GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
FUNDAMENTAL RULES - Fundamental Rule 83-A - Amendment - orders - Issued.
FINANCE & PLANNING. (FW.FR.I)DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.133 Dated :10th June 1981
Read the following:
1. Fin. & Plg. Dept. Lr. No. 22283/FR.I/80-1, dt.24-10-1980.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Dept., of Personnel & Administrative Reforms,
New Delhi, Lr. No. Dy. No. 2343/Lu/80, dt. 26-12-1980.
ORDER
As may be seen, FR 83-A provides for extending the applications of the provisions for sanction of special
disability leave also to cases of disability by injury accidental incurred in or in consequence of official position of a
Government servant, which has the effect of increasing his liability to injury beyond the ordinary risk attaching to the
civil post which he holds.
2. The special disabilityleave is not being permitted where a Government servant meets with a road accident
and sustain injury while coming to office from his residence and vice-versa, as this is not a part of his official duties,
in this connection the Government of India were requested in this Department letter 1st read above to clarify in
which cases of road accidents, special disability leave is being granted by them to their Government servants.
3. The Government of India in their letter 2nd read bove have clarified that special disability leave can be granted to a government servant in the following cases : 1) Government servant who sustained injury in road accident while going from office to another office or a Court, on official duty. 2) Government who sustained injury by road accident while travelling in a vehicle from his office to another office (out of Head quarters) on official business. 3) Government who sustained injury by road accident while on journey from his office to work-spot on the field, if he is on official duty. 4. Government of India further clarified that special disability leave cannot be granted by any government servant meeting with road accidents while coming ot the office from his residence and vice-versa. 5. The matter has been examined and the State Government have decided that the same procedure may be followed by the State Government and that as such special disability leave can be granted in the cases of road accidents referred to in para 3 above. 6. The following notification shall be published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette. NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso the article 309 read with article 313 of the Constitution of India the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the folloeing amendment to thr Fundamental Rules: AMENDMENT After rule 83-A of the said eules, the following ruling shall be added, namely, RULING “Special Disability leave can be granted to the Government employees who sustain injuries in road accidents while proceeding on official duty from their offices to another office or court or a workshop or the field but not in road accidents while going to office from residence and vice-versa.” (BY ORDER IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) B.P.R.VITHAL Principal Secretary to Government
3. The Government of India in their letter 2nd read bove have clarified that special disability leave can be granted to a government servant in the following cases : 1) Government servant who sustained injury in road accident while going from office to another office or a Court, on official duty. 2) Government who sustained injury by road accident while travelling in a vehicle from his office to another office (out of Head quarters) on official business. 3) Government who sustained injury by road accident while on journey from his office to work-spot on the field, if he is on official duty. 4. Government of India further clarified that special disability leave cannot be granted by any government servant meeting with road accidents while coming ot the office from his residence and vice-versa. 5. The matter has been examined and the State Government have decided that the same procedure may be followed by the State Government and that as such special disability leave can be granted in the cases of road accidents referred to in para 3 above. 6. The following notification shall be published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette. NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso the article 309 read with article 313 of the Constitution of India the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the folloeing amendment to thr Fundamental Rules: AMENDMENT After rule 83-A of the said eules, the following ruling shall be added, namely, RULING “Special Disability leave can be granted to the Government employees who sustain injuries in road accidents while proceeding on official duty from their offices to another office or court or a workshop or the field but not in road accidents while going to office from residence and vice-versa.” (BY ORDER IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) B.P.R.VITHAL Principal Secretary to Government