GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Department of GSWS – Village /Ward Secretariats - Rationalisation & Categorisation
of Functionaries & Secretariats – Fixing of positions to the General purpose
Functionaries based on the category of Village /Ward Secretariats - Orders – Issued.
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DEPARTMENT OF GRAMA SACHIVALAYAMS & WARD SACHIVALAYAMS
G.O.MS.No. 3 Dated: 10-04-2025
Read the following: -
1. G O Ms No.110, PR&RD (MDL-1) Department, Dated: 19.07.2019
2. G O Ms No.217, MA&UD (UBS) Department, Dated: 20.07.2019
3. AP Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams Act 2023.
4. G O Ms No.01, GSWS Department, dated: 25.01.2025
5. From the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada, Lr.No.2783600/F(HR)/GSWS/2025,
Dated: 07.04.2025.
ORDER
In the reference 4th read above, the Government has issued orders for
rationalisation of Village /Ward Secretariats and Functionaries for effective
implementation of Real Time Governance at Village /Ward Level and achievement of
Swarna Andhra Vision @2047. The Government has categorized the Village /Ward
Secretariats and position the employees as follows:
No of
Specific
Secretariats General Purpose Functionari
Purpose
Category Population (Multipurpose) es
(Technical)
Range Functionaries to be
Functionaries
positioned
A Below 2500 2 4 6
B 2501 - 3500 3 4 7
C 3501 above 4 4 8
2. Further, the Government has categorised the Functionaries working in Village
/Ward Secretariats into following three (3) categories for effective & Real Time
delivery of services, schemes, and implementation of Programmes and details are:
1. General Purpose Functionaries:
S.
Village Secretariats Ward Secretariats
No
1 Panchayat Secretary (Grade I-V) Ward Administrative Secretary
Digital Assistant Ward Education & Data Processing
2
Secretary
Welfare & Education Assistant Ward Welfare & Development
3
Secretary
4 Grama Mahila Police Ward Mahila Police
PTO
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2. Specific purpose Functionaries:
S.
Village Secretariats Ward Secretariats
No
1 Village Revenue Officer Ward Revenue Secretary
2 ANM Ward Health Secretary
3 Survey Assistant Ward Planning & Regulation Secretary
4 Engineering Assistant Ward Amenities Secretary
Agriculture / Horticulture / Ward Sanitation & Environment
5
Sericulture Assistant Secretary
6 Veterinary / Fisheries Assistant ---
7 Energy Assistant Ward Energy Secretary
3. Aspirational Functionaries: One among the Functionaries to be positioned
will be designated as Aspirational Functionary in the Village /Ward Secretariats.
3. In the reference 5th read above, the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada has requested
the Government for Fixing of Positions to the General purpose Functionaries and
submitted District wise lists of Village /Ward Secretariats duly categorising them into
A B C.
4. The Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby order for
positioning of various designations of General Purpose Functionaries based on the
category of the Village/Ward Secretariats.
I. In the Category “A” Secretariats having population below 2500
S. Village Secretariats Ward Secretariats
No
1 Panchayath Secretary or Ward Administrative Secretary or
Digital Assistant. Ward Education & Data Processing
Secretary
2 Welfare & Education Assistant Ward Welfare & Development Secretary or
or Mahila Police Mahila Police
II. In the Category “B” Secretariats having population 2501 to 3500
S. No Village Secretariats Ward Secretariats
1 Panchayath Secretary Ward Administrative Secretary
2 Ward Education & Data
Digital Assistant
Processing Secretary
3 Welfare & Education Assistant or Ward Welfare & Development
Mahila Police Secretary or Mahila Police
(Contd…3)
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III. In the Category “C” Secretariats having population above 3501
S. Village Secretariats Ward Secretariats
No
1 Panchayath Secretary Ward Administrative Secretary
2 Ward Education & Data Processing
Digital Assistant
Secretary
3 Welfare & Education Assistant Ward Welfare & Development Secretary
4 Mahila Police Mahila Police
5. The District Collectors are requested to follow above guidelines while
rationalisation of Functionaries and the necessary District wise lists of Village /Ward
Secretariats along with designations to be positioned General Purpose
Functionaries are enclosed in Annexure-I. Orders for Specific purpose functionaries
are being issued separately.
6. The Director, GSWS, Vijayawada shall take necessary action accordingly.
(By ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
BHASKAR KATAMNENI
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)
To
All the District Collectors in the State.
The Director, GSWS, Vijayawada.
The Spl. Chief Secretary/ Prl. Secretaries/Secretaries of the Departments of
PR&RD, MA&UD, Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Revenue, Agriculture
& Cooperation, Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & Fisheries, Home and
Health, Medical &Family Welfare, AP Secretariat.
The Commissioner, PR&RD.
The Commissioner & Director, MA&UD.
Copy to
The Finance (HR) Department.
The PS to Principal Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister
The OSD to Hon'ble Minister (Sachivalayam &Village Volunteer).
The PS to Chief Secretary.
SF/SC.
// FORWARDED: BY ORDER //
SECTION OFFICER
