CIRCULAR No.249/F/GSWS/2024. Dated: 23/08/2024. GVWV & VSWS Department – Human Resources- Transfers and Postings of employees working in Village and Ward Secretariats - Operational guidelines/instructions - Issued - Regarding
GSWS Transfers Guidelines 2024 for Village Secretaries in GVWV Department
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GVWV & VSWS Department – Human Resources- Transfers and Postings of employees working in Village and Ward Secretariats - Operational guidelines/instructions - Issued - Regarding
Ref:
1. G.O.Ms.No.75 Finance (HR.I-PLG& Policy) Department, dated 17-08-2024
2. Directions of the Government in GVWV & VSWS Department, Dated: 22.08.2024
The Government have relaxed ban on transfer of employees of certain departments including GVWV & VSWS Department from 19th August 2024 to 31st August 2024 and issued guidelines/instructions on transfers and postings of employees vide reference 1st cited.
1.Accordingly, the employees working in Village Secretariats and Ward Secretariats who seek transfer can submit requests online through their logins in the portal https://gramawardsachivalayam.ap.gov.in/GSWSLMS/Login and upload required documents wherever necessary.
2.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities of erstwhile Districts are requested to publish the list of vacancies available under the respective designations in the Portal https://gramawardsachivalayam.ap.gov.in/GSWSLMS/Login as well as in the notice boards of all Village/Ward Secretariats.
3.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities of erstwhile Districts are requested to:
4. The Appointing Authorities shall conduct counselling as per the SOP enclosed in the Annexure and issue place posting orders before the timeline stipulated by the Government i.e. 31st August 2024.
5.The Appointing Authorities can also transfer any Village/Ward functionary on administrative exigencies.
6.The request of an employee having any disciplinary charges / ACB/Vigilance cases pending against him/her shall not be considered.
7.All transfers effected on request are not entitled for sanction of TTA or other transfer benefits.
8.It shall be ensured that
10.Besides ITDA areas, areas which are interior and backward with large number of vacancies shall be given preference while filling up of vacancies on transfers.
11.The employees working in ITDA areas for more than two (2) years may be transferred to the stations of their choice, subject to fulfilment of conditions stipulated in the G.O. cited above, giving due preference to the inter-se seniority among the employees working in these areas.
12. For the purpose of postings in ITDA Areas, the following criteria shall be followed.
i. The employees shall preferably be below 50 years of age. ii. The employees who have not worked earlier in the ITDA areas so far shall be considered for transfers considering the length of their service in plain areas in the descending order of preference.
13.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities shall ensure that functionaries who are transferred out from ITDA areas are not relieved without a substitute being posted/joining in their place.
14.The employees who are posted from a non-ITDA area to an ITDA area have to report in their place of posting within the stipulated time. Any employee who does not report to place of posting in the ITDA areas shall be liable for disciplinary action as per rules in vogue.
15.At the time of relieving the individuals, the Appointing Authorities shall ensure that the individual does not have any dues on the date of Relief and also submit all the records pertaining to legal cases if any.
16.Candidate not attending for counselling would automatically forfeit his/her request and no transfer would be effected.
17.For any clarifications or technical issues, contact the 'transfer help line' numbers established at the O/o the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada between 8.00AM to 8.00PM everyday: 9010656383; 7981927494; 8309961905.
GVWV & VSWS Department – Human Resources- Transfers and Postings of employees working in Village and Ward Secretariats - Operational guidelines/instructions - Issued - Regarding
Ref:
1. G.O.Ms.No.75 Finance (HR.I-PLG& Policy) Department, dated 17-08-2024
2. Directions of the Government in GVWV & VSWS Department, Dated: 22.08.2024
The Government have relaxed ban on transfer of employees of certain departments including GVWV & VSWS Department from 19th August 2024 to 31st August 2024 and issued guidelines/instructions on transfers and postings of employees vide reference 1st cited.
1.Accordingly, the employees working in Village Secretariats and Ward Secretariats who seek transfer can submit requests online through their logins in the portal https://gramawardsachivalayam.ap.gov.in/GSWSLMS/Login and upload required documents wherever necessary.
2.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities of erstwhile Districts are requested to publish the list of vacancies available under the respective designations in the Portal https://gramawardsachivalayam.ap.gov.in/GSWSLMS/Login as well as in the notice boards of all Village/Ward Secretariats.
3.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities of erstwhile Districts are requested to:
- a. Download the online applications,
- b. Verify the applications,
- c. Categorize the applications as per preference category and d. Organize the applications as per seniority based on merit rank before conducting the counselling
4. The Appointing Authorities shall conduct counselling as per the SOP enclosed in the Annexure and issue place posting orders before the timeline stipulated by the Government i.e. 31st August 2024.
5.The Appointing Authorities can also transfer any Village/Ward functionary on administrative exigencies.
6.The request of an employee having any disciplinary charges / ACB/Vigilance cases pending against him/her shall not be considered.
7.All transfers effected on request are not entitled for sanction of TTA or other transfer benefits.
8.It shall be ensured that
- i. No employee shall be posted to any Village /Ward Secretariat in their native Gram Panchayat/Ward.
- ii. If any false information/documents are submitted they are liable for disciplinary proceedings as well as criminal action.
10.Besides ITDA areas, areas which are interior and backward with large number of vacancies shall be given preference while filling up of vacancies on transfers.
11.The employees working in ITDA areas for more than two (2) years may be transferred to the stations of their choice, subject to fulfilment of conditions stipulated in the G.O. cited above, giving due preference to the inter-se seniority among the employees working in these areas.
12. For the purpose of postings in ITDA Areas, the following criteria shall be followed.
i. The employees shall preferably be below 50 years of age. ii. The employees who have not worked earlier in the ITDA areas so far shall be considered for transfers considering the length of their service in plain areas in the descending order of preference.
13.The District Collectors and other Appointing Authorities shall ensure that functionaries who are transferred out from ITDA areas are not relieved without a substitute being posted/joining in their place.
14.The employees who are posted from a non-ITDA area to an ITDA area have to report in their place of posting within the stipulated time. Any employee who does not report to place of posting in the ITDA areas shall be liable for disciplinary action as per rules in vogue.
15.At the time of relieving the individuals, the Appointing Authorities shall ensure that the individual does not have any dues on the date of Relief and also submit all the records pertaining to legal cases if any.
16.Candidate not attending for counselling would automatically forfeit his/her request and no transfer would be effected.
17.For any clarifications or technical issues, contact the 'transfer help line' numbers established at the O/o the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada between 8.00AM to 8.00PM everyday: 9010656383; 7981927494; 8309961905.
ANNEXURE - SOP for Counselling
1.The unit of appointment /transfer is the erstwhile District. The District Collector of the erstwhile District and the Collectors of respective new Districts will oversee the counselling as a Committee for counselling and transfer of employees.They are assisted by:
- i. Heads of the Line Departments in the erstwhile District controlling the designations
- ii. Heads of the Line Departments of the new Districts.
- iii. Representative of RDMA.
- iv. District GSWS Officer In-charge of the erstwhile District. v. District GSWS Officers In-charge of the new District.
.The Applicants are to be called for counselling in the following order
| Sl. No | Order of Calling | Original Certifcates to be verifed |
| 1 | Visually challenged employees | Medical Certifcate from District/State Health Board + No Dues Certifcate |
| 2 | Employees who have mentally challenged children and seeking a transfer to a station where relevant medical facilities are available | Medical Certifcate from District/State Health Board + No Dues Certifcate |
| 3 | Employees who worked for more than two years in Tribal areas. | Duty Certifcate from the Competent Authority if employee worked more than 2 years in tribal areas + No Dues Certifcate |
| 4 | Employees with disabilities of 40% or more as certifed by a Competent Authority as per the norms of “persons with disabilities” . | Sadarem Certifcate + No Dues Certifcate |
| 5 | Employees seeking transfer on medical grounds (pertaining to self or spouse or dependent children), on account of chronic diseases such as Cancer, Open Heart Operations, Neurosurgery, Kidney Transplantation, etc., to stations where such facilities are available. | Medical Certifcate from District/State Health Board + No Dues Certifcate |
| 6 | Female employees who are widows | Compassionate |
| appointed on compassionate grounds. | appointment orders by Competent Authority + No Dues Certifcate | |
| 7 | Spouse grounds (In the case where both husband and wife are Government employees, eforts shall be made to post both of them at one station or in the stations that are nearer to each other) | Marriage Certifcate, Spouse Certifcate, Employee Authorization letter with Employee ID, Spouse Aadhar + No Dues Certifcate. |
| 8 | Mutual | No Dues Certifcate |
GSWS Transfers 2024 Transfers Schedule
| Schedule of Activities: | ||
| Sl. No | Activity | Date |
| 1 | Last Date for submission of Online Application for Transfer | Upto 27-08- 2024 |
| 2 | Downloading and arranging the Online Applications as per seniority under each preference category by Authorities | 28-08-2024 |
| 3 | Physical Counselling and Issuing of Transfer Proceedings | 29-08-2024 30-08-2024 |
| 4 | Employee can fle grievance, if any before the erstwhile District Collector | 30-08-2024 onwards |
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