GSWS Employees Rationalization Norms 2025 of AP Village, Ward Sachivalayam, G.O.MS.No.01, AP Village Ward Secretariats Rationalization, Transfers 2025, Rationalization of Village / Ward Secretariats and Functionaries, for effective implementation of Real Time Governance at Village / Ward level and achievement of Swarna Andhra Vision @ 2047 – Orders – Issued.
GSWS Employees Rationalization Norms 2025 of Village, Ward Sachivalayam Dept., of GSWS – Rationalization of Village / Ward Secretariats and Functionaries for effective implementation of Real Time Governance at Village / Ward level and achievement of Swarna Andhra Vision @ 2047 – Orders – Issued DEPARTMENT OF GRAMA SACHIVALAYAMS AND WARD SACHIVALAYAMS G.O.MS.No.01 Dated: 25-01-2025.
Read the following:
1. G O Ms No.110, PR&RD (MDL-1) Department, Dated: 19.07.2019.
2. G O Ms No.217, MA&UD (UBS) Department, Dated: 20.07.2019.
3. AP Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams Act, 2023.
4. From the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada vide e-file.no. (Computer.NO.2682229).
ORDER:
In the G.O.s 1st & 2nd read above, Government had established 11,162 Village Secretariats and 3,842 Ward Secretariats with 11 Functionaries and 10 Functionaries positioned in the Village /Ward Secretariats respectively.
In the reference 4th read above, the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada has requested the Government to issue necessary orders on the following:
a. Categorize the Village/Ward Secretariats Functionaries into Multipurpose, Technical and Aspirational.
b. Categorize the Secretariats into 3 categories, duly giving flexibility to take care of tribal and remote habitations.
- Category “A” Secretariats having population more than 3500
- Category “B” Secretariats having population from 2501 to 3500
- Category “C” Secretariats having population up to 2500
c. Deployment of optimum number of functionaries to ensure effective discharge of various functions. Minimum of 6 Functionaries in the Village /Ward Secretariats falling under “Category A”, Minimum 7 Functionaries in the Village /Ward Secretariats falling under “Category B” and Minimum 8 Functionaries in the Village /Ward Secretariats falling under “Category C”. The number of functionaries may go up based on the population, nature of economic activities and workload in the Secretariats with the approval of the Government.
d. Aspirational Functionary to adopt emerging technologies like IoT, AI, Drones and other deep-technologies in governance. From among the functionaries deployed in the secretariat, one having Technical / relevant qualifications and passion on latest technologies like IoTs, AI, ML etc to be designated as Aspirational Functionary.
e. After rationalisation of Functionaries, surplus Functionaries available if any shall be utilized in the GSWS Field Offices to be established or redeployed in the other Government Departments as per requirement duly constituting committee.
f. The Habitation(s) which are more than 10 kms away of Village Secretariats, it may be attached to the nearest Secretariats without disturbing Grama Panchayat & Revenue Village or establish new Secretariat(s) in Schedule Tribal Areas only and deploy functionaries from the surplus pool.
g. The Panchayat Secretary and the Ward Administrative Secretary will be designated as the Head of the Village /Ward Secretariats respectively.
h. Establish 3 tier GSWS structure in the Field with District GSWS Office at district level, Mandal/ULB office with supporting Staff to look after & monitor Village /Ward Secretariats’ activities at the Mandal / ULB under the supervision of MPDO/ Municipal Commissioner and Secretariats- at Village / Ward level.
i. Secretariats shall act as Hub for creating a knowledge society, through Skill Development, Digital literacy, AI adoption, facilitation to MSMEs, food processing and value addition to the products, Marketing, Employment generation etc.
Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby order for rationalization of the Village/Ward Secretariats and Functionaries for effective implementation of Real Time Governance at Village / Ward level and achievement of Swarna Andhra Vision @ 2047 as follows:
a. Categorize the Village /Ward Secretariats Functionaries into Multipurpose, Technical and Aspirational.
b. Categorize the Secretariats into 3 categories, duly giving flexibility to take care of tribal and remote habitations.
- Category “A” Secretariats having population more than 3500
- Category “B” Secretariats having population from 2501 to 3500
- Category “C” Secretariats having population up to 2500
