Rationalisation & Categorisation of AP Grama, Ward Sachivalayam Employees

Rationalisation & Categorisation of AP Grama, Ward Sachivalayam Employees 2025, AP GSWS Employees Rationalisation & Categorisation 2025, Department of GSWS - Village /Ward Secretariats - Rationalisation & Categorisation of Functionaries & Secretariats - Fixing of positions to the General purpose Functionaries based on the category of Village /Ward Secretariats - Orders - Issued G.O.MS.No. 3 Dated: 10-04-2025

Department of GSWS - Village /Ward Secretariats - Rationalisation & Categorisation of Functionaries & Secretariats - Fixing of positions to the General purpose Functionaries based on the category of Village /Ward Secretariats - Orders - Issued.

DEPARTMENT OF GRAMA SACHIVALAYAMS & WARD SACHIVALAYAMS G.O.MS.No. 3  Dated: 10-04-2025

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. G O Ms No.01, GSWS Department, dated: 25.01.2025
5. From the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada, Lr.No.2783600/F(HR)/GSWS/2025, Dated: 07.04.2025.

 

In the reference 4^th read above, the Government has issued orders for rationalisation of Village /Ward Secretariats and Functionaries for effective implementation of Real Time Governance at Village /Ward Level and achievement of Swarna Andhra Vision @2047. The Government has categorized the Village /Ward Secretariats and position the employees as follows:

 

Category	Secretariats Population Range	General Purpose (Multipurpose) Functionaries	Specific Purpose (Technical) Functionaries	No of Functionaries to be positioned
A	Below 2500	2	4	6
B	2501 - 3500	3	4	7
C	3501 above	4	4	8

 

Further, the Government has categorised the Functionaries working in Village /Ward Secretariats into following three (3) categories for effective & Real Time delivery of services, schemes, and implementation of Programmes and details are:

 

General Purpose Functionaries:

 

S. No	Village Secretariats	Ward Secretariats
1	Panchayat Secretary (Grade I-V)	Ward Administrative Secretary
2	Digital Assistant	Ward Education & Data Processing Secretary
3	Welfare & Education Assistant	Ward  Welfare & Development Secretary
4	Grama Mahila Police	Ward Mahila Police

 

Specific purpose Functionaries:

 

S. No	Village Secretariats	Ward Secretariats
1	Village Revenue Officer	Ward Revenue Secretary
2	ANM	Ward Health Secretary
3	Survey Assistant	Ward Planning & Regulation Secretary
4	Engineering Assistant	Ward Amenities Secretary
5	Agriculture / Horticulture / Sericulture Assistant	Ward Sanitation & Environment Secretary
6	Veterinary / Fisheries Assistant	---
7	Energy Assistant	Ward Energy Secretary

 

Aspirational Functionaries: One among the Functionaries to be positioned will be designated as Aspirational Functionary in the Village /Ward Secretariats.

 

In the reference 5^th read above, the Director, GSWS, Vijayawada has requested the Government for Fixing of Positions to the General purpose Functionaries and submitted District wise lists of Village /Ward Secretariats duly categorising them into A B C.

 

The Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby order for positioning of various designations of General Purpose Functionaries based on the category of the Village/Ward Secretariats.

 

In the Category “A” Secretariats having population below 2500

 

S. No	Village Secretariats	Ward Secretariats
1	Panchayath Secretary or Digital Assistant.	Ward Administrative Secretary or Ward Education & Data Processing Secretary
2	Welfare & Education Assistant or Mahila Police	Ward Welfare & Development Secretary or Mahila Police

 

In the Category “B” Secretariats having population 2501 to 3500

 

S. No	Village Secretariats	Ward Secretariats
1	Panchayath Secretary	Ward Administrative Secretary
2	Digital Assistant	Ward Education & Data Processing Secretary
3	Welfare & Education Assistant or Mahila Police	Ward Welfare & Development Secretary or Mahila Police

 

In the Category “C” Secretariats having population above 3501

 

S. No	Village Secretariats	Ward Secretariats
1	Panchayath Secretary	Ward Administrative Secretary
2	Digital Assistant	Ward Education & Data Processing Secretary
3	Welfare & Education Assistant	Ward Welfare & Development Secretary
4	Mahila Police	Mahila Police

 

The District Collectors are requested to follow above guidelines while rationalisation of Functionaries and the necessary District wise lists of Village /Ward Secretariats along with designations to be positioned General Purpose Functionaries are enclosed in Annexure-I. Orders for Specific purpose functionaries are being issued separately.

 

The Director, GSWS, Vijayawada shall take necessary action accordingly.

Download G.O.MS.No. 3  Dated: 10-04-2025