Letter to CS by CSE for sanctioning of ELs for MDM duty during Summer holidays

Main theme on the letter

      Coming to the rule position, it is submitted that the Earned Leave shall be preserved for all those employees, who are prevented from availing summer vacation/ proportionately as per the leave rules. Further, as per Rule.82(b) of Andhra Pradesh Fundamental Rules "vacation counts as duty, but the periods of total leave in Rule 81(a) & (b) should ordinarily be reduced by one month for each year of duty in which the Government servant has availed himself of the vacation. If a part only Of the vacation has been taken in any year, the period to be deducted will be a fraction of a month equal to the proportion which the part of the vacation taken bears to the full period of the vacation. " 

      Further, as per Ruling. 15 under the same rule states "if a Government Servant of the vacation department does duties during vacation and separately remunerated should not be considered as having been deprived Of vacation." However, the teaching and non-teaching staff, who are prevented from availing vacation/ summer vacation for attending the duties such as preparation/ revision of electoral rolls, enumeration, census and received remuneration shall not be treated as remuneration in terms of G.O,Ms.No.35, Education, 16.01.1981 and G.O.MS.No.355, GAD, dated:19-05-1991. 

      Teachers' Union FAPTO, in its representation has requested for sanction of Earned Leave to all the HMS and Teachers, who are drafted for MDM scheme during summer vacation instead of remuneration. 

        In view of the above circumstances, I request the Government to examine the request of the Teachers' Unions and accord necessary permission for sanctioning compensatory Earned Leave to the Head Masters and Teachers, who work during summer vacation under Mid-Day Meal Scheme in 257 Drought Affected Mandals or accord necessary sanction for payment of an amount of Rs.2000/- per teacher for total period of 42 days of summer vacation.