G.O.MS.No.13 , Dated: 23-01-2018. The Andhra Pradesh State & Subordinate Service Rules, 1996–Amendment to Rule-22(2)(d)&(e) for providing 2% reservation to meritorious sports persons Horizontally in Direct Recruitment in Government at all levels

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 

ABSTRACT 

The Andhra Pradesh State & Subordinate Service Rules, 1996–Amendment to 

Rule-22(2)(d)&(e) for providing 2% reservation to meritorious sports persons 

Horizontally in Direct Recruitment in Government at all levels–Orders–Issued. 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES- D) DEPARTMENT 

 G.O.MS.No. 13                Dated: 23-01-2018 

 Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.436, General Administration(Services-D) 

 Department, dt:15.10.1996. 

 2. G.O.Ms.No.84,Yo uth, Advancement, Tourism and Culture(Sports) 

 Department, dt:04- 05- 2000. 

3. G.O.Ms.No.74, Yo uth, Advancement, Tourism and Culture(Sports) 

 Department, dt:9.8.2012. 

4.G.O.Ms.No.17,Youth, Advancement, Tourism and Culture (Sports) 

Department, dt:9.8.2017. 

5. From Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, 

 Lr.No.886/RR/2017, dt:28.12.2017. 

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ORDER:-

In the G.O 2nd read above, orders were issued declaring sport policy by 

extending two percent (2%) sports reservation in future direct recruitment at all levels in Government of Andhra Pradesh. In the G.O.3rd read above certain guidelines were issued governing such appointments. In the reference 4th read above an amendment was made to the said guidelines for providing 2% reservations to meritorious sports persons horizontally in direct recruitment in the existing 100 roster points as per Rule-22(2)(e) of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, 48thand 98th points meant for Open Competition shall be earmarked to reservation under Sports quota in Direct recruitment. Further, in the event of non availability of eligible sports persons, the points reserved for them should be deemed to be allotted to open competition in the same recruitment. 

2. Accordingly, the following notification will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette. 

 NOTIFICATION

 In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the 

Constitution of India and of all other powers hereunto enabling, the Governor 

of Andhra Pradesh, hereby makes the following amendments to the Andhra 

Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, issued in G.O.Ms.No.436, 

General Administration (Services-D) Department, dated the 15th October, 1996 as subsequently amended from time to time. 

 AMENDMENTS

In the said rules, in rule- 22, in sub-rule(2),- 

(i) For clause(d), the following clause shall be substituted, 

namely:- 

“The unit of appointment for the purpose of Direct 

recruitment shall be hundred vacancies of which two shall 

be reserved for meritorious sportspersons horizontally 

in all categories of posts.” 

 (ii) In clause(e)- 

a) for the existing entries 48 and 98, the following entries 

shall be substituted, namely:- 

 “48 (meritorious sportsperson) (open) 

 98 (meritorious sportsperson) (open)”

(b) after sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be
 added namely:-

“(iii) in the event of non availability of eligible sports
persons, the points reserved for them should be deemed
to be allotted to open competition in the same
recruitment.”

 (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) 

 GOPAL KRISHNA DWIVEDI 

 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT(SERVICES)

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