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 3. FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.

Catering establishments - Price control of certain eatables.
Civil Supplies - Control of supply, distribution and fixation of prices of food
grains, pulses, edible oil seeds, edible oils and petroleum products.
Civil Supplies Transport Units and storage of food grains, fire wood etc.,
Consumer grievances - Redressal of.
Control and licensing of food grains dealers, sugar dealers, edible oil dealers,
Kerosene and Petroleum products dealers, rice mills, Poha mills.
Control order of miscellaneous commodities eg. sugar, oil and oil seeds, vegeta-
bles, onions, potatoes, chillies, kerosene, salt and kirana articles.
Enforcement of Essential Commodities Act and various control orders issued
thereunder relating to foodstuffs, petroleum products etc.,
Fair Price Shops - Creation of Fair Price shops and appointment of dealers etc.,
under the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution
by Card System) Order, 1973.
Food Advisory Committees.
Household Supply Cards.
Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures).
Paddy and rice procurement, distribution etc. - basic plan.
Public Distribution System of Essential Commodities - Rs.3.50 a K.G. Rice
Scheme.
Public Services - Statutory rules of the Services with which the Department is
concerned viz. Civil Supplies Department, Vigilance Cell (C.S.), Legal Metrol-
ogy - Revision of and amendments to these rules.
Railway Priorities.
Rationing.
Residuary work of A.P. State Essential Commodities Corporation Ltd.,

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State works under Civil Supplies and Legal Metrology Departments.
Wheat and wheat products, millets and pulses - procurement, distribution etc.,
- basic plan.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

The Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

The Essential Commodities (Amendment Ordinance), 1998.
The Rice Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959.
The Sugar (Control) Order, 1966.
The Sugar (Packing and Marketing) Order, 1970.
The Pulses (Storage) Control Order, 1977.
The Levy Sugar Supply (Control) Order, 1979.
The Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential
Commodities Act, 1980.
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Packaged Commodities Rules, 1977.
The A.P. Paddy and Rice (Requisitioning of Stock) Order, 1966.
The A.P. Exhibition of Price Lists of Goods Order, 1966.
The A.P. Food grains (Procurement) Order, 1967.
The A.P. Coarse Grains (Requisitioning of Stocks) Order, 1973.
The A.P. Sheller and Combined Sheller Huller Rice Mills (Non-Trading) Regu-
lation of Working Hours Order, 1973.
The A.P. Huller Rice Mills (Regulation of Working Hours) Order, 1973.
The A.P. Prevention of Hoarding of Food grains Order, 1973.
The A.P. Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System)
Order, 1973.
The A.P. Scheduled Commodities Regulation, 1973.
The A.P. Catering Establishments (Fixation and Display of Prices of Food
Stuffs) Order, 1978.
The A.P. Trading Mills (Restriction on Custom Milling) Order, 1978.
The A.P. Rice Storage Control Order, 1981.
The A.P. Livestock Feed (Levy and Restriction on Sale) Order, 1981.
The A.P. Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing and Distribution) Order,
1982.

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The A.P. Essential Commodities Distribution and Movement (Requisition of
Vehicles at fixed freight) Order, 1983.
The A.P. Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1984.
The A.P. Storage of Essential Commodities (Requisitioning of Godowns) Order,
1986.
The A.P. Paddy (Restriction on Movement) Order, 1988.
Standard Weights and Measures Act, 1976.
Standard Weights and Measures Rules, 1977.
Standard Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985.
Standard Weights and Measures Enforcement Rules, 1989.
Standards of Weights and Measures - Enforcement of Inter - State Verification
and Stamping Rules, 1987.
Standards of Weights and Measures - Approval of Model Rules, 1987.
Standards of Weights and Measures Numeration Rules, 1987.

UNION SUBJECTS

The Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Prices) Order 1993.
The Liquified Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order,
1990.
The Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel Oil (Prevention of Malpractices in
Supply and Distribution) Order, 1990.
The Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Sup-
plies) Order, 1980.
Establishment of Standards (Legal Metrology).

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II. INDUSTRY SECTOR

1. INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

ANRICH, APEDC, APIDC, APSIDC, APIIC

Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation.
Azamabad industrial Area BIFR cases and non BIFR cases. Cottage and Village
Industries.
Commerce and Export Promotion - APSTC & APHDC. Cooperative Spinning
Mills - SPINFED.
Development of Industries other than cottage industries. Disinvestment and
related matters.
Growth Centres
Handlooms and Power looms Industry - A.P.C.O and A.P. Textile Development
Corporation.
Industrial Estates and Parks.
Industrial Fund.
Industrial Policy - Large and Medium Industries - Incentive scheme for new
industries.
Khadi - A.P. Khadi& Village Industries Board.
Land acquisition for APIIC and other Public Sector undertakings including
Central Public Sector Undertakings like ONGC, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
LIDCAP.

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Mines and Geology
Mining leases - Grant of.
Mines and Oil including Oil exploration and off shore drilling and development
of mineral resources.
Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals.
National Renewal Fund and State Renewal Fund.
Public Services - Statutory rules of the Services with which the department is
concerned - Revision of and amendment to those rules.
Quarry leases.
Registration of Firms.
Salt & Coir Industries.
Small Scale Industries
State Aid to Industries.
State Financial Corporation.
State works and buildings under the administrative control of Industries & Com-
merce Department.
Sugar Policy - Purchase tax and other taxes - Private and Cooperative Sugar
Factories.
Taxes on Mineral Rights.
Trade and Commerce - Imports and Exports.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Contracts including partnership, agencies, contract of carriage and other special

forms of contract but not including contract relating to agricultural land.

UNION SUBJECTS

Capital issues and import trade.

Customs duties including export duties.
Development of industries where development under Union control declared by
the Union law to be expedient in the public interest.
Geological Survey.
Imports and Exports across customs frontiers.

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Indian Names and Emblems (Prevention of Improper use) Act.
Indian Companies Act.
Indian Partnership Act.
Inventions, designs, trade marks and merchandise marks.
Mines and Oil fields and mineral development - Regulation of (to the extent to
which such regulation and development under Union control is declared by the
Union law to be expedient in the public interest) and regulation of labour and
safety in mines and oil fields.
Salt - Production of salt.

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 2. LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT,
TRAINING AND FACTORIES
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Factories Department
Statutory rules of the services with which the Department is concerned - Revi-
sion and amendments to those rules.
Subsidised Industrial Housing Scheme.
Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rational-
isation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994, (Act 2 of 1994) and the
rules made thereunder.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Agricultural Labour.
The Apprentices Act, 1961 as amended by the Apprentices (Amendment) Act,
1973 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1962.
Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition), Act, 1971
Employment Exchanges
Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959, and
rules made thereunder.
Employment of Children Act, 1938
Employees’ Provident Fund and Family Pension Fund Act, 1952
Industrial Training Institutes
Factories Act, 1948
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
Indian Trade Union Act, 1926

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Maternity Benefit Act, 1951
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Plantation Labour Act, 1951
Post War Services Reconstruction Fund. Resettlement of Employment
Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Board
Shops and Establishment Act
Vocational and Technical Training of Labour
Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
Welfare of Labour, including conditions of work. Employees liability - Work-
men’s Compensation Act - Maternity benefits.
Working Journalists (Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act,
1955
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.

UNION SUBJECTS

Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act.

Iron Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act.
Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946.
Mines Act, 1952.
Tea- District Emigrant Labour Act, 1933.

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 3. DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
COMMUNICATIONS

STATE SUBJECTS

(1) Formulation of policies on all aspects connected to the development and

use of Information Technology in the State, including the following:-

ˆ Vision for the Information Technology Development

ˆ Policy for computerization of Departments
ˆ Local language initiative
ˆ Information Technology Security Policy
ˆ Creation of suitable organizational structures for policy formulation
and implementation
ˆ Policy for financing Information Technology Projects

(2) Electronic Governance Initiative:-

ˆ Overseeing major projects like APSWAN, APSCAN, MPHS, CARD,

Video Conferencing
ˆ Implementation of SKIMS (Secretariat Knowledge and Information
Management System)
ˆ Implementation of Citizen-service projects like TWINS
ˆ Build a cadre of Chief Information Officers in the Departments
ˆ Promote IT-enabled education
ˆ Computerization of Collectorates
ˆ Integration of Computers of various Departments
ˆ Forge standards in the design and implementation of all Information
Technology projects in Government.

(3) Investment promotion:-

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 ˆ Promotion of Information Technology industry in Andhra Pradesh

ˆ Promote formation of venture capital

ˆ Catalyze industry-academicia collaboration

ˆ Promote new technologies that improve quality of like

ˆ Information Technology enabled services

(4) Establishment of Information Technology infrastructure:-

ˆ Promote world class Information Technology infrastructure like the

Hi-tec city
ˆ Facilitate the Establishment of broadband digital connectivity upto
the village level
ˆ Use convergence of technologies

ˆ Coordinate with DOT for improvement of telecom infrastructure in

the State.

(5) Promote high quality computer education.

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 4. PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

(1) Public Enterprise Policy - Rendering advice to all the Administrative De-
partments on Public Enterprise matters.

(2) Public Enterprise Reforms - Identification of Corporations for disinvest-

ments/ privatization / windingup viz.

(1) APS Meat & Poultry Dev. Corpn.,

(2) Nandyal Spinning Mills
(3) Rajahmundry Spinning Mills

(4) Nellore Spinning Mills

(5) Adilabad Spinning Mills
(6) APSSIDC Ltd.,
(7) AP Textile Dev. Corpn.

(8) APS AgroInd. Dev. Corpn.

(9) APS Irrigation Dev. Corpn.
(10) Nizam Sugars Limited.

(3) Periodical review of the functioning of Public Sector Enterprises/Co-operative

Enterprises.

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III. INFRASTRUCTURE
SECTOR

1. IRRIGATION AND COMMAND

AREA DEVELOPMENT (Irrigation
Wing) DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Canals
Engineering Research.
Ground Water.
Irrigation - Including minor Irrigation works, Krishna, Godavari Delta Drainage
schemes and Flood Control, Schemes.
Major Irrigation portion relating to Food Production.
Public Works Department workshop and Central Mechanical Unit.
Rivers -Conservancy.
Water power except in regard to regulation and development of Inter-State rivers
and river valleys to the extent to which such regulation and development under
the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the
public interest.
Public Services - Statutory Rules in respect of the Services Which the Depts. is
concerned.
In respect of All Projects - Major, Medium and Minor in the State -

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Coordination work relating to ayacut development in respect of Major, Medium
and Minor projects.
On Form Development, Systematic land leveling and shaping of areas under the
projects.
Planning and Construction of field channels and field drains.
Planning and construction of farm roads.
Propagation, demonstrations and implementation of improved water manage-
ment techniques. Education and training of farmers in irrigated agriculture.
Enforcement of a proper system of ‘warabandi’ and fair distribution of water to
individual fields.
Integrated utilisation of water flows including conjunctive use of surface and
ground water.
Selection and introduction of suitable cropping pattern.
Principles of localisation and relocalisation of lands.
Command Area Development Legislation.
Water Users Association (A.P. Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997)
Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute.
Water Management Cell including National Water Management Project.
Irrigation Bills
Irrigation Development Board.
All Services matters relating to staff including Engineers.
Matters relating to Land Acquisition and arbitration matters.
National Hydrology Project.
Implementation of Tribunal Awards and Inter-State agreements on Inter-State
Rivers. Issues relating to Inter-State Rivers.
Interaction and correspondence with all national bodies such as National Water
Commission, National Water Development Agency, National Water Resources
Council, Governing Bodies and participation in their meetings etc.
Issues relating to National Water Policy.
Service matters of all work charged employees of all major projects and matters
relating to A.P. State Construction Corporation.
Codes, Rules, General executive direction and delegation of powers on all sub-
jects relating to both Irrigation Project Departments. PROJECTS SELECTED
FOR INTENSIVE COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT
Planning and construction of Command Area Ayacut Roads.

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 UNION SUBJECTS

Regulation and development of inter-state rivers and river valleys to the extent
to such regulation and development under the control of the Unions declared by
Parliament by law to be expedient in public interest.

SUBJECTS DEALT IN IRRIGATION & CAD (PROJECTS WING)

DEPARTMENT
Vamsadhara Project
Yeleru Reservoir Project
Tungabhadra Project
Teluguganga Project
Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravathi Project
Handriniva Sujala Sravathi Project
PriyadarshiniJurala Project
Singuru Project
Procurement of machinery and equipment and its stock of all major projects
including work shops.
Arbitration proceedings Arbitration Act, 1940 etc.
All service matters relating to the employees of A.P. Ministerial Services and
Last Grade Employees in all Major Projects.
Service matters of all work charged employees of all major projects and matter
pertaining to A.P. State Construction Corporation.
Matters relating to Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation in respect of all projects.
Planning pertaining to Irrigation Sector including CAD and preparation of bud-
get of Major, Medium and Minor Irrigation Projects including CAD.
Codes, Rules, General executive directions and delegation of powers on all sub-
jects relating to both irrigation and project Departments.
Projects and all irrigation works assisted by NABARD.
A.P. Economic Restructuring Projects.

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 2. TRANSPORT, ROADS AND
BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS
Andhra Pradesh Flying Club
Architectural Designing
Communications, viz. Roads, Bridges, and any other means of communication
excepting Highways declared by or under law made by Parliament to be National
Highways.
Implementation of the Indian Tolls Act
Minor Ports Development
Public Works (Bridges and Roads on Canal Banks and Tank Bunds, Rope ways
etc.,)
Railway accidents
Roads other than National Highways.
Taxes on Boats
State Transport - Control of transport and administration of Motor Vehicles
Act
Works and Buildings under the administrative control of the Public Works,
Highways, National Highways, and other departments except Electricity
PWD Code
Public Services - Statutory rules in respect of the services with which the de-
partment is concerned.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS
Mechanically propelled vehicles
Motor Vehicles Act
Ports other than those declared by or under law made by Parliament or exist-
ing law to be major shipping and navigations in Inland Water-way as regards
mechanically propelled vessels and the rule of the Road on such waterways and
the carriage of passengers and goods on Inland Waterways except in regard to
those Waterways declared by Parliament by law to be National Waterways.

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Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950
Pollution on Account of Motor Vehicles

UNION SUBJECTS

Civil Aviation and Railway matters

Air-craft and air navigation regulation and reorganisation of traffic and of aero-
dromes
Carriage of passengers and goods by railways, sea or air or by National Water-
ways in mechanically propelled vessels.
Highways- Declared by Law made by Parliament to be National Highways.
Light Houses including light ships, beacons and other provision for the safety of
shipping and aircraft.
Ports declared by or under law made by Parliament or existing law to be ma-
jor ports including their delimination and the constitution and powers of port
authorities therein.
Maritime shipping and navigation including shipping and navigation on tidal
waters
Provision of education and training for the mercantile marine and regulation of
such education and training provided by State and other agencies
Port quarantine including hospitals connected therewith - Seamen’s and marine
hospitals.
Posts and telegraphs excluding telephones, wireless, broadcasting and other like
forms of communications, Telecommunications
Taxes on railway fares and freights
Terminal taxes on goods or passengers in or in the possession of the union.

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 3. ENERGY DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board - Plan and Budget of A.P.S.E.B. -

Standing guarantees on behalf of APSEB - All other matters relating to APSEB.
Alternate sources of Energy (National Biogas Projects, Mills, Solar Cookers,
Pumps, Water Heating Units, Photovoltaic Cells etc).
Boilers Department -All Matters -Implementation of Boilers Act.
Coal and Oil and Natural Gas Commission.
Establishment of Power Projects like Thermal and Hydel etc., - Privatisation of
Power Projects in the State.
Public Services - Statutory rules in respect of Services with which the Depart-
ment is concerned.
Renewable Sources of Energy.
Rural Electric Cooperative Societies.
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., – All matters except Budget.
Tax on consumption of Electricity.
Transmission and distribution of Power - Erection of K.V. Sub-Stations.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Electricity.

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IV. SERVICES SECTOR

1. HEALTH, MEDICAL AND

FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Administration of Public Health and Medical Relief in the State.

Health Transport.
Hospitals and Dispensaries.
Indian Medicine - Hospitals and Colleges.
Libraries (Medical).
Medical and Health Education - Medical Colleges.
Medical and Public Health Services - Rules and general questions.
Nursing Schools/ Colleges.
Public Health.
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
State works and buildings under the administrative control of the Medical and
Public Health Departments.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Adulteration of foodstuffs and other articles - Prevention - Vegetable Oil Prod-

ucts Control Order, 1947.

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Drugs and poisons, subject to the provisions of entry 59 of List I with respect
to Opium (Drugs Control Act).
Lunacy and mental deficiency including places for the reception or treatment or
lunatics and mental deficient.
Medical and Public Health Professions.
Poisons Act, 1919 - Administration of.
Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious
diseases or pests affecting men.
Social Insurance (Medical Facilities under the Employee’ State Insurance Act,
1948).
Vital Statistics including registration of births and deaths relating to Munici-
palities /Municipal Corporations.

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 2. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

(A) HIGHER EDUCATION

STATE SUBJECTS

Intermediate Education including matters relating to Board of Intermediate

Education.
Museums.
National Science Schemes.
Preservation and translation and of ancient research and oriental manuscripts.
Collegiate Education including matters relating to A.P.College Service Commis-
sion.
Technical Education including Polytechnics, all Professional Colleges including
Engineering Colleges matters relating to A.P. State Board of Technical Educa-
tion, JNTUC, REC, Warangal.
Telugu Academy and other Academies including Hindi Academy, Urdu Academy,
Sanskrit Academy.
State Achieves.
University Education - Andhra University, Sri Venkateswara University, Osma-
nia University, Kakatiya University, Nagarjuna University and Krishnadevaraya
University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalaya, Potti Sriramulu Telugu
University, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Dravidian University and mat-
ters relating to A.P. State Council for Higher Education.
Mission for Employment Generation.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Education and other allied professions.

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 UNION SUBJECTS

Ancient and historical monuments.

Archaeology and Epigraphy.
Copy right.
Federal Agencies and Institutes for research for professional or technical training
or for the promotion of special studies.
The Imperial Library, the Indian Museum and any other similar Institution
controlled or financed by the Federation.

(B) SCHOOL EDUCATION

STATE SUBJECTS

Adults and Social Education - Scholarships including Scholarships to the Stu-

dents belonging to Economically backward classes.
Appeals from School Educational staff employed under Local Boards and Mu-
nicipal Councils.
Books - Copyright - Registration of
Certificate of age, nationality and qualifications.
Central Library
Education, including European and Anglo-Indian Education and Educational
questions relating to Local Bodies.
Educational Institutions under the Planning and Panchayat Raj Department.
SSC Examinations.
Libraries
Oriental Schools
Printing of Text Books and Text Book Press
Propagation of Hindi and Sanskrit
Public Services - Statutory rules of the service with which the department is
concerned - Revision of and amendments to those rules
State and Subordinate School Education Services.

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University Education - Andhra, Sri Venkateswara, Osmania and other Univer-
sities i.e. Kakatiya, Nagarjuna, Padmavathi, Krishna Devaraya Universities so
far as B.Ed. Colleges are concerned.
DIET, TTIs, Physical Education, SIET, IASEs, CTES

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

School Education and other allied professions.

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 3. YOUTH ADVANCEMENT,
TOURISM AND CULTURE
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

A.P. Society for Training and Employment Promotion (A.P.STEP) and its Dis-
trict Units
Cultural affairs - Music and Dance Schools and Colleges - Ravindra Bharathi
- Lalitha Kala Vedika- Financial Assistance to Men of Letters and Arts who
are in indigent circumstances - Sangeetha, Nataka and Lalitha kala Academies
- State Level Cultural Council.
Installation of Statues of National Leaders
Poet Laureates
Special Employment Schemes including non-plan schemes of SETWIN.
Sports Social Education - NCC - Youth Services - Youth Camps, Yuvashakthi
Youth Welfare and Youth Groups and Services, Tourism and Culture.

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V. WELFARE SECTOR

1. SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Ameliorative measures for S.C. & S.T. communities eligible for help by Social
Welfare Department including grant of scholarships.
Hostels and orphanages, Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational
Institutions Society inclusive of those under Grant-in-aid Code
Acquisition of land for house sites to weaker sections
Administration of Land Transfer Regulation
The Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Tribes) Debt Relief Regulation, 1960
The Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Areas) Money Lenders Rules, 1960
The Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Tribes) Debt Relief Regulation, 1970
Scheduled Areas - West Godavari, East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Visakhapat-
nam, Srikakulam Agencies, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal and Adilabad
Districts
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Cell (including the Inspecting Assistant
Commissioners)
Statutory rules of the Services with which the department is concerned, revision
and amendments to those rules.
Special Nutrition for Tribes
VimukthaJathis.
Andhra Pradesh Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication), Act, 1988.
Prevention of Beggary Act

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Issue of Community Certificates to S.Cs/S.Ts./B.Cs - Act 16 of 1993 and Rules
thereunder.
Implementation of Rule of Reservation as per Andhra Pradesh Subordinate
Service Rules
Scheduled areas in West Godavari, East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Visakhapat-
nam, Srikakulam, Adilabad, Khammam, Mahabubnagar and Warangal Districts
Scheduled Tribes

UNION SUBJECTS

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 -Implementation of

Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 - Implementation of
Bonded Labour Abolition Act, 1976 - Identification.
Release and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour
(i) The S.Cs and S.Ts (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
(ii) National Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers and their
dependants.

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 2. BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh Commission of Backward Classes Act, 1993 (Act No.20 1993).
Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes)
Regulation of issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 (Act 16 of 1993) (In
so far it relates to Backward Classes).
Construction of B.C.Hostel Buildings and B.C. Residential Schools.
Construction of Dhobi Ghats.
Inter-caste marriages.
Maintenance of B.C. Hostels including Ashram Schools.
Maintenance of B.C. Residential Schools.
Policy for the welfare of B.Cs in Andhra Pradesh.
Pre-examination Training Centres including A.P. Study Circles for B.Cs.
Reimbursement of tuition fees and special fees to B.C. Students.
Scholarships including stipends, Fellowships etc to B.C. Students.
Short term training programmes for B.Cs.
Subsidy to B.C. Advocates.
A.P.S.C., S.T. & B.C. issue of Community, Nationality and Date of Birth Cer-
tificates Rules, 1997. (In so far it relates to Backward Classes).
A.P. Commission for Backward Classes Rules, 1993.
List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
A.P. B.C. Welfare Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.
All matters relating to APBCCFC Ltd., APWCSF Ltd and APNBCSF Ltd.

UNION SUBJECTS

(1) All Central Government schemes for the Welfare of Backward Classes
including:-

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 (i) Scheme for Pre-Matric Scholarships for OBCs.
(ii) Scheme for Post Matric Scholarships for OBCs.
(iii) Scheme of Pre-examination coaching for OBCs
(iv) Schemes of assistance to voluntary organizations for OBCs. And all
other schemes that may be notified by the Government of India from
time to time.

(2) Liaison with the National Commission for B.Cs.

(3) Reservation for other Backward Classes in Civil post and services under
the Government of India.

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 3. MINORITIES WELFARE
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Financial Assistance to Minorities through A.P. State Minorities Finance Cor-

poration.
Minorities Commission
Promotion of Urdu Language through Urdu Academy Andhra Pradesh
Urdu Bhavan cum Community Centres(ShadiKhanas)
Issue of Marriage Licence under section 6& 9 of Indian Christian Marriages Act,
1872.
Audit Paras & P.A.C.
Constitution of Haj Committee
Publication of Survey reports of Commissioner of Wakfs.
Construction of Haj House
Deputation of KhadimulHujjaj.
House Committee for protection of Wakf properties in the State of A.P.
Protection and safeguard of Wakf Properties and in Andhra and Rayalaseema.
Appointment of Muthawallis in Andhra and Rayalaseema
Establishment of A.P.StateWakf Tribunal
Grant-in-Aid for development of Wakf Institutions (Graveyards/Mosques etc.)
Auction of Hundies of Dargahs of Wakf Properties
Appointment of Khazies and Muthawallies in the State
Implementation of Urdu as Second Official Language in (12) districts
Establishment of Dist. Minorities Welfare Officers in (12) districts.
Maintenance of Macca Masjid and Royal Mosque in Hyderabad
Grant in aid for IdulFitre (Ramzan) and Idu-zuha (Bakrid) prayers.
Policy Matters/ Policy Initiatives on minorities

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 CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

DairatulMaari, Osmania University

Constitution of Wakf Board
Finance assistance to the Wakf Properties wakf council at New Delhi.
Preparation of draft bill of A.P. Wakf Act
Rules, Regulations, amendments to Wakf Act
Establishment of Wakf Tribunal
Pre-examination coaching centres

UNION SUBJECTS

Linguistic Minorities
Implementation of P.Ms 15 point programme

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 4. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND
CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

A.P. Foods - All matters

A.P.State Women Development and Child Welfare Advisory Board
A.P. Vicalangula Cooperative Corporation.
A.P. Women’s Cooperative Finance Corporation except T.B.M.R.P
Children in need of care and protection
Day Care Centres for the Aged
Directorate of Welfare of Handicapped - all matters.
Grant-in-aid from Government of India for welfare of Handicapped schemes -
Forwarding of Applications.
Home for the aged and disabled
Integrated Child Development Schemes - All matters
National Children’s Fund
Nutrition-Supplementary Nutrition under Integrated Child Development Scheme,
Supplementary Nutrition in Drought Areas, Special Nutrition in Urban Areas,
Special Nutrition in Tribal Areas
Plan and non-plan schemes relating to Women and Child Welfare Department
Regional Training Centre for Visually Handicapped - School for partially deaf
children - Centrally sponsored schemes.
Reservation for women in Services
Schemes sponsored by the Government of India.
State Children Board
Statutory rules of the Services with which the department is concerned - revision
and amendments to those rules.
Telugu Bala - Mahila Pragathi Pranganams (T.B.M.P.P.) - All matters.
Women and Child Welfare Department - All matters
Welfare of the Handicapped
Working Women’s Hostels and Short Stay Homes for women in distress

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All Women and Children institutions, State Homes, Service Homes, Rescue
Homes, Creches, Sisuvihars, Balwadies, Women Welfare Centres and Branches,
Home for Collegiate Girls, Vocational Training Centres, Manufacture of Uniform
Centres, Craft Training Centres, Regional Training Centres, Women’s Technical
Training Institute.
The A.P. Women’s Commission Act, 1998 (Act No.9 of 1998)
The Women and Children Homes (Licensing) Act 1956
Orphanages and other charitable Homes (Supervision and control) Act, 1960
Child Labour (Probation & Regulation )Act, 1986
Rehabilitation of Child Labour
Implementation and compliance of the directions of Supreme Court dt.10-12-96
Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (Act No.53 of 1986 Central Act) and rules made
thereunder.
Maintenance of Homes for Juvenile Children including service matters of the
staff Street Children

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Applied Expanded Nutrition Programme

Bigamy (Prevention) Act
Child Marriages Restraint Act
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Hindu Succession Act
Prevention of Sati Act.

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 5. HOUSING DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh Housing Board - All matters relating to.

Cooperative House Building Societies and HOUSEFED - All matters relating
to.
E.W.S.Housing - Andhra Pradesh Urban Development and Housing Corpora-
tion.
Housing Programme under Cyclone Relief.
Weaker Sections Housing Programme - All matters relating to.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Construction of Houses under Indira Awaas Yojana.

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VI. LOCAL BODIES
SECTOR

1. PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Budgets, accounts and audit of Panchayati Raj Institutions

Constitution and administration of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and
Zilla Parishads.
Elections to Panchayat Raj Local Bodies
Land Cess and Local Cess.
Minor Irrigation under Panchayati Raj Institutions
Maintenance of Ex-District Board Roads
Panchayati Raj Engineering Services
Panchayati Raj Engineering Subordinate Service
Roads in Village Plans.
Rural Water Supply- Sanitation Programme
Minor Irrigation Programme in favour of small and marginal farmers outside
the Special Programme Areas and Medium Farmers in the State.
Voluntary organizations in Rural Development Activities
District Rural Development Agencies.

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Drought Prone Area Programmes - Desert Development Programme Integrated
Wasteland Development Programme, Swarnajayanti Gram SwarajyaYojana (Cen-
trally Sponsored Schemes).
Rural Wage Employment Programme - Jawahar Gram SwarajyaYojana, Em-
ployment Assurance Scheme (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)
A.Madhava Reddy Academy of Rural Development (formerly APARD)
Staff (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted) of Panchayat Raj Institutions.
Mission for poverty eradication
Mission for Water harvesting
Sugar Factory Road.
Ferries
Training of personnel of Panchayat Raj Institutions (Officials and Non-officials)
Auctioning of sand

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Community Development Programme

Informal Consultative Committee on Community Development and Panchayati
Raj
Pilot Projects for utilisation of Rural Manpower training institutions - Gram
Sevaks training centres.

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 2. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh Municipal Commissioners State and Subordinate Services.

Andhra Pradesh Town Planning State and Subordinate Services
Andhra Pradesh Public Health and Municipal Engineering State and Subordi-
nate Services.
Appeals from employees of Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations
other than Educational.
Building Rules under the A.P. Municipalities Act, building bye-laws under the
Corporations Act.
Capitation Taxes - Taxes on the entry of goods into a local area for consumption,
use or sale therein.
Communications, that is to say, roads and bridges vesting in local bodies,
Elections to local bodies, i.e., Municipalities/ Municipal Corporations.
Ferries and tanks under the control of the Municipalities.
Improvement Boards.
Local Bodies - Audit Reports, Budgets, Administration reports etc.
Local Government, that is to say, the constitution and powers of Municipalities/
Municipal Corporations or the purpose of local self-government.
Markets and shopping centres (other than those under the control of the Agri-
culture Department), cart and bus stands, rest houses, slaughter houses and
other remunerative enterprises but excluding those relating to local authorities
under the administrative control of the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations - General Administration and
all matters relating to them not specifically assigned to other departments.
Places of Public Resort Act.
Provident Funds and Pensions, etc.(excluding Teachers Provident Fund in ex-
Andhra).
Public Health and Municipal Engineering Department

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Public Services - Statutory rules of the services with which the Department
is concerned - Revision of and amendment to those rules and framing of rules
afresh.
Sanitation.
Taxes on advertisements other than advertisements published in newspapers
leviable by local bodies.
Taxes on animals excluding those within the jurisdiction of local authorities
under the administrative control of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Taxes on Lands and buildings excluding those within the jurisdiction of local
authorities under the administrative control of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments excluding those within
the jurisdiction of local authorities under the administrative control of Panchay-
ati Raj Institutions.
Tolls including tolls on vehicles and animals entering notified festival areas ex-
cluding those within the jurisdiction of local authorities under the administrative
control of the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Town Planning including Urban Development Authorities.
Trade licences in Municipalities and Corporations.
Valuation Department
Urban Compost
Urban Water Supply and Drainage including Hyderabad Water Works, Zoning
and other matters relating to L.R.T.S. (Light Rail Transit System) regulations
under A.P.U.A.D. Act
National slum Development Programme (NSDP)
Swarna Jayanthi Sahari Rozgar Yozana (SJSRY)
Department for International Development (DFID)
Urban Basic Services (UBS)
A.P. Urban Poverty Alleviation(MA&UD)
State and Subordinate Service Rules

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Fees (Licence fees levied by the local bodies in respect of Public Health matters)

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VII. REGULATORY
SECTOR

1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

All India Services - general questions of policy common to All India Services
- Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service -
Pension, Provident Fund, Family pension, Annuities relating to all members of
I.A.S. I.P.S. and I.F.S.
Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission.
Assumption of Office by Governor.
Buildings -
De-requisitioning of buildings.
The Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Control) Act, 1960-Administration
of
Andhra Pradesh Requisitioning of Buildings Act, 1954 - Administration of.
The Hyderabad Houses (Rent, Eviction and Lease) Control Act, 1954- Admin-
istration of
The Andhra (Prevention of Speculation in Immovable property) Act, 1954 -
Administration of.
Office and Residential Accommodation at Kurnool and Hyderabad.
Business of Government - Distribution among Departments of Secretariat. Busi-
ness Rules and Secretariat Instructions.

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Class I Senior Scale officers of the Revenue Department belonging to the former
Hyderabad Government Administrative Service - Appointments and Postings
etc., and other matters.
Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretaries.
Civil List - Preparation.
Ciphers and Cipher Correspondence.
Committees and Conferences not pertaining to any other Department of Secre-
tariat.
Communalism.
Correspondence - Official Correspondence in the Regional Language of the State.
Corruption - Anti - Corruption Bureau / Vigilance & Enforcement Department.
Council of Ministers - Arrangements for meetings.
Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries not belonging
to the I.A.S. Cadre including those belonging to the Andhra Pradesh Service
Class IX - Appointments, postings and other matters.
Election expenses - Returns of.
Elections to the State Legislature including election offences and disputed elec-
tions.
Electoral Rolls - Preparation of.
Examinations - Government - Special and Departmental - General questions -
Exemptions.
General questions of a general nature which cannot be allotted to any particular
department.
Government Servants Conduct Rules
Governor’s Address to the State Legislature.
Helicopter owned by the State Government - matters relating thereto.
High Court Judges.
Holidays including those under the Negotiable Instruments Act - (but excluding
holidays for the workers of the State - owned industrial undertakings).
Allegations regarding violation of - Lock up and torture deaths - Police firings
- Custodial Crimes - Magisterial and Judicial Inquiries on Police firings and
custodial lock-up-deaths.
Indian State Forces - matters outstanding in connection with Internal Security.
Information and Public Relations.
Issue of orders recognizing Services Associations.
Jubilee Hall at Hyderabad - Maintenance of.
Land returns - General questions.

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Law and Order - General Law & Order - major clashes - Judicial Enquiries
on matters of Public importance Magisterial inquiries on accidents and other
incidents - Sanction of ex-gratia.
Ministers - Appointments and allocation of Portfolios, salaries, tours and resig-
nations. Travelling Allowances to Ministers and rules relating thereto.
National integration.
Nomination of Members of Legislative Assembly.
Office Procedure.
Payment of Salaries and Removal of Disqualifications Act.
Petition Rules.
Political offences - Prosecutions and withdrawal of prosecutions.
Prisoners - State.
Problems arising out of the merger of the former State of Banganapalle and the
accession of the erstwhile Hyderabad State to the Union of India.
Public Peace - Disturbance of.
Public Order (but not including the use of Naval, Military or Air Force or any
other armed forces of the Union in aid of the Civil Power).
Public Services.
Public Service Commission.
Public Services - Statutory Rules of the Services with which the department is
concerned.
Raj Bhavan:

(1) Establishment.

(2) Grants.

(3) Personal staff to the Governor.

(4) Works.

All matters relating to the Co-ordination and consolidation of the recommenda-

tions of the House Committee and the Committee on Government Assurances.
Religious or communal disputes.
Reorganisation of States - Matters relating thereto.
Secretaries Meetings.
Single unit in Secretariat - all matters relating there to.
State Administration Report.
Reports - Fortnightly.
Matters of political and administrative importance.

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Revision of and amendments to the following statutory rules:
General Rules for the State and Subordinate Services.
State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules.
State Civil Services (Safeguarding of National Security) Rules.
State Civil Service (War Service Personnel) Recruitment Rules.
Passage Rules.
Special Rules for:
The General Service Class IX.
Secretariat Service.
Ministerial Service.
General Subordinate Service (so far as they relate to Record Assistants.)
Last Grade Service.
Secretariat:
Establishment
Library.
Manual
State Guest Houses.
State Emblems.
Statutory rules to regulate method of recruitment - conditions and service.
State Works and Buildings under the administrative control of the Chief Secre-
tary.
Statutory rules and orders.
Superior Civil Service Rules.
Tappals - Receipt and distribution to Departments of Secretariat.
Telegrams, Renters and News Agency.
Training of Clerks - Residuary work.
Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings.
Visits of High Personages and Very Important Personages.
Committees and Conferences.
Legislative Bodies (other than Andhra Pradesh) Proceedings - Marking of sub-
jects for perusal of Ministers.
Newspapers and periodicals - Scrutiny of and submission of weekly summary of
press reactions and clippings to Ministers.
Press Notes, communiques and release of feature articles - Issue of Publications
- Pamphlets - Publicity materials and Journals.

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Publicity - Five Year Plan and Publicity concerning Community Development
Programme - Radio, film and general publicity for Governments activities.
Returns - Periodical returns regarding newspapers scrutiny.
Andhra Pradesh P.D.Act, 1969.
The National Security Act, 1980.
The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities
Act, 1974.
The Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential
Commodities Act, 1980.
The Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Communal Offenders Bill.
Andhra Pradesh Suppression of Disturbances Act, 1948.
Andhra Pradesh Telangana and Public Security Measures Act, 1951.
Budget relating to detenus under P.D.Act and N.S.Act.
Deaths/ Torture in Police custody and Magisterial Enquiries into such incidents
including Judicial Enquiries when ordered.
Fortnightly Reports to Government of India on Law and Order situation.
Magisterial Inquiries and Judicial Inquiries on firings by Police and other Gov-
ernment Servants on duty.
Law and Order meetings.
Communal disturbances.
Extremists activities
Civil and Military liaison.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Flags - Flying of - Rules etc.

Information centre.
Preventive Detention Act, 1950 - Administration.

UNION SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal.

Census
Ceremonials

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Conduct of elections to the Parliament including election offences and disputed
elections.
Constitution and organisation of High Court except permission as to officers
and servants of High Court.
Consulates.
Correspondence with Foreign Governments etc., - instructions.
Defence of India.
Detenues connected with External and Foreign Affairs.
Diplomatic, Consular and Trade Representatives.
Enemy property and enemy trading.
External Affairs.
Foreign Affairs - All matters which bring the Union into relation with any foreign
country.
Honours and Titles.
Hyderabad Army cases.
Indian Chiefs and States.
National Volunteer Force.
Naval, Military and Air Force Works.
Pension - Union Political Pensions.
Political charges.
Preventive detention for reasons connected with defence, Foreign affairs or the
security of India, persons subject to such detention.
Prince of Wales Military College, Dehra Dun - Selection of candidates.
Reforms
Telephones (excepting connections relating to Nagarjunasagar Project), Wire-
less, Broadcasting and other like forms of communications.
Territorial Army.
Territorial changes.
Uniform - Civil.
Union Public Services - Union Public Service Commission.

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 2. REVENUE DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Land Acquisition Act and Rules.

Alienation
Assignment
Atiyat
Betterment Contribution Act.
A.P.(Telangana Area) Horse Racing and Betting Tax Regulation 1358 F
A.P. Board of Revenue (Replacement by Commissioner) Act, 1977.
Boundary disputes.
Calamity Relief Fund.
Civil representatives with the Army Officers
Commercial Taxes.
(1) A.P. Sales Tax Act
(2) A.P. Entertainment Tax Act
(3) A.P.Tax on entry of Motor Vehicles in to local areas Act, 1996.
(4) A.P.Tax on Luxuries Act, 1987.
(5) A.P.Tax on Profession Trades, Callings and Employment Act 1987.
Constitution of Districts, divisions and mandals
Courts of wards subject to the provisions of entry 34 in the Union list, encum-
bered and attached Estates.
Chief Funds.
Deputy Collectors and Special Grade Dy.Collectors
District Gazette and Gazetteers
Discretionary Grants
District Administration
Duties in respect of succession to agricultural land
Duties of excise on the following goods manufactured or produced in the State
and countervailing duties at the same or lower rates on similar goods manufac-
tured or produced elsewhere in India.

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 (a) Alcoholic liquors
(b) Opium, Indian hemp and other narcotic drugs and narcotics but not in-
cluding medical and toilet preparations containing alcohol or any other
substance included in sub-paragraph (a) of the Recovery entry.
Encroachment
Estates
Estates Abolition Act.
Estates - Communal, forest and private lands.
Estate Land Act
Evacuee Property
Excise
Famine Relief
Floods/ Cyclone Relief
Grant of pension of freedom fighters from State Fund
Impartible Estates Act
Inams
Intoxicating liquors, that is to say, the production, manufacture, possession,
transport, purchase and sale of intoxicating liquors
Jagir Administration
Jagirdars Debt Settlement Board
Land Records.
Land Reforms
Land Revenue
Land Revenue Administration as described under the following heads, namely:
Land Revenue, maintenance of land records, survey for revenue purposes, and
record of rights and alienation of revenues and Revenue Act.
Disposal of State Lands
Establishment of Revenue Department
Land, that is to say, rights in or over land, land tenures including the relation
of landlord and tenant and the collection of rents, transfer and alienation of
agricultural land.
Management of Government Estates
Mansaba (State Pensions), Jamayat grants and similar cash grants.
Lease of lands including lankas and padugais
Military lands.
Pensions - Hereditary not being political.

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Pounds and prevention of cattle trespass.
Procedure in rent and revenue courts
Public Services - Statutory rules of the service with which the department is
concerned - Revision of and amendments to those rules.
Railways lands
Railways Protection Act
Registration
Relief - Cyclones, heavy rains, floods.
Requisition of rescue boats, drought, maintenance of rain fall data and cropped
area, earthquakes, fire accidents, rat menace, tornados, hail storms, land slides,
construction of cyclone shelters and houses, Disaster management - Gas Blo-outs
(Oil/Gas Blow-out) - All matters connected therewith.
The A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act,
1987 Rent Reduction Act.
Adverse Seasonal Conditions
Settlement-Kistbandi
Special Funds
Superintendent of Stamps
Stamp duty on documents - Rates of.
State works and buildings under the administrative control of the Excise, Land
Revenue, Commercial Taxes, Registration and other Departments under the
administrative control of Revenue Department.
Survey - Frontier boundary disputes.
Survey officers
Survey and Settlement of Estates
The Madras Tenants and Ryots Protection Act, 1949
Transfer of lands between the Government of India and State Governments.
Transfer of villages.
Transfer of land from one Department to another.
Transfer of Registry
Treasure Trove
Village and Mandal accounts in respect of Revenue Mandals
Village Establishments
Water Tax
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 CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

The A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act,
1987
Drugs and narcotics subject to the provisions of entry in the union list in respect
of opium
Recovery in a State of claims in respect of taxes and other public demands
including arrears of land revenue and recoverable as such, arising outside that
State.
Relief and Rehabilitation of displaced persons from Pakistan
Registration of deeds and documents
Stamp-Duties other than duties or fees collected by means of judicial stamps,
but not including rates of stamp duty.
Trust and Trustees

UNION SUBJECTS

Cultivation, manufacture and sale for export of opium..

Duties in respect of succession to property other than agricultural lands
Duties of excise on the following goods manufactured or produced in India:-
Medical and toilet preparations containing alcohol or any of the following sub-
stances containing opium, Indian hemp and other narcotic drugs and narcotics
Excise duties on tobacco and other goods manufactured or produced in India
except those assigned to the State.
General Sales Tax Act, 1956 and additional duties of Excise (Goods of Special
Importance) Act, 1957
Land vested in or in the possession of the Government of India.
Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 (Central Act
43 of 1978) and Money Circulation (Banning) Rules, 1979.
Salt - Lease of salt lands.
Stamp duty - Rate of in respect of bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes,
bills of lading, letters of credit-
Survey of India
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (Act 33 of 1976)

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 3. HOME DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Administration of Justice : Constitution and organisation of all Courts except

the Supreme Court and the High Court; including sanction of posts of Additional
District and Sessions Judges staff and other matters relating to Courts; officers
and servants of the High Court - Fees taken in all Courts except the Supreme
Court.
Andhra Pradesh Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956.
Andhra Pradesh Lotteries Act, 1968.
Books and Publications of Government - Questions relating to their stocking,
sale and free distribution etc,
Betting and Gambling except State Lotteries.
Borstal Institutions.
Burma Evacuees
Cinemas (Regulation) Act.
Civil Courts except the constitution and organisation of High Court.
Civil Justice Report
Civil Law
Coroners
Criminal Rules of Practice (Amendment only)
Criminal Investigation Department
District Jails
Distribution of Andhra Pradesh Gazette - General Orders
Fire Services and Fire Brigades
Free Supply of Government of India Publications
Government Press
Habitual Offenders
Hackney Carriages Act.
Individual crime - Grave offences - Police Administration - day-to-day policing
including allegations of Police misconduct etc. and all allied matters.
Jails and Sub-Jails

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Judicial and Executive Functions - Separation of.
Jurisdiction and Powers of all Courts except the Supreme Court with reference
to any of the matters in the State List.
Justice of the Peace
Liveries and Clothing
Magistrates (other than Honorary) - Suspension, removal etc..
Maintenance Order Enforcement Act.
Police including Railway and Village Police.
Presidency Magistrates and Courts.
Printing and Stationery.
Prisoners.
Prisons Act and Rules thereunder.
Prisoners Act and Rules.
Publicity, free or concessional supply of Government Publications.
Public Prosecutors and Additional Public prosecutors - All matters
Appointment of district munsifs on the recommendations of High Court of
Andhra Pradesh.
Constitution of Legal Services Authority.
Service matters of Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy.
Rent free furniture to the Hon’ble Judges of High Court of Andhra Pradesh and
provision of residential accommodation to the Judicial Officers in the State.
Stores Purchases.
State works and building under the control of the Police, Jail and Judicial
Departments.
State and Subordinate Services with which the Department is concerned.
Theatres and dramatic performances, cinemas except sanctioning of films for
exhibition.
Towns Nuisance Act
Village Courts Act.
Village Panchayat Courts
Wills, Intestacy and Succession, save agricultural land.

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 CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Administrator - General and Official Trustee.

Andhra Objectionable Performances Prohibition Act, 1956, Bankruptcy and
insolvency
Civil Procedure included in the Code of Civil Procedure at the Commencement
of the Constitution.
Contempt of Court but not including contempts of the Supreme Court.
Court Fees Act, 1870.
Criminal Lunatics including places for reception or treatment of such lunatics
Police Station.
Criminal Procedure including all matters in the Code of Criminal Procedure at
the commencement of the Constitution including TADA, L&O Internal Securi-
ties Act, Prevention Act.
Foreign Missions.
Jurisdiction and Powers of all Courts except the Supreme Court with respect
to any of the matters in the concurrent list.
Limitation Act.
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act.
Periodicals - Newspapers, Books, Objectionable posters and placards (exclud-
ing those that are displayed for advertisement purpose) and printing presses -
Control of.
Petitions for mercy - sentence of death.
Post-War Services Reconstruction Fund.
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.
Prisoners and accused persons - Removal from one State to another State.
Removal from one State to another State of Prisoners, accused persons and
persons subjected to preventive detention for reasons connected with the security
of a State, the maintenance of public order or the maintenance of supplies and
services to the community.
Royal Humane Society.
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Boards.

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 UNION SUBJECTS

Aliens
Admission into, emigration and expulsion from India (i.e excluding emigration
and immigration in their relation to Labour).
Arms, Fire Arms, ammunition and explosives
Central Acts and Rules relating to Foreigners.
Citizenship Act, 1955.
Extradition.
Indians Overseas.
Lotteries Organised by the Government of India or other State Governments
Administration of.
Police.
Extension of the powers and Jurisdiction of members of a police force belonging
to any State to any area outside that state but not so far as to enable the
police of one State exercise power and jurisdiction in any area, outside that
State without the consent of the Government of the State in which such area is
situated. Extension of the powers and jurisdiction of a police force belonging to
any state to railway areas outside that State.
Reciprocity Act (No. IX of 1943).
India - Pakistan Passport and Visa Scheme.
Pilgrimages to places beyond India including repatriation except in its relation
to Labour Hedjaz - Inter - State migration.
Repatriation including repatriation in its relation to Labour.
Sanctioning of cinematograph films for exhibition.
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

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 4. ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS,
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Environmental matters including Prevention and Control of pollution of Water

and Air - Research and Training.
Public Services - Statutory Rules in respect of Services with which the Depart-
ment is concerned.
Science and Technology matters.
Forest Subordinate Services and other non-gazetted Establishment of Forest
Department.
Loans and Advances to I.F.S. Officers.
State Forest Gazetted Services - All matters.
Matters relating to Forests Development Corporation.
Shore Area Development - Coastal Zone Regulating Act.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

item Policy matters relating to Forest Conservation & Protection, Reservation,

Assignment, Leasing, Dis-reservation of Forest Lands.
Wild Life Conservation, Protection of Wild Life Sanctuaries and National Parks,
Supply of Timber, Red Sandals, Wood and Non-Timber Forest Products, Social
Forestry, Joint Forest Management, Soil Conservation, Forest Resource Man-
agement, Forest Research and Training.

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 5. FINANCE AND PLANNING
(FINANCE WING) DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Accounts, State (including classification and prescription of Units).

Accounts -Control of Accounts of Organisations under Heads of Departments in
connection with State Trading Schemes, Post-War Development Schemes etc.
Advance grants - Votes of credits and exceptional grants.
Administration of Pay and Accounts Office, Hyderabad.
Administration of Divisional Accounts Officers.
Annual Financial Statement (Budget).
Consolidated Fund of the State.
Contingency Fund of the State - Sanction of advances.
Economy in Expenditure.
Fiscal Analysis Cell.
Financial Rules.
Fundamental Rules (including revised leave rules).
Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts Service (including Treasuries, Local
Fund Audit and State Life Insurance Fund).
Loans and Advances.
Policies of Insurance, Transfer of shares, debentures, proxies and receipts.
Public Debt of the State (including borrowings from the Government of India).
Public Services - Statutory rules of the Services with which the department is
concerned. Revision of and amendments to those rules.
Public Services - Statutory rules to regulate pay (including revised scales of
pay and allowances)- Amendments to the pay schedule in the appendix to the
Andhra Services Manual.
Disbursement of Loans and Advances other than the loans and advances to State
Government Employees and State Guarantees.
Institutional Finance.
Public Debt and Currency.
Re-appropriations.

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State Balances.
State Bank and matters relating to Banking and Stock Exchanges.
State pensions, i.e. pensions payable by the State or out of the Consolidated
Fund of the State other than old age pensions and statutory rules governing such
pensions and provident fund (excluding Indian Civil Service Annuities, I.C.S.
Provident Funds and Indian Civil Service Family Pension Fund).
Supplementary, additional or excess grants and statements of expenditure.
Surplus Staff.
Taxation and allied measures - Initiation of.
Travelling Allowances Rules.
Treasury Rules.
Union taxes and duties in which the States are interested such as Income tax,
Union excise, etc.
Ways and Means.

UNION SUBJECTS

Corporation tax.
Currency, coinage and legal tender.
Finance Commission (recommendations).
Foreign Exchange.
National Savings Certificates.
Public Debt of the Union.
Union pensions, i.e. pensions payable by the Government of India or out of the
Consolidated Fund of India.
All matters relating to the coordination and consolidation of the recommenda-
tions of the Committee on Public Accounts and the Committee on Estimates.

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 6. FINANCE AND PLANNING
(PLANNING WING) DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Annual and Five Year Plans - Formulation, Monitoring and Review.

Assembly Constituency Development Programmes (ACDP).
Backward Areas Development.
Basic Minimum Services.
Buareau of Economics and Statistics.
Clearance of new plan schemes - Convening of the meetings of Project and
Programme Approval Committees.
Collection of basic statistics for Plan formulation and implementation.
Conduct of Manpower Studies.
Decentralised Planning and Formulation of District Plans.
District Credit Plans - Preparation and monitoring.
District Development and Review Committee (D.D.R.C.)
District Planning Committees (D.P.C.) and Metropolitan Planning Committees
(MPC)
Economic Census.
Godavari Valley Development Authority.
Janma Bhoomi.
Live Stock Census.
Clean and Green Campaign.
Matters relating to the Bureau of Economic and Statistics and the A.P. State
Remote Sensing Application Centre.
Preparation and Monitoring of External Aided Projects.
MPLAD Scheme.
Economic Advisory Council.
Institutional Finance.
Manpower Planning and Training Programmes.
Project Appraisal Studies.

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State Evaluation Committee - Conduct of Evaluation Studies on plan schemes.
State Planning Board (S.P.B.).
State Research Programme - Preparation of Perspective Plans for the three
regions of the State - Preparation of Planning Atlas.
Twenty Point Programme.
Vision-2020.

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 7. FINANCE AND PLANNING
(WORKS & PROJECTS)
DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

(I) Regulation of the business on all financial matters including releasing

of LOC’s and regulations of expenditure relating to all Major Irrigation
Projects as indicated here under.

(A) EXTERNALLY AIDED PROJECTS

ˆ Srisailam Right Bank Canal

ˆ Sriramasagar Project

ˆ Kurnool – CuddapahCanal

(B) ON GOING PROJECTS

ˆ Sunkesula Barrage

ˆ Alaganoor Balancing

ˆ National Water Management Project.

ˆ Nagarjunasagar Project

ˆ Godavari Barrage (SACB)

ˆ Singur Project

ˆ Eeleru Reservoir Project

ˆ Somasila Project

ˆ Tungabhadra Project High Level Canal St.II

ˆ Vansadhra Project ST. I& II

ˆ Nizamasagar Project (NABARD)

ˆ Jurala Project

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ˆ Telugu Ganga Project

ˆ Srisailam Left Branch Canal

ˆ Neradi Barrage under VDP St.II

ˆ Pulichintala Project

ˆ Bheema Project

ˆ Pulivendla Branch Canal

ˆ GaleruNagari Sujala Sravanti

ˆ Polavaram Barrage

ˆ Sriramsagar Project St.II

ˆ Hundri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi

ˆ Godavari Delta System

ˆ Thungaabhadra Project Low Level Canal

ˆ Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme

ˆ TBPHLC St.I

ˆ Prakasham Barrage

ˆ PennaRiver Canal System

ˆ Valigonda Project

ˆ Swarnamukhi Barrage

ˆ Nettanpadu LIS

ˆ Kalvakurthi L.I

ˆ Industrrial Water Supply Scheme – YRP

ˆ Tarakarama L.I

ˆ Somasila Swarnamukhi Barraage

ˆ Krishna Delta Scheme

ˆ Totapalli Reservoir

ˆ T.T.S (Tarakarama Thirthasagar Scheme)

ˆ Nizamasagar L.I

ˆ ChagalnaduL.I.Scheme

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 ˆ NABAARD Assisted project under Major, Medium & Minor
Irrigation & L.I. Schemes
ˆ Energy Srisailam Hydro Electric Project

(II) Administration (Technical Control) of Pay & Accounts Office Organisation

(Projects)
(III) Service matters of Non-Gazetted staff in PAO Organisation.
(IV) Statutory inspection of Pay & Account Officer’s Offices once in four years.

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 8. LEGISLATURE DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Andhra Pradesh Legislature Secretariat Service.

Commonwealth/Indian Parliamentary Association.
Conferences and Committees of Legislative Bodies in India.
Andhra Pradesh State Legislature (Vacation of Seat on Simultaneous Member-
ship) Act.
Coordination of answers to questions.
Elections to the Rajya Sabha by the Members of the Assembly - Conduct of -
Establishment.
Leaders of the Opposition - all matters relating to Leaders of Opposition in the
Legislative Assembly.
Legislator’s quarters and Hostel - Administration of.
Legislature Library.
Members of the Legislature.
Presiding Officers - All questions relating to the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker,
Chairmen of the Committees.
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislative Assembly.
State legislature - Business relating to the Legislative Assembly under the Con-
stitution and the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business.
Summoning of the State Legislature, Prorogation and Dissolution.
Watch and Ward of the Legislature Buildings.

UNION SUBJECTS

Members of Parliament.

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 9. LAW DEPARTMENT

STATE SUBJECTS

Family Courts:
Law Officers, i.e. matters relating to Public Prosecutors, Additional Public
Prosecutors, Assistant Public Prosecutors, Government Pleaders including Ad-
vocate – General.
Matters relating to the Judiciary/High Court.
State Higher Judicial Service-District and Sessions Judges and Additional Dis-
trict and Sessions Judges - First and Second Grade, including Chief Judge and
Additional Chief Judges of the Hyderabad City Civil Court and the Chief Judge,
Small causes Court.
State, law reports.
Administration of Justice, constitution and organisation of all Courts except the
Supreme Court and the High Court; including sanction of posts of Additional
District and sessions
Judges’ staff and other matters relating to Courts; officers and Servants of the
High Court, Fees taken in all courts except the Supreme Court.
Andhra Pradesh Court Fees and Suits and Valuation Act, 1956.
Civil Courts except the Constitution and Organisation of High Court
Judicial and executive functions – Separation of Magistrates (Other than Hon-
orary) – Suspension, Removal etc.

CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

Adoption
Arbitration
Bar Councils Act
Evidence and Oaths,
Infants and Minors
Transfer of Property (other than agricultural land)
Civil Procedure including all matters included in the Code of Civil Procedure
at the commencement of the Constitution. Court Fees Act 1870

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Jurisdiction and Power of all Courts except the Supreme Court with respect to
any of the mattes in the concurrent list.

GENERAL SUBJECTS

Acts.
Advising Government: - in matters of litigation, Appeals etc, and on legal
questions which are not of sufficient importance to necessitate reference to the
Advocate-General
Bills-non-official-scrutiny of.
Generally to assist other Departments in all matters of legal nature that may
be referred to law Department.
General questions relating to Legal Assistance
Government Bills-Drafting and Scrutiny
Law Officers-Reference to Matters connected with the fixation of fee of Law
Officers of the State Government
Law Officers-References from the Central Government or other State Govern-
ments to the Legal Remembrancer for certification of the reasonableness of the
fees claimed by the Law Officers in the cases conducted by them in the courts
in Andhra Pradesh State on behalf of Central Government or other State Gov-
ernments.
Legal and Legislative Publications such as Codes, Acts, Manuals other than
Departmental Manuals.
Legislation – Legislative Projects and Legislative Procedure and all Secretariat
works connected with Legislation.
Legislature-Rules of procedure and Standing orders– Scrutiny of.
Notifications, agreements and all convenience-Scrutiny of.
Subsidiary Legislation viz, Statutory rules and orders and Local Rules and
Orders-Scrutiny and compilation of
All matters relating to the Coordination and consolidation of the recommenda-
tions of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
Translation of Acts etc.,

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 III. THIRD SCHEDULE
(See rules 13 and 15)

CASES TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL, CHIEF MINISTER

AND GOVERNOR

CASES CABINET CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNOR

1 2 3 4

Human Resource 1. Advocate-General. Proposals for 1. Officers of Secretariat, Heads of De- 1. Council of Ministers. Proposals for
matters the appointment or removal of the partment and Judiciary. Proposals for the appointment of the Chief Minister
Advocate-General. the appointment, posting and promo- and other Ministers.
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tion of the following officers:

(i) Chief Secretary, Special Chief Sec-
retaries, Principal Secretaries, Secre-
taries, Special Secretaries, Additional
Secretaries, Joint Secretaries, Drafts-
men, Deputy Secretaries and Assistant
Secretaries to Government and officers
of the rank of Assistant Secretary and
above in the Legislature Department.
2. Public Service Commission. Any (ii) Heads of Departments.
proposal involving any action for the
dismissal, removal or suspension of a
Member of the Public Service Commis-
sion.
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(iii) Collectors.
3. Vigilance Commissioner. Any pro- (iv) Superintendents of Police. 2. Governors establishment. Cases per-
posal involving any action for the dis- taining to the Governor’s personal es-
missal, removal or suspension of the tablishment and Raj Bhavan matters.
Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commis-
sioner.
(v) Chief Electoral Officer.
4. Judicial service. (vi) District Judges and other officers of 3. Special appointees.
the same grade in the Judicial Depart-
ment.
(i) Proposals for the making of rules un- (i) Proposals for the appointment of
der Article 234 or amending them con- Chairman and Members of the State
trary to or otherwise different from the Public Service Commission.
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provisions in the rules contained in Part

II of the Andhra Pradesh State and
Subordinate Service Rules.
(ii) Proposals for the issue of a notifica- 2. All India Services. The following (ii) Proposals for the appointment of
tion under Article 237. proposals relating to members of In- the Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commis-
dian Administrative Service, Indian Po- sioner.
lice Service and Indian Forest Service
and other All-India Services.
(i) the appointment, posting and pro- (iii) Proposals for the appointment
motion and acceptance of resignation of the
Advocate-General and for determining
or varying the remuneration payable to
him.
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(ii) lending the services to the Govern-
ment of India or to any State Govern-
ment or on foreign service
(iii) proposed rules affecting the pay, al-
lowances or pension payable to or in re-
spect of officers.

3. State Services.
(i) all proposals for posting and pro-
motion of officers at the level of the
Head of Department and one stage be-
low, whether temporary or regular, ex-
cept when the period of temporary pro-
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motion is expected to be less than 3

months; and imposition of penalties on
them.
(ii) Issue of special rules to State Ser-
vices and amendments thereto except
amendments of routine nature.

4. Legal/ judicial/ quasi-judicial ap-

pointees. Proposals for the appoint-
ment and / or promotion of the follow-
ing officers:-
(i) Advocate General (including pro-
posals for determining or varying the
remuneration payable to him);
 CASES CABINET CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNOR
(ii) Law Officers (both in the cities and
in the mofussil).
(iii) Chairman and Members of the
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal;
(iv) Chairman and Members of Tri-
bunal for Disciplinary Proceedings;
(v) Chairman and Members of State
Transport Authority; and
(vi) Chairman and Members of Special
Court set up under the Andhra Pradesh
Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act and
such other Judicial or quasi - Judicial
Tribunals or New Courts;
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5. Special appointees. Proposals for the

appointment of the following.
(i) Chairman, Members and Secretary
of the State Public Service Commission.
(ii) Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commis-
sioner.

6. Non-official appointments. Cases re-

lating to nomination or appointment by
the Government of, —
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(i) Directors or Members including the
Chairmen of the Corporations or Com-
panies whether wholly or jointly owned
by the State Government.
(ii) Members of Trust Boards or Man-
aging Committees of institutions, the
statutes, bye-laws or Memoranda of
Association of which provide for such
nomination or appointment.

7. Posts creation. Cases relating to

the creation or upgradation of posts in
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any category, either under any ’plan’ or

’non-plan’ and purchase of vehicles.

8. Deputations/ foreign visits. The fol-

lowing proposals in relation to the offi-
cers listed at item 1:
(i) lending the services to the Govern-
ment of India or to any State Govern-
ment or on foreign service; and
(ii) the deputation of officers for special
study or training outside India.
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9. Gazetted officers. All cases relat-
ing to relaxation of rules in favour of
gazetted officers except medical reim-
bursement cases.

10. Service extension/ re-employment.

Cases relating to grant of extension/ re-
employment in service or rejection of
such cases.

11. Governors establishment. Cases

pertaining to the Governor’s personal
establishment and Raj Bhavan matters.
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12. Reservations. All proposals for the

reservation of appointments and posts
for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and Backward Classes.

13. APPSC advice. All cases in which

it is proposed to deviate from the advice
tendered by the Andhra Pradesh Public
Service Commission.

14. Vigilance.
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(i) Cases relating to the imposition of
any of the penalties specified in rule
9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Ser-
vices (Classification, Control and Ap-
peal) Rules, 1991 on the Gazetted offi-
cers above the third level categories in
the State Service. However it shall not
be necessary to circulate cases to frame
articles of charge and for appointment
of Inquiring Authority as per the pre-
scribed procedure.
(ii) All cases in which it is proposed to
deviate from the advice of the Andhra
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Pradesh Vigilance Commissioner or the

recommendation of the Tribunal for
Disciplinary Proceedings, as the case
may be.
(iii) All cases in which the work or con-
duct of officers of the All-India Services
and Heads of Departments has come up
for adverse notice.

Crime, law and 15. Law and order. Cases which af- 4. Grant of pardon. Proposals for the
order fect or are likely to affect the peace grant of pardon in pursuance of Article
and tranquility of the State or any part 161 of the Constitution.
thereof.
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16. Grant of pardon. Proposals for the
grant of pardon in pursuance of Article
161 of the Constitution.

17. Detention of persons. Constitu- 5. Sentences. Proposals to suspend,

tion of an Advisory Board under Article remit or commute sentences passed on
22 (4) (a) for the detention of persons convicted persons in important cases.
without trial.

18. Sentences. Proposals to suspend,

remit or commute sentences passed on
convicted persons in important cases.
6. Mercy petitions. Cases relating to
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petitions for mercy from or on behalf of

persons sentenced to death.
19. Mercy petitions. Cases relating to
petitions for mercy from or on behalf of
persons sentenced to death.

20. Prosecution. Any proposal for the

institution of a prosecution by Govern-
ment against the advice tendered by the
Law Department.
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Legislative matters 5. Dissolution of Assembly. 21. Legislature matters. All cases re- 7. Legislature matters. All cases relat-
Proposals to dissolve the Legislative lating to summoning and prorogation of ing to summoning and prorogation or
Assembly of the State. the Legislature, dissolution of the Leg- dissolution of the Legislative Assembly,
islative Assembly, removal of disquali- removal of disqualification of members
fication of Members at elections to the at elections and nomination of Mem-
Legislature, nomination of Members to bers to the Legislative Assembly, fixing
Legislative Assembly, fixing of dates of of dates of elections to the Legislative
elections to the Legislature and other Assembly and other connected matters.
connected matters.

6. Disqualification of legislators. Deci- 22. Nomination of MLA. Proposal 8. Financial Statements. Cases relating
sion on questions arising as to whether a to nominate a Member of the Anglo- to the recommendations of the Gover-
Member of the Legislature of the State Indian Community to the Legislative nor for presentation to the Legislative
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has become subject to any disqualifica- Assembly under Article 333 of the Con- Assembly of Annual Financial State-
tion under Article 191 and any proposal stitution. ments and statements relating to sup-
to refer such questions for the opinion of plementary, additional or excess grants
the Election Commission; or to recover and Appropriation Bills.
or to waive the recovery of the penalty
due under Article 193.

7. Legislature Business rules. Propos- 23. Disqualification of Members of Leg- 9. Ordinances. All cases relating to the
als relating to rules to be made under islative Assembly. promulgation and withdrawal of ordi-
Article 208, clause (3). nances.
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8. Ordinances. Any proposal for leg- 24. Legislature committees. All cases
islation including the issue of an Ordi- relating to the observations or recom-
nance under Article 213. mendations of the Committee on Esti-
mates or other Committees of the Leg-
islature or their sub-committees; and
where any such case deals with finan-
cial matters, it shall also be circulated
through the Finance Minister.

9. Bills. Cases in which the attitude of 25. Financial Statements. Cases relat-
the Government to any resolution or a ing to the recommendation of the Gov-
Bill to be moved in the Legislature is to ernor for presentation to the Legislative
be determined in important cases. Assembly of Annual Financial State-
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ments and statements relating to sup-

plementary, additional or excess grants
and Appropriation Bills
10. Scheduled Areas. Cases relating to
the application of Acts of Parliament or
of the State Legislature to the Sched-
uled Areas and the making of regula-
tions for the peace and good governance
of those areas.
10. Governor’s address / messages to 26. Ordinances. All cases relating to
the Legislative Assembly. the promulgation and withdrawal of Or-
dinances.
11. Governors address. Cases relat-
ing to the Governor’s Address and mes-
sages to the Legislative Assembly.
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27. Scheduled Areas. Cases relating to

the application of Acts of Parliament or
the State Legislature to the Scheduled
Areas and the making of regulations for
the peace and good governance of those
areas.

28. Governors address. Cases relat-

ing to the Governor’s Address and mes-
sages to the Legislative Assembly.
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Financial matters 11. Budget. The annual financial state- 29. Overruling finance. All cases where
ments to be laid before the Legislature the opinion of Finance and Planning
and demands for supplementary, addi- (Finance Wing) Department is sought
tional or excess grants. to be overruled, shall be circulated
through the Secretary of the concerned
Administrative Department and the Fi-
nance Secretary, Minister in-charge and
Minister (Finance).
Note: Any supplementary statement of
expenditure to be laid before the Legis-
lature may, instead of being considered
at a meeting of the Council of Minis-
ters, be circulated to all the Ministers
for orders.
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12. Taxes, loans, guarantees. Proposals
for the imposition of a new tax or any
change in the method of assessment or
the pitch of any existing tax or land rev-
enue or irrigation rates or for the rais-
ing of loans on the security of the rev-
enues of the State or for the giving of a
guarantee by the State Government for
amounts exceeding Rs.1,00, 00,000.
13. Finances. Any proposal which af- 30. Alienation of property. All pro-
fects the finances of the State which has posals involving the alienation, either
not the consent of the Finance Minister. temporary or permanent, or of sale,
grant or lease of Government property
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worth Rs.2,00,000 and below in value,

except when such alienation, sale, grant
or lease of Government property is in
accordance with the rules in force.
14. Re-appropriation. Any proposal for
re-appropriation to which the consent
of the Finance Minister is required and
has been withheld.
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15. Asset alienation. Proposals involv- 31. State guarantee. Cases of loans
ing the alienation either temporary or for less than one crore rupees taken
permanent or of sale, grant or lease of by Companies / Corporations / Boards
Government property exceeding Rs. 2, from various financial institutions for
00,000 in value, except when such alien- which the State Government is required
ation, sale or grant or lease of Govern- to stand guarantee (such files should be
ment property is in accordance with the circulated through Finance Minister).
rules or with a general scheme already
approved by the Council:
Provided that in the case of alienation
of Government land, other than tank
beds, on market value where Govern-
ment orders are required, upto an ex-
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tent of 25 acres or upto a value of Rs. 25

lakhs, orders in circulation to the Chief
Minister shall be obtained and a list of
such cases approved shall be placed be-
fore the Council for information.
Note.- Cases in respect of sale at mar- 32. Stay on revenue collection. Propos-
ket value of land irrigable or likely to be als involving stay of collection of Gov-
brought under irrigation from an irri- ernment revenue.
gation project under execution of Sivai-
jamadars who may have spent an ap-
preciable amount in improving it, when
the value of the land exceeds Rs. 20,000
shall, subject to the orders of the Chief
Minister, be placed before the Council.
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16. New services or schemes. Non-
Plan cases in respect of New Services
or Schemes or otherwise where recur-
ring expenditure is Rs. 20,00,000 and
above and non-recurring expenditure is
Rs. 1,00,00,000 and above:
Provided that this rule shall not apply
to a plan scheme.
Provided further that where it is pro-
posed to create any post or up-grade
any post, whether the expenditure is
under non-plan or plan, such cases shall
invariably be placed before the Council
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of Ministers, for prior approval except

in respect of up-gradation or creation
of ex-cadre posts in the matter of post-
ing of All India Service Officers, due to
administrative exigencies.
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Provided also that where it is proposed
to create any supernumerary post in
the case of direct recruits who have to
undergo the prescribed induction train-
ing in the department or foundational
course in a State-Level or designated
training institution during the period
of their probation, before they assume
charge in a regular post in the depart-
ment, such cases need not be placed
before the Council of Ministers and or-
ders will be issued with the approval of
the Chief Secretary, provided that such
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posts automatically stand lapsed the

moment the public servant concerned is
relieved to assume charge in a regular
post.
Note: Cases where expenditure is bud-
getted and has been voted in the Leg-
islature for specific schemes / pro-
grammes with no deviation, orders will
be issued with the concurrence of Fi-
nance and Planning (Finance Wing)
Department and then quarterly sanc-
tion statement shall be placed before
the Council of Ministers.
17. Proposals relating to—
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(i) Creation of new Corporations or
Companies either wholly owned or par-
tially financed by the State Government
or by a public sector undertaking;
(ii) participation by the State Govern-
ment or a public sector undertaking
other than Andhra Pradesh State In-
dustrial Development Corporation and
Andhra Pradesh State Financial Cor-
poration in providing share capital to a
new or an existing corporation or com-
pany;
(iii) providing share capital exceeding
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rupees fifty lakhs by Andhra Pradesh

Industrial Development Corporation
and the Andhra Pradesh State Finan-
cial Corporation to a new or an existing
corporation or company;
(iv) winding up, amalgamation or such
other major schemes of structural reor-
ganisation of public sector undertakings
;
(v) increase in capital cost estimates of
State owned public corporations, com-
panies, enterprises and projects where
such increase is more than twenty
percent or rupees twenty five lakhs
,whichever is less.
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(vi) expansion of existing schemes or es-
tablishing of new schemes or new lines
of production by any State owned pub-
lic corporation, company, enterprise or
project where such expansion or estab-
lishing involves —
(a) a capital outlay of not less than ru-
pees fifty lakhs; or
(b) a capital outlay of not less than
twenty five percent of the ‘Gross Block’
of such Corporation, enterprise or
project other than Andhra Pradesh
State Industrial Development Corpora-
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tion and Andhra Pradesh State Finan-

cial Corporation ; and the total invest-
ment is not less than rupees twenty five
lakhs; and
(c) grant of loans by Andhra Pradesh
State Industrial Development Corpora-
tion and Andhra Pradesh State Finan-
cial Corporation in excess of the lim-
its laid down by the Industrial Devel-
opment Bank of India for purposes of
refinancing.
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18. Abandonment of existing revenues.
Schemes involving the abandonment
of existing revenue including recurring
losses of revenue to be written off by the
Government involving an amount of Rs.
2,50,000 and above per annum and non-
recurring losses of revenue to be writ-
ten off by the Government involving an
amount of Rs. 10,00,000 and above or
when the scheme involves a change of
policy.
Note: The reference to the Council
of Ministers of schemes referred to in
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items 16 and 18 above may be waived

in such special cases and subject to such
conditions as may be specified by the
Government from time to time.
19. Public Accounts Committee. The
annual audit review of the finances of
the State and the report of the Public
Accounts Committee.

Other matters 20. Policy changes. Proposals involv- 33. Policy questions. Cases raising 12. Relations with GoI/ Judiciary.
ing any important change of policy or questions of policy and cases of admin- Cases which affect the relations of the
practice. istrative importance not already cov- State Government with the Govern-
ered in cases listed at column (2) of ment of India, any other State Govern-
Third Schedule. ment, the Supreme Court or the High
Court.
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21. Administrative system changes.
Proposed circulars embodying impor-
tant changes in the administrative sys-
tem of the State.
22. Committee /Commission re- 34. Weaker section interests. Cases
ports. Reports of the Commit- involving questions of policy which af-
tees/Commissions of Inquiry appointed fect or are likely to affect the interests
in pursuance of a resolution of the of any minority community, Scheduled
Council of Ministers or of the State Leg- Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward
islature. Classes.
23. Scheduled Areas. Cases which af- 35. Relations with GoI/ Judiciary.
fect or are likely to affect materially the Cases which affect the relations of the
good governance of Scheduled Areas. State Government with the Govern-
117

ment of India, any other State Govern-

ment, the Supreme Court or the High
Court.
24. Altering cabinet decisions. Propos- 13. Important cases. Such other cases
als to vary or reverse a decision previ- of administrative importance as the
ously taken by the Council of Ministers. Chief Minister might consider necessary
or as the Governor may wish to see.
25. Amendments to column (2) of 36. Changes in uniformed forces.
Third Schedule of the Business Rules. All proposals involving any important
change in the strength or distribution
of any police force, whether civil or mil-
itary.
26. Cases required by the Chief Minis-
ter to be brought before the Council.
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27. Where in any case the Governor 37. Important cases. All cases which
considers that any further action should the Secretary concerned considers to be
be taken or that action should be taken of major importance or which any Min-
otherwise than in accordance with the ister may ask to have circulated to the
orders passed by the Minister in-charge, Chief Minister.
the Governor may require the case to
be laid before the Council for consid-
eration whereupon the case shall be so
laid:
Provided that the notes, minutes or
comments of the Governor in any such
case shall not be brought on the Sec-
retariat record unless the Governor so
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directs.
28. All cases of purchase of new vehi-
cles.
38. Local bodies. Cases re-
lating to the constitution, aboli-
tion/supersession and dissolution of
Municipal Councils/Municipal Corpo-
rations/Mandal Parishads and Zilla
Parishads and cases relating to the re-
moval of Chairpersons of Municipali-
ties, Mayors of the Municipal Corpora-
tions, the President, the Vice-President
or any member of a Mandal Parishad
and the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman
or any Member of a Zilla Parishad.
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39. Lok Ayukta reports. Reports fur-

nished by the Lok Ayukta or Upa Lok
Ayukta.

40. Deviation from GoI advice. All

cases in which it is proposed to deviate
from the advice tendered by the Central
Government

41. Directives to autonomous corpo-

rations. Cases relating to issue of di-
rective to any autonomous corporation,
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under the Articles of Association of the

said Corporation.

42. Deviations of business rules. Cases

of departure from these rules which
come to the notice of Chief Secretary
or the Secretary of any Department.

43. Cases required by the Chief Minis-

ter to be brought before him. Any other
cases or classes of cases which the Chief
Minister specially directs to be submit-
ted to him.