Exemption from Election duties - Exemption for Veterinarians and Para Vets working in the Animal Husbandry Department from election duties. Memo.No.2370/Elecs.D/2023,Dated.24.01.2024.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER,

ANDHRA PRADESH 

Building No.5, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati-522 503.

 Memo.No.2370/Elecs.D/2023,Dated.24.01.2024.

Sub: Elections - Exemption from Election duties - Exemption for Veterinarians and Para Vets working in the Animal Husbandry Department from election duties-Reg.

Ref: 

1. From Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Lr. Roc. No: AHF02- OPES/1417/2023-ESTT-B1. Dt: 23.11. 2023

2. From ECI No. 464/INST/EPS/2023 (Election Official) Dated: 07.06.2023.

A Copy of the letter received from the Director, Animal Husbandry Department, is communicated herewith to all the Collectors and District Election Officers in the State, wherein the Director has requested to exempt all Veterinarians, Para Veterinarians (Compounders and Animal Husbandry Assistants) working under Animal Husbandry Department from election duty. in view of essential nature of duty/services being discharged by them. 

2 The Collectors and District Election Officers in the State are informed that, the Election Commission of India vide their letter No. 464/INST/EPS/2023 (Election Official) Dated: 07.06. 2023, has exempted the following categories for election duty in view of essential nature of duties/service:

i) Senior officers of the Indian Forest Service

ii) Medical staff including doctors, nurses, ANMs etc. (except on health-related election duty)

iii) Ayurvedic Medical Officer (AMO), Unani Medical Officer (UMO) and Homoeopathic Medical Officer (HMO) of AYUSH Department (except on health-related election duty)

iv) Doctors and Compounders working in veterinary hospitals.

v) Territorial Staff of Forest Department.

vi) Staff of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

vii) Officers of Food Corporation of India.

viii) Officers of rural branch of Commercial Banks if it is a single officer branch.

ix) Operational officers/ staff of UPSC

3. Therefore, the Collectors and District Election Officers in the state are requested to take necessary action on the request of the Director, Animal Husbandry Department taking into consideration of the above guidelines

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA

CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER &

E.O. PRL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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